Evening star., 1951-03-27

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Episcopal churches of the Wash
ington area at the annual cleo
tions, held traditionally the da!
after Easter.
Former Undersecretary OF Stat'
William r. Castle was reelected
senior warden of Ascension anc
st. Agnes Parish, and Robert B
Riley, jr., Junior warden.
Other officers reelected were
Harry L. Hauser. register; William
j. Dunham, treasurer. and Harole
r. BogarduS, assistant treasurer
II. B. Teegarden was chosen dele
gate to the annual diocesan con-
vention and Capt. Paul Cassard
U. S. N. ret, alternate.
Marquis Childs, the columnist
was elected to the vestry of AL
Saints Church, Chevy Chase, Md
Robert C. Owens. vice president o1
the Washington Gas Light Co.
was elected treasurer. K. I
Nilsson was chosen senior warden
and j. S. Davidson, jr., junior
warden. George w. Dalzell wa.
elected register.
w. L. Beale Reelected.
William L. Beale, vice president
of the American Security & Trus
Co., was reelected senior warder
of st. Thomas Church. Ralph c
Mulligan was reelected junior
warden, and Rear Admiral Luther
Sheldon, jr.. register.
Officers reelected at st. Johns
Church, Lafayette Square, were
Rear Armiral Horatio G. Gillmor
retired, senior warden, and Rear
Admiral Herbert S. Howard
junior warden. Henry D. Whit
ney was reelected register.
Among the. vestrymen to be
reelected were Maj. Gen. UlySSe:
S. Grant, III. Former Represen-
tative Charles S. Dewey of Illinois
and Franklyn Ellis, member OF
an, old Washington family, were
chosen to the veStry to fill two
vacancies under the new rota-
tion system now in effect at the
church. Two vestrymen, who
served many years and were
ineligible for reelection dropped
out under this system, David E.
Finley, head of the National Gal
lery of Art, and James L. Hough-
telling.
At Epiphany Church, DR.. Leon
ard M. Elstad, president of Gal
laudet College, was reelected to
the vestry. Others returned to
office included DR.. John Minor as
senior warden and Richard Will
mer, Junior warden.
Buckingham, Fletcher Elected.
D. Randall Buckingham, vice
president of Woodward & Lothrop
and Peyton B. Fletcher, jr., vice
president of Riggs National Bank
were elected to the vestry of St
Adams Church. Albert w. At
wood was reelected senior warden
and George Bisset, junior warden
Highway Director John N. Rob-
ertson was chosen senior warden
of st. Marks Church, Capitol Hill
Harry E. Hood, jr., was chosen
junior warden.
At st. Pauls Church, Rock
Greek, Charles w. Mile, sr., was
made warden emeritus in recog-
milton of his 81 years of service
as warden or vestryman. Harry
E. Slye was chosen senior warden
and Thomas E. Berry. junior
warden.
Most of the officers and vestry-
men in the churches remained
unchanged. Several churches post
poned the elections of certain Of
f1cers, while others will hold their
meetings later.
Other results of last nights
elections were as follows:
ALI Saints, Chevy Chase, Md.
Senior warden. K. I. Nilsson: jun
ior warden, j. S. Davidson, Jr.;;
register. George w. DalZell; treas
urer, Robert c. Overs; vestrymen
Marquis Childs, c. Thomas Clagett,
John T. Cox, jr., William M. DEN
ton. George H. Hubert. John M.
Littlepage, j. Alan Maphis, Charles
v. Wayland; delegates to Diocesan
Convention, Thomas E. Robertson,
Mr.. Hubert: alternate delegates,
William F. Lane, DR.. Archie NJ
Palmer.
All Souls'-Senior warden, Dir
John w. Burke; Junior warden,
George LipScomb: register, Worth
ington H. Talcott;; treasurer, Har-
rison Meyers; vestrymen, William
p. MacCracken, DR.. Howard Madi-
gan, c. II. Pope, Capt. Harrison
Dessez, U. S. NJ. Ret. Joseph B,
Clark, H. Ray Heacock, Col. john
z. Curry, Col. John S. Sullivan.
DR.. Douglas Tschiffely. George
Link; delegates to Diocesan Con-
vention, Capt. Dessez, William H.
Waters, jr.; alternate delegates,
Earl A. Nash, Vernon Orrison.
Ascension and st. Agnes-Senior
warden, William r. Castle; junior
warden, Robert B. Riley, jr.; reg
lister, Harry L. Hauser; treasurer
William j. Dunham; assistant
treasurer. Harold F. Bogardus:
vestrymen, Capt. Paul Cassard,
U. S. N, Ret, DR.. J. Burton Glenn,
Neal J. Hardy. H. B. Teegardell.
Willard Whitmore; delegate t.
Diocesan Convention, Mr.. Tee
garden; alternate delegate, Capt.
Cassard.
Calvary-Senior warden, Rex,
ford F. Ovelton; Junior warden
Herschel T. Wilson; register, Miss
Hattie L. Graves: treasurer, Bruce
Reid; vestrymen. Mrs. Edna ID.
Ford, Mrs. Lillian S. Glascoe, Z.
C. Cope, Alfred Neal, C. w. Viii
liams. Mr.. Reid. Robert A. Viii
liams, sr., Miss Graves; delegate tc
Diocesan Convention, Mrs. Euia
Landers, alternate delegate, Mrs
Louise C. Albert.
Atonement Chapel - Senior
warden, John F. Collins; junior
S1,orJny, yEyi11;oro Nfil1c. r.ooicto-