Evening star., 1934-09-16
INDOOR FOOTBALL
FIELD IS PLANNED
Big Atlantic City Hall Also
viii Become Huge
Church.
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, September 15.-
Having housed a regulation-size dog
racing track for 10 weeks, the huge
auditorium of Atlantic City's massive
S15,o0o,000 Convention Hall will in
turn be transformed into the worlds
largest church, a foot ball field and
then an ice rink for ice hockey with
thousands of seats for spectators.
The general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of Amer
lea opens October 10 and continues
until October 28.
The immense auditorium stage will
be further enlarged to provide for an
altar and sanctuary. The altar, 20
feet long, will stand beneath a balda-
chin within the sanctuary. which Is
TO be 60 feet wide and 40 feet deep.
At the altar rail inclosing it approxi-
mately 125 persons at one time will
be able to receive holy communion.
Choir of 1000 to Sing.
On the right and left, but outside
the sanctuary, will be seated mem
bers of the House of Bishops and
other clergy participating in the serv-
ices. Within the sanctuary will be
the throne of the presiding bishop
of the church, Right Rev. James
De Wolf Perry, and stalls for the
other officiants Directly behind the
altar a choir of 1000 voices will be
assembled for the opening service.
TIn1icoY nd Of frry,, on
tions of the Nation and the mis-
sionary provinces will receive holy
communion at a rail that will be
remarkable for its size.
In the clerical procession, which
will feature the opening service, there
will be more than 1,700 participants,
including 1870 bishops, 600 clergy of
the House of Deputies and from the
entertaining Diocese of New Jersey
and the neighboring Dioceses of New
York. Pennsylvania and Delaware,
and 1000 choristers.
Following the close of the huge
religious convention no time will be
lost in laying the turf for a regula-
tion-size foot ball field The games
will include several contests between
Eastern colleges and will be played
at night. Resort visitors will be
treated to the novelty of watching
gridiron contests from the comfort
Of leather cushioned seats in a well
heated building.
Penn-Delaware Meet November IL.
The two forthcoming foot ball con-
tests that have attracted the most
attention are the third annual clash
between Pennsylvania Military Col
lege and Delaware University on No
vember IL and the little Army and
Navy game" between the Admiral
Farragut Naval Academy and the
New York Military Academy on De-
cember l. .''.'..' O.
The latter contest will mark the
close of the resorts foot ball season
and will witness still another startling
transformation in the appearance of
the Convention Hall auditorium. The
turf will be taken up and the large
ice rink will replace the foot ball field
to mark the Inauguration of the
winter sports season"
The Atlantic City Sea Gulls, con-
ceded to be the best amateur ice
hockey team in America and three
times holder of the national cham
pionship, will be featured in a series
of fast and furious games against
the best teams of the United States
and Canada.
Among the larger conventions sched-
uled for Atlantic City this month
are the Order of Shepherds of Beth
lehem of North America, September
24-25, and National Glass Distribu-
tors Association, September 1928.