Evening star., 1933-05-21
500 GROUPS Join
COL0RS MASS|NG.
Service at Cathedral Next
Sunday Expected to Break
All Records.
The sixth annual massing of the col

The sixth annual massing of the COL
ors service, to be held at Washington
Cathedral next Sunday, bids fair to
brean all records for numbers OF par
ticipating veterans and patriotic So
cieties. ,oo
Last week it was announced that 3uu
examinations would be represented.
Yesterday it became known that so
many applications have been received
that it now is indicated that there Will
be 500
The entire battalion of the Modern
Woodmen Of America. in full dress, Will
attend. The Daughters OF the Baron
Of Runemede, the Sons and Daughters
of the United States of America, the
I,oval Ladies of the Royal Arcanum,
the Women of the Moose, La Societe
ChapeauX ct 40 Femmes and the His
tory Club of Western High School also
Will be present. Fifty-nine chapters
of the Daughters of the American Eevo-
luton have notified the committee in
charge that they will add their flags to
those of the department in the process
sion.
Military Detachments.
The Army. Navy, Marine Corps and
National Guard each will have details
at the service The assembly will meet
in the natural open air amphitheater
on the south slope of Mount st. Al
ban. below the Peace Cross raised to
commemorate the end of the Spanish
American War.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt has
been invited to give short greeting
TO the veterans of all American wars
end the relatives of those who gave
their lives for their country. The Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop OF
Washington, will deliver the memorial
address. Brig. Gen, John Ross Dela-
field will read the lessons, and Capt.
Arlington A. McCallum, national chap
lain, will participate in the sacred pro-
gram. Sergt. Frank Wichey, 3rd Cav
airy. will sound taps. Canon G. Free
land Peter will act as master Of cere-
monies, assisted by Maj. Howard E.
SNYDER, chaplain of the local chap
ter of the Military Order of the World
War.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to ac-
commodate a congregation OF 15,0O0.
Among those expected 70 attend are:
The members of the Presidents cabinet,
the justices of the Supreme Court, mem
bers of the Senate and the House, rep
resentatives of the Diplomatic Corps
and chiefs of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps organizations.
G. A. r. to Have Auto.
Fearing that these ceremonies will
be the last in which they will be abr.
to participate, the Department OF the
Potomac of the Grand Army OF the
Republic have requested permission to
have special automobile in the pro-
cession. They will lead the second
grand division of the march. Comdr.
7 H Shepperd, Assistant Adjt. Gen.
E. D. Godfrey and Flag Bearer Percy
Parker will be in the department con-
tingent. They will be accompanied by
Everett F. Warner and r. j. F. Nc
Elroy, past department commanders,
Sons of Veterans of Maryland.
The musical portion of the service
program will begin at $3.50 o'clock,
when the United States Marine Band,
Capt. Taylor Branson conducting, will
give a sacred concert. The 260th
Coast Artillery Drum Corps, National
Guard, D. c., will head the first divi-
sion Of the procession, the overseas
Drum and Bugle Corps, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, the second. and the Vim
cent 3. Costello American Legion Post
Drum Corps, the third.
The battalion commander OF the
Washington High School Cadets and
the staff of each of the five regiments
under his control will be in the line.
Eagle Glass Boy Scouts to the number
of 100 also will be in attendance.