Evening star., 1932-09-28
CATHEDRAL READY
FOR ANNIVERSARY
Start of Work rs Years Ago
to Be Commem0rated
Tomorrow.

The twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
laying of the foundation stone Of Wash
ington Cathedral will be observed to-
morrow at Mount St. Alban, and friends
of the sacred enterprise from far and
near are expected to attend special
service of thanksgiving in the Great
Choir. The day also will mark the
ninth anniversary OF the conservation
of Right Rev. James E. Freeman as
third Bishop of Washington.
The program as announced begins
with the celebration of holy communion
in the Bethlehem Chapel at 1880 am
At IL am. there will be the usual an
nual service in Epiphany Church on G
street to commemorate Bishop Free.
mans conservation there on September
90. 1928 There will be special cele-
bration of the holy communion, with
the rector, Rev. DR.. Ze Barney T. Phil
lips. chaplain of the Senate, officiating
Bishop Freeman will deliver the SER
mon. Friends of the bishop and the
general public are cordially invited te
attend this service.
Luncheon to Be Held.
A luncheon in honor of Bishop and
Mrs. Freeman will be held at / pm. al
Beauvoir, the spacious estate south
and east of Mount St. Alban, which has
recently become available for use by the
National Cathedral School for Girls
George Wharton Pepper, former Sena.
tor from Pennsylvania and member Of
the Cathedral Chapter for many years
will preside and there will be informa
greetings and addresses from Bishop
Freeman Miss Mabel B. Turner, princi.
pal of the National Cathedral School
Mrs. William Adams Brown of New
York City. national chairman Of ths
National Women's Committee for Wash
ington Cathedral: Very Rev. DR.. G. c
F. Bratenahl, dean of Washington Cathe.
dral. whose associations with the Cathe-
dral cover the entire 25 years since its
construction began; Alexander B. Trow-
bridge, architect and member of the
Cathedral Council. and Newbold NoyeS
member of the Cathedral Council Com.
mittee on Ways and Means.
Greetings will be read from the Lore
Bishop of London, Right Rev. ane
Right Hon. A. F. Winnington-Ingram
who spoke at the laying of the founda.
ton stone Is years ago; also from
Undersecretary of State William r
l
Chapter. who is chairman of the Cathe.
dral Council Committee on Ways anc
Means.
Clergy Invited to Rites.
Following the luncheon, the guest:
will make pilgrima ges to the Cathedra
and its gardens and will then attend 9
festival service Of commemoration ir
the great choir and sanctuary of the
Cathedral, at o'clock. Canon Ray.
mond L. Wolven, chaplain to the Bish.
op of Washington, will be master Of
ceremonies, and the clergy from al
parishes in the diocese have been in.
vited to march in the procession. Spe.
cial music will be rendered by the Ca.
thedral choir of men and boys, under
the direction of Edgar Priest. ::'ho also
had charge of the music at the great
service on Mount st. Albsn when tn.
foundation stone was laid. The choil
will sing the tie Deum of Thanksgiv'
ing in B Flat" by Sir Charles v. Stan.
ford. which was sung at the service @s
years ago. The offertory anthem vii
be Who so dwelleth under the defense
of the Most High" by Sir Georg'
Martin.
Bishop Freeman will lead the con
gregation in the bidding prayer and vii
deliver the commemoration address.
Although cards announcing the festi
val service have been sent to member
of the National Cathedral Association
and other friends of Washington Cathe
dral, no tickets of admission will b.
required. The general public will b
cordially welcomed up to the full seat
ing capacity of the great choir ant
the east aisle of the north transept
which were opened for public worship
last May. Both the north and soutl
transept entrances will be used ant
members of the Cathedral Guild o
Ushers will be on hand to seat the con
gregation.
Special Meeting Called.
Following the service there will be al
important special meeting of the Cathe
dral Chapter, over which Bishop Free
man will preside in the Cathedra
Library.
The keynote of the days program
will be one of devout thanksgiving TO
the remarkable progress which has beel
achieved in the Cathedral enterpris
since the first Bishop of Washington
the late Right Rev. Dr. Henry Yate
Satterlee, set the foundation stone AM
hallowed it. The second Bishop o
Washington, the late Right Rev. Dl
Alfred Harding, and other leaders u
the Cathedral enterprise will be remem
bered in the prayers Of commemorat1or
DFDIIDI INAMC Tn Meet