Evening star., 1949-09-18
D. {. Delegation
ToSan Francisco
Session Named
Bishop Dun to Heed
Group at Convention
Of EpiscopoIions
By Cospor Nonnes


young people will attend the 56th
general convention of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church in the
United States starting September
rs in San Francisco. The two
week meeting will end October Z.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun.
Bishop of Washington, will head
the representatives to the general
convention from this area. The
convention. supreme legislative
body of the church. is made up of
Ia House of Bishops and of a
House of Clerical and Lay Depu-
ties. The two bodies deliberate
separately except for joint ses-
sions convened to determine the
|church's program, the budget and
similar matters.
Bishop Dun will sit in the House
of Bishops. Four District area
clergymen and four laymen will sit
with the House of Clerical and Lay
Delegates. The clerical delegates
are the Rev. Charles w. Lowry,
rector Of All Saints Church,
Chevy Chase. Md: the Rev. Will
liam MacD. Sharp, rector of St.
Johns Church, Georgetown; the
Very Rev John Wallace Suter,
dean of Washington Cathedral,
and the Rev. Theodore o. Wedel,
canon of the Cathedral and war;
den of the College of Preachers.
Lay Delegates Listed.
Lay delegates are Ernest w.
Greene, senior warden of st. Mar
garet's Church; H. L. Rust. jr..
treasurer of the Diocese of WASH
ington; Thomas E. Robertson. vice
president Of the executive council
of the Diocese of Washington. and
Ogle r. Singleton, secretary of the
convention of the Diocese.
More than 1900 deputies and
delegates and approximately 15,-
900 visitors are expected at the
convention. which will be held
in the Civic Auditorium.
The convention will be opened
by the Presiding Bishop. the Right
Rev. Henry Knox Sheriff., who
will present the proposed program
for the coming triennium. Bishop
Dun and the Rev. George A. Vie
land, secretary of the division of
domestic missions of the National
Council. will be on the platform
assisting In the presentation of.
this programs. Bishop Dun will
outline the needs and plans of the
Christian Education Department
for the coming year.
Record Budget Planned.
A record-breaking budget of
s5.552,095 for 1850 will be pro-
posed. This is nearly $4,000, 900
more than was-set for 1949.
Another issue expected to be
discussed is the report of the
Joint Commission on Approaches
to Unity. The commission will
state what has, been done during
the last three years with respect
to possible union with the Pres
byterian Church in the United
States Of America. .
Still another issue expected to
be raised is the question of re-
marrying in the church innocent
parties of a divorce.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the
National Council Of the Church
will meet concurrently with the
general convention. Six dele
gates will represent the Washing
ton diocese. They are Mrs. Theo-
dore o. Wedel. wife of Canon
Wedel and president of the Auxil-
iary's Washington Branch; Mrs.
Waldo Burnside of Hyattsville,
former Auxiliary president: Mrs.
Robert M. Eaves, treasurer; Mrs.
Myron Scribner, vice president of
Prince Georges County branch:
Mrs. Robert w. Wilson, president
of the Charles T. Warner Branch.
st. David's Church, and Mrs.
Harold L. Quivers, assistant secre-
tary. department of social rela-
tions.
Patricia Wood of Esther Memoir
ial Episcopal Church and Mon
tagu Pearse of Trinity Episcopal
Church, Takoma Park. Md, will
represent the diocese at the Ma
tional Youth Convention, Sep
tember 20 to October 2.