Evening star., 1932-04-10
ENVOYSTOATTEND
CATHEDRAL EVENT.
Government Officials Also to
Be Present at Patriotic
Services Today.

Paying tribute to the memory Of
George Washington, Ambassadors from
four foreign governments will join with
representatives Of President Hoover and
those Of the State, War and Navy De-
partments in attending special services
in the Bethlehem Chapel at Washing
ton Cathedral today.
The ceremony will be held at the
regular evensong service at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. The Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, will
; preach at. the service and will bless the
flag Of the Daughters OF the Cincinnati
Patriotic Society, which is sponsoring
the service The society will present
f. its emblem to the Cathedral.
Four Enjoys to Attend
The Ambassadors who viii attend the
service are Paul Claudel of France,
Friedrich w. Won Prittwits und Gaf-
from Of Germany, Paul May Of Belgium
and Tytus Filipowicz of Poland. Presi-
dent Hoover will be represented by
French Strother Of his secretsrial staff.
and by members OF the Army and Navy
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tation has been extended to the general
public to attend the service. since only
: portion of the seats in Bethlehem
Chapel will be reserved for diplomats.
Government officials end delegations
Nom patriotic societies.
= American flags and enolems OF near
ly a score Of organizations viii be borne
, opening of the service. These will in
scluds LIE CCiolS O. tae Ann Navy ana
Marine Corps, the American Red Cross,
the Aztec Club of 1847 the Colonial
Danes of America, the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. the Descend
ants Of Signers OF the Declaration Of
independence, League Of American Pen
Women, Military order of the Loyal
Legion. Military Order of the World
War, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association,
r. o. T. c., Sons of the American Rev.
olution, Veterans of Foreign Wars and
the Wheel Of Progress.
Near the close of the service, the flag
Of the Daughters of the Cincinnati will
be presented by Mrs. Russell Evans
Tucker, president Of the society, for the
blessing of Bishop Freeman. Canon
Edward Slater Dunlap will be the mas
ter of ceremonies at this service.
First of Series.
,Today's service is the first of a series
of special observanceS at Washington
Cathedral in connection with Bicenten-
NAL year. Next Sunday the Huguenot
Society Of America and the Daughters
Of the American Revolution will attend
special services. At an early afternoon
service for the Huguenot group, the
Right Rev. Frank Du. Moulin. retired
Bishop Coadjutor Of Ohio, who is Of
xril1 Ia %ka
while at the d, A. r. service, to be held
at the evensong, Representative James
M. Beck Of Pennsylvania viii speak.
Marking the conclusion of chapter
In the building of the cathedral, the
great choir and sanctuary will be
opened for public worship on Ascension
day, May S. The sermon will be
preached and holy communion cele-
brated by Bishop Freeman at 10 am,
and the President and Mrs. Hoover,
Vice President Curtis and his sister,
prorainent Government officials and
perslons, will attend. At 9 O'Clock in
the morning Of that date special
commemorative service VIII be held in
the crypt chapel of st. Joseph of Ari-
nlathea for the National Society of Co
lonial Danes, and in the afternoon the
annual meeting of the National Cathe-
dral Association viii be held. Right
Rev. William r. Manning, Bishop OF
New York and Honorary Canon of
Washington Cathedral, will be the
preacher at the evensong service. The
Ascension day morning service Is re-
garded as a tribute to George wash
ington's memory IN advancing the full
Mlment, Of his vision of "a, church for
national purposes" at the Capital.
z Commencing on Ascension day, all
the important services at the Cathedral
Will be held in the choir and sanctuary.
On May 8, National Mothers day
service in honor of Mary Ball Washing
ton, the first Presidents mother, will
De conducted under the joint sponsor
snip OF the District Bicentennial Com
mission and the Washington Federation
OF Churches. and on May 29 a National
Masonic service will be held.