Evening star., 1927-11-06
PRESIDENT TO HELP
MARK BIRTH Of "
MRS. Coolidge and High OFF,
CiaIS to Attend 18th An
/, niverSary Celebration.

resident and Mrs. Coolidge. Chief
Justice and Mrs. Taft and other nota
bles will join with thousands of Local
citizens in cele, ating the 18th an
niversary of the Washington Young
Mems Christian Association this after
noon at O'Clock in the Washington
Auditorium.
Others expected to attend include
Secretary Mellon, Attorney General
Sargent. Secret, Wilbur, Secretary
Work. Secretary Jardine and Secre-
tary of Labor Davis. in addition to a
long list of foreign diplomats and
other officials.
Charles 2. Taft, Cd, of Ohio. son
of Chief Justice Taft and member
Of the National Council of the Y. NJ.
&. A. of the United States, will de-
liver the principal address. He will
be introduced by Hugh A. Thrift,
pr ,sident of the local Y. NJ. G. A.
Mr.. Taft will stay at the home of his
distinguished father during his visit
here.
Doors Open at 3 O'Clock.
Doors of the Auditorium will open
at o'clock this afternoon. and half
an hour later the preliminary musical
progrt l will begin. The program in
Cludes an organ recital by Miss Edith
p. Athey. organiSt Of the Hamline NJ.
i. Church: selections by the inter
1T:ch School Festival Orchestra. under
the Cir ~ction Of Conductor Ludwig
Mandy: singing by the Y. NJ. c. A.
Glee Club, under the leadership of
Loui; B. Thompson. and congrega-
,1ional singing, led by DR.. l.. n. G..
fBarneS, director of music for the pub
JIG scho Is.
Rev. DR.. Frederick Brown Harris,
president of the Washington Fedora
sfion of Churches, will lead in respon-
;sive reading and prayer. Benediction
will be by Rev. DR.. Freely Rohrer,
president of the Ministerial Union.
William Knowles Cooper, general Sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. C. A, will read a
number of congratulatory messages
received from prominent persons in
other parts of the country.
More than a score of special delega-
tions from organizations affiliated with
the Y. NJ. c. A. or interested in its
work will occupy reserved sections
on the orchestra floor. Some will be
2listinctively costumed.
Diplomats to Occupy Boxes.
The groups include delegations from
4he Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. Gallaudet College, Walter
Reed Hospital. Camp Let's and the
organized Bible classes. The GalIau-
det group, composed of deaf and dumb
students. will have a special inter-
prefer who will detail the speeches in
the sign language.
Among diplomats in the boxes will
DE the Italian charge d'affaires,
Count A. Marchetti; Ambassador S.
Gurgel do Amaral of Brazil, Minister
s. Radeff of Bulgaria, and Secretary
and Mrs. Bisseroff of the legation, Sec
retary Andors de Hertelendy of the
Hungarian legation, Financial Coun-
selor George Boncesco of the Ruma-
nian legation, Bo Hasselrot. attache of
the Swedish legation; Minister L.
Astrom of Finland, Ambassador and
hrs. Orestes Ferrerra of Cuba, DIR.
Sao-Ke Alfred SEE. the Chinese Min
ister: Ambassador Don Carlos G..
Davila of Chile, Minister Charalambos
of Greece, Mahmoud Samy Pasha. the
Egyptian Minister, and Minister
Zdenek Fierlinger of Czechoslovakia.
Ambassador Ferrerra was the Or
ganizer of the Havana Y. M. c. A. and
Ambassador Davila was one Of the or
ganiZers of the Y. NJ. c. A. in Chile.