Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
ANNUAL TRIBUTE
PAID BY SOCIETY
Sons of Revolution Attend
Washington Services in
Cathedral Chapel.

The annual commemorative service
of the District Society of the Sons OF
the Revolution was held yesterday
afternoon in the Bethlehem Chapel of
the Washington Cathedral.
Members of the society attended In
a body. This service is held each
year on the Sunday nearest Nash1ng
toms birthday. The keynote or
patriotic remembrance or the deeds
Of George Washington was sounded
again and again.
a COlorfui moment came after the
professional of the choir and Cattle
dral clergy when the color guard Of
the society, escorted by many of the
members. brought the American flag
and the Colonial and Revolutionary
standards before the altar. where they
were held at salute while Il bugler
sounded retreat.
DIR. Green Conducts Service.
This service was conducted by DR..
Thomas Edward Green, chaplain Of
the District society, assisted by Very
Rev. G.. c. +. Bratenahl and Rev. Will
liam l.. DeNries. According to an
nual custom. just before the sermon
by Bishop Freeman, the commemora-
ton was read by DIR. Marcus Benja-
min. president of the society, support
ed by Brig. Gen. George Richards,
honorary president. DIR. BENJAMIN
gave the names of the members who
died during the past year and the
record of their descent from Revolu-
tionary ancestors.
Included in the list were the follow
ing: Rear Admiral Richard Graham
Davenport, Orville Breckenridge
Brown, James Malcolm Henry, Frank
Warren Hackett. Col Archibald Hop
kins, Rev. Walden Myer. Col. George
Coolidge Saffarrans and Maj. Gen.
Joseph Prentice Sanger.
"Taps" Are Sounded.
Taps were sounded after the read
ing of the names.
The geatest menace in this country
today" said Bishop Freeman. lis the
misunderstood kind of personal liberty
winch demands for an individual the
right to do as he pleases irrespective
OF the sanctions of law.
GU need not look below the mid.
ole classes to find those who make
traVesty of all law and who disre-
gard or circumvent the law. The
most shocking thing in our national
lie just now is the widespread dis
respect for the sanctity of law. We
may not like a law, but that fact
does not give us the privilege of
violating it. The solemn warning
needs to be sounded TO the citizenry
That violation of the law means uIti-
mate dlsintegration of the state"
In concluding his sermon, Bjshop
Freeman said that America soon
must make it's choice between the re.
llgion believed in by George Wash
lngton, and which was a funda mental
force in the formation of this Nation.
ana the spirit of no religion as typi.
fed in Sovietism. which def1es the
living God and declares His religion
the opiate of the people.
Observance Called Fitting.
1T is very fitting that the Sons of
the Revolution come for their annual
service of commemoration of the
great Washington to the Bethlehem
Chapel he continued For in the
plan of George Washington for the
National Capital was conceived such
a building as the one now being COM
pleted.
George Washington could not
think of perfect capital which did
not contain "A monumental expression
OF the Christian faith by which this
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