Evening star., 1921-05-08
DESIGN FOR Church
Wins GOLD MEDAL
Honor Awarded to Plans for
Chevy Chase Presbyterian
EdifiCe.

A gold medal. the highest honor
given by the Architectural League of
America was awarded to the plans
of the proposed new building of the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. in
behalf of which building fund
drive for $125,000 is to be conduct ed
during the week beginning May l6.
IheSe plans were produced by
Francis A. Nelson. a New York archi-
tect represented in Washington by
made last month at the annual ex-
hlbition of the league in the Metro
politan Museum of Art in New York.
Present accommodations at the
Chevy Chase church are entirely in
adequate for the growing congrega-
ton and Sunday school. whose five
1oid increase since the present house
was dedicated ten years ago has
paralleled the growth of the COM
munlty In the center of which it is
situated.
Great care has en- taken in all
the plans to meet, not merely the
church's present needs and the greater
opportunities for service certain to come
10 1T, but also the obligations ii rec
oSnlzes to the whole section as a
community church.
Building Project Outlined.
Although the goal of the present
months campaign is a main church
building for which the entire amount
now sought-sl25, 5,OOO-will be re-
qulred, the complete building project.
which has been considered by a
church expansion committee during
the past two years, includes. in ad-
dition to this main auditorium build
ing, Sunday school house and a
manse. Ground has recently been
purchased for the future site of the
manse.
The new church will be of Cleve-
RI II &c
right angles to the present building
and be connected with it. The main
entrance will be on Patterson street,
although the church property as a
whole is located directly on Chevy
Chase Circle.
The lower floor will be used for the
next few years by the Sunday school.
This will provide about $500 square
feet of well lighted floor space, di-
Vided into numerous classrooms, and
tainments, social meetings and con-
ference rooms. A spacious kitchen
with complete modern equipment is
An important feature.
Old Edifice Utilized.
The old building, after some in
terror remodeling, will be used for
Sunday school purposes for time.
With the present accommodations
greatly improved in arrangement, and
with the very large addition provided
by the lower floor of the new build
ing. the needs of the Sunday school
will be effectively met, pending the
future erection of the Sunday school
house.
The main floor of the new building
provides spacious auditorium. The
structure is L-Shaped. with an addi-
tional wing connecting the Sunday
school with the church, through the
tower which serves as an entrance
to both the church and the Sunday
school. The organ mechanism is
placed in the tower above the vesti-
bule, with pipes speaking toward the
chancel. This tower is sixty feet
high. and has an open belfry. offer
ing an opportunity for chimes to be
installed. The building has no in
side piers, and every person in the
congregation will have an unobstruct-
ed view of the pulpit.
Personnel OF Committees.
Committees have been organized to
push the building fund campaign.
K. d. Hathaway is general chair
man of the campaign committee and
Postmaster General Will H. Hays
has accepted an honorary chairman
ship. In addition to Mr.. Hathaway,
the executive committee of the cam
paign committee consists of Mrs.
Harold Doyle. vice chairman; F. w.
Ashley, secretary; Robert H. Simp-
son. treasurer; Henry E. Bittinger
MIS-. george winchester stone and
L. F. Colladay.
Mr.. Colladay has been made chair
man of the citizens committee, which
is composed Of prominent residents of
Washington who are giving their
support to the project and will assist
in carrying the work of raising the
building fund into all parts of the
city.
A preliminary gifts committee has
been organized under the leadership
of H. Z. Bittinger and will be chiefly
responsible for the receipt of large
gifts from the members of the church
and residents of Chevy Chase and
the District of Columbia previous TO
the opening Of the weeks drive.
Dinners to BE Served.
Throughout the week that has been
set apart for the raising of the Sl25,-
900 dinners will be served on success
sive evenings at the church for the
team workers, in order that they may
report on the progress of the work.
dinner committee has been APP
pointed with Mrs c. S. Feeser as
chairman. Committee members also
will attend the opening dinner on
May 16.
A foreign subscriptions committee
has charge of all subscriptions
outside of Washington from persons
who are interested in the civic and
religious welfare of the city and in
church.
listing and estimating committee
will have charge of the preparation
of cards for the team workers, with
their lists of names to be used in
the canvass during the big week of
the campaign. There is also COM
mittee on Sunday school and Chris