The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-17
CONVOCATI0N
OF EPISCOPAL
CHURCH ENDS
State Meeting Concludes in
Bismarck Today, After
TwO-Day Session
OFFICERS ARE NAMED
Reports Made Showing Prog
ress of the Work Through
out North Dakota
OFFICERS ARE NAMED

Conclusion of the business of the
fortieth annual convocation of the
Protestant Episcopal church occu-
pied the session this morning, after
which it adjourned sine die, the
delegates leaving on the afternoon
trains.
At 1880 this morning, the corpor-
ate communion of the women's aux
ilialy and guilds was celebrated, by
the Bishop, assisted by Ven. H. r.
Harrington, archdeacon among the
Indians.
Reports of the president, CORES
ponding secretary, treasurer and
United Thank Offering Custodian
were given at the annual meeting
of the Woman's Auxiliary and Guilds
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. G.. H.
Prince, member of the national ex-
ecutive board of the Women's Aux
iliary, spoke to the women on "The
Woman's Auxiliary Specialize
Tuttle Memorial" Mrs. Byron Wilde
spoke on the auxiliary's work among
the Indians.
Special emphasis was laid on the
Importance of the United Thank Of
fering, which every three years is
presented to the general convention,
wherever it may meet. In 1925, the
convention meets in New Orleans,
and the women hope to be able to
contribute half million at that
time.
Officers Chosen
There are from 45 to so parish
guilds in North Dakota, whose prim-
AIRY work is in behalf of the local
parishes, but they are also learning
to do auxiliary work, which is more
of a national and world wide ma
ture. The Woman's auxiliary of the
Protestant Episcopal church is So
years old.
Election Of officers resulted as
follows: -
Honorable president, Mrs. George
Hancock, Fargo.
President, Mrs. j. p. Tyler, Fargo.
Secretary of religious education,
Mrs. K. M. Grimes, Fargo.
Secretary, Mrs. Percy Goodwin, Far
60.
Treasurer, Mrs. j. B. Wineman,
Grand Forks.
Treasurer U. T. o., Mrs. c. c..
Gowran, Grand Forks.
Vice presidents: first, Mrs. A. M.
Lommen, Grand Forks; second, Mrs.
j. A. Charbonneau, Minot, and third,
Mrs. B. E. Jones, Bismarck.
Miss Elizabeth A. Bowen, of the
Cannon Ball Reservation, spoke to
the women on her work in the res
ervation, where she is a missionary.
Rev. Douglas Matthews addressed
them on the subject of prayer"
Chairmen Chosen Again
At the business session yesterday
afternoon the department chairmen
gave reports, and will again be
chairmen of their departments as
follows:
Missions and Church Extension
Chairman, Rev. N. f. Ellsworth, Will
liston.
Religious Education - Chairman,
NeV. CHdS. w. DdAIcI, NaIiSy >'Iy'
Christian Social Service-Chair-
man, Rev. Charles Leo Abbott, Lari-
more.
Publicity-Chairman, DR.. E. H.
Lier, Casselton.
Finance Chairman, Mr.. p. L. E.
Goodwin, Fargo.
Field Service-Chairman, Very
Rev. H. Cowley- Carroll, Fargo.
A ride around the city followed
the business session, after which
dinner was served at the Country
Club with the North Dakota Mems
club acting as hosts to the visiting
clergy, laymen, and woman llele-
gates. An informal reception at the
parish house was held after the din
ner.
About IS delegates, including
clergy, and laymen, together with
seven representatives from among
the Indians of the four reservations,
from all the parishes and organized
missions of the Protestant Episcopal
church were present at his convo-
cation. This is the first convocation
to be held in Bismarck since 1892,
when the St. Georges church, which
Is host at the present convocation,
was comparatively young.