New Britain herald., 1924-06-18
EXPECTS FULLY TWO- THIRDS
 OF STATE VOTE WILL GO TO. SMITH FOR THE MOlNINA T7ON
RUSSIAN ARCHBISHOP ID BE HERE SUNDAY
  Will Dedicate Russian Or th0doX Church on Washington St.

Hundreds of visitors are expected
 to be in the city Saturday night and i Sunday morning when the Rt. Rev.
 Metropolitan Platon, archbishop, will
 be here to attend a concert of the
 choir of the Russian Orthodox church
 on Washington street and to conse-
 crate the newly remodeled church on Sunday morning.
 Plans for the affair are elaborate. | The church recently has undergone a complete redecorating in old Russian Byzantine style by Fotius Bovasuk, a | former officer of the Russian general
 army and now successful American
 artist. The paintings of Biblical
 characters and the altar arrangement
 cost the church about SS,500. Mir Bovasuk now is doing similar work on
 a large church in New Jersey, but will
 be present at the dedication next Sun
 day.
 The archbiship and his entire con-
 sistory will arrive here Saturday aft
 ernoon. They will be met at the Der
 lin station by the church officials
 heads of the church organizations and local and visiting clergy. The party will motor direct to the residence of the local rector. Very Rev. Joseph Dankevich, arch priest, at 305 Wash ington street. where the consistory members will be entertained.
 Saturday evening at 7:30 the arch bishop and his assistants will attend 2 concert of folk music at the Elihu Burritt Junior High school, by the choir and children of the church un- der the direction of l.. T. Bakoota. MT. Bakoota was a former adiutant on tho staff of the Czar Nicholas and is refugee from tho bolsheviki. He became a prominent figure through | out Europe by organizing concerts of volunteer singers in all parts Of the Russian army during the World War. He is well known in many of inc | larger cities of tho world and has conducted concerts in the St. Marks 1 Episcopal church Of this city and Trinity church in Bristol since com. 1 Ing to New Britain
 Tho dedication ceremony will take 1 place Sunday morning at 10 o'clocl, | ana VIII begin with n proccssional. all local and visiting organizations VIII form in open rank from tho par- Sh home to the church and inc Met. 'opolitan will pass through thcse Rhks on his way to the church. nr- 'ompanied by his star. At tho door 'f the church he will be met by thn | enior warden and an old Russion ceremony will be enacted, wherein inc |, lslting preiate will be given n DOT Ion Of bread and salt. Words of 'recting will bc exchanged and inc procession will enter. i,
 The liturgy of St. Johns cbrvsos um will be said and the church choir 'ill assist under tho leadership of ur There will be a program of ocular and folk music hy inc choir
 nose assisting will include Rev 1 tephan J. Iucach of Tcrryyillc. Key. , 1ephan Burdikoff of Meridcn. Very i 'eN NIcanor Sokolon of Norwich rev Alexis Dankivich of ManviIlc. F 1 1. brother of the local rector. Rev | laNmillan Antonichin Of pittsfietd lass'' and Rev. Jacob GriegorieT of 'oston. Following tEe service ,ber. I'll De procession three limo. round the outside of the rhurcb .a pihpanicd by the reading Of the eos-
 AL the conclusion of the aeryica n hurch picnic will be held on Krus,,1 oFskys Farm on Pennington syapuc ne service will be in old g1ayopic ord ngiish. 0''' "o fl