Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Area Episcopal Churches
Hold Annual Elections

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Episcopal churches of the Wash.
tngton Diocese last night.
Traditionally, most EpiScopa
churches here hold their annua
meetings and elections the day
following Easter Sunday
St. Thomas Church member,
reelected William L. Beale. vict
president of the American Secu.
rity and Trust Co, as senior
warden. James B. Clapp jr.. wa;
elected junior warden, while
Donald M. Merritt was once
again chosen as registrar. The
American Security and Trust Co.
was named as treasurer.
At st. Johns Church, Lafay-
cite square. two new men were
elected to Swear terms as senior
and junior wardenS. They are
James L. Houghteling, senior
warden, and Miles L. Colean
junior warden. They replaced
Admiral Herbert S. Howard
USN. retired, and former AS.
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
Eliot Wadsworth, who were
elected to the veStry.
Spencer Reelected
District Commissioner Samuel
Spencer was reelected to the
vestry.
Richard H. Wilmer was re-
elected senior warden and DR.
Leonard M. Elstad. president OF
Gallaudet College, junior warden
in the balloting at Epiphany
Church. DR.. Alfred H. Lawson
vice president of Riggs National
Bank, was chosen treasurer. anc
Robert H. Simmons. registrar.
st. Adams Church returned
Albert w. Atwood. prominent
writer and president of the Dis
trlct Public Library board OF
trustees, as senior warden, and
A. Gray Dawson as junior war
den. Newly elected vestrymen
were Frank j. Bell, president OF
B. F. Saul & Co.: George Biffet
senior vice president, Potomac
Electric & Power Co.: E. c.
Shepherd III, and David Warner
Warden Emeritus
F. Percy Thompson was elected
warden emeritus of Christ
Church, Georgetown, after Serv-
ing the parish in many capaci-
ties since 1910. His position as
senior warden was taken b. Maj
Gen. Edwin P. Parker, USA ue-
tired. while Douglas D. Hall
was reelected. junior warden.
Ascension and st. Agnes
Church chose Robert B. Riley.
jr., to succeed former undersec-
rotary of State William r. Cas-
tie as senior warden. Mr.. Piley's
spot as Junior warden was voted
to DR.. J. Burton Glenn.
John4N. Robertson. director of
highways for the District, was
returned as senior warden at St.
Marks Church for the sixth
time. Harry E. Hood. jr., was
reelected junior warden.
st. Margaret's Church again
reelected its two top officers,
Ernest w. Greene as senior
warden and Charles H. LeFevre
as junior warden. Among those
chosen to the veStry were DR..
Montgomery Blair. former head
of Children's Hospital, and Rob-
ert w. Wilson, vice president Of
Potomac Electric and Power Co.
Judge Reelected
Municipal Court Judge Ed
ward A. Beard was reelected
registrar of St. Patrick's Church
while Irving Gunbal and Philip
N. Turner were reelected senior
and junior wardens, respectively.
New vestrymen chosen were Gen.
John F. Davis, USA, retired,
Henry H. Surface and Robert A.
Erwin.
Former Representative Lans-
dale c. SaSscer, ST.. of Maryland
was reelected senior warden OF
Trinity Church. Upper Marlboro
Judge Charles C. Marbury. OF
the 7th Judicial Circuit Of Mary
land, was chosen Junior warden
At st. Luke's Church. Col
West A. Hamilton. member OF
the District Board of Educa-
ton, was elected to the veStry
Most of the officers and vestry-
men were reelected in many OF
the churches. Several parishes
postponed the election of GER
tain Offices, while others will
hold their elections at future
dates.
Results of Elections
Results Of last nights cleo
lions were as follows:
All Souls Memorial - Senior
warden, DR.. John w. Burke,
junior warden, George w. Lips
comb; registrar. Worthington H
Talcott; treasurer, Harrison E
Meyer; vestrymen. Russell True
DR.. Jarvis Morse. Joseph Clark
Charles Shcultz, Henry c. Steven
son. Kenneth Birgfeld, Frank
Hollowell, j. Raymond Hoover
Robert Lewis, Mr.. Meyer. Dele
gates to Diocesan Convention
Admiral John F. Shafroth, re-
tired; alternate delegate, Mr.
Lipscomb.
Ascension and st. Agnes
Senior warden, Robert B. Riley
jr.; junior warden, DR.. j. Burton
Glenn: treasurer, r. Mortimer
Thompson; vestrymen, Johr
Arthur, Irving w. Baldwin
Harold F. Bogardus. James E
Forcum, Stanley E. Holden
Charles r. Lemley, Karl Son.
nemann. Mr.. Thompson, Willard
w. Whitmore.
Calvary - Senior warden
Thomas Cope; Junior warden
Richard Williams; Registrar
Louise c. Albert; treasurer
Edwin Wesley; vestrymen. Cecil