Evening star., 1932-09-29
CATHEDRAL HOLDS
18TH ANNIVERSARY
Celebration Today Marks
Laying OF Foundation Stone
and Actual Work.

Washington Cathedral today is cele-
brating the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the laying of the foundation stone and
the beginning of actual construction
work on the great Gothic house Of
prayer for all people" on Mount St.
Alan.
A program of commemoration and
THANKSGIVING began at 7:30 O'Clock this
morning with holy communion in the
Bethlehem Chapel, the crypt sanctuary
dedicated to the memory of the life
end labor of the first Bishop of Wash
ington and the first master builder of
the Cathedral, the Right Rev. Henry
Yates Satterlee.
Beauvoir Luncheon.
At BeauVoir, the mansion house OF
the National Cathedral School for girls,
in the close just east of the growing
fabric of the church, a luncheon was
served at mid-day for leaders and CO.
workers in the Cathedral enterprise.
Those attending we're Mrs. George
Barnett, Mrs. William Adams Brown
of New York. Mrs. Irene du Pont of
Wilmington. Mrs Richard w. Hyneon.
Mrs. Arthur A. Johnson of Gloucester,
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Blair
Mitchell of New York Miss Gertrude
Walden MyCr, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. r.
Ogilby. former Senator and Mrs
George Wharton Pepper. Miss Margaret
Prosser of New York. H. L. Rust. Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Swami Sinclair, Mrs.
Harry R. Slack. jr., of Baltimore, Mrs.
John Francis Smith of Frederick. Md;
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Stewart of Will
mingtOn, Mrs. G. B Street of Whining
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland L. Taylor Of
Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
B. Trowbridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter R.
Tuckerman, Miss Mabel B. Turner,
principal of the National Cathedral
School for Girls; Rev. Albert H. Lucas,
master of st. Adams, the National
Cathedral School for Boys: the secre-
tary of the National Cathedral Asso-
citation and Mrs. Edwin N. Lewis
Philip Hubert Frohman. architect of
the Cathedral; Rev. and Mrs Joseph
mere, Rev DR.. G. Freeland Peter, the
dean nf Washington and Mrs G.. C. F.
l'ratenahl and the Bishop of Washing
ton and Mrs. James E. Freeman.
Gastle's Message.
To the lu7cheon group Undersecre-
tary of State William R. Castle, a men,
Der of the Cathedral Chapter, sent the
following message: "Twenty-fiv years
ago was laid the corner stone of the
Cathedral Church of America, the
church foreseen by George Washington
He had no picture in his mind of the
superb building now taking form on
Mount st. Alban, but he also had no
dream of the future greatness of the
country which he helped to found. In
the struggling village which for long
years was the embryo City of Wash
ington a larger edition of the Pohick
Church would have been suitable. II
would have been more important than
were the first civil buildings. as be-
fitted the place of religion in American
life. 1t would be totally inappropriate
today in the great. beautiful city that
is built and building. If Christianity
remains the guiding star of American
life, as We believe it does, there must
be In Washington today symbol of
the faith, towering above the city,
rightfully dominating but beautiful be-
yond all other symbols.
There must be no faltering in the
work of the Cathedral 1t should be
able to defy hard times. because it
should draw its maintenance and its
power to grow from the whole United
States. There Is no spot so distant that
the Cathedral influence may not reach:
there is no right thinking man or
woman in America who may not say.
1T is my church as well as yours The
Cathedral Church of America must be-
come the sanctuary of all the people
At O'Clock a special service will. be
held in the great choir of the Cathe-
dral, and Bishop Freeman will address
the congregation on The Cathedral in
the Hour of Crisis