Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

sent but small portion of the entire
edifice. their magnitude is inspiring. To
the traveller entering Washington on
Wisconsin avenue they bulk large as a
veritable citadel of religion, while the
visitor surveying the Capital City sky
line from Hams Point cannot fail to no.
tice their massive proportions as his
eye reaches the hills that bound the
city.
AS yet unopened to pilgrims and wor-
shippers, the nave crypt represents an
important construction achievement. It
has added 261 feet TO the length of the
crypt fabric of the cathedral. The total
outside width of this portion of the edi-
fee, including the massive exterior
walls, the crypt directly beneath the
nave and the north and south walls, is
1873 feet.
The aisles are especially distinctive.
They extend the entire length of the
nave and connect with aisles now ex-
tending along the north and south ex-
teriors of the Bethlehem Chapel and the
Chapel of the Resurrection. To pilgrims
of the future entering the Benedictus
doorway, the present entrance to the
crypt chapels, and proceeding westward
beyond the Bethlehem Chapel and the
Chapel of the Resurrection, these aisles
will present vistas of unique beauty.
Never before, it is said has the nave
crypt of a cathedral been utilized for
such passageways. They are vaulted
corridors, possessing elements of both
Norman and Gothic architecture and
lined with impressive colonnadeS of pill
lars of varied designs. Like the Chapel
of st. Joseph of Arimathea, one of the
architectural features of the cathedral,
they give an unforgettable impression
not only of beauty but of strength that
will endure for ages.
1t is believed that in the future they
will become portion of the edifice that
pilgrims will rarely neglect. With the
completion of the cathedral they will
be used for the formation of professions
at great services. Two thousand or more
persons will be able to gather in these
aisles to march to their places on the
main floor, when large groups of clergy
or members of patriotic organizations
assemble for corporate worship.
ME north and south transepts are a
significant feature of the cathedral
architecture. They form the arms of
the croSs-shaped structure, and have
an important part in carrying out the
elaborate scheme of Christian SYM
bolism which has been worked out for
the edifice. With their completion the
cathedral will be in a position to pro-
vide shelter for congregations of ap-
proximately $500 persons. Work on
these elements was started during the
Autumn, when the first stone was placed
with appropriate ceremonies attended
by men and women of prominence. who
are devoting much time and energy to
the securing of funds with which to
carry forward the cathedral enterprise,
1t has been estimated that more than
100000 cubic feet of stone will be re-
Tor the building of the two tranSeptS. The
lth adequate endowment, has been esti-
at approximately $4,000, 900. In a WASH
birthday address, recorded by the sound
picture camera, Gen. John j. PerShing,
IN or the national committee for WASH
Cathedral, expressed the hope that the
is will be completed by 1882, making
great religious commemoration at
hedral two years hence, during the ma
observance of the 20Oth anniversary of
IN of George Washington
the platform, erected at the west Ut
lndations for the convenience of pill
it is possible to see the extent of the
t building operations and to visualize
Importance in the design of the edifice.
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