Evening star., 1934-05-17
CHURCH TO REVIVE
SOCIAL PROGRAM
Episcopal Diocesan Con-
vention Votes to Recreate
Special Department.
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

JAMES w aLDO
The thirty-ninth annual Episcopal
Diocesan Convention, meeting in
Washington Cathedral yesterday, vote1
to re-establish the social service de-
partment of the diocese.
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes spon-
sored the resolution. and discussion
disclosed a provision for it already
in the organic law of the church, and
that the church once had such de-
partment.
No delegate spoke or voted against
the proposal. 1t was generally under
stood that 1t constituted the first step
toward the social program asked BY
Right Rev James e. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington. in his address to the
convention Tuesday evening.
Arms Traffic Scored.
A second resolutiont condemning
the traffic in munitions and urging
an advanced stand against war, was
referred to the Committee on Canons
for consideration.
Much of yesterdays session was
spent in nomination for the standing
committee of the diocese, the execu-
tive council and for delegates to the
general convention, october 10. Rev
DR.. George F. Dudley. Rev. DR.. Joseph
Fletcher, Rev. C. E. Buck, Canon
Arthur B. Budd, Rev. DR.. H. T. Cooke,
Rev. E. M. Thompson, DR.. w. SIM
clair Bowen, H. T. Nelson and Fulton
Lewis were named for the standing
committee; Rev. w. r. Moody, Rev
George Atkinson, Rev. F. L. Tucker,
Rev. H. H. D. Sterrett, Rev. Clyde
Brown, H. P. Blair, Alanson C. Hough-
ton, Albert w. Atwood. j. E. Malcolm.
Stephen E. Kramer and Charles F.
Roberts for the executive council, and
Rev. DR.. Ze Barney T. Phillips, Rev.
DR.. Herbert Scott Smith, Rev. DR.. F.
j. Bohannon, Rev. F. l.. Metcalf, Rev.
David C. Clark, Arthur S. Brown,
William R. Castle. jr.. Busey H. How
ard, w. E Du Vail, H. L. Rust, r. H.
Lansdale and c. E. Robinson for gen.
eral convention deputies.
Receipts Total S502,216.
Rev. DR.. J. J. Queally, chairman,
Committee on the State of the
Church, reported 26, 486 communicates
in 1888, and said that total receipts
for all purposes during the year we're
S502.2l6. The diocese, he explained,
holds property valued at approximate
lv $1,000 900, and has but one vacant
church.
Very Rev. G.. C. F. Braternahl. dean
of Washington. presented the cathe-
oral report. General building opera
tions at Mount st. Alban, he said,
have been suspended, but work in
sculpture, stained glass and wrought
iron is going forward.
Deaconess Lillian NJ. Yeo reported
for the House of Mercy. Mrs. David
Mead Lea for the Childrens Home,
Rev. c. E. Buck for the Episcopal Eye,
Ear and Throat Hospital, and Rev.
George w. Dow for the City Mission,
Mrs. William Charming johnson for
the Episcopal Church Home, and Miss
Bertha Chinn for St. Annals Home.
ChapIains Board Reports.
Canon William l. De Vries read the
report for the Board of Examining
Chaplains, Rev. Edward Gabler spoke
for the church pension fund and Mr..
Blair represented the board OF trustees
of the Episcopal fund.
The convention voted fund not to
exceed 5000 in aid of the commemo-
ration of the settling of Maryland, st.
Marys City, June 6.
Rev F. M. Morris, Silver Spring.
Md. submitted a resolution asking
support for a new civil law for Mary