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vile & Nashville, George B. Elliott,
president of the Atlantic Coast Line,
and w. H. Gemmell, president of the
Minnesota g. International Railway
Co.; former United States Senator
George Wharton Pepper, with distin-
guished array of college professors, his
torians, authors, lawyers, judges, flnan-
ciers and business men.
The convention will tax the capacity
of three of the largest hotels in Wash
ington, and, in addition, a housing
committee is overwhelmed with re-
quests for accommodation for the total
Of twelve to fifteen thousand delegates
and visitors from all parts of the world
who will be in attendance upon the
convention.
The formal opening of the conven-
ton will be held at the National Cathe-
dra1 at Mount ST. Alban, and at the
formal service which will follow Right
Rev. Charles Palmerston Anderson,
D. D., Bishop of Chicago, will preach
the convention sermon. The two
houses will then separate and go into
the regular business of the convention.
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A LII this has meant world Of prep
"A aration, so that Washington might
worthily greet the hosts of the Episco-
pal Church. The National Capital has
set the goal of $4,000 for the enter
tainment of its guests on this OCCASION
and countless Washingtonians have
been busy as the proverbial bees to
make the coming gathering surpass
that of the Queen City of the South in
1925.
Paving the way for the General Con-
vention has been the Forerunner, an
illustrated magazine that has appeared
in four issues, the latest having just
recently come from the press. This is
the first time this has been done. The
Forerunner of the General Convention of
1928 has been published under au-
thority of the Bishop of Washington
and the diocesan committee of the
General Convention by Canon Robert
Johnston, D. D., Canon D. Wellington
Curran. D. D., and Hugh T. Nelson. gen.
eral secretary. DR.. Johnston is rector of
st. Johns Church, the historic edif1ce
on Lafayette Square across from the
White House, and DR.. Curran is eX-
ecutive secretary of the Diocese of
Washington.
Working to make the stay of the Cen
eral Convention visitors in the National
merous committees of Washingtonians,
the honorary president being Right Rev.
James E. Freeman. With Admiral
Grayson as general chairman and Mr.
Nelson as general secretary are serving
H. L. Rust, a deputy to the General Con-
vention from Washington, treasurer;
Eugene E. Thompson, heading the
finance committee; Rev. DR.. 2. B. Phil
lips, another deputy, the chairman OF
the committee on halls, exhibits and
music: DR.. L. w. Glazebrook, the chair
man Of the luncheons committee: M. O
Chance, former postmaster of Washing
ton. ne chairman of the transportation
committee: Newbold Noyes. associate
editor OF The Evening Star, chairman OF
The publicity committee: Rev. DR.. George
w. Atkinson, chairman of the entertain.
unentS and pageants committee: Rev. DR.
George F. Dudley, likewise Washing
ton deputy. chairman of the registra'
ton committee; A. G. Houghton, chair
man of the reception committee; Rev
H. H. - Sterrett, chairman of the com
mittee on the handbook of the General
Convention; H. K Boss, chairman OF the
committee on hotels and hospitality: Mr.
Chance chairman of the motor corp
committee; Rev. DR.. Robert Johnston
one of the clerical deputies to the Gen.
eral Convention from the National Cap.
ital. chairman of the committee OF
ministerial supply; and Rev. Charles 7
Warner. chairman of the committee oil
services.
One man alone will be able to lool
back across the three decades to Wash
ington's last General Convention, anC
this one Is placed in the unique posi-
ton of being q deputy to both, TO
Arthur S. Browne patent attorney. Q
1874 Girard street, and chancellor o
the diocese of Washington since 1914
served in the General Convention of 189
as lay deputy and will serve again
in that capacity in the coming con
vention Further. he has attended ever
General Convention since 1893 in an Off
cial capacity. Mr.. Browne is nstiv
.WaShingtonian. having been born her