All of the members are good North Carolinians by adoption, but to call the parish roll sounds like a parade of states

Thirty-eight states and four foreign countries are represented in the present membership of St. Mary’s Church, High Point, where the Rev. Howard S. Hartsell is rector. All of the members are good North Carolinians by adoption, but to call the parish roll sounds like a parade of states. The President of the Auxiliary is from Boston, the President of the Guild hails originally from Kenosha, Wisconsin, the President of the Altar Guild is from Brooklyn, the Senior warden is a native of England, the President of Y. P. S. L. calls South Carolina home, and the President of the Laymen’s League is from Virginia. Only seven women of the parish are native North Carolinians. Apparently these people recognized a good state when they saw one.

(Source: “St. Mary’s Church, High Point, Has “International” Congregation,” The North Carolina Churchman, April 15, 1937, p. 3)