Vestry Vestry A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government for a parish in England and Wales, which originally met in the vestry or sacristy of the parish church, and consequently became known colloquially as the "vestry". For many centuries they were the sole civil government of rural areas. At the high point of their powers, just prior to removal of Poor Law responsibilities in 1834, the vestries spent not far short of one-fifth of the budget of the national government itself. Their secular and ecclesiastical duties were separated under local government reforms in 1894. Their ecclesiastical
A Divine Double Feature A Divine Double Feature A Divine Double Feature is a collection of two video segments, both starring Divine. This 110 minute video is split into two segments. The first, directed by John Waters, is a 16mm black and white short film titled "The Diane Linkletter Story" which stars Divine as a troubled young teen who is driven to suicide by her horrible parents. It was loosely based on the true suicide of Diane Linkletter. "The Neon Woman", the second short, is a live recording of the off-Broadway play by the same title, with Divine in the starring role as a