Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-05-16
Bishops House
Scene Of Tea
For Guild
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

Man can build cathedrals with
out God--but he cannot grow
garden without God" Mrs. Daniel
w. Knowlton told fellow members
of All Hallows' Guild yesterday.
The occasion was the annual meet
ing and election of officers held
at the tea hour in the bishops
house in the Close of the Washing
ton Cathedral of st. Peter and St.
Paul. 1t is All Hallows' Guild which
arranges the flower mart in the
bishops garden and on the pilgrim
steps. The date set is May 20.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of WASH
ington, and Mrs. Dun and the guild
issued the invitations, and the bish
OPP and Mrs. Dun stood in the hall
of their charming home to greet
the guests as they arrived. Fol-
lowing the meeting. held in the
library, they stood with the dean
of the Cathedral, the Very Rev.
John w. Suter, and Mrs. Suter to
speak to guests, especially the late
corners.
Bowls of delicious fruit punch
were at each end of the dining
table in the dining room and a
large silver bowl filled with iris and
graceful sprays of mock orange
blossoms from the bishops garden
filled the center of the table. Guam
titles OF the delicate and very sweet
smelling blossoms were on the buffet
and on the window stills, filling the
room with the delicious fragrance.
The door onto the terrace was
opened during the serving of the
punch and many guests went out
to enjoy the view over the lawn.
edged with tall trees and beautiful
lockwood. 1t was bit too damp
to enjoy the garden, where Mrs.
Knowlton, retiring chairman of the
Garden Committee, said the roses
are at their best and, the yew walk
never was lovelier." Mrs. Knowlton
has been garden chairman for nine
years and has relinqhished her post
following recent decision that such
offices shall be rotated among the
active and working members of the
guild. A pair of silver compete
dishes modelled to resemble turtles
was presented to Mrs. Knowlton by
the guild, Dean Suter making the
presentation. The dishes are ap-
propriate, as Mrs. Knowlton raises
turtles in her own garden and has
written book on the subject.
Dean Suter, who was the speaker
for the meeting, called attention to
the bishops garden as sacred
place, place where all visitors find
peace and repose and where God
always may be found" AS the head
of the guild by reason of being
dean of the Cathedral, he referred
to himself as the bishops gar
dener."
Mrs. Albert H. Lucas, wife of the
headmaster of St. Adams School,
was elected president of the guild.
Mrs. Lucas was appointed by the
bishop to fill out the term of Mrs.
Charles Warren, who was obliged
to give up the work because of ill
health. The term to which Mrs.
Warren was elected expired yester-
day. Serving with Mrs. Lucas will
be Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover, jr.,
first vice president; Mrs. Clarence A.
Aspinwall, second vice president.
Mrs. Walter Boyd. secretary, and
Miss Elizabeth Houghton, treasurer.
Mrs. Knowlton will be succeeded
as chairman of the Garden Com
mittee by Mrs. L. Corrin Strong, and
Mrs. Henry Leonard, who has been
chairman Of the Finance Committee,
will become chairman of the Enter
tainment Committee. Mrs. Leonard
will succeed Mrs. w. Meade Fletcher
who, with members of that group,
had charge of the party yesterday
Assisting Mrs. Fletcher were Mrs. I.
M. P. Stokes, Mrs. Lorens Rhine
lander, Mrs. Charles Hamilton. Mrs.
James S. Taylor, Mrs. Wayne Chat
fleld-Taylor, Mrs. Charles L. Nc
Nary, Mrs. j. J. Glesner, Mrs.
Charles Baker, Mrs. L. M. C. Smith
and Miss Rosalind Wright.