Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
Celebration of Anniversary
bv st. Adams Parish.
SPECIAL SER VICES
MEMORIAL EXERCISES HELD AT
7:45 O'CLOCK A. M.
Program for Children in the Afternoon
Sermon by Rev. G. C.
Bratenahl.

The fiftieth anniversary of the founding
of st. Adams Protestant Episcopal parish
was celebrated yesterday with Impressive
ceremonies. Throughout the day special
services were in progress, ending last even
ing with reception by the rector and
vestry at the Nourse mansion, which has
been so prominently identified with affairs
of the parish during the past fifty years.
st. Adams is situated upon an elevation
overlooking the national capital in spot
endowed by nature with rare beauty and
grandeur. Many of the parishionerS WIS.,
tied the historic structure yesterday to Of
fer praise and thanksgiving for such a
heritage after fifty years of prayerful &C
tivity.
Services commenced at T45 o'clock in the
form of memorial celebration. The prn-
Cipal service of the day was held at IL
o'clock in the rectory and celebrated both
the anniversary and All Saints day. Seated
in the front section of pews were students
of the Cathedral School for Girls, which
adjoins the parish grounds These pupils
marched to the church in a body to attend
the services. The interior of the edifce
had been appropriately decorated for the
occasion by the committee in charge. The
pulpit and chance were Hastily adorned
with cut flowers of various descriptions and
with potted plants.
The sermon was delivered by the rector,
Rev. G.. G.. Bratenahl, whose discourse CEN
tered mainly around the Biblical passage,
I'VE are citizens with the saints" He
stated that All Saints day was a day of
obligation in the church and should be de-
voted to Thanksgiving for earthly blessings.
Anniversary Sermon.
The anniversary sermon was delivered by
the rector at the evening service at 7:3O
o'clock. His theme was The History of st.
Adams; Our Heritage and Our Respon
sibility." The speaker dwelt a length upon
the steady growth of the parish, from its
humble beginning through the half century
of it's existence, and paid loyal tribute to
the early founders of the parish for their
devotion and self-sacrifice.
The program at the evening service was
as follows: Organ voluntary. Mr.. Z. 7.
Winchester. organist and choir master of
st. Paurs Church Professional hymn 404;
the Lords Prayer; Magnifcat; Nunc Dimit-
tbs; creed. Versicles. Collects. Anthem,
Send Out Thy Light" Hymn 491. Ser
mon, The History of ST. Adams; Our Her
itage and Our Responsibility. Followed
by golden offering. Offertory anthem. The
King of Love My Shepherd Is Doxology.
Benediction. Anthem, Grant Us, Dear
Lord Recessional hymn.
Service for Children.
special service for the children was held
in the afternoon at clock, followed later
ny Il ItCtpllOH " the CIllluIt Ell VI the parrish
\ birthday Offering from the little ones was
a feature of the occasion.
Four hundred people were present at the
reception following the evening service held
at the old Nourse mansion, The Highland"
on Wisconsin avenue. The reception was
given by the rector and veStry to the con-
gregation of the church, and proved a
great success. Around the old Nourse man
sion Centers many interesting bits of his
tory in connection with the foundation of
St. Adams and its continued advancement.
The plot of ground upon which the rectory
now stitnds was formerly the property of
Mr.. Joseph NourSe, who in the ante-bellum
days with one or two others, formulated
plans for the establishment of the parish.
An interesting feature of the anniversary
occasion was the singing by st. Adams
Church choir, under the leadership of J. c.
Middleton. The choir of the Cathedral
School for Girls also took prominent part
in this part of the program.
The choir was composed of Miss Laura
Sinclair, soprano: Mrs. Charles Henney,
CcLtralto; Mr.. Clarence Latimer, tenor;
Earl Jeffrey. Crucifer.
The choir of st. Adams Church was as
sisted by Mr.. Charles Cropley, Mr.. Arthur
Rittenhouse Mr.. ]. c. Weidman, Mr. Will
lam LOCKER, Mr.. Reginald LOCKER, Mr.. c. l..
Watson. Mr.. John Bradt, Mr.. Charles Hen
ney Mr.. William Friess, Mr.. Keith Paris.
Membership of Choirs.
Cathedral school choir-Miss Ellen F.
Pierce, precentor; Miss Helen Corbin. Miss
Zeta Youmans, Mile. Bots, Miss Fannie
Barber, Miss Anna Bourke, Miss Esther
Denny, Miss Josephine Hinkley. Miss Be
atrice Mahony Miss Adele Steiner, Miss
Edith Boardman.
St Adams choir-Joe Davis, Lawrence
Elliott Robert Gilmour. Emmett Thompson,
Robert Weeks George Hill, William Upton,
Joe Carroll, Mr. William j. Anderson, Mr..
David Weaver. Nelson George. Loring New
ton. Wyatt Davis, Jasper jenkins. Harold
Jeffrey. Harold Rust, James Dulin. Arthur
Dickerson, Mr.. Edward Randall, Mr.. Chas.
w. Spicer. Librarians, Earl Jeffrey, James
Dulin Organist and choirmaster, j. Clark
Middleton.