Mrs. Morgan's Flower Shop.

Emily Gabrielle Morgan, daughter of the Rev. William Epiphanius Wilson, the founder of Christ Church, is a legend in Bronxville. Here she stands (back to camera) in her flower shop, which is still a flourishing business in Bronxville.

Many of the flowers in her shop were grown in her beautiful garden at Land's End in Armour Villa, where she

lived with her two sisters, "Miss Jean" and Molly Wilson. Miss Jean was the bookkeeper in the shop

and Molly painted the floral decorations just visible over the mirrors. Widowed after only 11 years

of marriage to Robert Webb Morgan, the senior warden of Christ Church, Emily devoted the rest

of her life to her flower gardens, her flower shop, and to the Altar Guild. For many years she wrote

"Mrs. Morgan's Column", a weekly article on various aspects of flowers and flower arranging, for

Bronxville newspaper.

Synod

On January 12 and 13, 1932, Christ Church had the great honor of welcoming

the Provincial Synod of the states of New York and New Jersey and the

missionary districts of Puerto Rico and Haiti (the plan of dividing the church

into provinces had been adopted in 1913). The Rt. Rev. Ernest M. Stires, D.D.,

Bishop of Long Island and President of the Second Province, presided at the Synod.

Two events of the Synod were open to the public. The first was a meeting on Tuesday

evening, January 12, in Christ Church, where the speakers were Bishop Stires

and Bishop William T. Manning, Bishop of New York. The second public

event was dinner at the Hotel Gramatan on Wednesday, January 13. (pictured above).

The keynote speaker at this dinner was the Hon. Herbert H. Lehman, Lieutenant

Governor of New York.

The Rev. Harold F. Hohly

assumed the rectorship of Christ Church in 1933, a position which he held for 21 years.

Father Hohly was best known for introducing the pre-Reformation English liturgy known as Sarum

as the standard for Christ Church. He also gained wide respect for his defense of academic

freedom on the campus of nearby Sarah Lawrence College in its battle against

charges of pro-Communism during the McCarthy era. His involvement in political and social issues

which threatened Christian values, and his genuine love for the people of his parish and village

characterized his ministry.