Evening star., 1928-05-24
DIOCESE SELECTS
pANEY DELEGATES
EpiscopaIians Elect Officers
and Pick 1929 Meeting
Place.
BY stan Correspondent of The star.

Ey a Stsff Correspondent of The star.
LAUREL, Md, May 24,--Rearrang-
ing its previous program and compress
ing two days work in one, the thirty
third annual convention of the EpiSco-
pal diocese of Washington. which met
here yesterday III ST. Philips parish
han. picked its delegates to the general
convention. which will convene in WASH
inrton in October, elected men to other
offices and finished up its business last
night.
The convention accepted the invita-
ton Of Or. George F. Dudley OF st.
Stephens and the Church of the In
carnation. Washington, to hold its 1929
sessions It his church.
The convention not only reelected
Arthur S. Browne. Washington patent
attorney and chancellor of the diocese
since 1914. as chancellor, but elected
him as one of its lay deputies to the
general convention. Browne has at
tended every general convention since
1898 as lay deputy.
These clerical deputies will represent
the diocese Of Washington at the gen.
eral convention: Very Rev. G. c. +.
Bratenahi. dean of Washington Cathe-
oral: Or. Robert Johnston, DR.. z. b.
Phillips, and Or. Dudley. The con-
vention chose these ialternates: DR.. G.
Ernest Smith, Rev. T. w. Cooke, Rev.
NJ. r. Ninnick of Rockville, Md, and
DR.. Herbert Scott Smith.
Name Lay Delegates.
The convention elected these lay
deputies to the General Convention;
Hugh T. Nelson, secretary of the Cen
eral Convention committee; Mr.. Browne,
DR., w. Sinclair Bowen and H. L. Rust,
treasurer Of the diocese. AlternateS
chosen were: Melville Church, Henry
I. Bryan, D. NJ. Lee and E. L. Stock.
To the executive council the conven-
ton elected these clergymen and lay
men: Rev. Mr.. Cooke, Rev. Calvert Z.
Buck. DR.. Johnston, DR.. Franklin ].
Bohanan. DR.. Phillips, Dean Bratenahl,
Mr.. Nelson, Byron S. Adams. Henry p.
Blair, Harry K. Boss, Stephen E.
Kramer and DR.. Bowen.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman. Bishop
of Washington. who presided at the
convention sessions, appointed to the
executive council: DR.. Herbert Scott
Smith. Rev. Thomas j. Brown. Maj.
Gen. John A. Lejeune and Edward L.
Stock For the archdeaconry of south
ern Maryland Rev William H. Heitham
and William E. Duvall were chosen.
The northern Maryland archdeaconry
has not yet made its selections.
On the standing committee the con-
vention placed DR.. Dudley. Rev. Joseph
Fletcher, Rev. H. Allen Grifith. Dr.
Herbert Scott Smith, Dr. william G.
Rives, Dr.. Marcus Benjamin and DR..
II. M. Bowen Of Aquasco. Md.
Women Serve Luncheon.
Luncheon was served by the women
Of st. Philips Church and Rev. II. A.
Woolfall. the rector, greeted the dele
gates At the afternoon session. Mayor
James P. Curley Of Laurel extended the
welcome Of the community to the visi-
tors.
Mr.. Nelson laid before the convention
the tentative plans for the general con-
vention, pointing out that preconven-
ton meetings viii include assembling of
the Daughters Of the King, deaconesses.
St. Barnabas Guild for Nurses, the
Church Periodical Club and the Girls
Friendly Society.
On Wednesday. October 10. the Open
ing day of the convention. Mr.. Nelson
said. corporate communion for the
House Of Bishops and the House Of
Deputies viii be held at the Church Of
the Epiphany. 1917 @ street to be fol-
lowed BY breakfast at the City Club.
The first session Of the House of
Bishops will be held at 3 o'clock that
afternoon at the Willard Hotel, while
the first session Of the House OF Depu-
ties viii be held at the same hour at
Memorial Continental Hall. In the
evening from $50 to IL o'clock a re-
ception to the bishops and guests and