Smyrna times., 1955-06-16
Beetle Bailey

tact at old st. Anne'S. Construc.
! tion of the nresent church was he.
gun under the Missionary Phillip
Reading in 1865 and completed
about 1771. 1t has now been COM
pletely restored, after much re-
search both through local records
and those in England. The restor-
alton, begun in 1852, has been
completed to the last detail. After
many necessary repairs to retard
deterioration to the old building,
the pews, pulpit, slave gallery,
Palladian window and altar have
been restored to the position and
style of the original building.
Authentic 18th century chande-
liers, sconces, Chippendale altar
chairs and table, altar candle
sticks, baptismal stand with delft
bowl, and Denaissance aims basin,
C. 1540, are all gifts to the restor-
alton from Mr.. John Kenneth
Dandy, of Wilmington. The altar
cloth, an exact replica of that
woven by Queen Anne of England,
was made by Mrs. ]. William
Beaston, a member of the parish.
The needlepoint kneelers at the
altar were worked by Mrs. Rich
ard G. luPont from an oakleaf
design by Rev. Joseph Koci and
DR.. and Mrs. Harry A. Jeffcoat.
During the three-year period of
the restoration the untiring ef-
forts of Mr.. Harry Jeffcoat and
Mr.. Sewell Biggs contributed
greatly to the success of the pro-
ject. The cemetery and grounds
have been grsomed for the occa-
sion. In this ancient cemetery
many famous people of Delaware
and Colonial history are buried.
Some of the names of those bur4l
led in the yard are the Rt. Rev,
Philip Cook, fourth Bishop of Dell
aware, Mr.. A. Felix luPont, found /
er of st. Andrews School. lsl
Speaker at IL AM. Service
The Rev. G. e. Berger, Th.D.
Born, Baltimore July 26, 1912;
graduated Baltimore City College,
1929; Hobart College, B.A., 1886;
Virginia Theological Seminary,
BID, 1889; Union Theological
Seminary, sim, 1943, and Th.D.,
l949. Ordained Deacon, April 1889.
Ordained to Priesthood, December
1889 by Bishop Helfenstein.
Rector of the Church of the AS
cension, Westminster, Maryland.
Curate at st. Anne's, Annapolis,
1941-42, and Rector
since 1943. A member of the
Committee and Execu-
tive Council of the Diocese of
and a Deputy to the
General Convention of the Episco-
pal Church in Hawaii in 1855.
Member of the Editorial Board of !
'The Episcopal Churchnews." Is
a well-known teacher, author and !
preacher.
Hon0red Guests
The Rt. Rev. ]. Brooke Mosley,
Bishop of the Diocese of Delaware.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur r. McKin-
stry, Retired Bishop of Diocese of |
Delaware.
The Rt. Rev. Allen ]. Miller,
Bishop of the Diocese of Easton.
The Rev. Charles E. Berger,
Rector, st. Anne's Church, Annap-
oils, Maryland.
The Clergy of the Diocese of
Delaware.
The Honorable ]. Caleb Boggs,
Governor of Delaware.
The Honorable John ]. Williams,
United States Senator from Della
ware.
The Honorable j. Allen F'rear,
United States Senator from Della
ware.
The Honorable Harris B. Nc
Dowell, Jr., United States Con-
gresham.
The Honorable Thomas Newman,
Mayor of Middletown, Delaware.
Sir Roger Makins, Ambassador
to the United States from Great
Britain.
Mr.. Stephen P. Dorsey, Member
of the Department of State,
author of ::Early English Church
es in America"
Mr.. Leon deValinger, Archivest
of Delaware and Director of the
State Museum.