Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-25
CATHEDRAL SERVICE
|. TO Be COLORFUL
IS, 1000 Expected at "Mass-
:: ing of the CoIors" in
Amphitheater.

Right Rev. James Z. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington, will preach at the mass
ing of the colors service to be held II
the amphitheater Of Washington Csthe.
dral Close tomorrow at pm, spon'
sored by the Military order of the
World War and participated In by more
than 50 patriotic organizations of thi,
city.
A congregation Of more than $4,000
persons Is expected in the amphitheater
Millions more throughout the country
will listen to the massing Of the color'
service, the first commemoration Of this
nature here Of the Nations heroic dead
through an extensive broadcast by ra-
do over WRC and the cooperation OF
the National Broadcasting Co.
The services will be conducted by
Very Rev. @. C. p. Bratenahl, dean OF
Washington, assisted by Rev. Edmund
p. Easterbrook, chief Of chaplains OF
chief OF chapiains OF the United States
Navy.
The United States Marine Band ur-
der the direction Of Capt. Taylor Bran.
son, will play q program Of sacred and
patriotic airs for Q half hour before
the service begins. During the service
itself Capt. Branson and the band will
lead the singing Of familiar hymns by
the congregation.
$4,000 Seats Available.
More than $4,000 seats are available
for the general public, which Is cor
daily invited to attend the picturesque
service. Special street car and bus
service will be available to the Cattle
dral grounds. In the event of rain the
service will be held In Bethlehem
Chapel Of Washington Cathedral.
Through the cooperation OF the SUI
perintendent Of public schools, DR.
Frank Ballou, the colors Of the High
ried In the procession and many Of
the cadets will be present aS we'll as
Boy and Girl Scouts troops and rep
resentative Sunday school groups Of
the city.
More than 100 national flags and
the colore Of various organizations will
be carried in the opening procession
down the green central aisle Of the
amphitheater, to be riaSsed on the plat
form before the rustic cross banked In
red Flanders peoples.
Ohicials 10 Attend
Members of the Presidents cabinet,
the diplomatic corps and high-ranking
officers Of the Army. Navy and Ma
rine Corps will be present according
10 acceptances received from invita-
tions sent to them.
The procession will form north of
st. Adams Church under the direction
Of Maj. w. w. Burns and Maj. Ennals
Waggaman. Those In charge OF colors
for the various organizations participant
ing should report to Maj. Burns not
later than Sis pm. tomorrow at the
flag pole In the grove along Wisconsin
avenue Just north Of st. Adams
Church. There will be a marshal, with
his aides for the several groups, mill
tary. veteran, patriotic and others.
Many of the organizations win appear
In uniform according to the present
plans, which will give additional color
to the scene.
At the II am service In Bethlehem
Chapel of Washington Cathedral to-
morrow morning the sermon will be
preached by DR.. @. Treeland Peter,
canon of washington.
The services In Bethlehem Chapel to-
morrow will be: 7:30 am, holy com
munion; 10 am, morning prayer and
litany; II am, holy communion and
sermon.