Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13
ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH
1t Will Be Dedicated in Brookland Tomor-
row by Cardinal Gibbons.
A Large Gathering of Distinguished
Clergymen to be Present-Hfs-
tory of the Parish.

Carlinal Gibbons The ceremony, winch
will take place at 10 o'clock. will be an i'm
pressive one, and one in which many prom
inent clergymen will take part. Invitations
have been extended to the faculty and
students of the Catholic University. to the
Marist and Paulist Fathers, the Holy Cross
Order, the Catholic societies of this vfcin-
ity, all the Catholic churches Of the Dis
trict, ss well as many clergy from points
outside So extensive have been the invi-
tations that an assembly larger than that
which attended the laying of the corner
stone February 9. is anticipated
The ceremony will begin at 10 o'clock,
outside the building and after the dedica-
ton there will be grand high mass, which
will be sung by Rev. DIR. H. Hyvernot Of
the Catholic University. Cardinal Gibbons
will be hanked by Rev. DR.. Garrigan and
Rev. DIR. Bouquillon, both Of the Catholic
University who will act as assistants at
the throne. Rev. Father Gloyd of st.
Patrick's Church will be deacon, and one
of the Marist Fathers will act as subdea
con- The master of ceremonies will be one
of the priests from the Catholic University,
while the responses will be sung by a spe
ciel choir of priests from the university.
Bishop Keane will deliver the sermon.
The choir will sing some special music
for this occasion, and will be under the
direction of Prof Carl Burg, with Mrs.
Chas. Hetfeld organist.
After the ceremony the clergy will be
a a
the chapel formerly was located This Is
the earnest work of the congregation, and
IS under the supervision of Mrs Louis JUL
lien, assisted by the ladies of the congrega-
ton.
The New Building.
The congregation feels that its earnest
work of the past few years has been crowned
with success, and that now 1t has a house
of worship where all the necessary priv
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have been surmounted. and many more are
to be overcome by perseverance and hard
labor The congregation is much pleased
with the editice, which is a neat modest
structure of simple architecture. with a
frontage of 10 feet and depth of 50 feet.
The back of the church. including the two
sacristies, is ~ feet The wall up TO the
main floor is of red brick laid in dark red
mortar and the rest is frame. The roof Is
covered with cypress shingles, stained
dark color, matching we'll with the body of
the church, which is light gray. An octa-
gon-shaped belfry surmounts the front
gable, and the long. simple roof lines are
br oxen by small dormer windows. which
yentilate the interior. The entrance Is
through an open timber porch. located in
the center OF the front of the building, lead
ing TO a vestibule. thence to the body of
the church.
The four rows of pews which are of pol
ished oak. especially designed by the archi-
tect, are reached by a wide center aisle and
two side aisles. The sanctuary has a depth
or - feet and width of ~ feet, and is ap-
preached by doorways on the north and
south. each leading to large sacristy
Ample space has been allowed for two side
affairs. those of ST. Mary and ST. Joseph.
which Will be erected later. Special atten-
ton has been given to the circular -Shaped
rose window over the main altar. This is
an excellent piece of work, representing
Guido Rents 'Crucitixion, in which the
dark. rich background brings out promi-
nent!y the crucitiXion on Mt. Calvary
The choir is accommodated by a gallery
reaching across the entire width of the
building. Under the gallery and on each
side of the vestibule are located the con-
fessfonals. while the baptistry stands in
the southeast corner the entrance.
The furnishings of the interior are of pol
isEed oak. and the ceiling and walls are
painted a light green. The windows are
stained an amber color. and the whole
building is very attractive. The cost of the
building was about s1.HD. The contractors
were Nessrs- John Z. Hare and Louis Byrnes
OF BroOklInd and the architect was Mr.. G..
\. De$Srz of Washington. who has paid
special attention to every detail of the
building
The building begun in January. and
the corner stone. which was the donation of
Mr. T. Haay of Washington, was laid Feb
rUdry with much pomp by Cardinal Sa-
TOLL. Since then rapid progress has been
made, and the congregation has been look
ihg forward to the time when the new
church should be ready for occupation with
much interest. The first services were held
il. the new edifice May "a.
An Attractive Site.
The site of the church is a very desirable
enc. 1t is located in the center of Brook
land. on 18th street which was graded last
year. and which will soon be extended to
the city limits. The elevation is high,
commanding a view of nearly all of Brook
land. together with parts of Washington.
The dome of the Capitol, the Catholic Uni
sersity and the tower of Soldiers Home
can also be seen from this point. All Of
these advantages help to make this spot
q fine loca ton for church.
Great consideration and foresight has been
displayed in the situation of the present
church The space left on the corner of
18th and Lansing streets will be the site of
future large church. then the present
building will be used for a school, while
ground has been left on the south side for
sisters home, If necessary. The pastoral
residence will be on Lansing street below
the future large church. The entire ground
is Loo by 15n feet. and will ultimately con-
tain, as has been mentioned, four buildings
OF course, it Will take many years to
complete these plans. and the congregation
and It's wealth Will have to increase. Much
interest Is being shown by the congrega-
ton In the present event. This is only
stepping stone to larger work. but with
the hearty good will and willing aid of the
members and friends of the church the de-
mands of this great undertaking will be
condition. with an able corps of teachers
The congregation is increasing rapidly and
displaying much interest and earnest work
Many donations have been presented to
the church. among them large statue OF
st. Anthony by Miss Julia Austin of Yer
mont, the rose window over the main altar
By Miss Elizabeth Queen, a gift of $500 by
Cardinal Gibbons. and other sums by
friends of the parish. 1t has been the gem
erous contributions of friends and the con-
sregation which have enabled the present
church to be built.
History of the Church.
The history of the church has been I'M
like that of any other similar structure. 1t
was in the spring of 1891 that Miss Antoin-
cite MargOts house the Bunker Hill
road was completed with two spacious par
lors on the first floor on the east side,
which she intended to use as an art studio
Finding the great necessity of a Catholic
church in Brookland. she offered these par
icrs to the cardinal for a chapel PERMITS
sion was given to hold services there In the
tall. and on September 10. 1891. the first
mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Mac
kin, now pastor of St. Paul's Church, on
10Th and streets. Father Mackin kindly
presented the altar, vestments and neces-
saries to the rising church. From that
time on until the fall of 1892 there was no
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