The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-01
CHURCH SCHOOL ANNEX ID PARISH
 HOUSE |s OPENED
Large Expenditure Is Repre- sented In Outlay For
 New Quarters

The n5w church school annex to the parish house of the Church of the Advent was opened Sunday after having been under construction dur ing the past summer. The new quar- expenditure of a very large sum and equips the Church of the Advent with plenty of commodious rooms for the Sunday school work and will also provide more adyantanegous quarters for parish frnctions that take place from time to time. The building was erected on the lot owned by the parish. whfel,- Is an ex- tension towards the alley Of the lot utilized for the parish house. The extension Is simply joined onto the old structure.
 The opening Sunday consisted principally in enrolling the Sunday school boys and girls for the winter work and getting the teachers in line for the actual beginning of ac- tiyities next Sunday.
 The department, of which Mrs. William M. Walker. is in charge, will have one of tho most attractive rooms ever designed here for begin ners. It is a place of unusual light ing and will be extremely attractive to the little tots that enter the Ad- vent Sunday school under the super vision of that widely known worker. The department of Mrs. Margurite DeArman is supplied with quarters In keeping with the rapidity of errn,vth fbaf n characrarizpd that department during the past two years, while Robert Foster, superin- tendent of the senior department, has been given individual class rooms that are we'll ventilated, superbly lighted and cornmodious. All of the rooms are cut off in the most eff cient fashion, 1t being planned to in flict upon the various departments just as little confusion from other department as possible.
 The entire parish house Is being redecorated and will be completed for the opening next Sunday. In the change Rev. Middleton s. Barnwell, rector of the church, has been as signed offices in the parish house. opening onto Sixth avenue. This is also true of Right Rev. William C.. Mcdowell, bishop coadjutor of Ala bama. whose offices are directly across the entrance hall from MT. fodTIlWeil-
 Tho new construction has included commodious kitchens and serving rooms for the service that is often rendered when dinners or banqrets are given in the parish house. They open directly into the assembly room and provide efficient means of serv- ice which will be appreciated im- measurably by the various women organizations that handle such af- fairs.
 Tho opening next Sunday will wit ness vast. stimulation in service at the Advent Sunday school, there hay ing been an alluring interest indi- cated in the plans for the parish work now that proper quarters have been secured for the church school activities. It would perhaps be dis- pleasing to Rev. Mir. Barnwell were
 le to neglect to say that plans have been provided for workshop in the basement of the new building, where bows of the Service league will be given the opportunity of manufac- turing with their own hands and with tho help of proper mechanical equipment many serviceable things to he given various missions and schools here and in other lands.
 The lathes in this new department will be of the most modern type and will engage the interest of many youngsters at the school. 1t IS De- lieved. k