The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-15
DRIVE IS ON FOR
CATHEDRAL
FUND
Workers Meet at Willard,
Formally Launching $1o.-
100000 Campaign.

600, 900 Campaign.
A campaign. to begin actively on
Monday and continue until Christ
- e mas eve, for 10000 900, to complete
the projected National Episcopal
Cathedral, was formally launched
last night at a dinner Of 20 workers
at the New Willard Hotel. No set
amount has been fixed for the Dis
trict's quota, the object Of workers
50 being to obtain as much as possible.
5sea Symbol Of Spiritual Life.
IN John Hays Hammond, chairman
=. of the Washington committee, told
=. the workers that 1.-The cathedral
will symbolic in it's broad concep
g ton the spiritual life and the high
- ethical aspiration of the nation, and
7 = in the majesty Of its architecture
will serve as q counterpart to the
public buildings and monuments
&C which grace the National Capital.
From the most sordid viewpoint OF
: yutilitarianisn this great national
;s,,, shrine will prove a profitable in
vesfment."
-, Senator Pepper Of Pennsylvania,
81 who heads the national committee,
- declared at the meeting last night
r.. that "the whole life of the republic
on religious faith, and here
s we will build a monument to that |
,tssr faith which will at the same time |
- be its inspiration"
Seen As Religious Revival.
The project was described by |
- Bishop James E. Freeman as be- |
ing the greatest religious revival |
g in the history OF the country" He |
pictured the cathedral as a great /
- force working for the good not
= only OF the church. but of the en-
tire country, and declared that the
= task OF raising money for its COM
- pletion is a challenge to modern
religion.
- Letters from Secretary OF War
Weeks and Henry White, express
~ ing interest in the campaign and
hopes for its success were read
g by Newbold Moves, campaign chair
at the dinner.
- Details OF the work Of the cam
paign were outlined by Clifford
Pierce, campaign director. Lunch
con meetings Of the teams will be
held every day next week at the
Willard. when reports Of progress
- The general Washington commit I
tee is beaded by John Hays Ham
: mond, chairman; Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, vice chairman; Corcoran 1
Thorn, treasurer, and Newbold
Noyes, campaign chairman.
snss Other workers in the campaign,
,. the leaders OF each division and the
teams are as follows:
=. DIVISION ga"
DIR. L. w. GlazebrOOk, Leader.
Team No. George r. Wales,
captain; Steven 3. Kramer, Henry
II Blair, Capt. Sheridan Ferree, Peter
- sRfaaof Goorcra noUiI6o ToYnou lob II
sb loft.
Team No. 2.-Arthur Burt, cap
tain; Col. George III. Finney, II. d.
: 2Amiss, DR.. A T. Gregory. J. Holds
~ worth Gordon. G. A. Lewis, J. C.
Dublin.
49, Team No. 3-Frank s. Hight. cap
-tatn; DR.. Harry HURT, B. HI. How
ard. Gorham Marshall, w. B. Pat
- sterson, Isaac Cans.
! Z $ Team No. 4-Col. Fred C. Cook,
- captain; L. Whiting Estes, Stephen
- Ford. George A. Howard, John C.
~ Hodges, John B. Morey, George p.
Team No. 6-Frederick H. Brooke,
80 captain: Blair Lee; Capt. John H
- Gibbons, Richard w. Hynson, Pau.
= Wilstack, Y. D. Harbaugh.
-: Team No. 6-Harry K. Boss, cap
, tain; r: w. Boiling, w. L. Beale, A.
sc 8: Phillips, Frank Stetson, Jesse H.
Team No. Mrs. David Meade
Lee, captain; Mrs. Louis Mackall.
p Mrs. Charles Henry, Mrs. L, w
- Eugster, Mrs. Watson F. Clark,
"a Mrs. 7. G. lobe, Mrs. ]. c. David.
ri DIVISION "B."
- C. G. Glover, IT,, Leader.
y Team No. 6-H. L. Rust, captain;
William Tyler Page. Randall H.
Hagner, Arthur Carr, Clifford
Bangs, Maj. William L. Browning,
z. II. Bacheshaid.
II Team No. s-Robert ". Fleming,
s. captain; 7. e. Booker, jr., H. C. |
e Hoskinson, C. H. Warrington, John
- L. Edwards, Isworth j. Roberts.
~ Team No. 10-Comdr. Herbert S. |
3. Howard, captain; Christian Horter,
5 Richard S. Emmett, Andrew Wylie,
} James Crawford, e. Lee Jones,
Capt. Emory S. Land
Team No. 11-Richard Wilmer,
> captain; Kinslow Van Devanter,
Franklin H. Ellis, Harry L. Rust,
s.: Jr.. T. A Scott Thropp. William H. |
II White, jr., Edmund d. Rheem.
.zsfE Team No. 12-Comdr. C. T.
Jewell, captain; M. Leroy Golf, |
=. William Waller, Charles r. Yauch, |
( Harry L. Wrenn, William ]. Moore, |
, Gordon Spencer.
Team No. 13-Francis c. Wallace, |
zees ydpLdtHJ .IeOrSe "A. EnInOnS, James |
Clancy, E. L. Stock, p. J. Settler. |
Joshua Evans, jr.
81 Team No. 14.-Mrs. Walter r. |
~ Tuckerman, captain; Mrs. Robert |
- HOLSTER Chapman, Nine. Ekengren |
- Mrs. James Carroll Frazier, Mrs. !
- Charles Foulke, Mrs. James E. Ives, |
- AIRS. Cabot Stevens. Miss Frances |
- Hampson.
DIVISION &c"
Charles F. Wilson, Leader.
- Team No. 15-John F. Dryden,
sy1 captain; DIR. Robert C.. Ransdell,
- Lieut.. Comdr. Theodore Wilkinson,
~ Chester Lockwood, Frank Wathmey.
- Arthur 7. Brice, Robert Stead.
= Team No. 16-Stuart B. Marshall.
- captain; C. r. Barker, Horace l.,
g Bell, r. b. .Crowther, Charles p.
= Hill. BENJAMIN B. Hunt, w. Parker
80 Jones
Team No. H-Richard Stands
rs captain: Augustine Todd, TiIghman
- Sharp, Warren r. Briggs, Albert w