Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
HONOR TO COLORS
TO Be PAID TODAY
Massing of Flags Service at
Cathedral to Be Attend
ed by 5000.

A congregation of approximately
| $4,000, including members of the Presi-
dents cabinet. the diplomatic corps.
| officials and high ranking officers of
| the Army. Navy and Marine Corps. will
assemble in the amphitheater at Wash
! ington Cathedral Close at O'Clock this
afternoon for the masSing of the colors
service.
More than 100 national flags and the
| colors of so or more patriotic organi-
cations participating in the service will
be carried in the opening professional
down the green central aisle of the
amphitheater, to be massed on the
platform before the rustic cross banked
in red Flanders poppies.
The service has been arranged under
the sponsorship of the Military Order
of the World War and will be conduct
ed by Very Rev. G. c. F.. Bratenahl.
dean of Washington Cathedral, assisted
by Rev Edmund P. Esterbrook, chief of
H DickinS, chief of chaplains of the
Navy.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman.
Bishop of Washington, will preach the
sermon at the first commemoration of
this nature in the Capital of the Ma
tons heroic dead. Through an ar
rangement with the National Broad
casting Co.. the message Of the service
will be carried over Station WRC to
thousands throughout the country.
Seats for $4,000.
The cathedral authorities and the
committee on arrangements announced
yesterday the general public will be
welcome at the service, and that $4,000
seats are available. Through the means
of amplif1ers installed by the Army.
those on the outward ring of the great
congregation will be able to hear dis
tinctly the entire service.
The United States Marine Band, led
by Capt Taylor Branson. will play
for a half hour before the service, and
during the service Capt. Branson and
the band will lead the congregation in
the singing of familiar hymns.
During the professional, martial
music will be played by the overseas
Drum Corps of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the Victory Post Drum Corps
of the American Legion. These will
play the patriotic groups to their seats
in the amphitheater.
The order for the procession was an
nounced by Maj. w. w. Burns of the
District of Columbia National Guard,
who is in charge of the colors process
sion.
In addition to the cathedral clergy
the procession will be formed as fol-
lows: Drum Corps. Overseas Drum
Corps, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vic
tory Post Drum Corps of the American
Legion; section /, Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and National Guard; section 2,
all veteran organizations in order of
dates of organization; section 3, all
patriotic organizations, and section 4,
all junior organizations including De-
Molay, High School Cadets, Girl Scouts
and Boy Scouts.
The permanent guard for the colors
will be made up of officers of the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and National
Guard.
Color Procession.
The color procession will move at
$50 pm. to the music Of the Drum
Corps.
In the event of rain today, the serv-
ice will be held in Bethlehem Chapel of
Washington Cathedral, with overflow
service in the crypt chapels of the
Chapel of Saint Joseph of Arimathea
and the Chapel of Resurrection.
The procession of colors will form
north of st. Adams Church. under the
direction of Maj. Burns and Maj. En-
mails Waggaman.. Those in charge of
the colorS for the various organizations
participating should report to Maj.
Burns not later than 3:15 pm, at the
flag pole In the grove along Wisconsin
avenue, just north of st. Adams
Church. There will be marshal with
his aides for the several groups, mill
tary, veteran, patriotic and others.
Many of the organizations will appear
in uniform, according to present plans.
The color bearers, as they reach the
platform before the rustic cross, will
turn to right and left in such manner
as to have the American flags maSSed
to the right of the cross.
Through the cooperation Of the SUI
perintendent of schools, Dr. Frank Bal
lou, the colors of the High School Cadet
Corps units will be carried in the pro-
cession and many Of the cadets will be
present at the service.
The District chapter of the American
Red Cross will maintain first-aid sta
tion on the Cathedral grounds, in or
der that any one taken i'll may receive
prompt attention.
Many Organizations.
Among the organizations which have
been invited to participate are the fol-
lowing: Army and Navy Union, Ameri-
can War Mothers, Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, American Red Cross,
American Womens Legion, American
Gold star Mothers, Dean of American
Colonists, Daughters of the American
Revolution, Children of the American
Revolution, American Legion, Aztec So
ciety, Boy Scouts. Daughters of Union
Veterans, Civil War. Order of Cincin-
natl, United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, Colonial Danes Of America, Co.
lumbia Historical Society, Military Order
of the Cardiac, Scions of Colonial
Cavaliers. National Guard, District of
Columbia; Disabled American Veterans
of the World War, Descendants Signers
Of the Declaration Of Independence:
Order of De Molay, Public Schools of
Army, United States Navy, United
States Marine Corps, Veterans of For
eign Wars, United States Flag ASSocia-
ton. Military Order of Foreign Wars,
Ladies of the G. A. r., G. A. r. De-
partment Of the Potomac; Girl Scouts,
Order of Indian Wars, Jobs Daughters.
Legion of Loyal Women, Danes of the
Loyal Legion, Military Order of the
Loyal Legion of the United States,
scendants, National Patriotic Council,
National Sojourners, Spanish War Vet
Grams United, National Lineal Society
of the Spanish War, Naval and Mill
tary Order of the Spanish War, Sons
of the Revolution, Spanish-American
War Nurses, Society of Veterans, OFF,
GERS, Third District of Columbia In
fantry, United States Daughters of 1912,
Women's Relief Corps, Auxiliary Span
ish War Veterans, Department of Dis
trict of Columbia Auxiliaries; Women's
Overseas League, Washington Unit;
Military Order of the World War, War
of 1912, Women's Naval Service, Order
of Washington, National Society,
Daughters of Founders and Patriots of
America Victory Post Drum CnrnS