Evening star., 1928-10-07
" Cross Triumphant
Presentation Is Set
For October 19 and 90
Plans for Impressive Re-
1isious Pageant Scheduled
! for Washington Audi
torium Well Under Way.

Plans for the presentation of "The
Cross Triumphant" Friday and Satur-
day. October l9 and 20, in the Wash
ington Auditorium are in full swing,
with dozens of committees of we'll
known men and women OF washington
engaged in completing arrangements
foT this impressive religious spectacle
during the General Convention OF the
Episcopal Church.
Rehearsals under the personal direc-
tion of Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest.
known professionally as Marie Moore
Forrest are scheduled for practically
all the hours of the day and evening
during the present week, with final re-
hearsals next week in the Auditorium.
Miss Pauline Oak is assisting Mrs. For
rest with all rehearsals, and the
individual groups representing the
churches of the diocese of Washington
likewise have group directors IN charge
Of details.
Large casts of prominent persons are
rapidly being assembled for the IL
episodes OF historic importance in the
story of the Church of England and
America. It is expected that thou
sand people will be required to give the
presentations in the Auditorium. In
addition to the historic episodes, Mrs,
Forrest has added four symbolic scenes
TO the pageant as written by Mrs. An
orevs. These will appear in the first
episode Joseph of Arimathea"; the
fourth episode, st. Hilda"; the seventh
episode, THE First Communion at
jamestown" and the tenth episode,
missionaries by Campfire" They are
added to give the full spiritual signifl-
canoe to the scenes. and will create a
deeply religious reaction on the audi
ence.
In advance of the pageant talks on
"yhe Cross Triumphant are being
Given throughout the city and in nearby
Maryland and Virginia parishes, also
in many Washington clubs and orsani-
cations. Thursday night Mrs. Andrews,
as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fulton
Lewis at the Arts Club, gave an i'm
pressive talk on the pageant Comdr.
Z. T. Jewell is among others giving
talks On the pageant
The Bishop of Washington is the
sponsor for the pageant, representing
the diocese, and IL other sponsors have
been chosen for the different episodes.
Among the sponsors are Lady Isabella
Howard, Mrs James E. Freeman, Ms.
Thomas F. Bayard, Mrs 1arz Ander-
son, Miss Gertrude Myer, Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer, Miss Katherine Judge,
Mrs. Robert e. Lee. Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson. DR.. c. Ernest Smith, Mrs. 2.
B. Phillips, Mrs Maud Howell Smith
and Miss Virginia Hunt. Several of
the episodes are sponsored by churches.
Prominent Women Named
In List of patrOnesses.
An invitation to become a patroness
is regarded as high. honor, and both
Mrs. Charles P Summerall chairman
of patronesses, and Mrs. Andrews, the
author, have received enthusiastic re-
Spouse to their invitations to prominent
women here. Among the patroneSses
are: Mrs. Arthur Addison, Mrs. Law
renee D. Tyson, Mrs. Thales AmeS,
Mrs. Goring Bliss, Mrs. Gardner /.
Boothe, Mrs William Cline Borden,
Mrs. Henry B. Brown, Mrs. Philip Pitt
Campbell, Mrs William Kearney Carr,
Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, Mrs. j. Harry
Covington, Mrs Charles De We're Dray-
ton. Mrs. David Dubois Gaillard, Miss
Rose Greeley, Mrs.. Lincoln Green, Mrs
Louis S. Greene. Mrs. John Walker
Holconlb, Mrs. Theodore Jewell. Mrs
Paul Evarts Johnson, Mrs. Andrieus A.
Jones, Baroness Korff, Mrs. Robert
Lansing. Mrs. Wilton j. Lambert, Mrs.
David Meade Lea, Mrs. Robert E. Lee,
Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee, Mrs. Benjamin
Rust Logic Mrs. Thomas Lockwood,
Mrs. Nicholas Luquer, Mrs. James r.
Mann, Mrs. Claude B. Mayo. Mrs. ROYAL
de la Mater Mead, Mrs. Theodore w.