Evening star., 1944-04-11
Is Episcopal Vestrymen Elected;
National Figures Named

National Figure
National figures were among those
chosen last night to posts in the
Episcopal churches of the District
in their annual elections, which are
customarily held on the Monday
following Easter Sunday.
Among the vestrymen. chosen
at st. Thomas Church were Ad-
miral William D. Leahy. President
Roosevelt's personal chief of staff
Gen. Frank T. Hines of the U. S
Army: Theodore w. Noyes, edi-
tor of The Evening Star; Edward
B. Close, former vestrymAn at
the American Cathedral in Paris,
and Admiral David r. Sellers, U. s
Navy.
Prior to the elections at Christ
Episcopal Church, Georgetown par
ish. the Rev. Peyton r. Williams
rector, announced his resignation
Mr.. Williams said he had decided I'd
accept the pulpit of Christ Church
at Nashville, Tenn, declaring, how
ever, that 1T was with real regret
that I am leaving my friends in the
parish and the diocese" He will
take over his new duties on June /.
The st. Thomas Church annual
meeting passed . resolution thank
ing and commencing Theodore w.
Noyes for his So years of faithful
service and interest as vestryman
and warden. Mr.. Noyes is the sole
surviving member of the original
group OF vestrymen at the church.
At st. Johns, Church of the
Presidents" Lafayette Square, Su-
lpreme Court Justice Owen j. Rob-
erts was reelected senior warden
and Admiral Horatio G. Gillmor
was again chosen as junior warden.
Few new names appeared on the
list of officers for the year as most
incumbent officers retained their
posts. All of the churches did not
hold elections, some putting them
OF until later date.
Results of the elections were as
follows:
All Saints. Chevy Chase Circle ut
Connecticut avenue NV.
Senior warden, X. S. Barry; junior
warden. G. s. Schemerhorn; regis
ter. s. w. Dalzell; treasurer, J. Eliot
Moran; vestrymen, z. D. Black
istone, w. T. Bower. H. A. Bowie,
F.. D. Gwynn, r. j. Patbury, r. /.
Ray, w. M. Steuart and L. G. Will
son: delegate to diocesan conven-
ton, Thomas E. Robertson; alter
nate delegate, Mrs. ]. D. Northrop.
All Souls.
Senior warden, DR.. Louis S.
Greene; junior warden, Dion s.
Birney; register and treasurer, w.
H. Waters, jr.; vestrymen, H. Clif-
ford Bangs, DR.. John w. Burke, s.
Jay McCathran, jr.;; william p. Mac
Cracken, jr.: J. Rupert Mohler, jr.;;
c. H. Pope, William D, Sterrett and
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst; delegate
to diocesan convention, Dion s. Bir-
ney; alternate delegate, Louis s.
Greene.
Ascension.
Senior Warden, Frederick s. .Ty-
ler; Junior warden, Robert b. Riley,
jr.; register, Jesse G. Watts; treas
urer, John w. Tallentire: vestrymen,
Jesse c. Watts, John w. Tallentire,
Charles e. Phelps, Roane A. Clary,
Leslie c. Rucker, David s. Dawson,
John r. Moss and H. Wolcott Fem
ner: delegate to diocesan conven-
ton, Frederick s.. Tyler; alternate
delegate, David S. Dawson.
Grace. Silver Spring. Md.
Senior warden. r. W.. Weston;
junior warden, Joseph r.. Grimm;
Register. Howard P. Bailey: treas
urer, Eugene c. Thore; vestrymen
Henry J. Mehserle, G. Perrie Nut
well, Gayle w. FORBADE, 1t. Comdr H
Decatur Rice, Frederic w. Weiser
and Evarts J. Wagg; delegate to
diocesan convention, Daniel p.
Graham; alternate delegate, Mrs. A.
B. Clarke.
Calvary Chapel, 11th and G Sts. NE
Seanior warden, Charles r. M
Browne; junior warden, Herschel T.
Wilson; register. Alphonso William
son; treasurer, E. H., Smith; Chapel
Committee. J. c. Payne, Walter
Stewart, Charles Williams, s. N
Landers, e. H. Smith, George G
Jefferson, J. r. Pinkett and AL
lhopnso Williamson; delegate to
diocesan convention, George G. JET
ferson; alternate delegate. Charles
Williams.
Chapel Of the Atonement.
Senior warden, John r. Collins; !;
junior warden, Thomas Burrel; reg
lister, Lester E. Cullen: treasurer,
DR.. w. K. Collins; Chapel Commit
tee, c. A. Hamilton, william H.
Nichols, J. B. Chase, Tasco Thomas,
Daniel Toppin, Enoch Stewart, Will
liams Mills and L. A. williams.
Delegate to diocesan convention,
John F. Collins; alternate delegate,
Lester E. Cullen.
Christ (Georgetown).
Senior warden, S. Percy Thomp-
son; junior warden, N. Worthing-
ton Dorsey; register, 1t. Douglas D.
Hall: treasurer, Jaquehn A. Mar
shall; vestrymen, Edward P. Bar
rows, DR.. Robert S. Beale, J. Ed
ward Burroughs, Spencer Gordon,
1t. Louis Mackan and Ernest F.
Mechlin; delegates to diocesan con-
vention, N. Worthington Dorsey;
alternate delegates, Basil D. Boteler
Christ, Washington Parish.
Senior warden, Charles O. Mil
lar; junior warden, Charles Grimes !;
register, William Guy Ebans; treas
urer, j. Frank Scott; vestrymen,
1t. Comdr. Archie Peterson, John
Crobo, Harry r. Wood, Charles
Wood, Charles o. Millar, Charles
Grimes, William Guy Ebans and
J. Frnka Scott; delegates to do
cesan convention, Harry r. Wood !;
alternate delegate, j. Frank Scott.
Emmanuel, Anacostia.
Senior warden, James Larsen.
junior warden, Quentin Clark; reg
lister, Melvin Mitchell; treasurer
John Cook; vestrymen, James Lar