The Washington times., 1915-06-04
DEACONS ORDAINED
\, At VA, SEMINARY
Protestant Episcopal Institution
Closes Its Commencement
Exercises Near Alexandria.

ALEXANDRIA. June .4.-Bishop Rob-
ert A. Gibson. of virginia. assisted by
five other bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal church. officiated at the ordl-
nation services at the Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary of Virginia today.
bringing the final exercises of that in
stitution to a close. The assisting
bishops were the Rt. Rev. Alfred M.
Randolph. of southern virginia; the Rt.
Rev. w. l.. Gravatt, coadjutor bishop
of West Virginia: the Rt. Rev. Beverley
d. Tucker coadiutor of southern Vir-
ginia: the Rt. Rev. w. Cabell Brown,
coadjutor of Virginia. and the Rt. Rev.
Thomas G. Darst. of east Carolina.
The following deacons were ordained
by Bishop Gibson for the diocese of
virginia: Amber Mason Blackford.
Randolph Fairfax Blackford,' William
Byrd Lee. tr.. and William c. Marshall
The following were ordained by Bishop
Randolph for the diocese of southern
Virginia: william Jeffrey Alfriend,
Lloyd r. Craighill. Cameron G. Rich
ardson. and Herbert Nash Tucker.
Bishop Coadtutor Gravatt. and Herbert
II. Young by Bishop Randolph.
The following deacons were ordained
priests: the Rev. Sidney T. Ruck, the
A: Arthur. and the Rev. H. s. Litsinger.
The Rev. Lloyd r. Craighill expects to
60 as a missionary to China, and the
Rev. Randolph T. Blackford will be
transferred to the diocese of North Da-
kota. OF the other members of the
senior class the Rev. Norman S. Bin
stead was ordained deacon by Bishop
Harding. of Washington last Sunday.
TIE expects to go as a missionary to
japan.
Judge J.. c. Barley Of the corporation
has a1 ha fp1l "a
grand jurors for his court for the year
commencing June /: First ward-E. NJ.
Anderson, Robert S. Barrett. E. NJ. Bir-
rell. p. F. German, w. A. Smoot, jr.,
Leopold Ruben. c. Page Waller, jr.,
Lawrence Stabler. d. ]. Howell. ]. T.
Sweeney, d. Milton French and B.
Baer; second ward, Phillip NJ. Brad
shaw. e. E. Lawler, s. L. Monroe,
Joseph c. Gates, George d. Hopkins,
Mark l.. Price, jr., e. Stewart Smith,
Thomas w. Robinson, William j.
Boothe, and Clarence c. Leadbeater;
third third ward-A. j; Pohl, George H..
SSsnwarzmann; Sen S,tan pols e. u H. kemper. Alexan-
Wolford. NJ: l., Reisheill. J. Fred Bir-
rell. w. A. Moore, jr., Lewis NJ Adams
John McCuen, and Henry Il. Field ;
fourth ward-Courtney Acton, Clinton s.
ohoiiSSi JdiHeS M duncan, theodore
V. Ale. James b. Fitzgerald, ID, q.
Grillbortzer, Albert Bryan, T. ]. Fam
non. J. Frank Watkins, Thomas b. Pull
man, Thomas Z. Dyson and T. E. Lynn.
Charles H. Callahan, commissioner OF
revenue. Will remain in his office from
= to 10 a. m. and from to D. m. until
Junel0 10 for the purpose of receiving
TAX returns. The tax books will bs
tIrned over to tho examiner of records
on June IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Griffith IThler
have announced the engagement of their
daughter. Mary Glenn. to DR.. John
Thornton Ashton, of this city. The
marriage will take place early in Oc-
tober.
Ashby Bladen was the winner OF the
annual defamation contest of the Alex
andria High School Literary Society
held last night and will be awarded n
8oid media! at the commencement exer-
cises. Other contestants were Jack
Jeadbeater. William Morton, Leo Pohi,
Waller Barrett and Willard Bluet. The
judges We're the Rev. John L. Allison.
ID. D, Police Justice Harry B. Caton
and H. Noel Garner,
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie r.
Moran were held this morning from st,
Mary's Catholic Church and were con-
Quoted by the Rev 7. n KalI,y