Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11
THE CATHEDRAL SITE.
Deeds for the Ground Recorded This
Morning.
AN EPISCOPAL EN- FERPRISE.
The Beautiful Location Secured
North Of the City.
A PROMISING OUTLOOK

Another important step has been taken in
the great enterprise which proposes the
establishment near this city of the Protes-
TAM Episcopal Cathedral foundation. Dur
ing the past week a meeting Of the commit
tee appointed by the incorporators was
held, and the deeds Of the various tracts Of
land were accepted
The deeds were placed on record this
morning and are four in number-two deeds
from the Chevy Chase Land Company,
Francis @. Newlands, president, and two
from Thos. E. Waggaman and John Ridout,
trustees. conveying the property donated
by Mr.. p. II. Waggaman. The wags;aman
property Is conveyed by two deeds, because
a portion of the Abb acres given by Mr..
Waggaman formed a part OF a subdivision
and the remainder is acreage property One
deed from the Chevy Chase Company trans
fers by sale to the cathedral foun iation a
tract of land containing 7.73s acres, md the
other deed donates eight acres. a Nominal
consideration In both cases being given
The deed reciting the donation of the
eight acres contains certain conditions
which provide that the land is conveyed TO
the cathedral foundation for the benefit
Of a cathedral foundation and the adjunct
scholastic, religious, ecclesiastical and edu-
vided that the erection Of the cathedral or
building for some one or more of the in
situations named be actually begun within
a period Of ten years and that the taxes IN
the property be kept paid and in he event
Of a failure to comply with these con iitions
the deed provides for a forfeiture
With the conditions fulfilled, however.
the estate in the lands given by the deed
shall become absolute. 1t is further pro-
vided that the cathedral foundation may
sell part OF the land and reinvest the pro-
ceeds in other lands contiguous to the hold
ings Of the cathedral foundation, provided
that the said lands be within certain
bounds Finally. the deed provides that
after the expenditure of 10000 upon the
cathedral the lads shall be held in fee
simple. with full power Of alienation.
Comma ndfng Site.
The site selected is a beautiful tract Of
land lying between the Klingle and the
Woodley roads. to the west of Geological
Park and adjoining on the north woodley
Park. 1t is on the line Of Connecticut ave-
nue. extended and the Rock Creek railroad.
as the accompanying sketch map shows.
and contains about twenty acres. This
land is admirably situated. 1t is elevated
ground. nearly 800 feet above the level of
only of the city. but of the picturesque
stretch Of country which has become SO
justly celebrated as the Rock creek region.
1t is proposed to erect there a cathedral
church, about which will cluster institu-
tons of learning and mercy. A cathedral
establishment is, in ecclesiastical law, an
Incorporated body. with its dean and chap
ter, the great church and the connecting
buildings for schools. charities, &C.
History of the Enterprise.
The history of this enterprise dates from
the spring Of 1891 when Miss Mann, a resi-
dent of this city. made a deed of property.
valued 1t is estimated, at SSo,OOo to be the
nucleus of the future endowment of the
cathedral foundation. Bishop Paret en-
tered heartily into the spirit of this under
taking. On the 9Th day OF December, 1881
a meeting was called. This meeting was
held at the residence OF Mr.. Charles c.
Glover and it will be considered in the his
tory Of this enterprise as the first formal
step toward the Inauguration of the move
ment. Bishsc Paret was present and
among others who were there were ]. C
Bancroft Davis, Gen. John A. Kasson.
Charles G. Glover Francis @. Newlands.
G. Parke. Col. A. T. Britton, Charles NJ.
Matthews. Henry E. Pellew. John T. Arms.
Thomas Hyde. Lewis J. Davis, Henry E.
DAVIS, A. y. Barney, zen. y. V. Benet
William c. Hill, Edward j. Stellwagen'
Charles J. Bell. H. K. Viele and r. III
Goldsborough. A committee was appointed
to select a site. Their decision was an
nounced In the course of a couple of weeks
and the tract OK land above described was
the site chosen.
The act OF Congress, approved January G.
1893. Incorporating the enterprise was ac-
cepted. and was signed by the following:
Bishop VIM. Paret, Chief Justice NJ w
Fuller. Judge Walter s. Cox, Rev. DR.
Randolph II. McKim. Gen. John O. Parke,
Henry E. Pellew, John A. Kasson Charles
c. Glover, George Truesdell Edward ].
Stellwagen. Alexander T. Britton, Calderon
Carlisle, Henry E. Davis, Theodore W.
Noyes and Levi p Morton.
The Site Chosen.
A committee was appointed consisting Of
Messrs. George Truesdell. A. T. Britton
Charles c. Glover. Theodore W. Noyes and
Gen. John G. Parke to take charge OF the
property and the interests OF the corpora
ton with the special purpose of securing for
the corporation title to the property. As
stated above the committee has now per-
Toned a part Of the duty assigned to 1t in
accepting the deeds for the property ard
placing them on record.
In addition to those named above the
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