The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-23
REV. AND MRS. HALL
 RETURN FROM HAWAII

The f6N. duU MID. 1Au6h Hall returned to Wrangell Tuesday after a 6,400-mile round trip to Honolulu, Hawaii, where they at tended the 5Sth General Conven- tion of the Episcopal Church and the Triennial Meeting of the Wo- mems Auxiliary. They report hav- had a wonderful trip . made entire ly by air.t
 In Seattle they were met at the plane by Tom Ogawa, vice-pres;- dent of the c. T. Takahashi Co.,, and his daughter, Lila, and taken on a tour of Seattle and dinner at a Japanese restaurant. On the morning of Sept. 3, at noon, they left on a chartered Pan American Stratocruiser with 79 other dele gates from Alaska and the North west After an II hour trip over the ocean the party was met at the Honolulu airport by a large well coming committee, including Bish- op and Mrs. William Gordon, in the traditional lei and kiss manner.
 Fifteen hundred delegates and 15O0 visitors from all parts of the world, representing every diocese and missionary district of the Ep iscopal Church attended the gener- al convention. and the Women's triennial.
 The convention opened Sept 4, with Mass and colorful procession of vested Bishops, clergy, lay dele gates. The presiding Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Henry K. Sherrill gave the keynote address. During other services in the enxt two weeks, the United Thank Offering for the past three years was presented a. mounting to $3,149, ,197.S3 from all over the world.
 In business of the convention the church budget was increased to over $20,000,000 for the triennium and a program was mapped for ex- tensive advance projects in domes- tice and missionary fields; ad- vances were made and planned in social fields, and plans were made for increased evangelism efforts. A commission was set up to study the church of So. India reports of the last triennium indicated a solid growth within all fields of church membership.
 In addition to the delegates sev- eral special guests were the Most Rv. Howard w. K. Mowll, primate of the Church of England in Aus tralia; the Most Rev. Isabelo de los Reyes, Supreme Bishop of the Phil ippine Independent Church; the Most Rev. Michael H. Yashiro, pre- siding Bishop of the Nippon Seiko- kai; the Rt. Rev. l.. S. Kempthorne Bishop of Polynesia; the Rev. J. s. Nakamura, Bishop of Tohoku: the Rt. Rev. A. K. Warren, Bishop of Christ Church, New Zealand.
 In addition to the general busi ness the women outlined a program of work for the next three years, adopted a budget, and determined plOJcCtS to uC SuPpOi lCu ny ChC Oh- ited Thank Offering.
 Social events for the convention included a reception at the flaw allan Hotel for the presiding Bish- op, tea given by Gov. and Mrs. King, A special feature was a pro- gram by the choir of the Hilo Con- gregational Church with singing in in the Hawaiian language and and demonstrations of the Hula from the ancient to modern dance.
 Fr. Hall had Corporate Com munion Service for past members of the National Board of the Wo- mems Auxiliary.
 The Halls said one of the high lights of their trip was meeting someone from home in Honolulu - the Art Nelsons After business of the convention was over the Halls made bus and car tours of the is- land and saw the Punch Bowl, the National Cemetery and Pali Road.