Evening star., 1948-03-30
Leaders in D. C., Nation Elected
To Posts in Episcopal Church

Prominent national and District
figures were among those elected
last night to posts In the Episcopal
churches Of Washington in the
annual elections, customarily held
the Monday after Easter Sunday.
Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief
Of Staff to. President Truman, was
reelected O member Of the vestry
ut st. Thomas Church. william L.
Beale, vice president Of the Amer
ican Security & Trust Co., was
chosen senior warden, and DR.. j.
Burton Glenn was elected Junior
warden.
william r. Castle, former Under
secretary of State was elected senior
warden at st. Agnes Church,
and Capt. Paul Cassard, U. S. NJ,
was chosen junior warden. Mr..
Castle served as vestryman last year.
Gillmor Reelected.
Rear Admiral Horatio G. Gillmor
was reelected senior warden, and
Edward r. Ftnkenstaedt junior
warden at st. Johns Church, La
fayette Square. Maj. Gen. U. s.
Grant III, chairman of the Ma
tional Park and Planning Commis-
sion, was chosen a vestryman Of the
church. Among the vestrymen re-
elected were Marcy L. Sperry, pres
ident of the Washington Gas Light
Co.; Colsman Jennings, former
president Of the Community Chest,
and David E. Finley, director of the
National Gallery Of Art.
Among those chosen for the vestry
ut the Church Of the Epiphany was
DR.. Leonard u. Elstad, president OF
Gallaudet College.
There were few changes voted In
most Of the church bodies. Several
Of the churches postponed elections
for certain officers, while some
churches will hold full elections at
o future meeting.
Results of Elections.
Results of the elections were as
follows:
Ascension-Senior warden, Robert
B. Riley, jr.;; junior warden, Leslie
C. Rucker; register, David S. Davi-
son; treasurer, John w. Tallentire;
asst treasurer, Mr.. Riley; vestry-
men, Bruce Baird, Roane A. Clary,
Mr.. Dawson, D. Haywood Hardy, j,
Russell Howell, John r. Moss, Mr..
Tallentire, Jesse c. Watts; delegate
to Diocesan Convention, Frederick
s., Tyler: alternate delegate. Mr..
Rucker.
y Ascension, Silver Spring-Senior
warden, Henry Lyon; junior warden,
Charles Leizear; register, Harry r.
Smith, jr.; treasurer, Miss Marguer-
lite GraeveS; vestrymen, Mrs. Frank
Neumann, Mrs. Willard Smallwood,
William P. Nixon, William Lonsway,
John G.. SmeltZer, Julian S. Cate,
Lloyd Clark, ST., William Floyd
Beasley; delegates Northern Convo-
cation, Mr.. and Mrs. Leizear; dele
gate to Diocesan Convention, Will
liam E. Perry; alternate delegate,
Mrs. Mason Wallace.
. ALI Saint's-Senior warden, Knut
I. Nilsson; junior warden, c. S.
Schermerhorn; register, George W.
Dalzell; treasurer, ]. Eliot Moran;
vestrymen, H. Anderson Bowie,
Frank H. Myers, Harry S. Dulin,
John D. Northrop, j. Slater David
son, jr., r. P. Long, George G. War
ner; delegate to Diocesan Conven-
ton, Thomas E. Robertson; alter
nate delegate, Lester G. Wilson.
All Souls Memorial-Senior war
den, DR.. John w. Burke; junior
warden, Dion 8. Birney; register,
Warrington H. Talcott; treasurer,
William H. Waters, jr.; vestrymen,
II. Clifford Bangs, Capt. Harrison
Dessez, U. S. N. retired, Warren w.
Grimes, George w. Lipscomb, Will
liam P. MacCracken, jr., S. j. Nc
Cathran, j. Rupert Mohler, jr., Chris
Pope; delegate to Diocesan Conven-
ton, Mr.. MacCracken; alternate
delegate, Mr.. Birney.
Caivary-Senior warden. Charles
N. M. Browne; Junior warden, Her
schel T. Wilson; register, George G..
Jefferson; treasurer, Albert L. Ray
mond; vestrymen, Bruce Reid,
Frank Coleman, William E. Weir,
Alfred w. Toppen, Harry w. Lewis,
jr.. Lucius Walker, Mr.. jefferson,
Mrs. Raymond; delegates to Do
scesan Convention, George s. Read;
alternate delegates, John H. Nc
I Ginness.
: Chapel Of the Senior
. warden, John F. Collins; junior
warden, Thomas Burrell; register,
Lester E. Cullen; Asst register,