Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
GROWTH OF THE BROTHERHOOD
OF ST. ANDREW IN A FEW YEARS

Davis of Philadelphia. first vice president
Edmund Billings of Boston, second vice
president; Hubert Carleton, general secre-
tary and editor of St Andrews Cross;
Francis NJ. Adams, corresponding secre-
tary; Edgar G.. CriswelI, office secretary
c. c. Payson, treasurer, and Arthur r. p.
Hayes, assistant secretary. The organiza-
ton also maintains four travelling secre-
taries, one of whom is coiored clergyman
of Washington Rev. F. A. |. Bennett of
Calvary Chapel, who is devoting his spare
time to the development of the organization
in the colored parishes and chapeis.
Mr. Houghteling, the founder of the or
ganization, who served its president until
1880, is prominent business man of Chi
cago, a member of the banking house OF
Peabody. Houghteling & Co, and actively
connected with many of the church orEani-
cations of the diocese of Chicago. Mr..
Gardiner was elected to the Office of presi-
dent at the convention held in Philadelphia
In 1904. He Is resident of Gardiner, Me,
but maintains law office in Boston, where
he has a large practice, and is very promi-
nently connected with many of the church
organizations in both of the dioceses of
Maine and Massachusetts.
OF the conventions of the organization the
old held in September of last year at Chi
cago, the birthplace of the brotherhood has
been freely spoken of as having come near
est to the ideal of a gathering of this char
acter. The Chicago committee accepted an
invitation from the University of Chicago
and held this convention In it's buildings,
quartering the delegates in the dormitories,
the meals being served in the university
mess halls.
The twenty first annual convention of the
organization is to be held a Memphis Tenn,
October Is to u next. This will be the first
brotherhood convention held in the south,
and 1t is expected that as the organization
is practically in its infancy throughout the
1, &c hAr do ,.,l,
toward building up the brotherhood in that
part of the country.
In 1907 Washington is to entertain an in
ternational convention of the brotherhood.
President Gardiner visited this city the early
part of last month In the interest of next
year gathering and while here interviewed
President Roosevelt, who agreed, it is stat
ed, to deliver an address during the sessions
of the convention.
The three hundredth anniversary of the
founding of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of the United States at jamestown will be
held in October of next year, and it is pro-
posed that the dates of the convention shall
ne September 25-29 which will Immediately
1recede the jamestown celebration. 1t is
anticipated that this convention will be the
largest gathering of laymen of the Anglican
communion ever assembled. Several of the
national brotherhoods have already signified
their intention of being represented. 1t is
also expected that number of the bishops
and clergy of the foreign churches, In addi-
biOh " tie bishops ana a
large representation of the clergy of the
American church, will attend
The brotherhood In America is governed
by national council of forty-six members
representing nearly every diocese and state
The diocese of Washington is represented
on the council by Gen. Cecil Clay and Mr..
Bert T. Amos.
The first chapter formed I'm this city was
organized in 1888 at Emmanuel Church, An
acostia- The District of Columbia was then
known as the convocation of Washington
and formed part of the diocese of Mary
land. In 1880 four chapters had become or
ganized and on May Il of that year two
representatives from, each chapter Emman-
uel, ST. Pauls Epiphany and Ascenson)
met and perfected the organization of a
local council. Mr. Herman K. Viele of St.
Paufs was elected the first president OF
the council. The other officers were Browne
B. III. Lawrence of Ascension, correspond
ing secretary and treasurer, and b. Bryan
OF Emmanuel, recording secretary. Mr.. Viele
served the office of president with much
energy, and the brotherhood at his retire
ment, in 1888. had grown to include twelve
chapters. The late Perry B. Pierce of the
Church of the Epiphany succeeded to the
presidency and served that Office for sew
eral wears with much success.
On ST. Andrews day, 1901, the name of the
organization was changed to the Local AS
sembly of the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew
in the Diocese of Washington, and under the
constitution. which was adopted on that
day, every brotherhood man in the diocese
became member of the assembly,
The present officers of the assembly are: