Evening star., 1947-04-08
Leaders ind. c., Nation Elected
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Prominent national and District
figures were among those elected
last night to posts in the Episcopal
churches of Washington IN the
annual elections, cllstonarily held
lon the day after Easter.
Admiral w. D. Leahy, chief OF
lstaff to President Truman, was re-
lelected member OF the vestry at
list. Thomas Church. Among those
chosen to the vestry at st. Agnes
Church was william r. Castle, for
liner Assistant Secretary OF State
i and one time Ambassador to Japan
4 Included In the vestrymen elected
lat st. Johns Church, Lafayette
Square, were Charles deV. Drayton,
former president and now a MEM
ber of the Board OF Directors at
H Children's Hospital; Coleman Jen-
lnings. former president OF the Com
munity Chest; Marcy L. Sperry
Ipresident of the Washington Gas
Light Co., and David e. Finley, di-
rector of the National Gallery OF
Art.
Among those chosen for the vestry
lat Epiphany was DR.. Leonard M
Elstad, president Of Gallaudet Col
llege.
/ There were few changes voted In
most of the church bodies. Most OF
those elected were already serving
lin their positions. Several Of the
lchurehes postponed elections for
certain offices, while some churches
lwill hold full elections at q future
meeting.
Results of the elections were as
follows:
All Souls Memorial Senior
warden, DR.. Louis s. Greene; junior
warden, Dion s. Birney; register
Worthington H. Taleott; vestrymen
DR.. John w. Burke, william P. Mac
ICracken, jr.; Warren w. Grimes
George w. Lipsconb, William d
Sterrett, Capt. H. c. Whitehurst,
Rear Admiral Ernest E. Hermann
Brig. Gen. Theodore Osborne; dele
gate to diocesan convention, Mr..
Birney; alternate delegate, Dr.
Greene.
Chapel Of the Atonement, SID
and Grant streets N.E.-Senior war
den, John F. Collins; Junior warden,
]. C. Carr; register, Lester e. Cullen;
treasurer, DR.. William K. Collins;
vestrymen, Enoch Stewart, Mr.. Col
Inns, Mr.. Carr. Dr.. Collins, Robert
Hamilton, William H. Nichols,
James G. Lewis, Thomas Burrel,
tEdmun Toppin, Mr.. Cullen; dele
gate to diocesan convention. Mr..
Carr; alternate delegate, DR.. Collins.
Chapel Of st. Philip, 2431 Shannon
place S.E.-Senior warden, Norris A.
G. Scott; Junior warden, DR.. Walter L.
McLendon; register, Mrs. F. j. Ship
lev: treasurer, Mrs. F. L. McLendon;
vestrymen, Mrs. Minnie Wright, Miss
Sallie Underdue, Mrs. Claud1ne I.
Scott, j. B. Taylor, Stanley Smith,
Mrs. Grace v. Underdue, Charles H.
JOY, Theodore Taylor; delegate to
diocesan convention, Mr.. JOY; alter
nate delegate, DR.. McLendon.
Christ Episcopal Church Wash
ington Parish, $40 G street Sc
Senior warden, Charles Wood; jun
ior warden, Clyde e. Taylor; regis
ter, Charles o. Isez; treasurer, Ed
ward G. Cox; vestrymen. j. Frank
Scott, Harry r. Wood. Alonzo j.
Thompson, Pierce G. McGrath; del
egates to Diocesan Convention, Mr.
Cox; alternate delegate, Mr.. Thomp-
son.
Christ, Georgetown-Senior war
den, S. Percy Thompson; junior
warden, N. Worthington Dorsey;
vestrymen (remaining), Ernest F.
Mechlin, Louis Mackall, Spencer
Gordon, Robert C. King; elected
Judge Brice Clagett, Bewdoin Craig
hill, jr.; Roger M. Stuart, jr.; Stephen
Dorsey; delegates to Diocesan Con-
vention, N. Worthington Dorsey, c.
Powell Minnigerode; alternate dele
gates, Col. Edward w. Sturdevant.
| Church of the Ascension, Twelfth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
NW.-Senior warden, Frederick S.
Tyler: junior warden, Robert B.
Riley, jr.; register, Jesse c. Watts;
treasurer, John w. Tallentire; as
sistant treasurer, Mr.. Riley; vestry-
men, Bruce Baird, Roane A. Clary,
David S. Dawson, D. Haywood
Hardy, Charles E. Phelps, Leslie G..
Rucker, Mr.. Tallentire and Mr..
Watts; delegates to diocesan con-
vention, Mr.. Tyler: alternate dele
gates, Mr.. Baird.
r Epiphany-Senior warden, Charles
F. Wilson; junior warden, DR.. Harry
HURT; register, Richard E. Shands;
treasurer, II. Rozier Dulany, jr.;
vestrymen, Mr.. Wilson, DR.. HURT,
Richard w. Hynson, DR.. John Minor,
Richard Wilmer. j. Pervis Minor,
Charles F. Roberts, Mr.. Shands, Mr..
Dulany and DR.. Leonard Elstad;
delegates to diocesan convention,
Mr.. Roberts, DR.. Elstad, Mr.. Milnor;
alternate delegates, Leray Dale,
Harrison Parkman, w. Schuyler
Matthews.
Emmanuel, Anacostia - Senior
warden, James Larsen; Junior war
den, Quentin Clark; register, Frank
Waikart; treasurer, John Cook; YES
trymen, Paul Caddington, Leonard
Clarke, Mr.. Waikart, Paul Green,
Mr.. Cook, Leslie Foutz, Mr.. Clark,
Mr.. Larsen; delegate to diocesan
convention, Mr.. Foutz: alternate
delegate, Mr.. Waikart.
Grace Episcopal Church, Wash
ington-Senior warden, William w.
Carney; junior warden, william H.
Nattoon: register, George w. Hart;
treasurer, Everette E. Stowe; YES
trymen, Phillip A. Clagett, Frank
E. Walker. Harry c. Talbot. j. Har-
rison Carter: delegate to diocesan
convention, Mr.. Hart; alternate del
egate, Mr.. Nattoon.
Grace, Georgetown-Senior war
den, Charles F. Huntington; junior
warden, Grover Burrows; register,
w. Paul Hart; treasurer, Mrs. Rose