St. Vincent's Guild

One of the highest honors a cadet can earn is membership in St. Vincent's Guild. The guild is made up of the servers and acolytes in the Episcopal Church. To the members of this guild is intrusted the privilege of carrying of the crosses, candles, incense burner, National colors, attend the priest, bishop and choir in the chapel and during the public functions when the officers and faculty assemble in the procession. The members of this guild also serve at the altar and take great care of the sacred vessels of the chapel. Three crucifers and four acolytes serve each Sunday, while the rest take turns serving at the early Mass for a week at a time. On the great festival days of the occasion of the official visit of the Bishop, the number is greatly increased.

St. Vincent's Guild was organized twenty years ago. For all of this time it has been officially associated with the National Guild of St. Vincent. This year Robert Gill, who is head server, has trained cadets to serve at the altar and has given much of his time in lighting and extinguishing the candles besides keeping them clean.

The following cadets are members of the Guild:

Robert A Gill, Head Acolyte

Carl Zumstein, Choir Crucifer

James Carlton, Color Bearer

Edward Dodds, Clergy Crucifer

William Howden

Paul Haberly

James Arnold

Leonard White

Theodore Mau

Lester Mudge

Clark Whitney

Henry Barrett

George Bennett

John Old

Jack Varnes

Harry Moore

Carby Saxe

William Bosworth

William Hottenson

George Faul