Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-17
PUSH PLAN TO GET
CATHEDRAL FUNDS
Men and Women of II States
Aiding Move to Raise
$500, 900 for Work.

Men and women OF prominence from
IL cities have indicated their desire
10 aid in Fastening the completion OF
Washington Cathedral by accepting
membership on impoi tant committees,
formed to facilitate the raising Of the
necessary funds. George Wharton
FeDper, executive chairman, an
nounced today.
Stimulation of the religious life o.
the whole country by Widespread dis
semination of Christian teachings Il
the basic purpose of the undertaking.
IL was stated. The immediate ohJec-
tive of the effort is the raising OF
funds for the completion of the choir.
north and south tranSepts and north
porch. This construction and the en-.
dowment necessary to make the new
units effective for service Will require
$500. 900. Ultimately it is proposed
10 raise $50. 900 900. which Will insure
the completion and adequate endow.
ment OF not only the Cathedral. but
its associated institutions as web.
Iaymen Head Drive.
Although Right Rev. James +.
Freeman. Bishop OF Washington. -
taking an active part I'm the effort the
Embarrassing committees are otticered
by laymen. Gen. John j. PeTShinS Is
national chairman, Mr.. Pepper eNecu-
tive chairman. and Secretary of the
Treasury Andrew w. Mellon Is treas
urer. Despite the widespread dlstrlbu-
tion of committee members, the com
mittees are still in the process of
formation. and ultimately ii is eN-
pected that every section of the coun-
try will he represented. it was said.
Among the Washington. residents
who are taking part i'm the effort are
Very Rev. G.. c. +. Bratenahl, VII
liam +. Castle. jr.; +. Trubee Dawson,
Edwin y Lewis, George X. McClei
Ian. Right Rev. i. NJ. Rhinelaider,
Rev. Arson Phelps Stokes, Corcolan
Thorn, Mai. Gen. George Barnett, Mrs.
C. c. +. Bratenahl. Mrs. Frederick h.
Brooke, William II. Church. Mrs.
James f. Freeman, Robert :. Brook
ings. H. l.. Rust. Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson. John Hays Hammond,
Fairfax Harrison. Maj. Gen. Crete
Hutcheson, Coleman Jennings, Miss
Jessie c. Mcdonald. Mrs. Frank II.
Moves. Newbold Moves. William Green.
Mrs. William c. Rives, Mrs. John
Campbell White and Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson.
Among the other committee mem
bers are Henry b. Rust of Pittsburgb,
Right Rev. G. p. Anderson, Bishop Of
Chicago. and Mrs Forsythe Sherfesea
of Chicago. John Stewart Bryan of
Richmond and Roosevelt Page of Rich
mond, Mrs. Frederick $. Converse.
Rev. Samuel $. Drury. Miss Mabel
Sturgis and Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth. all
OF Boston: Elliot II. Goodwin. Cam
bridge, Mass; Right Rev. Thomas c.
Darst Bishop of East Carolina. VIII
mington, n c.; Right Rev. Joseph
Francis, Bishop of Indianapolis; DIR.
and Mrs. Henry Carton Jacobs of Bal
timore. Right Rev. Irving Peake John
son. Bishop of Colorado. Denver: Bur
ton Mansfield, William W. Farnam
and William Lyons Phelps of New
Haven: Rev. Endicott Peabody. Gro
ton. Mass: Right Rev. William T.
Capers, Bishop of West Texas. San
Antonio: Right Rev. James ID. Perry.
Rishop of Rhode Island, and John
Nicholas Brown OF Providence: Mr..
and Mrs. William Cooper Proctor OF
Cincinnati. Mai. Gen. Charles p. sam
neral, Fort Myer. Va; Rev. William
G.. Thayer. Southboro. Mass; ogden
/. Mills. Herbert l.. Satterlee. stephen
Baker. Mrs. Edmund l.. Baylies. Very
Rev. II. +. w. Fosbroke, Chai les
Evans Hughes. James Sheldon and
Mrs. Henry White. a! OF Kew YORK.
In addition to Mr.. Pepper, commit
tee members from Philadelphia in
clude Mrs. Charles w. Henry. Milton
r. Medary. jr.; Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper and Charlton Yarnall.
Samuel Mather of Cleveland has
been named as vice chairman OF the
national committee. and William q.
Nather. also OF Cleveland. Is mem
her of the executive committee. Other
Cleveland people serving on commit
tees include Henry G. Dalton. Mr.. ana
Mrs. James r. Garfield and Very Rev.
Francis White.