Word: danforth
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...what the Church of the Holy Comforter needed, its rector quite frankly decided, was a good, popular tomb. Five years before, the Episcopal diocese of Chicago had been about to abandon the Church of the Holy Comforter (29 members and communicants) when young, handsome, go-getting Rev. Leland Hobart Danforth asked for a chance at the parish. Just out of seminary, he took over at $35 per month, increased the congregation to 500. On a visit to Washington's National Cathedral, he saw what a drawing card the tomb of Woodrow Wilson was. Father (because high church) Danforth resolved...
...Father Danforth went to Eugene Field's octogenarian widow, who repeatedly turned him down. Finally Father Danforth learned that there had been much jealousy between the families of Eugene Field and his brother Roswell, a lesser writer. By suggesting that he might move Roswell field's body to his church, Rector Danforth so moved Widow Field that at last she consented to the transfer. Poet Field's remains were placed in a handsome granite tomb in the Holy Comforter garden. Father Danforth acquired some Fieldiana, including the poet's wedding ring, put up two tablets...
...jovial, bridge-playing Rector Danforth's church is not yet what he wants it to be, "known all over the world," it is nevertheless of wide repute, not only for its Field relics but for its well-landscaped garden, which the rector tends himself, its 700 historical-religious mementos, its Holy Comforter Memorial Singing Tower, equipped with mechanical chimes and vibraharp. Its visitors number 20,000 a year...
...pointing Dan Endweiss of Yale, Rusty Greenhood spun his way to the low-board diving championship scoring 105.53 points. Endweiss made 100.76 points, and was followed by Danforth of Yale, and Keating of Columbia. High-board competition will be held tonight...
Also on schedule for this evening are the finals in the 50, 150 backstroke, 300 medley relay, and low-board diving. In the latter event will be found competitors who are all about equally good. Rusty Greenhood, Dan Edweiss, Bill Danforth, Ed Gibson, and Harry Cranston are entered in the springboard classic...