Evening star., 1943-11-23

welfare work Of the church here.
This program, it Is understood, will
provide for appointment of two new
workers In the Episcopal City
Mission" They will be executive
director and case worker.
DR.. Dun's record was laid before
the delegates first in the printed
report of the Nominating Committee
presented by its chairman. Owen j.
Roberts. associate justice OF the
United States Supreme Court. DR..
Dun was the No. choice Of this
committee. In the second place, DIR.
Dun was highly praised in second
ing speech by T. E. Robertson,
former United States commissioner
of patents, a lay delegate, who also
attended the general convention Of
the church in Cleveland
Deans Work Praised.
Mr.. Robertson told the conven-
ton that all eight deputies from
Washington, the four clergymen
and four laymen, were very much
impressed" with Dr. Dun's report
to the house of deputies on pro-
posed unity with the Presbyterian
Church. He described DR.. Dun's
presentation as "forceful and ele.
CANT"
Mr.. Robertson said that DR.. Dun
was one to whom people listened
with great respect" adding he
would be worthy speaker for
Christianity in the great diocese OF
Washington"
The Rev. Enoch Thompson, rector
of the Church of the Nativity, rose
in the convention and said he
wanted to ask a question about "Dr.
Dun's physical condition
Friends Describe Vigor.
DR.. Glenn, who besides being a
Navy chaplain is rector on leave
from st. Johns Church, Lafayette
Square. said he had known DR.. Dun
for long time and had been with
him last Sunday. DR. Glenn said
he remembered DR.. Dun as strong.
vigorous man, taking bicycle trips
and long walks over the city"
DR.. Dun in Cambridge devoted
plenty of time to community activ-
ity and did a great deal of travel
ing"
Last Sunday, Chaplain Glenn re-
called, DR.. Dun and he had taken a
long walk in New York City.
Charles F. Wilson, chancellor of
the Washington diocese, told the
convention he saw much of DR.. Dun
at the Cleveland convention.
L defy any one" said Mr.. Wilson,
Ito even guess he was lame If they
hadn't been told"
Balloting Reviewed.
The results of the first ballot
taken atetoday's convention was as
follows:
DR.. Dun. 80 clerical, % lay votes.
DR.. Aldrich, 20 clerical, 81 lay.
DR.. Mason, 81 clerical, l6 lay.
DR.. Sidney E. Sweet, clerical. 7
lay
DR.. Dudley S. Stark, clerical, l
lay.
DR.. Wilkinson. 3 clerical, lay.
Mr.. Brown, 3 clerical, lay.
Scattering votes written in on the
first ballot were for the Rev. Merritt
r.. Williams, Navy chaplain on the
Inflated Wasp, clerical; MI.
Gabler, clerical 3 lay; Navy
Chaplain Glenn, clerical; the Rev.
C. R. Menger, clerical: the Rev.
Charles T. Warner, clerical, | lay.
Scattering votes written in on bal
lots were for the Rev. Merritt F..
Williams, Navy chaplain on the
Inflated Wasp. l clerical: the Rev.
Edward Babler, Christ Church.
Washington parish, clerical 3 lay:
Navy Chaplain c. Leslie Glenn. 3
clerical; the Rev. C. r. Menger, l
clerical; the Rev. Charles T. Warner,
l clerical, lay.
To win the election a candidate
must receive a ma jority in each
''order''-at least A clerical votes
and at least 43 lay votes.
The results of the second ballot
were:
DR.. Dun-40 clerical. 36 lay votes.
Dr. Aldrich-20 clerical, 26 lay.
Dr. Mason-22 clerical is Law.
Mr.. Gabler-2 clerical. lay.
DR.. Sweet clerical. 2 lav.
Mr.. Brown clerical, z lay.
DR.. Wilkinson-2 clerical.
DR.. Glenn-2 clerical.
DR.. Warner-l clerical.
The Rev Don Frank Fenn-l cler-
ical
Two d. c. Pastors Proposed.
Nominations for successor to the
late Bishop James E. Freeman had
closed at ll:05 am. Prior to that
two Washington clergymen entered
the picture on nominations from the
floor. They were DR.. Wilkinson