Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-17
Completion of Seminary I'M
prOvements.

The extension Of the chancel u the
Chapel Of the Episcopal Seminary, near
this CITY, which b been referred TO In
these columns as the gift OF Bishop Pot
ter. of New York, was completed by the
final work on the setting up OF the lur-
niture today and the first service in the
new choir and chancel will take place at
eleven O'Clock tomorrow with a special
sermon by the Dean, DIR. Angus Crawford.
The chapel will now have all the APP
pointments OF a collegiate church With
the pave, containing sitings for the Epis-
cooal High School and the general con-
oregation. the choir with settings for the
Students and FIVE stalls for the pro-
fessors. and the chancel with the
holy table and seats for the bishops and
officiating clergy at all parts OF the SER
vice appropriate to the sanctuary. The
extension has added very much to the
dignity and beauty Of the interior OF The
Chapel. The chancel arch is very fine
aud the stalls for the clergy and seats for
the students of quartered oak, are OF ex-
tellent workmanship and elegant design
The carving is all done by hand. Every
one who has seen the present interior OF
the Chapel has expressed much de-
light in the success of the improvements
as carried out under the plans OF the ar
chitects, Messrs. Wood, Donne and
Demng, of Washington. The contract
for the building was awarded 20 Messrs.
Fissell and Wagner, also Of Washington,
and their work is of excellent quality.
The stalls and students sittings we're
made at the Manitowoc Works, Wiscon-
sin, and reflect great credit on that es'
adjustment. The furnishings OF the
chancel are the old ones in walnut,
which have many associations, from long
use in the Chapel. There are several
memorials among the new furnishings.
Three of the stalls are given by Bishop
Potter. in memory of his old professors,
Drs. Packard, Sparrow and May. II is
expected that the other two stalls Will be
memorials OF Bishops Johns aud Whit
tie. The students seats on The organ
side are the gift Of Mrs. George a. Small,
of Baltimore, in memory of Miss Ellen
Jackson, Of FIR; dericksburg. The lee
Tern which will be in by Easter is to be
presented as a memorial of the late Dr
Rumney, of Germantown, Pa an alum
nus of the Seminary, and the pulpit Will
he erected 10 memory of the Rev. An
son b. Hard an alumnus Of tie Seminary
of the class OF 1929, By several OF his
descendants. 1t is also expected to he
in place by Easter The new Bible tor
the lectern is the gift Of Bishop Potter,
and the prayer books and hylnDais for
the stalls we're presented by Mr. George
C. TT omas, Of Philadelphia, while
PRAYER book and hymnal has been pre-
sented by Mr.. Thomas Whitaker, OF
New York, for the chanel. All these
books are beautifully bound in red Iur-
kew, morocco with appropriate insc'lp'
lions. The new chancel window gwen
by friend of the Seminary will not he
in place until some time next fall. Nearly
ali The windows in the Old part OF the
chapel have bren newly filled with am
tinted cathedral q IS. Mr. George
C. Thomas has lately presented to Inc
Seminary a rare old Silhouette OF Bishop
Moore with card containing hi' auto.
graph formerly owned by Deaconess
Harriet Randolph Parkhill, OF OrIan DO
Florida.