Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-28

ton who have returned to the city are
anxious for the ceremony to take place as
soon as possible. and it is hoped that this
may occur the first Sunday in October, and.
If not, then the following Sunday The con-
gregation of st. Margarets resulted some
nine months ago from a realization by the
Episcopalians living on Connecticut Avenue
Heights that church was needed in that
locality. AS a result, it was decided not to
wait until a church could be built, but to
hold services in the interim at once, and
this project was contaminated by those in
charge securing for a rector the Rev. Rob't
Howell, young minister of striking ora
torical abilities, who Immediately COM
menced to read the services of the Episco-
pal Church in the home of one of the MEM
beS. Ground was broken for the present
building the LIST of last June by two or
three of the building committee, and this
vas ali the ceremony with which ST. Mar
sarets was started. When it is formally
opened, however, a special program will
mark the day.
Handsome Building.
1t being the intention of the congregation
to build as soon as the growth Of that sec
ton of the northwest warrants it very
elaborate edifice, the present edifice is only
temporary, but for all that Is handsome
and churchly in appearance The congre-
cation owns six lots on the northwest cor
ner of Connecticut avenue and Bancroft
place, and on the two southernmost of
these st. Margarets is erected. The entire
ground has a width OF 100 feet and a depth
OF LOG feet, and of this the church occupies
frontage of Al feet and runs back 81 feet
me striking feature about it is the low
walls of red brick and the high pitched
roof in the Gothic style of architecture
Inc roof is slated and with an ornamen-
tai belfry at one end and a cross at the
other racing Connecticut avenue there
is half-timbered gable Entrance is pro-
vided for by a portal at the southwest
corner and is in the form of brick vesti-
pule. Another doorway, intended chiefly
Tor use as an exit. is situated at the east
end. Ample light Is supplied in the day
time by four groups of windows on each
side and large triple windows at the east
and west ends. They are at present Glaz-
ed with cathedral glass in amber tint,
though it is probable that at least the
chancel windows will eventually be of
more ornamental character.
The Interior.
The interior is plastered and frescoed,
and springing out from the sides are arches
supporting an open-work roof of Georgia
heart pine. The pews will provide CON-
Portable sttings> for about four hundred
people. The floor plan allows of three
aisles the center one being broader than
the two outer ones. The schancel at the
west end Is unusually spacious for small
church, being twenty feet wide and twenty
three and a half feet deep A vested choir
of about twenty voices will be located in
the front portion of the chancel, and to the
south is the vestry room. By means of a
small door opening into this room from
the side of the church the officers of the
church. when called to meetings. will not
have to pass through the whole church.
The organ is placed to the north of the
chancel, and adjoining it is small room
to be used as the library for the Sunday
school. robing room for the choir &C.
cupies the south end. Under the church
heat the church by steam Gas will be
used in the evening. ST. Margarct's is still
a part of old Rock creek parish. but 1t is
hoped that before the present year Is out
it will be a separate parish. This Is the
more likely to be the case from the fact
that the congregation, while small, is
wealthy. AS yet the church has not been
but it is probable that it will be as soon as
the congregation Is settled in its new
home.