Evening star., 1933-11-03
CATHEDRAL GROUP
APPROVESW|NDOWS
Inspects Memorials to Mrs.
S. H. Kaufman and Miss
AmaryIIis GiIIett.

The Great Council of Washington
Cathedral yesterday at its third meeting
window Of stained glass, recently set
in the west aisle wall of the north
transept of the Cathedral fabric.
The composition is a memorial to the
late Mrs. Sarah Clark Fracker Kauff-
mann and funds for its erection were
provided by a legacy in the will of her
husband, Samuel Hay Kaufman,
president Of The Evening Star News
paper Co. for many years before his
death, in 1906. 1t is the work of Law
renee B. Saint and his associates and
was designed and executed at the
Cathedral studio at Huntingdon VAL
ley, Pa.
Three Phases Portrayed.
The great Old Testament leader
Moses Is portrayed in three different
aspects of his life. In the left lancet
he is shown as a prince of Egypt,
clean-shaven and wearing a wig and
an artificial beard and bearing a mace
Above to the left Is chair throne and
to the right cross and crown In a
small panel below is representation
Of the scene between Moses and the two
Hebrews which led to the formers
flight to Midian. yellow and blue are
the predominant colors in this portion
of the design.
The right panel shows Moses after
40 years in the wilderness, tending the
sheep of his father-in-law Jethro.
Above and to the left and right the
burning bush, the holy mountain and
the serpent staff are introduced. Be-
low Is Pharaoh in his throne room,
with Moses and Aaron before him.
In the center panel Moses is por-
trayed on Mount Sinai with the tables
Of testimony. clouds and lightning
over his head.
Minor elements in the composition
are the symbols of the crafts and
trades of ancient Egypt, the eleven
signs and wonders which descended
upon the land before Pharaoh per-
mitted Moses to depart and other
ornamental details
The coloring throughout is vivid and
warm. The reds appear in two shades
light and dark, and there are several
varieties of yellow.
Gillett Window Also Viewed.
Adjacent to the Moses window the
council also saw new window recitmg
the story of Deborah, given by Miss
Jessie Dean Gillett in memory of her
sister, Miss Amaryllis Gillett. 1t. too.
of great beauty.
Statesman. historian, poet, Judge and
prophet in her time. the Mother in
Israeli is pictured in a colorful Syrian
dress of red and yellow With her. III
the adjoining lancet. is Barak. about to
sound his horn, signaling the advance
of the Hebrew host against Sisera in
the Plain of Megiddo.
A canopy is introduced over each
figure to harmonic with the Gothic
design of the transept.
Iron grill work in the Chapel of st.
Mary. designed by Samuel Yellin of
Philadelphia, likewise was viewed.
The council approved plan sub
mitted by the cathedral officers for a
festival of music. lectures and services
to be held at Mount st: Alban in May.
Those present included Right Rev.
James E. Freeman, Bishop Of Wash
ington; Very Rev. G. c. F. Bratenahl,
Canon G. Freeland Peter, Canon VIII
liam L. De Vries, c. F. R. Ogilby. DR..
John R. Mott, Alexander B. Trow-
bridge, Carl w. Ackerman, George
Wharton Pepper, Senator David A.
Reed, DR.. Warren P. Laird, DR.. w. H.
Wilmer, Corcoran Thorn, Coleman
Jennings and President Joseph Sweet
man Ames of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity. Edwin N. Lewis was elected Sec
retary of the council.
Reports were received from Canon
Joseph Fletcher for the cathedral Ii
brary, Chaplain George B. Kinkead for
the College of Preachers, Canon Albert
H. Lucas for St. Adams National Ca
thedral School for Boys, and Miss Ma
bel B. Turner for the National Cathe-
dral School for Girls.