The Washington times., 1923-10-20

q handsome yearbook or the par
ish. illustrated. setting forth in
detail the years activities among
the twenty odd parish organiza.
tions and the. vital statistics OF the
parish, which is one OF the Oldest
in Washington, as well as one OF
the largest.
Announcement that the annual
| Society will be held from $50 until
1880 p. M, on November /. The
supper will be served in the school
room.
Tomorrow morning the Bishop
OF Washington will admit to the
ministry Of the Episcopal Church
as deaCOns two theological stu
dents from this city. The ceremony
of ordination will be held In the
Church of the Epiphany, 1917 q
street northwest, at the IL q. IA.
service. They are:
William Lee Mayo is q native Of
Annapolis and graduate Of st.
Johns College In that city. Since
1899 he has been employed as
teacher and principal In various
schools In Maryland and Delaware
and in the Philippines. While serv-
ing in the province OF Tarlac In
the Philippine Islands he con.
tracted q local disease whicn rem
dered his return to America after
five years service. He has been
employed as an economist in the
Federal Trade Comnissfon. After
his ordination Mr.. Mayo will act
Henning Nelms, rector Of Silver
Spring parish.
Edmund Harrison Gibson was
born In Detroit and educated In
the public schools of that city and
in the Michigan Agricultural Coli
lege. For six years he was eEn-.
ployed in scientific research work
for the Department Of Agriculture,
principally in Tennessee and other
Southern States. At the outbreak
OF the war he was commissioned A
captain in the engineering section
Of the sanitary corps Of the army
and placed in charge Of sanitation
and drainage at Camp Humphreys,
Va, which work included trans.
forming q malarial swamp into q
healthy camp site. For more than
two years Mr.. Gibson has been
studying for holy orders at the
Virginia Theological Seminary, near
Alexandria. whero he II now a
member of the senior class. Mr..
Gibson viii continue his studies
after ordination and will also con.
tinue the work he has been doing
as executive secretary Of Epiphany
parish.
The Ninth Street Christian Bible
School conducted a successful lead
ership training school during the
past week. Next Friday night
, the Eureka class Of women, Mrs.
F. A. Carpenter, teacher, will
hold its annual oyster supper.
The Ninth Street Orchestra will
furnish special music at the regu-
lar session Of the school on Sunday.
G. r. Stauffer, the minister, will
have as his morning subject What
and Where Is God?" and in the
evening the topic will be Ruth,
bers Of the Eastern Star. their
families and friends are invited
to attend the evening service.
The Rev. Earle Whitley will
speak tomorrow morning at the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church
on the subject, Voices at Dawn"
At 8 p. m. his subject will be
"Eventide."
The board of officers of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
at the annual reorganization meet.
ing on Thursday night, elected
the following officers: Chairman,
James M. Pickens; vice chairman,
DR.. G. A. Hays; secretary, How.
ard c. Faul; church clerk. T. H.
Naylor; assistant church clerk, DR..
M. H. Darnall; church treasurer,
H. E. DAVIDSON; financial secre-
tary, 0. c. Whitlow: assistant finan-
cial secretary, e. M. Girdner.
Committee chairnen were desig.
mated as follows: Advisory, A.
W. starratt: worship, Chaplain c.
Q. Wright; finance. Lloyd w. Max
we'll; property. H. p. Miller; mis-.
sions, W. T: Eddingfield; music,
DR.. c. c. Galloway; social, George
W. Stose; ublicity, A. w. Starratt:
membership. T. H. Naylor; evan.
gelistic, Earl Taggart; religious edu.
cation, A.. @. Grinnel1; young peo-
pies work. Pearl Graham; usners.
Howard G. Faul: and auditing,
J. 8. Van Arsdale.
Members and friends OF the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church will
hold a social in the church par
lors on the evening OF October
%. The women Of the congrc-
cation will act as hostesses.
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