Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-06
Rector of St. Paul's Episco-
pal Church For 26
Years
TO DEDICATE CHIMES
S. B. Fowler Sunday to Celebrate
1hirtieth Year as Organls: ana
Choir Director

The memorial chimes recently in
stalled in the organ in S.. PauPs ?
E. Church will be formally dedicated
next Sunday on which occasion Rev
DR.. p. P. Phillips VIII officiat'
for the last time as rec
tor of that church and Sherman B
Fowler. organist will complete h:
th;r,isth year as olgan:st and dlrec
tor of the chcir Of that church.
The history Of 81. Pau's is some
what unique in that since its gian'
zation in 1910 the parish has only h2c
five rectors, the last, Rev. Peter
Parker Philips D. D., was called t;
this parish in the spring of 1924. ans
during his rastorltc the church has
.njovad a season Of prosperity. II
addition to the large amounts raised
each year for necessary church eX'
penses and benevolcnceS, the Merton
Memorial Parish House was bull
several years ago at a cos: OF ST.
900 anl later, in 1905 the church was
enlarged by the addition Of commo-
diouS recess chancel ard new 0r'ran
at a ost Of about 1000. Dr.. Phillips
having reached the age for retire
meat established by the lass Genera,
Convention Of the Church. has tend
cred his resignation TO take effect
October 18th. and turns over 10 his
successor a united Parish. free from
debt. with the. largest number OF
communicates in is h:Stcry. (threc
hundred ard th!l'ty-onc) all tho So
cie:es of the church and the Sunday
Srh3o! n flourish!ng condition. and
with a choir second to nome in the
Diocese.
Mr.. Fowler took charge of ihe
music CT s.. paul's in the Autumn OF
1890. ccmirg to this Churca from
Tr;n;.y VI. Z. Church. The choir a:
that :.me consisted Of q uuarte. and
arg from the rear gallery Of thl
Church. The choir gradually Develop
ed ir:o a quartet and snra!! chorus
she limited space in the gallery pre-
ciuding a .arye choir. When tn, re-
cess chancel was building, in addl'
ton to the solo quartet. Mr.. Fow.cl
crc.sr;Zsi a large chorus which sang
in the new chancel for the first time
on Easter Sunday 1908. ard AZ once
established reputation which 1t mas
since maintained Of rendering mcst
,rfer. the musical portion Of the
Liturgy cf the church. The cartata'
pivcn each Len: always attract
,argp audiences. and the concerts
given annually until the world war
were considered the musica! event OF
the season il is hoped these con
ceits will shortly be resumed.
4 movement was started last SDr.ng
to y ace a set of chimcs in the organ
in memory Of deceased members Ct
the choir. This proposition met with a
ready response from their relatives
and friends. and the required amount
,bo,ts $500 was soon subscribed and
he order placed with Mr.. Du Born OF
Philadelphia. A handsome silver tab
let engraved with the rame and dat"
of death of each member has been
placed CT the front of the organ. as
follows:
George Hatlcy Norton, August 20
1886.
Cecilia Randolph Green. May Is
1902.
Richard West Writ. June ., 1909.
Ruth Bryant Brown, February p
1909.
Horace Baker Ramey, May -. 1911
Blanche Bodkin Berkeley, July. y.
1911.
Stephen FrarkI:n Field. March 4
1912.
john Julian Chisholm Lrckett. De-
ccr-'>cr 22. 1918.
Helen Yctley Heish ey, August TO-
1919.
The services Sunday Will be: ] a
M, Mcrninm Prayer with Sermon hy
the Rector and special mns:c by the
choir. p. m.. Evening Prayer. fo!-
lcwed ~ an organ recital hy Mr.. A
G. Eldr;dge. OrgariSt and director Il
the choir cf st. Margaret'S Church
Washington. Miss Richie Mclean
alto soloist of the same choir vii! s:ns
az the offertoTy: For about fifteer