The Washington herald., 1913-09-27

Curdte, VINO Is IN SdhdNo ~
will not be back till October l.
All the improvements recently under
way in the parish are now completed
The cIoister is quite a gem The parish
hau, with its new floor is greatly i'm
proved. .,,-
The choir will be under a new choir
master, Mr.. n. 5. Ferris, of Canada, VINO
is a son of a clergyman Of the Churcn OF
England. He is said to be an exception
aIIL good teacher and well familiar with
how choirs. He was, in fact, the organist
NJ one of the cathedrals in the West Of
Canada, where the services were entirely
musical.
The extensive improvements going on
at st. Margarets are not yet completed
but enough has been done to enable the
clergy to hold service tomorrow morning
at II o'clock. There will, however be no
3 a. m. service nor S p. m. The rector
the Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, D. d.
will preach at IL o'clock
1t is not now expected that the new
hall will be finished until the middle of
October, when Sunday school will be-
gin.
In St Alban parish work is going
on vigorously and improvements have
been made during the summer. The
Rev J. Harry Garner, the vicar of st.
CoIumba's Chapel. returns with his bride
tomorrow and breaches in the chapel
morning and evening.
At st. Georges Chapel the Rev. Ed
ward Douse. vicar. there are special serv-
ices on each Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock Mr.. Garner will preach tomor-
row.
At st. Patrick's Chapel a pair of Eu-
Charisti" lights have been given. They
will he formally presented on ST.
Bartholomew Day. They are given in
memory of Mr.. o. w. Bradt
The st. AIban Chronicle. the official
organ OF the parish, will have an issue
next week.
At Trinity Church the Rev. George w.
Van Fossen. rector. Mrs Hannah has
been engaged as parish visitor. She Will
work especially in the interest OF the
Sunday school. beginning her work on
October l. At Trinity the o'clock Sun
day evening service will be resumed Oc-
tober I.
At st. Agnes Chapel. the Rev. c. w.
Whitmore. vicar, the attendance and en-
rollment of the Sunday school indicate
that Rally Day will be great success,
holding out the promise of a very sue
cesstul school year.
Under the auspices of the Brotherhood
NJ 81 Andrew cards have been sent out
to all brotherhood men, inviting their
membership in a Convention Club. The
idea is somewhat new. but it promises
good success The invitation runs as
fellows: Twenty y-eighth national con-
ventiOn. Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
New York City. October l to ), 1913
I hereby enroll rs a member of the New
York Convention Club. the purpose of
which is 10 foster the attendance of
churchmen generally at this convention,
and to stimulate throughout the church
- larger interest and participation by
men in the advancement Of Christ's
kingdom through the church further
nIedce myself 10 do my utmost TO be
present at the convention
Tn. last presentation service of the
united offering for 1913 in this diocese
will b,. held IN St Thomas Church,
Eighteenth street. near Dupont Circle.
between p and Q Streets, tomorrow eve
ming at $ o'clock. being the eve of the
feast of ST. Michael and All Angels The
Rev. Caleb R. Stetson, rector of st.
Marks Church, Third and A Streets
Southeast will make the address.
The great tri-annual thank offering
will he made in the Cathedral OF st.
John the Divine. on October 9. This Of
f. ring is strictly wOman's work for
women. for. by it women are trained.
sent and supported in the foreign and
domestic field. and cared for should
their health fail. At present the united
offering supports less than one-half of
the women missionaries. hence the need
of help from every girl and woman in
rti vgbn
prevented by lack of health or by other
circumstances from active participation
in auxiliary or other missionary work.
Musical arrangements this winter at
Ascension Church are TO be under the
care of Choirmaster and Organist 4. w.
Harmed. who is a doctor of music by
examination of Pennsylvania University.
and choirmaster of St Paurs Church,
Dr. Harmed was until recently. Organist
and choirmaster of St PauFs Church,
Lynchburg He begins work October
/ The Rev. W. E. Calender, assistant
minister of Ascension parish, is back
az work and will begin the special Sun
day school department next Sunday.
Sunday school work in Ascension parish
is always a feature. They have there
what is perhaps the only children's hall
among our churches in the city. Canon
Nelms is an enthusiast on the subject
The Rev Walter Williams, rector of
Grace Church, Georgetown, resumes full
services in October. but tomorrow the
Sunday school will reopen, and there
Hill be the usual II o'clock service, at
which the rector will preach.
The rector. Rev. Dr. Charles Fiske,
warden5, and vestrymen, of the Church
of st. Michael and All Angels, BaIti-
more, have sent out invitations to a
number of the Washington clergy, and
not a few of the Iaity. to be present at
the conservation of the church on the
feast of st. Michael and All Angels
Monday, September 90, at 1880 a. m.
They have also asked of them attendance
at a parish reception in the evening from
to TO-
The Rev. DIR. c. Ernest Smith, rector
of St Thomas Church. - to preach the
SER on. DR.. Ernest Smith was formerly
rector of st. Michael AMI All Angels
for over ten years before Ae came to
washington to be rector of y. Thomas
Attention is called to the fact that the
Rev. Herbert Parish, rector of st. Luke S
Church. Baltimore, breaches tomorrow at
the open air ser zee on the Cathedral
grounds On the following Sunday
bishop Winchester is to preach at the
final service, when the Masons are ex-
pected to turn out ir full force. Bishop
Winchester before he was elected Coad-
tutor Bishop of Arkansas, was men,
toned in connection with the Bishopric
of Washington. He is Marylander,