Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

of the church closes it, The trustees are
all prominent ciiurchmen with the bishop
OF the diocese as president
The baccalaureate sermon was preached
last Sunday by the Rev Canon Bratenahl
In place OF the Rev. DR. Roland Cotton
smith, rector OF At. Johns parish. who
had been announced TO deliver the ser
mon, but was obliged to leave unexpect-
eddy for Harvard University. where hts
SON had BEEN taken down with serious
sickness.
Monday evening at $50 o'clock in one
OF the two natural amphitheaters that
are TO be found on the cathedral grounds
one being the place where the great
open-air services are held, easily capable
of accommodating 5000 to 10000 people
within sound Of the preachers voice:
the other being that now called ST. Hill
da's Woodland Theater-thc senior class
gave most excellent presentation OF
Midsummer Nights Dream
The following day was Flag day. when
the girl who stood foremost in her class
work and department for the whole year
received the national flag which had
flown for the past year from the school
flag stan The successful student this
year was Miss Irene Cardell Swear.ngen,
who had come all the way from Billings.
Mont. to get the benefits of the school
training
Wednesday morning the school com
mencement was held at ST Adams
Church. This ended the weeks festivi-
ties and ceremonies.
Mrs. Barbour Walker. the principal.
leaves Immediately for London to at
tend the missionary congress as a dele
gate from the Woman's Auxiliary Mrs.
Walker and Deaconess Carroll having
been elected delegates short while ago.
Among the visitors for commencement
week was Rev. Walker G~-r1lne OF Sum-
init. n. j.. whose daughter. Miss Edith
Gwynne. is one of the students. Mr..
Gwynne Is known in the church as the
author of several interesting manuals for
Sunday school work. A few years ago
his church at Summit, n. j., had a debt
on it of $1,000 Mr.. Gwynne divided
this among his congregation according 10
their ability. real or supposed and asked
them to pay on the burden. 1t was
straight forward way of dealing with the
proposition. and ii commended itself to
his parishioners, with the result that In
three or four weeks the debt on the
church was entirely liquidated.
Rev. William NJ Morgan Jones. rector
Of Brookland parish. left Washington last
week en- route for England. He leaves
stein. who comes from Australia and
who assisted Mr.. Morgan-Jones in the
services last Sunday
Rev. W. ]. d. Thomas. diocesan min
lister. also left last week for London,
as one Of the delegates from the diocese
Of Washington to the Pan-Anglican con-
ference. He makes the second to 60.
Archdeacon r. p. Williams. rector Of
Trinity Church, being now there. Rev.
William Brayshaw rector OF the young
est parish In the diocese and known as
Congress Heights parish. will go later.
Mr.. Walter Williams. who has been Of
fered the rectorshp of Grace Church.
Georgetown, formerly held by Rev. Dr.
Pettis is still uncertain as to whether he
can accept the call or not. No time. how
ever. Is being lost. since Mr. Williams will
not be ordained until the Episcopal Semi
nary at Alexandria holds its commence
ment June 10.
Rev. R. F. Browning of Ascension par
mater, st. Stephens College, Annandale,
N. Y. previous to leaving for China. He
expects to return to Washington just to
say goodbye to the many friends he
has here.
st. Pauls Church. Rock Creek OF which
Rev. Charles E. Buck is rector, has q
growing mission work under its care on
Brightwood avenue. During the past win
ter the Rev. H. G. England was selected
by the rector to take charge of the work.
and under him 1t has grown large. Every
Sunday morning Mr. England conducts a
celebration of thet holy communion. with
evening service and sermon at night At
II am. he is at the parish church. About
$1,000 has been spent by st. Paul.s for
this chapel work.
Chief Justice Clabaugh. who received
the honorary degree Of doctor Of laws
from Georgetown University at the
time when Mr.. Cortelyou received the
same degree. four years ago. has been
selected by Loyola college in Baltimore.
which he attended as boy, to receive
similar distinction. Chief Justice Cla-
baugh is one of the prominent churchmen
of the District. being a vestryman OF ST.
Thomas Church. He also served in
similar capacity at ST. Michael and All
Angels Church In Baltimore and at West
minister. Carroll county. where he was
member OF Ascension Church.
Most Rev. Daniel S. Tutte Bishop Of
Missouri. and the Rt. Rev William Law
renee, Bishop of Massachusetts,, are in
cluded in the list of prelates upon whom
the English University of Cambridge
shortly will confer the degree Of doctor
of laws.
At the last Pan Anglican conference
Bishop Whipple. who represented on all
occasions the senior bishop of the Amer
lean Church. Was arrayed at the stately
services In the Abbey at st. Paul Cathe-
dral In the scarlet convocation robes Of
Cambridge. The present presiding bishop
Will also be numbered among the metro
politans. and on the principle that while
you are In Rome do the Romans do
his friends will doubtless see him In ali
the splendor of convocation scarlet