Evening star., 1933-04-17
PARTY
VISITS CATHEDRAL
Service Is Attended by 2,200,
Largest Congregation Ever
Assembled There.

President Franklin d. Roosevelt. Mrs.
Roosevelt and their son, James Roose-
welt, with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis McH.
Howe and Mr. and Mrs. Angus Ames of
Boston, attended the Easter festival
service in the great choir Of Washington
Cathedral yesterday morning. Despite
the rain, 1900 persons were present
when the White House company arrived
the largest congregation ever assem-
bled in the unfinished church.
The Roosevelt family was welcomed
by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, p. D.,
Bishop Of Washington. The President
entered the choir with his son. He was
conducted to the chancel railing, where
chairs from the ONCE Of the Cathedral
had been placed for the party.
In the line Of choristers and clergy
were Right Rev. Julius Walter Atwood
retired Bishop Of Arizona; Right Rev
Warren Lincoln Rogers. d. D., Bishop Of
Ohio; Very Rev. G. c. F. Bratenahl
dean Of Washington; Canon Joseph
Fletcher. librarian of the Cathedral
Canon John w. Gummers, and Canon
Raymond l.. Wolven. chaplain Of the
Bishop of Washington.
Bishop Freeman breaches.
Canon @. Freeland Peter, chancellor
was the celebrant of the holy COM
munion service. The Epistle was read
by Canon Gummere and the Gospel by
Dean Bratenahl. Bishop Freeman car.
ried the sacred elements to the Presi.
dent. Mrs. Roosevelt. James Roosevelt
and other members of their group went
forward to the altar to partake.
Bishop Freeman preached to thu
text, Made After the Power Of an End
less Life"
In closing the bishop told the story o.
the last days Of Woodrow Wilson. "A
book sent to him by a child" he said
was the source of that great man,
strength in his final hours. In it hi
had read the words, The eternal Goo
Is thy refuge and underneath are the
| everlasting arms"
The special Easter music Of tn.
service had been arranged by Edgal
Priest, organist and chcirmaster OF tn,
Cathedral, and included his own set.
ting for the "Nunc Dimittis.'' Tht
offertory hymn was Horatio Parker!
Lights Glittering Morn Bedecks thu
Sky" The solo portions CT the anthem
were sung by Edwin Stefie, bass, ant
Ross Farrar, tenor.
Beauty of Windows Praised.
At the termination of the recessiora
music President Roosevelt and hi
party departed by way of the centra
aisle to the western door 1t was no.
ticed that he examined with care The
new stained glass windows of the south
wall of the choir, speaking to his sor
Of their beauty, as he walked down tn,
corridor through the standing crowd.
| Many delegates to the convention o
the Daughters of the American Revo
luton were in the congregation. Mrs
John N. Gamer, Mrs. James Parme
lee, Mrs. Henry Clay Folger. Mrs. Alvir
T. Hert. Mrs. E. Hope Slater, Mrs
Alexander Mackay Smith. Mrs. Ray
mond L. Wolven, Palmer Jaffrey ant
his daughter, Miss Mary Jaffrey: Mr.
and Mrs. William v. Freeman and Mis-
Mabel B Turner attended. Fifty stu
dents of the National Cathedral School
so from International House, New Yorl
City, and IL from the Art Institute
Chicago, were seated rs groups. On
worshiper who went to the altar fo
communion was a tall, shabbily dressed
boy, out of work, who said he had conn
a thousand miles to 90 to church will
the President.
When the service was over and mos
Of the crowd had departed. small DO,
in brown play-suit sat in the Presi
dents chair and bowed his little hea,
in prayer as he had seen Mr.. Roose
velt pray.