Evening star., 1932-04-13
700 ARE EXPECTED
BY PRESBYTER|ANS
AT DINNER TONIGHT
Meeting Planned as Part of
Denomination in Bicen-
tenniaI Program.
EARLY CHURCHES IN U. S.
TO DRAMATIZE HISTORY
Speakers Will Pay Tributes to Dis.
tinguished Members of Sect
Who Were Leaders.

More than 700 members are expected
to attend the National Presbyterian
dinner at the Mayflower Hotel this eve
ming, The affair has been arranged
py the National Capital Presbyterian
commission as contribution to the
celeoratlon of the George Washington
Bicentennial.
Speakers will pay honor to the Pres
Dyter1an heroes Of the Revolutionary
war and the patriots of that faith
VINO nave played prominent parts in
the history of this country since Twelve
Slgners OF the Declaration of Independ-
ence. 40 Revolutionary generals and II
Presidents of the United States are list
ed among the Presbyterian notables.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of
president Benjamin Harrison, is to at
tend. Mrs. Harrison lives in New York.
Another widow of former President.
Mrs. Thomas j. Preston of Princeton,
N. j., widow of Grover Cleveland, is a
sponsor OF the dinner, but will be I'M
able to be present, as will Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, widow of the wartime
President, who has lent her support to
the affair.
From Early Churches.
A notable feature of the attendance
will be delegations from so Presbyterian
churches that date back to the Revolu-
tionary War.
f. Eight of the churches closely asso-
ciated with important events in the
Revolution will present dramatic epi-
SodeS depicting those events
Representatives of the three divisions
OF the Presbyterian Church in this
country will be present. They are Rev.
DR.. Lewis S. Nudge of PHILADELPHIA.
moderator of the Presbyterian Church
Of the United States of America: DR..
R. A. Dunn of Charlotte, N. c., mod
orator Of the Presbyterian Church of
the United States or the Southern Pres
byterian Church, and Rev. DR.. James A.
Macdonald of Youngstown. Ohio mod
orator Of the United Presbyterian
Church
The speakers are to include Rev. DIR.
Albert j. Mccartney, pastor of the
Church OF the Covenant and president
OF the National Capital PRESBYTERIAN
Commission, who viii be toastmaster:
DR.. John r. Finley, associate editor of
the New York Times and former presi-
dent OF the University of the State Of
New York, who will speak on "Presby-
ter1an PredeStinating of America" and
DR.. Clarence Edward Mccartney, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church of
Pittsburgh, Pa, who will tell of the
| Presbyterian contribution to the Nation
after its founding
Place Two Wreaths.
Among the distinguished guests will
be Attorney General Mitchell Secre-
tary of State Stimson and Ambassador
Mellon are sponsors of the dinner but
will not be able to attend.
The invocation will be delivered by
Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo. pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
At o'clock this afternoon a wreath
will be laid at the foot of the Wash
ington Monument by delegation head
ed by DR.. John H. Palmer, chairman of
the board of trustees of the proposed
National Presbyterian Church. Later
the same delegation will place a wreath
on the statue of John Witherspoon,
Presbyterian minister, who was one Of
the signerS of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.