Evening star., 1945-03-16
Archbishop CurIey
Assigns II Priests
10 D. {. Area Posts

Archbishop Michael j. Curley OF
the archdiocese OF Baltimore and
Washington today announced the
assignment Of II priests in the
Washington area. Six are newly
ordained.
Heading the list was the Rt. Rev
Msgr. Louis v. Vaeth, pastor of Our
Lady of Victory Church, 4837 Mac
Arthur boulevard NV. who is
transferred to st. Bernadine's s
Church in Baltimore as pastor
Named to succeed him was the Rev
Carl F. Hess of the Church of the
Ascension, Bowie, Md, who in turn
VIII be succeeded by the Rev. j
Maurice King, pastor of the st
Charles Church at Pikesville.
Msgr. Vaeth has been archdi.
ocesan director of the Society 70,
the Propagation of the Faith fol
18 years and will continue in that
capacity in his new pastorate
Headquarters of the society are in
Baltimore. He was a chaplain ir
the Army during the World Wal
and is believed to have been the
youngest priest in the AEF, in which
he served with the 18th New York
Regiment.
Father Reed Transferred.
The Rev. Walter l.. Read has been
transferred as pastor from the st.
Margarets Church at Bel Air, Md,
to st. Francis de Sales Church, 2015
Rhode Island avenue NE, where the
Rev. George L. Gingras has been
released to become chaplain with
the armed forces The Rev. Leo
John Coady, newly ordained, has
been assigned to the church as an
assistant.
The Rev. John A. Mountain has
been transferred from the Holy
Comforter Church, 1861 East Capitol
street, to the st. Lawrence Church,
Jessup, Md, where he will serve as
pastor, replacing the Rev. Paul L..
Norris, who will succeed Father
Read. The Rev. Louis Wigfall Cheat
ham, newly ordained, has been as
signed to Holy Comforter Church as
assistant.
The Rev. Joseph j. Deppe of St.
Gregorys Church. Baltimore, has
been named pastor of st. Michael's
Church in Silver Spring, Md, one of
the largest parishes in the Wash
ington area.
Released to Armed Forces.
Another Washington priest has
been released to accept assignment
in the armed forces, the Rev. Law
renee B. McGlone of the Church of
the Nativity, 60O8 Georgia avenue
NV. The Rev. Martin Joseph
Gambler, newly ordained, has been
assigned to that church as an
assistant.
The Rev. Chester j. Czyz, an as
sistant at st. Jerome's Church, Hy-
attsville, Md, has been transferred
to Holy Rosary Church, Baltimore,
and will be replaced by the Rev. Ed
ward Albert Hughes, newly ordained.
The Rev. Harry A. Echle has been
transferred from st. Charles College,
Catonsyille, Md, to st. Francis
Xavier Church, 28l0 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, as an assistant. The
Rev. William Louis Quinn has been
assigned to st. Matthews Cathedral,
1927 Rhode Island avenue NV, as
an assistant, and the Rev. Gerard A.
McWilliams to Our Lady of Lourdes,
Bethesda, Md, in the same capacity.
Both are newly ordained priests.
Two Washingtonians, who will be
ordained at q ceremony tomorrow
In st. MaTy's Cathedral in Balti-
more, have been appointed as as
sistants there. The Rev. Charles
Anthony Walker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles j. Walker. 160 F.
street Sc, will go to st. Ambrose's
Church, and the Rev. Bernard
Aloysius Brannan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Brannan, 1924 B
street Sc. to St. Williams Church
In Ten Hills.