Evening star., 1923-12-19
OPT|M|STS LEARN
OF NEW CATHEDRAL
Dr.. Du Vries Says Aim Is to
Build Most Beautiful
in World.

TO make the new National Cathe-
dral a masterpiece in architecture.
which will complete a group of four
architectural creations in Washing
ton. including the Capitol. the Wash
ington Monument and tho White
House as the other buildings Of the
group. is the aim of those working
To raise funds to erect this monu
ment to Americas idealism. DR.. Will
liam Hill De Vries of the Cathedral
Foundation told members of the
Optimists' Club at a luncheon meet
ing in the City Club today.
What is needed in this city is
some structure that will stand not
for power of industry. power of COM
merce or power of business, but as
representative of the power of divine
influence in our national life," Dr.
De NrieS continued.
Larger Than England's.
The aim is not for the biggest
building in the world, but for the
most beautiful cathedral on eaIth
The cathedral will ue larger than any
In England or in France. and larger
than all hut six or seven OF IN,
worlds cathedrals, but size Is not
beng sought as the prime essential
America needs a national express
sion of the idealistic side of our
people, and it is the aim of those who
are supporting the cathedral to make
this building a fitting counterpart to
those three master works of architec-
ture already grouped in this onefcity
the Capitol, the White House and
Washington Monument"
demonstration in the proper and
improper way of using the telephone
was given 10 members by a group of
repres of the Chesapheake
and Potomac Telephone Company,
aided by a setting depicting a phone
exchange in miniature.
Announcement of committee assign
ments made by the governing board
Of the organization today was as
follows:
Civic activities committee-Ray-
Thompson. vice chairman: Joseph A.
Burkart. Henry +. Willard. Frank
Johnson. James S. Mays. Edwin West,
Louis T. Rouleau, Charles Ferris.
Committee on sick-Dr. Wade II
Atkinson, chairman: Rev. Walter F.
Smith. vice chairman; DR.. J. Ernest
Mitchell, Paul H. Brattain, II. N Giese,
c. r. Hancock, DR.. Walter Watts, H
L. Gordon. DR.. ]. r. Yates, J. w.
and A. L. Thompson.
Attendance Committee.
Attendance committee-T. f. Gill
bert. chairman; H. F.. Boryer vice
chairman; E. w Bowles, c. F.
Browne, Asa Gilbert L. S. Hurley. E.
w. Kibbey, T. B. Lawler. Charles
Pierce. ]. G. Pratt, Major II. Robb, G..
A. Rucker. T. S. Surgeon and DIR. Wal
ter Watts.
House committee-O. H. Smith,
Chairman; F. F. Leith. vice chairman
E. NJ Bliss. E. B. Danenhower, c. G..
Gruber, Asa Gilbert, F. V. Thomson,
w. S. Ward, ]. G. Pratt.
Membership committee-W. n. Piser,
chairman; E. r. Bateman, vice chair
man; r. A. Catlin. Z. T. Chewing.
David B. Edmonston, l. w. Ellenberg-
er. j. H. Gaszner, Fl. L. Gordon, E. F.
George Shaffer, and w. S. Taylor.
Booster committee-A. n. Fisher
chairman; A. E. Nesbitt, vice chair
man: w. H. Gill, F. L. Higgins, Frank
Johnson, DR.. Wade H. Atkinson. X.
]. G. Whitney, Rev. walter r. Smith.
J. G. Pratt, Fred uinter, B. E. Skin
ker, r. v. Thomson. L. e. White, c.
R. Whitney. Rev. Walter F. Smith.
Publicity Committee.
Publicity committee-George B.
Kennedy, chairman; c. o. Bucking-
ham, vice chairman; c; w. Grosner.
w. Winner and Dan Ring.
Entertainment committee-F. L.
Higgins, chairman; o. U. Singer, vice
chairman; /. H. Angelica, w. H. Bach
schmid, Paul Grove. A. E. Nesbitt, c.
W. Grosner, Charles Ferris, +. b.
Thomson. Mr.. Radhe, Mr.. Schatz. F.
W Thompson, Walter Ward, L. E.
White and c. r. Whitney.
Greeters committee-Frank Peirce.
chairman: P. NJ. Dorsch, vice chair
man; NJ P. Bergeron. Bruce Branson.
w. II. Clarke, Roland Perry, H. N.
Giese, T. H. Reid and Rev. Walter F.
Smith.
C. II. Hancock is chairman Of COM
mittee Of one on cheer leading.