Evening star. [volume], September 26, 1937, Page A-10, Image 10

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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Church Federation’s Neic Home
Nearly Ready for Dedication
Dr. W. L. Darby, executive secretary of the Washington
Federation of Churches, is pictured here seated at his desk in
the new Federation Building at 1749-51 N street.
_—Star Staff Photo.
HE Washington Federation of
Churches, organized among the
Protestant denominations in
1920, looked forward today to a
new era of service and progress
in the metropolitan area that will
be conducted from its new 20-room
home at 1749-51 N street.
The task of moving all federation
offices and equipment into the com
pletely remodeled 5-story double man
sion is virtually completed. The quar
ters will be dedicated and formally
declared open at ceremonies in the
rear future, probably in November.
First announcement that the fed
eration had been given the new home
by an anonymous donor came last
January. It was deeded to the federa
tion in February. Since then reno
vation has proceeded rapidly. Rev.
W. L. Darby, executive secretary, who
will observe the fifteenth anniversary
in his present position on October 1.
moved into the building with his staff
on July 27.
Speaking of the new building, Dr.
Darby cited the statement of Dr.
Frederick Brown Harris, past presi
dent of the federation, before a meet
ing of the federations board last
January. “At that time,” said the
executive secretary, "Dr. Harris
stressed the need for many years of a
concrete symbol of united protestant
ism in the Nation's Capital. Other
groups have such a symbol in their
own buildings. Now we have ours.”
Enjoys Two Distinctions.
Washington's Federation of Church
es now enj05rs two distinctions, Dr.
Darby pointed out, being “the only
federation in the country to own its
own quarters and the only one to
have three full-time hospital work
ers.
“Through the federation,” he said,
“the Protestant churches worship and
work together, at the same time main
taining their denominational loyal
ties.”
The main entrance to the feder
ation’s new offices is in the four-story,
smaller side of the double residence at
1749 N street. The buildings are con
nected oh the inside, and an elevator
runs to the fifth floor. The 1751 N
street side will be christened the
“Anne-Harbor Home.” On the first
floor will be a quiet retreat room for
those who wish to worship there. It
will be furnished and christened the
“Nellie Lane Memorial Room,” in
memory of the late Mrs. Nellie Lane,
a generous giver to the federation's
hospital department.
Most of the second floor is devoted
to meeting rooms and to the kitchen.
Dining room furniture will be installed
In a larger room, while the others will
be used for board and committee meet
ings, young people's gatherings and
other functions. In accordance with
the wishes of the anonymous donor,
young people will have preference in
holding meetings in the library. One
room will be an office for the Woman's
Council.
Structure Is Fireproofed.
The double residence, once owned
and occupied by the late Admiral
Wieland Herbert Brownson of the
United States Navy, is furnished al
most throughout with hardwood floors,
paneled staircases, old and beautiful
chandeliers and other features that
make it still palatial. Approximately
$5,000 has been spent to fireproof the
•tructure.
Seven rooms on the fourth and fifth
floors will be rented as private living
quarters, the proceeds to be devoted to
operating expenses of the building.
Applications for their rental must be
submitted in writing, and rental will
be on a non-profit basis.
The second-floor kitchen is now be
ing furnished. It will be used to serve
meals for luncheons and dinners. On
the upper floors are the living quar
ters of Mrs. Elizabeth Whiteford Mur
ray, in charge of the federation's hos
pital work, and her assistants, Mrs.
L. E. Brown and Miss Pauline Pries
Davis. A request they have quarters
there was made by the donor of the
new building. Mrs. Ruth Karle is
secretary of the hospital department.
Other members of the full-time staff
of the federation, in addition to Dr.
Darby and the hospital workers, are
Miss Etta Mai Russell, in charge of
Juvenile Court work; Rev. John L.
Mixon, director of social welfare, and
j his secretary. Miss Frances Humphrey;
' Mrs. Elizabeth Feindt, office secretary,
and Mrs. Minnie Drexilius, recently
employed as house manager.
For about a year Mrs. Brown and
Miss Davis were volunteer full-time
workers In the hospital department.
In July they were placed on a re
munerative basis.
Rev. H. E. Cromer President.
I The president of the federation is
j Rev. H. E. Cromer, pastor of Emory
Methodist Episcopal Church South, on
Georgia avenue.
"The federation, throughout its life,
has had marvelous leadership.” said
Dr. Darby. “Its leaders are and have
been able men and women wRo are
actually on the job. We have had
friendly and agreeable relations
through the years with Catholic and
Jewish charitable organizations in
Washington.”
Other officers of the federation are;
Vice presidents. Rev. F. B. Harris. Rev.
; A. P. Wilson and L. W. De Gast; re
! cording secretary, Rev. G. B. Faucett;
j treasurer. Earl Carson; assistant treas
; urer. W. K. Handy; president of the
j Woman's Council, Mrs. F. A. Linzel.
Chairmen of federation committees
| ace: Wilbur La Roe. jr., civic af
fairs; Rev. A. P. Shirkey. evangelism;
Rev. Chesteen Smith, finance; Rev.
L. L. Bowers, hospital work; Rev. H.
W. Burgan. international good will;
H. Lawrence Choate, laymen's mis
sionary; Rev. W. S. Abernethy, mem
bership; Rev. G. Ellis Williams, pub
llcity; Rev. H. K. Lyons, public meet
ings; Rev. R. W. Brooks, race rela
tions; Rev. E. L. Ford, religious edu
cation, and Rev. J. H. Hollister, so
cial service.
The Washington Federation of
Churches was organized on March
15, 1920, in Mount Vernon Place
Southern Methodist Church. Rep
resentatives were present from 60
congregations, but not all of these
actually voted to join yie new or
ganization when it was set up.
Today the federation has a mem
bership of 140 Protestant churches,
representing 22 denominations. The
actual membership of its churches Is
75,000, thus giving the federation an
estimated 200,000 adherents. Its
member churches cover the metro
politan area, from Falls Church, In
Virginia, to Berwyn, In Maryland.
Five organizations outside the reg
ular church group‘are allied agencies
of the federation—the Y. M. C. A.,
Y. W. C. A., Central Union Mission,
Gospel Mission and the Women’s
Christian Temperance Union. The
federation helped organize the Chi
nese Community Church of Wash
lngton and the Goodwill Industries of
Washington, which furnishes em
ployment to aged, crippled or other
wise handicapped men and women.
The federation plays an outstanding
part in social and moral welfare work
in the Nation's Capital, aids the un
employed, works to Improve race re
lations, conducts, under Mrs. Murray,
a wide program of work and relief
among hospital patients and needy
persons, maintains a religious and
welfare worker in juvenile courts and
conducts Interdenominational church
work through its Woman's Council
and young people's groups.
The Christian Endeavor Union and
the Washington City Bible Society
will be among the groups having space
in*the new federation building.
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