Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
TRANSEPT Stones
LAID AT CATHEDRAL
BY B|SHOPFREEMAN
100000 Building Pro-
gram Is Launched in Pres
ence of Notable Gathering.
PROCESSION MARKS
EPoCHAL CEREMONY
Leaders Hope for Complete Of
Project for Washington
Celebration in 1882.

Initiating a 100000 building pro-
Rram expected to be finished In 1882
Right Rev. James E. Freeman. Bishop
Of washington, officiated yesterday att
ernoon on the main floor of the Mount
st. Alban Cathedral in launching con-
struction of the north and south tran
septs.
advance in the building OF this Ca
thedral, the foundation stone OF which
was laid on the Feast of st. Michael and
All Angels. September 90, 1907" Bishop
Freeman asserted following the plac-
ing OF the first of the transept stones
A company including many high Gov
eminent ofncialS. participated In the
ceremony. Gen. John J. Pershing. now
in Paris, cabled his regrets at being
unable to be present.
Members of the washington Catne-
dral clergy staff and other washington
clerrymen in vestmentS marched in the
procession that wended Its way from
the completed crypt to the scene OF
the new construction. A special Of
fee was arranged for the stone laying
and collects and prayers were read by
Very Rev. @. c. T. Bratenahl, dean OF
Washington.
Guests Make Tour Of Cathedral.
Bishop Freeman used silver trowel,
IN service since the FIRST building con-
structed on the Cathedral grounds-the
National Cathedral School for Girls
was erected years ago.
A tour of the Cathedral and It's
grounds was made following the cere-
f1iony, and later Bishop and Mrs. Free
man welcomed the guests at tea IN
the bishops garden.
Cathedral Chapter and the executive
committee for Washington Cathedral
gave a luncheon in the refectory OF
the recently completed College OF
Preachers Building, in compliment TO
members of the national committee,
headed by Gen. Pershing. -
Referring to construction OF Wash,
il1rton Cathedral, Bishop Freeman said
in the course of his address: The next
step in the construction of this monu-
mental building is the erection OF the
North and South TRANSCRIPTS and the
crossing which uniteS them with choir
and nave, the first stone OF which we
have laid today.
THE present building program marks
the greatest step we have thus Tar
taken, for In volume and extent 1t con-
templates the carrying forward OF the
Cathedral to point where 1t may be
used for worship, and where space may
be had to accommodate q congregation
of approximately 1000 people. The
estimated cost of this new construc-
ton. together with adequate endow-
ment, is 100000.
Sees Realization Of Hopes.
'Owhen once this work is completed
n will leave the nave and the three
towers yet to be done, the great Gloria In
ExceIsis Tower, which Is to rise at the
crossing or intersection Of the nave
and transepts and the two western
towers that flank the main entrance or
the cathedral. The importance OF the
present undertaking cannot be over
stated and the urgency of carrying it
to completion before January. 1892, Is
made more evident when we seek to
inyision the great national service
which 1t Is proposed to hold here on
February % of that year, In comment
grafton OF the two hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth of George Washing
ton. 1t is hoped that this service will
be of national and international Signifi-
canoe Appropriate. indeed, does SUCH
:, service appear when we recall that
In the plans of this Capital City, as
conceived by Washington and designed
by L'Enfant. a majestic shrine was to
stand as the embodiment Of the Ma
tion's faith in God. Thus on this sig
nifcant anniversary will be fulnlled. At
least In part. the dream Of him whom
we affectionately remember as the
Father of his Country"
A feature of the ceremony was the
reading by Bishop Freeman of poem
about Washington Cathedral. written
by Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris.
pastor Of the Foundry Methodist
Church
The block of stone set yesterday is
located in the northeast corner OF the
north transept and is Of Indiana lime
stone The builders estimate that more
than 250, 900 cubic feet of stone will be
required for the construction of the
two transepts. Provision has been made
for the first so 900 feet and the Cathe-
dral committees are now seeking Offer
inys for the remainder and the cost
Of placing
Out-of-town guests yesterday in
Guided Gen. and Mrs. Avery D. Andrews
of New York City. Col. and Mrs. Prank
lin @. Brown of New York City. Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick S. Converse Of
Westwood, Mass: MFR. and Mrs. Philip
Gadsden of Philadelphia. Pa: Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur B. Isle of Providence.
r. l.; Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt Page Of
Richmond. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia. Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard Randall, jr.,
of Baltimore, Md: Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
W. Thompson of Philadelphia Pa; Mrs.
C.. I. Latin of Yonkers, n. Y. and Sen
stor and Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf of
Providence, r. I.
Washington Guests.
Among those from Washington were
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. r. J. Bohanan: Very
Rev. and Mrs. G. c. r. Bratenahl, DR.
and Mrs. Robert S. Brookings. Rev
DR.. william L. DeVries, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock Mr.. and Mrs. william ]
Father. jr; Rev. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Fletcher, Right Rev. and Mrs. JAIME:
z, Freeman, Rev and Mrs. John w
Gummere, John Hays Hammond, Cole.
man Jennings, Rev. George B. Kinkead
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin N. Lewis, Secre'
tary of the Treasury Mellon, Mr. ant
James Parmelee Rev. DR.. and Mrs. 9
Freeland Peter, Miss Elisabeth Ellicot
Poe, Mrs. Arthur B. Rudd, Mr.. ant
Mrs. H l.. Rust. Mrs. John D. Sherman
Mrs. e. Hope Slater Rev. DIR. and Mrs
Arson Phelps Stokes, Miss Mabel Tur
ner, Mrs. Turner, Rev. Alfred J. Wilder
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Wilmer. AS
Castle. .jr., and Mrs. Castle; Rev. d.
and Mrs Robert Johnston. DIR. and Mr.
william c. Rives, Mrs. Edward Slate
Dunlap, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nose an
Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke.
Hosts for the luncheon included Bish
90 Freeman, Very Rev. G. C. r. Bra
tenaill, dean of washington; Right Re-
James DeWolf' Perry, Bishop OF Rhod
Island; Right Rev. Philip M. Rhine
Robert Johnston. Rev. Arson Phelr
Stokes, Avery D.. Andrews Of New Yorl
Assistant Secretary OF state Castl
Philin Il, Gadsden Of PHILADELPHIA