Evening star., 1922-12-25
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE Md, December -
(SpeciaD singing marked the
ushering in of Christmas at many
places in Montgomery county 1t is
practice inaugurated several years
ago by the Montgomery County So
cial Service League and has become
so popular that there is believed TO
be no doubt that it has come to stay.
At Rockville the singers gathered
around the community Christmas tree
In front of the high school building
and sang number of quaint old
carols. and alter visited all sections OF
town and sang wherever the signal
light in the window-was shown.
Rev =. Rowland Wagner pastor of
the Baptist Church. was in charge.
In the Chevy Chase and Bethesda
neig ghborhoods a hundred children.
who We're trained by Mrs. James G.
Adkins. were transported in trucks
from place to place and made the
cheer. AT Kensineton and other
places the carolers were busy.
Midnight mass was celebrated in st.
Mary's Catholic Church here by the
pastor. Rev. John T. Coolahan. and
similar services were held in St: Mar
tins Church. Gaithersburg: st. Roses
Church. Choppers. and st. Johns
Church. Forest Glen. large congrega-
tions attending at each place
The recently completed addition to
Church at Kensington. the fine new
pipe organ installed in memory or
the late Brainard H. Warner and
given by members of the Warner
family. baptismal font presented 10
the church by Miss Annie Gayley IN
memory of her sister, the late Mrs. }.
w. Townsend. and handsome pull
pit Bible. which was gift of Mrs.
John r. Brady. in memory of her
husband. the late Col. Brady. were
dedicated yesterday afternoon in the
presence of very large gathering
of members of the congregation and
others from Kensington. Washington
and other places.
The exercises were in charge of Rev.
Robert Atkinson. pastor of the church,
who delivered an. address. and others
who spoke fere Rev. James L. Mar
shall. pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church. Georgetown. formerly
pastor of the kensington church:
Rev Hugh X. Fulton. moderator OF
the Washington presbytery. and Rev.
DR.. Woodweli of kensington. who IS
retired Congregational minister.
Music by a large choir. under the dl-
rection of W. Fl. Ronsaville. and a solo
by Mrs. Roy r. Graves of Bethesda,
were pleasing features OF the pro-
gram. Charles T. Ferry, organist OF
the First Baptist Church. Washington.
presided at the new organ and gave
several selections during and follow
ing the exercises The original church
edifice was erected largely through
the generosity of Brainard H. Warner,
in memory of whose father it was
named. He donated the lot and sup
piled the funds for the building. The
addition includes choirroom. min
ister's vestry, an organ chamber and
a classroom. The structure is now
one of the finest church properties in
the county or suburbs of Washington.
Raleigh S. Chinn. for number of
years manager of a large mercantile
establishment in Rockville, has pur-
chased the lumber yard of Oscar
Fulks, at Gaithersburg. and will take
charge January 1 and conduct lum-
Der and coal business there.
Holy communion was celebrated in
Christ Episcopal Church here at 1880
o'clock last night, Rev. Millard F.
Minnick, rector officiating. Notwith-
standing the late hour, large con-
gregation attended.