The Washington herald., 1908-05-30
Last Week for Students at
National Cathedral.
SERMON BY REV. DR.. SMITH
BaccaIeureRte Address VIII Close
Ceremonies Begun by Adhinis-
menCement Exercises to Take
Place Wednesday Morning.

minds. the teachers and scholars of the
National Cathedral School, on Mount ST
Alban. enter tomorrow upon their closing
week. At 7:45 a. m. the Holy Communion
will be celebrated in st. Adams Church
by the rector Canon BratenahI. This Will
begin the day. which will be closed with
the baccalaureate sermon preached In the
same church in the evening by the Rev.
Roland Cotton Smith, d. D., rector of st.
Johns Church.
The next day In ST. Hilda's Theater at
$50 o'clock the senior dramatics will be-
gin On Friday at $3.50 o'clock, amid
other celebrations. the principal one
Will be the gathering of the whole
school around the flag. which for the
past year has been flying daily from
the great flag staff, for an exercise pecu-
liar TO the school among all the schools
OF the city, perhaps OF the country. This
being the National Cathedral School, II is
felt that patriotism should be emphasized
In some special way. The national flag.
which is one Of great size. Is hauled down
and formally presented to that student
who stands first In the school. everything
being cOnsidered-deportment attainment
in all studies, faithfulness, and regularity
In all tk!ngs-in the decision finally made
as to who is entitled to such a unique
honor.
The Rev. c. Ernest Smith. d. D.. D. c.
L., rector OF st. Thomas Church, is 10
make the presentation 20 the young lady
attaining the highest average under such
arduous conditions. With the hauling
down Of this years flag, another is forth
nit H.4 t. ~ IN
ceremony next year
Wednesday morning at 1890 o'clock the
annual commencement will begin, TO be
followed by reception at u o'clock. Dr.
r. II. McKim. D. D.. rector Of Epiphany
Church, is to give an address.
In the National Cathedral School there
is an organization known as the Society
Of St Hilda. which was formed with the
object OF praying for and assisting in the
building Of the chapel for the school,
which the bishop spoke OF in his last
books.
Many members of the society are now
among the school graduates. and Mrs.
Barbour Walker, the principal. is making
an effort to have as many as possible Of
the St Hildas girls return for the COM
mcncernent. in order to formulate some
definite plan looking to the building Of
the chapel for the school
This will be a different undertaking en-
t:rely from that which was begun last
Thursday. That has been, and is the
work Of the diocese and Of the country
but IN writing a circular letter 10 va
rious past pupils, Mrs. Walker says: 1t
does seem to me specially fitting that
our giIls should build the chapel OF the
school as a more special and personal
memorial, which should bear the bishops
mama exclusively, and not be, TO a cec-
tain extent. lost in the greater structure
OF the Cathedral
Mr. Vaughan, the Cathedral architect.
has been authorized by the committee IN
c'uIgc TO get out specifications for the
building Of the memorial chapel and for
the outer walls Of that portion of the
Cathedral where the chapel is TO be. The
building will probably be begun in the
fall when work will be pushed vigor-
ously. One great question to be settled
will be as 20 the character OF the stone
to be used In the walls of the Cathedral
This will not be a pressing matter until
the foundation walls reach the level Of
the ground, but 1t will then be OF i'm
mense Importance, for what Is done IN
Nativity and the adjacent outer walls Of
the Cathedral itself will necessarily de-
termine the kind Of stone 10 be used in
the whole structure.
Rev. J. Homer De!s. assistant OF ST.
Marks, leaves to-day for New Haven,
Conn. While away Mr.. Des is to be
made bachelor Of divinity Of the Cen
eral Theological Seminary, New York.
This Is TO be on Wednesday next Curl
ously. for the same day and about the
same hour, Mr.. Des has been favorably
reported for the NJ. A. degree OF George
Washington University. II is now for
Mr.. Deis to solve the old problem as to
how q body can be in two places at one
time so as TO become b. d. and NJ A.
on the same day-unlesS one OF the insti-
tutions concerned will confer the degree
in absentia.
One Of the hardest-worked clergy Of
the Diocese Of Washington r. Canon
Harding. Of ST. Pauls, who left yesterday
for Atlantic City His friends, however,
have not been able to induce him 10
promise TO stay away more than week.
The month Of June the Rev. George F.
Dudley spends at Twilight Park. in the
Catskills. where Mrs. Satterlee has her
summer home. and where Bishop Satter-
lee built q chapel For the whole month
Mr.. Dudley will be responsible for the
services in the chapel Canon Bratenahl
will be on duty there for the month Of
July. and Canon Devrles will be in charge
for August.
Just before he goes 10 Twilight Park.
Canon Devries' choir boys annual en-
campment. a mile and a half from the
mouth Of the Potomac River. comes to an
end The boys go there in the early part
OF July for fortnight; the little fellows
first, returning at the end OF the fort
night. when the seniors go and fill out
the best part OF what remains Of the
month. Mr.. Deis and Canon Devries are
in charge.
Rev. Chaplain Pierce, d. D.. has been
the guest for the latter half OF this week
OF Rev. J. Henning Nelms and Mrs.
Nelms at their home, the Magnolia. on
NJ street. not far from the Ascension
Church, where DIR. Pierce preached at the
II a. m. service on Ascension Day. DIR.
Pierce is now rector Of the church in
Philadelphia which Mr.. Nelms was rector
OF before he came to the Ascension.
Rev. w. G.. Davenport opened the dis
cussion at the Bishop Claggett Club Mon
day last. which was on The Great Forty
Days
The Bell Home. at the head Of Franklin
street Anacostia, has invitations out for
It's annual pound party, on Tuesday next
from 10 a. m. TO 8 p. m. AS many have
not seen the Bell Home. this invitation
will furnish an excellent opportunity to
go and inspect the good work going on.
The view Of Washington from the home.
which stands on Anacostia Heights. is
very fine. 49,.