The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-27

Nelms. d. D.. rector of Ascension
Church. celebrant. assisted by Rev. G..
w. Van Fossen, Rev. w. E. Calender,
and Rev. Thomas McClntock. of New
York After the prayer for missions at
u O'Clock, the members adjourned to
the parish hall. The roll call showed
that Twenty-Five chapters were repre-
scented by forty-four delegates. After
the appointment of committees on Gre
dentials the council adjourned for lunch
con. which was served by the Ascension
Chapter. Over 800 were present at this
delightful repast, and later had a social
hour to get acquainted and allow the
members to greet friends from other
chapters than their own.
The business session began at 2:3o.
The presidents report showed that all
the chapters were actively at work in
their parishes. bringing women to
church, children to baptism and Sunday
school, caring for the altar, visiting the
sick and distressed, and giving relief
to the unfortunate. One chapter looks
after the newly confirmed young women,
helping them in many ways during the
first year of their church life. Other
chapters maintain a loan closet, with
linen for the sick and clothing for in
fants. The collecting and sending of
subscribe is the work of another, and
the Home for Incurables has been regu-
larly visited and services held for the
inmates by a chapter near there. After
the reports of officers, all Of which
showed the years work had been suc-
cessful the election of officers followed,
with the following result: Mrs. A. A.
Birney was unanimously reelected pres
ident, Miss Victorine Koones, first vice
president; Mrs. H. G. Gilmore, second
vice president; Mrs. H. G.. England, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. A. K. Ander-
son, recording secretary: Mrs. Charlotte
Pine, treasurer and Mrs. Charles Da-
vies president Of the Junior Daughters.
Rev. Canon De vries spoke on the
work of the social service conference in
this diocese and stated that the alleys
committee was about to start a social
center in one of the large alleys in the
Northwest and asked for the personal
help and financial assistance Of all in
terested in this question. He also spoke
of the confidential exchange, under the
direction of the conference, and urged
all present to register with the exchange
the names of families in which they
were giving relief Of any form, and this
way help to make the work OF the
church more effective. A splendid paper
Adams Chapter, on 1.-THE Privileges and
Dangers of Corporate Work" 1t was
voted to send the paper to the Royal
Cross to be published. Mrs. A. A. Biz
ney was elected diocesan delegate to the
general convention, and the names Of
Mrs. A. A. Birney, Mrs. w. G. Daven-
port, and Mrs. w. J. Myth were select
ed to be sent to the convention as nomi-
nees for the general council, to be elect
ed at the convention. At the close Of the
business session. supper was served to
all who desired to remain and during
the meal a rising vote of thanks was
extended to Ascension Chapter for the
delightful and bountiful way the order
had been entertained. The evening serv
ice was held in the church at p. m.
The choir OF Ascension Church was pres
snt and helped to make the service a
itting close to an inspiring day. Rev.
J w. Van Fossen, rector Of Trinity