Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
CATHEDRAL GIFTS
TOTAL S2,3DO,0DO
IN LAST 16 MONTHS
Plans Announced to Invite
Donations of Stones.to
Complete Edifice.

Gifts exceeding $4,000 900 for the
building of the Washington Cathedral
have been received during the past is
months while Gen. John j. Pershing
has been chairman of the national COM
mittee, 1t was announced last night at
dinner to the committee at the Hotel
Carlton.
At this dinner plans were announced
for inviting citizens of every State to
place stones in the fabric of the cathe-
dral.
The gifts have come from more than
$500 persons representing every State
and have ranged from gold wedding
rings to $500,000 for the construction of
an impressive chapel. 1t was also stated
that pledge had been received for a
gift of $4,000 annually to be used for
the maintenance Of the College of
Preachers, which is one of the asso-
ciated institutions of the cathedral.
@ National Campaign Planned.
In offering the American people a
means of expressing living faith" in
Christianity by providing stones for the
structure of the cathedral, the cam
paign leaders plan for active working
organizations in every State. The size
of the State organizations will be de-
termined on a basis of population SO
that the effort may be truly national in
scope.
Participation in the undertaking. 1t
was explained. involves the provision of
one or more of the 10000 individual
stones to be used in the construction of
the edif1ce. Each stone is expected to be
a symbol of citizens belief "in the
deep-rooted ideals of the Christian re-
ligion in America" and of his desire
'to stimulate those ideals for the
greater good of whole people by con-
tributing toward the erection of a
house of prayer in the Nations Capital" "
Although Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, in whom
responsibility for the building of the
cathedral is centered, and other promi-
nent clergymen will take an active
part, the effort is under the leadership
of laymen Associated with Gen.
Pershing in directing the formation of
the State organizations will be the
hosts at last nights dinner.
Some Leaders In Work.
This group includes former United
States Senator George Wharton Pepper,
chairman of the cathedrals executive
committee and the following committee
members: Very Rev. G. G. F. Bratenahl,
dean of Washington; Assistant Secre-
tary of State Castle, Assistant Secre-
tary of War Davidson. Edwin N. Lewis
Arthur B. Lisle of Providence. Ralph
Lowell of Boston, George B. Mcclellan
william c. Mather of Cleveland, Under
Secretary of the Treasury Mills, New
bold Noyes, William Cooper Proctor OF
Cincinnati, Bishop Philip M. Rhine
Herbert l.. Satterlee of New York. Rev
DR.. Anson Phelps Stokes, Corcoran
Thorn, Arthur w. Thompson of Phila-
delphia and Charles Beecher Warren
of Detroit
Speaking of the new plan, Gen
Pershing spoke as follows:
THE real strength of our Natioi
rests on the religious sentiment of 1t
people. In this twentieth century ther
can be no more important or far-reach.
ing movement than that which is in
augurated here this evening for tn
stimulation of a united manifestation
OF that faith through popular participa
ton in the completion of the grea
cathedral overlooking Washington.
is here in the Capital that we have
strategic point at which to make al
enduring demonstration of our com
mon Christianity"
The men and women in attendanc
at the dinner subscribed to the fol