Evening star., 1932-04-09
CATHEDRAL PLANS
PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Ambassadors and High Off,
ciaIS to Attend EvenSong
Tomorrow.

service in commemoration OF the
George Washington Bicentennial ami
Versary, which will be attended by four
foreign ambassadors and representa-
tives Of President Hoover, the State,
War and Navy departments. will be held
tomorrow at the pm. peoples even
song in the Bethlehem Chapel at Wash
ington Cathedral.
Bishop James E. Freeman will be the
preacher at the service. and will bless
a flag of the Daughters Of the Cincin-
natl, who are sponsoring the observ-
ance and are presenting the emblem OF
their order to the Cathedral. The serv-
ice will be broadcast by radio through
Station WMAL.
The service is the first of a series of
special religious observances in tribute
to the 200th anniversary of the first
Presidents birth. in cooperation with
leading patriotic or orTanizations, which
will be conducted at Washington Cathe-
dral during this year. On April II
Bicentennial holy communion service
will be held in the morning for the
Huguenot Society of America, conducted
according to the ancient Huguenot rite
as observed for centuries in the chapel
set aside for them in Canterbury Cathe-
dral, being followed by a service OF
public worship in the early afternoon,
and at the peoples evensong the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution will
hold a special commemorative service,
at which Representative James M. Beck
of Pennsylvania will be the speaker.
Fifteen Other Organizations.
Besides the Daughters Of the Cincin-
natl at the service tomorrow afternoon,
IS other organizations, chiefly patriotic
societies, bearing their colors, will be
represented at the commemorative OBJ
servance. These will be the color
guards of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps, the American Red Cross, the
Aztec Club of 1847, the Colonial Danes
of America, the Daughters of the Revo-
luton, the Descendants of the Signers
of the Declaration Of Independence,
League of American Pen Women, Mill
tary order Of the Loyal Legion, Military
Order of the World War Mount Vernon
Ladies Association, r. o. T. c. Asso-
citation Of the United States, Sons Of the
Revolution, Sons Of the American Revo-
luton, Veterans Of Foreign Wars and
the Wheel of Progress.
DR.. H. K. Archdall. headmaster Of
Kings College, New Zealand, will be the
preacher at the II am. celebration of
the holy communion in the Bethlehem
Chapel. DR.. Archdall is making a tour
Of the United States to meet church
leaders and scholars who are interested
In the teaching of religious philosophy,
especially to adults. Other services at
the Cathedral will be the celebration of
the holy communion at 7:30 am and
morning prayer and ltany at 10 am.
The four diplomatic ENJOYS who have
accepted the invitation of the Daugh-
terS of the Cincinnati to attend their
special service are Ambassador Claudel
of France, Ambassador Won Prittwitz of
Germany Ambassador May of Belgium
and Ambassador Filipowicz of Poland.
French Strother, secretary to the Presi-
dent accompanied by Mrs. Strother,
will represent Mr.. Hoover.
Flag to Be Presented.
The flag Of the Daughters Of the Gin
cinnati will be presented by Mrs Russell
Evans Tucker of New York, president
Of the society. to Bishop Freeman for
its blessing near the close of the service
after the singing Of the hymn Amer
ica." The Daughters of the Cincinnati
is composed of women who are deScen-
dants OF American or French officers in
the American Revolution who were
members Of the original Society of the
Cincinnati, founded in 1874
The usual Sunday pilgrimage through
the Cathedral and its Close will be made
at 1890 pm. and Sis pm, under the
direction Of Canon John w. Gummere
and the staff OF lay pilgrim aides.
Under auspices of the jefferson birth
day anniversary celebration of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee a memo
rial service for President Woodrow Will
son will be held in the Bethlehem
Chapel at the Cathedral next Wednes-
day afternoon. Newton D. Baker, Sec
retary OF War under President Wilson,
will deliver an address, and the service
will be conducted by Bishop Freeman.
1t will take place from 4:45 to Sis
pm, and will be broadcast by the Co
lumbia Broadcasting System.