Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

attached to the parish. Today 100 COM
municants are on the parish register, and
the number of families has increased to
975. During Mr.. Williams rectorship of
Trinity he has had 5S3 baptisms. presented
40 persons for confirmation, officiated at
675 marriages and 449 funerals. The serv-
ices number 5166, the holy communion
having been celebrated at 600 of the serv-
ices. The total receipts from all sources
from February a. 1897, to February /, 1907,
amount to $133,50O.
Freed From Debt.
The church has been freed of a debt of
$4,000 and within the past few months a
mortgage of 5000. covering the parish
hall, was paid. In addition to this during
Mr.. Williams incumbency, the interior Of
the church has been redecorated, several
of the large windows have been replaced by
new ones, and a new marble altar and
sanctuary and lecturn, also pulpit, which
is memorial to the late Rev. Thomas G..
Addison, who was for thirty years rector Of
Trinity have been provided. very hand
some baptistry has been placed in the
church within the past year or two, which
is also a memorial.
Mr. Williams is looking forward to plac-
ing in the church within the next year a
new and modern pipe organ, for which sew
eral of the parish organizations are work.
ing, notably the Choir Social Club, the
Chancel Chapter and the Rector's Aid. He
allies Of the church.
Trinity is the largest of the city parishes.
the northern boundary being Q street and
I street southwest the southern boundary,
with 7th street and North and South Capitol
streets on the west and east. respectively.
In the northern part of the parish is st.
Agnes Chapel. situated on the northeast
corner of New York avenue and 4th street,
which was established nearly four years
ago and where there is now a flourishing
congregation.
Parish Organizations.
Including the vestry there are twelve
parochial organizations attached to the par
ish church. They are the Woman's Auxil-
larry, the Junior Auxiliary. Senior and Ju-
Nor chapters of the Brotherhood Of st. An
drew. the Daughters Of the King. the Girls
Chancel Chapter. the Rectors Aid Society.
the Choir Social Club and the Mems Asso-
citation.
The vestry consists OF Messrs. T. o.
Ebuagh and William M. steuart, wardsns'
s. Whitmore, DR.: J: W. Bulkley, Henry
English. Clement w. Howard, Corbin
Thompson and James W. French.
At st. Agnes Chapel they have eight Or
board, st. Agnes Guild. the Woman's Aux
iliary, the Junior Auxiliary. senior and
junior chapter of the Brotherhood Of st.
Andrew, a Boys CluD anu the GlrlS fTleno-
ly Society.
During his rectorship Mr.. Williams has
had as assistants Rev. q. Vail Spinosa. Rev.
III. Fields Saumenig, Rev. DR.. Frank M
Gibson, Rev. Evan A. Edwards. Rev. Edgar
M. Rogers and the present assistant rector.
Rev. Everett H. Brosius. The officers OF
the parish are: E. N. Waters. registrar
Corbin Thompson, treasurer; Charles M
Higgins, assistant treasurer: Oscar Frank
lin Comstock. organist and choirmaster: lay
readers. Henry C. Amos. Clearance w. Whit
more. oscar Franklin Comstock and Thos
H. Watson.
Holds Important Offices.
Mr.. Williams holds number of important
offices in the diocese of Washington, being
the archdeacon of the convocation of Wash
ington, a delegate to the general convention
of the church in 1901 at San Francisco and
again to the general convention held in Bos
ton in 1904 He is member of the stand.
ing committee of the diocese. secretary Of
the American Church Institute for Negroes
treasurer of the board Of trustees of the
Association for Works of Mercy and 6
member Of the executive committee of the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
He was also, for some years, chairman Of
the board of examining chaplains for thu
diocese of Washington and served as chair
ma n of the executive committee at the time