Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
NEW YORK AVENUE
Church DELEGATES
ITS TOWER TODAY
Beautiful Lincoln Memorial
Addition to Structure Is
III Feet High.
FLO0DLIGHT AND CHIMES
ARE INCLUDED IN GIFT
Four Services to Be Held Today
and Members of Lincoln Family
Will Attend.
The beautiful Lincoln Memorial Tower,

The beautiful Lincoln Memorial Tower,
Ill feet high, will be dedicated today
with four services in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. Members
of the Lincoln family have presented
the tower to the church. which Lincoln
attended during his two terms as
President.
The tower will be illuminated by
hoodlights, which will be turned on for
the first time at 7:45 o'clock this
evening II is the only downtown
church tower with clocks on four sides
and was built at cost OF approximately
$4,000
The Westminster chimes in the tower
were built by the Meneely Bell Co. Of
Troy. N. Y, manufacturing concern
owned by lineal descendants of Name"
Hanks Lincoln. The chimes will pla'
hymn measure every IS minutes and
strike the hours.
The largest bell is an exact copy OF
the famous Liberty Bell. 1t bears tn"
the Memory of Abraham Lincoln, who.
when President, Worshipped in this
Church"
History of Church.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church was built in 1859 on the site of
the old Second Presbyterian Church.
which broke UP after President Jack
son withdrew from the congregation
when church members objected to his
friend, Peggy O'Neil, attending the
services. The old tower on the church
was destroyed during a storm the year
the church was built. and it has been
without spire since that time. During
the 125th anniversary celebration last
year. members of the Lincoln family
offered to replace the old tower and
this offer was accepted.
A reception will be held in the church
lecture room at 8 o'clock Tuesday night.
In the receiving line will be members
Of the Lincoln family. DR.. and Mrs.
Wallace Radcliffe. DR.. and Mrs. Joseph
r. Sizoo and the Rev. and Mrs. George
G. Culbertson.
Two grandsons of Rev. Phineas G..
Gurley, Lincoln's pastor. will partici-
pate in the services today and several
members of the Lincoln family are ex-
pected to attend.
The first service vill be a historical
pageant at GAS o'clock. At IL o'clock
the actual dedication will take place.
with DR.. Sizoo delivering the sermon.
He will be assisted by DR.. Radcliffe.
pastor emeritus. and Rev. Mr.. Gull
bertson. associate minister.
At $50 O'Clock a young peoples
service and tea will be held. This
meeting will be addressed by the Rev.
Alvin B. Gurley Of Germantown, Pa.
and Rev. Richard H. Gurley of Radnor.
Pa, two sons of Lincoln's pastor.
The fourth service will be held at 8
o'clock in the church. DR.. Radcliffe
will preach on the historical back
ground of the occasion. Col. Walter G.
Clephane. trustee, will preside.
Church Committees.
Committee representing the congre-
CATION consists of Col Walter c. Gle
plane, Frank Armstrong. DR.. Charles
w. Richardson. Frank E. Edgington,
Mrs. C. o. Goodpasture. Mrs. James H.
Spalding, Miss Anna Southland Larner
and Donald B. Clement.
Committee representing the young
people-Miss Gertrude Wiber, Miss
CAROLYN E. Smell, Harold MacEwen.
Willard Gatchell and Mrs. Maurice
Salisbury.
Committee representing the Sunday
school-Mrs Frank Edgington. George
w. Morrison, T. D. Martin and George
Irelan.