The Washington herald., 1911-06-03
WITH THE EPISCOPALLANS.

Next Saturday at Epiphany Church the
bishop will hold a service for the babies
branch Of the Woman's Auxiliary.
The Bishop CIaggett Club held Its
May meeting last Monday at p. m
in Trinity parish hall. The essayist was
the Rev. G. w. Atkinson.
The corner stone Of Grace Church, Elk.
ridge, was laid last Saturday afternoon
at o'clock. The building will be OF
gray stone and of the gothic style OF
architecture. The seating capacity is
about 800.
The first annual memorial service OF
the Woodmen of the World and Wood
mems Circle, of the Church Of the AS
cension, will be held in that church
June at p. m. The organization will
attend in a body and the sermon will be
preached by the rector of the parish.
A special invitation is given to the con-
gregation and friends of the church to
attend the service.
w. ]. Bowie has been engaged as tenor
soloist Of the Church of the Ascension.
Mr.. Bowie was formerly a member of
Ascension choir, but this year he has
pcSu CT I-pipLohS NAuiSA. Ou
September l, however, he returns to
the Ascension.
There is being planned a memorial in
the Maryland Diocese for Bishop Paret,
the same to be built at Locust Point
and to be a building which shall be
the headquarters of one of the most mod
ern social settlement missions in the
country. Bishop Paret's "reminiscences
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the proceeds Of this autobiography will
be a substantial addition to the memorial
fund.
The Church of Our Saviour at Brook
land. of which the Rev. William J.
Denizloe Thomas is rector. is very much
in need of a parish hall. There is a
lot next to the church. so by 150, which
the parish is able to purchase, and 1t
is the earnest hope Of the members that
at no distant date a well-equipped parish
hall will be built thereon. With a Sun
day school Of 100 scholars there is great
need Of this hall. and the Ladies' Guild
Of the church has commenced an en-
ergetic campaign to secure it.
There have been many successful lawn
fetes and gatherings of similar char
acter at the Episcopal Home for Chill
AudSOSlid, out IOHc has Deen
SO happily successful as the one held last
Saturday afternoon, when the institu-
ton kept open house for its friends.
AS was expected. the Rev. Robert s.
Coupland has declined his election as
Coadjutor Bishop Of Virginia. In doing
so he says: I'm the light of my great
love for loyalty to my native State
and the church within her borders, I
need not tell you how hard It is to
refuse the call OF my Virginia brethren
and friends of the clergy and laity."
Canon Austin. elected rector of All
Saints Church. Chevy Chase, begins work
there on July /.
The Rev. William J. Cox, formerly as
sistant Of st. Thomas Church, near
Dupont circle. whose name was men,
toned in connection with the Chevy
Chase parish. has just been elected rec
tor Of st. Andrews Church, one Of the |
largest and most imposing churches of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Cox has accepted his |
election.
The sixteenth annual report Of the |
Washington branch of the woman's
Auxiliary to the Board OF Missions, Just |
distributed. shows that the auxiliary In
boxes and cash has distributed $7.sll. n,
10 which must be added ssss from the
Junior auxiliary ana 80 for united oRer.
1neD rece1vod since November, 1010
The report eAoWs that The TX ia<geskt
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