The Washington times., 1923-01-03
BAPTIST CHURCH
ELECTS
OFFICERS
Rev. c. L. Monroe Accepts
Rectorship of Parish in
HyattsVille.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, Jan. s.
The following officers have been
elected by the Hyattsville Baptist
Church: H. E. Davis, clerk; w.
R.. Ballard, treasurer; the Rev. J.
M. Long, deacon; r. w. Curbow,
chief usher.
These Sunday school officers
have been chosen: w. A. Crawford
superintendent; Mr.. Meredith, as
siStant superintendent; E. M. Pet
tit, secretary; c.. F. Glass, treas
urer; Mrs. H. e. Davis, superin-
tendent home department; Mrs. e.
M. Long, assistant superintendent
home department.; Mrs. r.. G.. Eaton
superintendent cradle department
Mrs. J. T. Payne, superintendent
primary department; Mrs. r. w.
Curbow, assistant superintendent
primary department.
During the last two years men,
bership of the church has substan-
TALLY increased. A total Of 1876 now
are on the rolls. The Rev. J. H.
Strong is pastor of the church.
Harry w. Dorsey, a member of
the vestry of st. Matthew's Protes.
tant Episcopal parish, has received
word from the Rev. Charles l..
Munroe, OF Mineral, Louisa county,
Va. that he has decided to accept
call as rector of st. Matthews
parish, which embraces Pinkney
Memorial Church, of this place; st,
Luke's Church, OF Bladensburg, and
ST. Johns Church, of Mt. Rainier.
Mr.. Monroe will assume his new
duties about February 1, 1t is ex'
pected. He has been serving at
Mineral about three years, or since
his ordination following his Gradua-
ton from the Episcopal Theological
Seminary, near Alexandria, Va. He
is about thirty-two years old and
was recently married. Mr.. Monroe
is a native Of New York State.
These officers have been elected
by Hyattsville Camp, No. 11,648,
Modern Woodmen of America: H.
H. Schnede, consul; W. II. Carlton,
adviser; Walter Barrett, banker; C..
F.. Glass, clerk; r. A. King, deputy,
and George G. Wiseman, chief for
ester.
The funeral Of Mrs. Emma J..
King, wife of Robert A. King, who
died Sunday night following an ILL
ness Of six months, was held yes
terday morning at $3.50 O'clock from
ST. Jerome's Catholic Church, the
Rev. Andrew j. Carey, pastor, Off.
ciating. Burial was in Rock Creek
Cemetery Mrs. King was before
her marriage a Miss Darnall. She
was a native Of Washington. Be-
sides her husband she leaves a
daughter, Miss Emma M. King,
twenty-five years old, and a son,
Robert J. King. aged twenty years.
Two brothers, F. J. and c. N. OAR
nall, both Of Hyattsville, also sur
ViVe.
w. E. Reidel has been elected
superintendent OF the Sunday
school OF Memorial Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Other officers chosen
are: c. G. Casbarian, assistant
superintendent; Millard Charlton,
treasurer; Bowen Belt, treasurer
missionary society; Leslie G. Reeley,
secretary; Albert McClay, assistant
secretary; Mrs. Norval H. Spick-
nall, superintendent cradle roll;
Mrs. H., c. Burton, superintendent
home department; Miss Luvena
Crosswhite, superintendent primary
department. These teachers have
been named: Misses Louise Rose
and Ruth Parsons, beginners de-
partment; Misses Louise Charlton
and Ruth Reeley, primary depart
ment: Miss Helen Rose and Mrs.
w. e. Reidel, intermediate depart
ment; Theodore Robb, Albert Ruff,
Mr.. Lawton, Gladys HENDERSON and
H. Wilson Spicknall, junior depart
ment; Harold McClay and Frank J.
Robinson, senior department.