Athenagoras, now Patriarch of Constantinople, chanted the Holy Liturgy assisted by Rev. George
Diodoredis. The church, completed in 1922, had waited
twelve years for the coming of the ecclesiastical head of
the Orthodox Church for the occasion. To even further
commemorate the great day a tree was planted in the
Ohio State House yard honoring the Greek-American
boys of World War I. A picnic at Olentangy Park completed the day's festivities, which was also a pre-event of
the opening of the llth National Convention of the Ahepa
in Columbus.
On August 15, 1934, the first initiation of the Daughters of Penelope, the Ahepa auxiliary, was held at the
Deshler-Wallick Hotel. Mrs. John Caronis served as the
first president of Penelope Chapter Number 15.
The following August, 1935, Archimandrite Stephen
Lavriotis arrived to serve the growing community and
on Palm Sunday, March 1, 1936, he reorganized the
Elpis Society into The Greek Ladies Philoptochos Society
of the Annunciation Church. They were to help the sick
and poor and do any philanthropy that was needed in
the area.
Charter Board members elected on this day were:
President—Mrs. Peter Brown*
Mrs. George Vayian Mrs. George Pappas
Mrs. Michael Genoozis* Mrs. Tom Pathis
Mrs. August Condas Mrs. John Duros
Mrs. Peter Caronis Mrs. George C. Chakeres
