Evening star., 1909-01-26
GREET new HEAD OF DIOCESE
THRoNGS PAY RESPECTS TO
BISHOP HARDING.
New Willard Hotel the Scene of a
Brilliant Reception in
His Honor.

Treasury Department to 18th street. filed
into the red room Of the New Willard Ho-
tel last night to pay respect to Rt Rev.
Alfred Harding. second Bishop Of WASH
ington, and Mrs. Harding. The Church
mems League Of Washington arranged
the reception. giving up their regular
monthly meeting for the affair, which was
one Of the largest Of the kind ever given
In Washington.
The reception followed one of the great
days of the church, the conservation of
the bishop. and the physical demands
upon the new head of the diocese were
very great Mrs. Harding found very
early in the evening that she was not
equal to shaking hands with every one of
the thousands who passed before her, but
did not fail to give every one of the guests
q pleasant word.
The corridors of the hotel were crowd
ed. Splendidly dressed women from the
highest social circles Of the city were
there. young girls and young men,
try. business men Of Washington and
here and there a state official. The whole
scene was one Of a great social function
/ Although the guests who came were
city, it was plainly seen that the members
OF Bishop Harding's own church, st.
Paul's, led in numbers. The bishop was
glad to see them, and would have kept
them near him had not the long line wait
ing forced them to pass by quickly.
Bishop Walker of western New York
stood at Bishop Harding 8 side. He is one
of the best known men of the church and
the crowd seemed very glad to meet him.
With Mrs. Harding were Mrs. Rolf Creyk
Miss Harriet Douglass of New York.
Miss Justine Henderson Of Brooklyn
and Mrs. Frederick Drury Of New
York. In the receiving line were also the
Bishop Of Central Pennsylvania and Mrs
Talbot, Bishop Robinson Of Nevada,
Bishop Parker Of New Hampshire and
DR.. Courtney. former Bishop Of Nova
Scotia.
After the reception Bishop Harding
said:
Il am grateful to all my fellow-citizens.
1t has been a splendid evening and real
spiritual uplift. I want to thank the cler-
gymen of other denominations who have
honored me by coming here tonight Many
of those who came have no church rela-
tions with me. and 1 appreciate their
tribute, for know I can count on their
support In the many efforts to come for
the moral upbuilding Of the city"
The members Of the Churchmen's s
League managed the reception. The conf
Young. Col. George Truesdell E. LOCKER.
A. X Paris. B. Adams. w. B. Dent, A.
8. Brown. r. Chew, John L. Weaver, A.
N POINTER. w: McReynolds' REYNOLDS y: D.
Blackstone. Messrs. Hinyer' Bundy.
Prominent among the hundreds who
called to pay their respects to the new
bishop. Clergy and laity. were Bishop Earl
Cranston of the NJ. E. Church. Rev. John
Van schaick Rev; & .. g. B; NJ. Pierce; e,, oaT KeH'
DR.. Abram Simon. Mrs. Henry Y. Satter-
lee, Miss G. Satterlee, Commissioner III. B.
F. Mcfarland, Commissioner Henry L..
West. Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs
Charles C. Glover. Admiral T. H. LOCKER.
Admiral and Mrs. n. T. Endicott. Mr..
and Mrs. George Truesdell. Gen. and
Mrs. ]. II. Wetmough. Admiral Selfridge,
Henry Douglas Robinson, Mrs. ]. Frank
lin Bell. David Rittenhouse. Gen. and
Mrs ]. W. Reilly. Mrs. c. Durand Chap
man. Mrs. Beverly 8. Mason. Rev. r. E.
Campbell. Rev. J. NJ. Schick, Mrs. L. V.
Mackrille, Mrs. E. Walbridge. Mrs. Edgar
Priest Albion X. Paris. Corcoran Hill.
lin. Ben Greet, DR.. and Mrs. George Bar
rie. Deaconess Yeo Of the House of
Mercy Deaconess Boyd Of Trinity Church,
Sister Sarah of st. Johns Orphanage.
Deaconess Carroll. Sister Dorothea and
Sister Elizabeth Of st. Agnes School. DR..
and Mrs. William Mercer sprigg. Jeannie
Turnbull. Mrs. John MCGOWAN. Mrs. H.
r. Bigelow, DR.. D. Percy Hickling. Com
mander c. c. Rogers, U.S.N.; Gen G. H.
Whipple. Prof. W. r. Dales. Miss M. w.
Wentworth. c. c. Rogers. Mrs. j. Addison
Ingie Mrs. Chubb, DR.. and Mrs w. II.
'. Inner, Miss E.. NJ. Clark. Miss Mary B.
Kerr. Mrs. T. Bayard, DR.. w. C. Rives.
Matthew Trimble. Mrs. J. c. Van Loo.
Miss Elizabeth Chew. Miss Elizabeth Kib-
hey. DR.. D. c. Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel ]. Miliard. Allen D. Albert. L. b.
Swormstedt, W. D. HELEN, DR.. George n.
Acker. John Lane Johns, William Quinn.
Charles e. Molster. Mrs. George Fiske
Dudley. Mrs. w. DENLY, DR.. J. A. r.
Keech. Mrs. r. r. Elliott, Charles r.
Cropley. Miss Harriet d. LASER. Mrs.
Henry K. Simpson. Mrs. B. NJ. Dudley.
John Miller. Ms Emeline Middleton,
Robert J. v'"'-"-. Miss Sadie Roberts.
Mrs. Gard 'nbbard. Mrs. William
R. De Barbour Walker
George trs. B. M. Eewbold
Capt F Maj. and Mrs. Syl-
vester. n ;. G. NJ. Hustled and
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