Evening star., 1930-06-28
START TO Be MADE
ON NEW ED|F|CE
w e tern Presbyterian
Ground-Breaking Exercises
Tomorrow at II Am.

Ground-breaking exercises for the
new Western Presbyterian Church
across the street from the present
building, on H street between Nine
teenth and Twentieth streets, will be
held tomorrow at IL o'clock. It will
also be celebration of the seventy
fifth anniversary of the organization
of the old church and the 1,9o0th
anniversary of the day of Pentecost.
DR.. j. Harvey Dunham, the pastor,
Will deliver an address on Dreaming,
Daring and Doing"
The present church, which was built
in 1854, is one of Washingtons Oldest
churches. The list of original sub
scribers includes the name OF Franklin
Pierce, then President of the United
States. Gen. u. S. Grant was a fire.
quent worshiper. Jefferson Davis, who
soon after the completion of the
church became. President of the Con-
federacy, was contributor.
Old Church TO Be Sold.
Upon completion of the new edifice
the old church will be sold. The new
structure will be perpendicular English
gothic In architecture with variations
from the traditional practice. The
treatment of the interior will blend
with the surrounding community. Con-
traceried windows and the main en-
trance. The supporting walls will be
built of local stone finished with a
hammered surface and the roof will be
of slate, finished with heavy copper
cornice and cutters. The yard space
is especially we'll treated, being inclosed
by low wall capped with a wrought
iron fence. This will be entered through
a wrought-iron gate under a stone arch
Walks will be of flagstone, laid in
geometric patterns.
Seats for 500 persons.
The church auditorium will be a
room large enough to seat 500 per-
sons. 1t is of the clear-story, long-axis
type, with central aisle leading to a
balanced sanctuary.
The interior will be we'll lighted from
large tracerized windows on each side
and window at the rear. The ceiling
will be supported on heavy oak beam
trusSes. with clear height to a ridge
of 38 feet. The treatment will assure
perfect acoustics. Side walls will be
finished in a coarse-textured plaster
OF light tint. The sanctuary will be
finished with a beautiful wood screen
incloSing the sanctuary arch and faced
on all sides with traceriZed paneling.
Pews. pulpit, communion table and
OIllCE luIH1StlulBS Will DC especially Qe-
signed to match and will harmonize
with the interior decorations. The GAL
lery will provide seating capacity for
100 persons.
Series of Assembly Rooms.
The Sunday school rooms provide a
series of assembly rooms for worship
and study on the first and second
floors. Cozily furnished rooms are pro-
vided for the Mems Club and the
Ladies' Club.
A chapel, social hall, capable of seat
ing 400 persons, equipped with a large
platform; a dining room for small
functions, with ample kitchen facili-
ties, are some of the attractive features
arranged. Through French doors di-
rect access Is had to the beautiful
court, which will be made adaptable
for outdoor garden parties in Summer.
The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are
provided with individual rooms.
Mechanical equipment will provide
for the heating of separate units as
needed: radiators will be concealed and
lighting will be of the direct type. with
DINNERS for the lights in both the
church auditorium and the social hall.
The plan adequately provides for
social and recreational facilities built
around the church proper.
The pastor is celebrating the twen-
tieth anniversary of his pastorate.