Evening star., 1946-05-07

Epis;copaIians Elect
Eight DC. Deputies 10
General Convention
Eight outstanding Episcopal
clergymen and laymen OF the Dis
trict were elected yesterday at the
5lst annual convention of the do
cese of Washington, held at the
Washington Cathedral, as deputies
to the general convention In Phil
adelphia this fall.
Clergymen chosen to represent
the local diocese were the Rev. DR..
Charles w. Sheerin, rector OF the
Church of the Epiphany; the Rev.
Reno S. Harp. jr.. rector OF Trinity
Church; Canon Theodore o. Wedel
of the Cathedral, and the Rev. Clyde
Brown, diocesan missioner. Laymen
| selected were Ernest w. Greene of
st. Margaret's Church, Ogle r.
Singleton OF Epiphany Church,
Thomas E. Robertson of All Saints
Church, Chevy Chase, Nd. and
Charles F. Wilson of Epiphany
| Church.
Alternates picked for the clergy
men were the Rev C. Leslie Glenn,
rector Of st. Johns Church, Lafay-
cite Square; the Rev Charles w.
Lowry, rector of All Saints Church,
Chevy Chase, Md: the Very Rev.
j. w. Suter, dean of Washington
Cathedral, and the Rev. A. A. Birch,
rector OF st. Georges Church Lay
men alternates chosen were William
r. Castle of the Cathedral, w. Sim
clair Bowen of St. Adams Church,
A. C. Houghton of Epiphany Church
and Edward l.. Stock. sr, of Christ
Church. Rockville, Md.
Diocese Officers Named.
The convention also elected Off
GERS to the convention of the Dio-
cese of Washington. Mr.. Singleton
of Epiphany Church was reelected
secretary for the sixth consecutive
year. He was chosen assistant sec
retary of the local convention in
1911, moving up to his present post
in l94l. Mr.. Singleton, who came
to his first convention here in 1905
as page. had a son. Duke Single
ton, serving in that capacity at. the
gathering yesterday.
Other officers reelected were H.
l.. Rust. jr., of Washington Cathe-
dral, treasurer: Charles F. Wilson
Of Epiphany Church, chancellor, and
the Rev w. Curtis Draper, jr..
canon Of the Cathedral, assistant
secretary
The Right Rev. Angus Dun. Bishop
OF Washington, who presided at the
convention. automatically retained
the presidency.
Six Named to Council.
Six clergymen elected members
OF the executive council OF the
Diocese of Washington convention
were Mr.. Harp, jr; the Rev. J. ].
Amber, rector of Pinkney Memorial
Church. Hyattsville, Md: the Rev.
c. r. Mengers, rector of st. Co.
lumbas Church; Mr.. Lowry. Mr..
Sheerin and the Rev. Charles w.
Wood, rector of St. Paul's Church.
Laymen chosen were Ernest W..
Greene of st. Margaret's Church.
A. c. Houghton of St. Stephens and
the Incarnation Church. Mr.. Stock.
sr.:: Brig. Gen. A. l.. Cox of st.
Johns Church, Lafayette Square:
Dion S. Birney Of All Souls Church
and Thomas B. Symons of St. An
drews Chruch. College Park, Nd.
The following clergymen were
picked as members of the Standing
Committee: Cannon Wedel. Mr..
Lowry, Mr.. Sheerin and Mr.. Glynn
Laymen elected to this committee
were Mr.. Bowen. Mr.. Castle and
Mr.. Greene.
The convention also approved the
elevation of st. Patrick's Chapel.
Foxhall road and Greenwich park
way NV. to an independent parish.
st. Patrick's Chapel has been a mis-
sion Of St. Adams Church. Wis
consin and Massachusetts, avenues
NV. for the past 20 years. Vicar
of St. Patricks Chapel is the Rev
F. Ernest Warren, who will become
rector of the new parish.
Duval, Blair Honored.
Committee members of St. Patrick's
Chapel to present the petition for
parish independence were Lee NJ
Robinson, Robert B. Knight, Wallace
N. Daniels, Ralph A. De Pres and
Guy N. Chamberlin.
Tribute was paid at the meeting
to William E. Duvall of st. Thomas
Parish, Groom, Md. and to Henry
c. Blair of st. Marks Church, both
OF whom were present. Mr. Duvall
served as delegate to the Diocesan
convention for IS years, from 1911
to l945, and Mr. Blair served for
many years in various capacities In
the local convention.
change in the voting system toI
that used by the New Hampshire
diocese was passed by the meeting
1t provides for a ballot where first
second and third choices may be
set down and endeavors to do away
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