Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-08
OTHER CLERGYMEN
WELCOME CHURCH
Express Congratulations to
HamIine Methodist on
New Building.

Congratulations from other religious
denominations were extended to the
Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church
over completion of its new building. at
Sixteenth and Allison streets, last
night at the interchurch program OF
the week of dedication.
Addresses were made by Rev. w. s.
Abernethy of Calvary Baptist Church,
Father Il. G. Gavan of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Rev. Il. h. Phillips
of the Church of the Epiphany, Rev.
Jason Noble Pierce of the First Con-
gregational Church. Rev. Joseph r.
Sizoo of the New York Avenue Pres
hyterian Church, Rev. Earle Whitley
of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, and a response was made by
Rev Frank w. Collier of the Ameri-
can University. Edward S. Brashears
presided.
Service for Young People.
Tonights service will be for the
Young people. with Harry A. Ravens
presiding. Addresses will be made by
Senator Simeon d. Fess and Dean
George B. Wood of the American Uni.
versity.
The building committee which
sponsored the campaign which re-
suited in the erection of the new edi
fee TO house the consolidated Ham
line and the Iowa Avenue churches
was composed of Rev. Joseph It.
Herson, d. D., pastor: Harry G.
James, chairman: Mrs. Nellie NJ. L.
Jenkins, secretary; Edward S. Bra
shears, treasurer; Walter NJ. Bastian,
5. Russell Bowen, Foil c. Brinley,
Oscar NJ. Bryant, William L. Evans.
Harry A. Ravens. John II. Muirhead,
John c. Mcdowell, Franklin P. Nash,
Oh
Frederick c. Stelzer, Edwin A.
Swingle, Edward J. Taylor and Bur
ton J. Howard.
Officials Of Church.
The officiary of the new church or
ganiZation is composed Of William
Fraser Mcdowell, d. D., LII. D., resi-
dent bishop; Rev. J. Phelps Hand,
d. D., district superintendent: Joseph
T. Herson, d. D.. 1906 Decatur street,
minister; Mrs. Nellie NJ. L. jenkins,
1900 Fourth street, financial secre-
tary; Harry A. Ravens, 450S Fiji
teenth street. treasurer of current
expenses; William l.. Evans, 64O2
Georgia avenue. treasurer of benev-
olences; Edward s. Brashears, 4400
Sixteenth street, treasurer of build
ing fund.
The resident ministers are Lucius
c. Clark, d. D., chancellor, American
University. and Edward L. Parks,
d. D.. dean. Howard University.
The local preachers are William
H. Richardson, Jackson \. Winner and
John w. X. Young. Miss Mildred B.
Quincy is assistant to the minister
and Mrs. Nellie NJ. L. Jenkins is his
secretary.
The trustees are Walter NJ. Bastian,
s. Russell Bowen, Edward S Bra
shears, Oscar NJ. Bryant, Harry c.
James. Franklin P Nash Frederick
c. Stelzer, Jackson A. Winner and
DR.. T. w. Stanton.
The trustees emeritus are Z. D.
Godfrey and Thomas Humphrey.
Stewards are John A. Bartholomew,
Foil c. Brinley, H. B. Brooks. Abra-
ham l.. Brown, Horace c. Close, Ed
win d. Detwiler, Clyde H. Edwards,
Joseph r. Griffin, Harry A. Ravens,
Burton J. Howard, Mrs Nellie NJ. L.
Jenkins, Robert c. King. Edward ].
Taylor. William Parry, Mrs. Harriet
T. Lipp, John c. Mcdowell, John H.
Muirhead John c. Rau, Albert G..
Ruff, William L. Evans. Edwin A.
Swingle. William G.. Thomas, NJ. p
Twitchell, Frank WEIGH, Robert s.
Whaley, z. J. Wolcott and S. Louis
Lieb.
Stewards emeritus are Leonidas F.
Hunt, J. B. Hayghe and William H.
Proctor.
The committee on dedication was
Walter NJ. Bastian, John II. Muirhead
and Edward S. BraShearS.