Evening star., 1923-11-19
EPISCOPAL YOUNG
PEOPLE MAY UNITE
Societies of Province of
Washington Holding Ses-
sions to Consider Project.

Organization of the Provincial
Young Peoples Service League, COM
prlsing all the young peoples So
cieties of thirteen dioceses, is being
discussed at meeting today at ST.
Margaret's Church, Connecticut ave
nue. and Bancroft place.
This meeting is preliminary to the
seventh synod OF the Episcopal
Church in the province Of Washing
ton. to open tomorrow in Epiphany
Church. and continue in session
through Thursday
Another preliminary meeting is
that of the commission on religious
education OF the province of Wash
ington, which opened a session at
2:S0 o'clock this afternoon at St Mar
saret's Church. This commission
Will be in session tonight.
Plan General Convention.
Rev. c. Z. Sparkling of Baltimore.
chairman OF young peoples work of
the province. presided. The dioceses
included In the province of Washing
ton are the District of Columb bia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania. Delaware.
Virginia and West Virginia.
Arrangement probably will be
made for "A general convention of
young peoples societies in the spring.
probably in Pennsylvania.
The District is represented by AL
bert Sperry. of Epiphany branch, and
Rev. T.. +. Wroth. chaplain of the
Diocesan Young Peoples Society.
One of the topics being considered
by the commission on religious edu-
cation is the question of enlarging it's
membership. 1t is felt that the pres
ent, personnel of nine. is not enough
to handle the work of the commits
sion.
Members Of Commission.
The members of the commission
are Rev. II. w. Diller. dean of Read
ing, Pa; Rev. E. ]. Owen. of Sharon,
Washington; Rev. T.. r. Carter of
Petersburg, Va; Dudley G. Roe of
sudlersvilie. Md; Reynolds c. Brown
of Philadelphia, Harvey II. Smith of
Pittsburgh and Commander Jewell
of Washington. D. c., secretary of the
commission.
Rt. Rev. Alexander Mann. Bishop of
Pittsburgh, will preach at the holy
communion at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning at the Church of the Epiph-
any, which will open the. seventh
synod of the province of Washington.
Rt. Rev. william Cabell Brown,
Bishop of Virginia, will be the cele-
brant.
The frtS session of the synod will
be held at 1880 am. tomorrow, in the
Epiphany parish house, roll call of
bishops and deputies being the first
order of business. Bishop Brown will
give the presidents address. A
luncheon will follow at 1 o'clock at
the City Club.
Report on Missions.
The report of the committee on dis
patch of business will open the aft
90 ~, nal- - ~,
parish hall. After a recess at o'clock
there will be held meetings of the
standing committee on missions and
the commissions on religious educa-
ton, social service and church work
among the deaf and other committees
A mass meeting will be held at s
o'clock tomorrow night at the Church
of the Epiphany in the interest of re-
ligious education, with addresses by
Rev. William L. Gardner and Rev.
James 8. Russell
Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock
there will be Il business session of
the synod at the Epiphany parish
house. Canon De Vries will present
the report of the conference of ex-
amining chaplains at noon.
Joint Session Wednesday.
At 2:3O o'clock Wednesday after
noon a joint session Of the synod and
the women's section, conference on
social work will be held at the Cathe-
dral of Saints Peter and Paul, Mount
St Alban. There will be a reception
at 5 o'clock at the bishops house.
Wednesday evening at o'clock, a
mass meeting in the interest of social
service will be held at the Church
of the Epiphany. Rev. Dean Charles
n. Lathrop will speak.
A morning session devoted to mis-
sions will be held Thursday at the
Epiphany parish house. At 2:30 pm.
there is to be a joint session of the
synod and the women's section, de-
voted to the subject: THE Church's
Program-How Can We Support It?"
Women Have Meeting.
A mass meeting in the interest of
missions will be held at 8 pm. Thurs
day at St. Johns Church. with adj
dresses by Lewis B. Franklin and
Rt. Rev. H. St. George Tucker
~ During the sessions of the synod
the women's organizations will hold
their meetings. These organizations
comprise the Woman's Auxiliary,
which will meet at st. Johns Church;
the Daughters Of the King, which will
meet at the Church of the Ascension;
the Girls Friendly Society, which will
meet at the Girls Friendly Society
House, 17th and H streets; the Guild
of st. Barnabas for Nurses, to meet
at st. Johns parish house, street
and Potomac avenue, Georgetown; the
Church Mission of Help, which is to
meet at the Church of the Ascension,
and the Church Periodical Club, to
assemble at st. Johns Church, 18th
and n streets