Evening star., 1934-03-05
ROOSEVELT RITES
MARKF|RST YEAR
President Attends Service
at Mount st. AIban
Cathedral.
President Roosevelt yesterday cele-

President Roosevelt yesterday cele-
brated the first anniversary of his
Inauguration by attending divine serv-
ice at Washington Cathedral.
Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, the
Chief Executive drove TO Mount st.
Alban In a drizzle of rain reminiscent
of that which marked his attendance
there last Easter.
At the temporary crossing door
Right Rev. James z. Freeman re-
ceived the party.
The President was conducted to q
chair midway down the great choir.
He leaned on the arm Of his naval
aide, Capt Walter S. Vernon, and was
escorted by the bishop and the head
verger, James Berkeley. Mrs. Roose-
welt walked with Canon G. Freeland
Peter, chancellor Of the Cathedral.
Other Officials Attend.
Seated in the same section Of the
church as that chosen by Mr.. Roose-
welt were Secretary of State and Mrs.
Cordell Hull, Secretary Of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.;
Secretary of War and Mrs. Dern, Sec
retary of the Interior and Mrs. Harold
Ickes, Postmaster General and Mrs.
James A. Farley. Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Mrs Henry A. Wallace, Sec
retary of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel
C. Roper. Col. Edwin NJ. Watson. Mrs
Claude Swanson, Mrs. Louis Howe.
Hartley Howe, Mrs. Anna Roosevelt
Dali, Hall Roosevelt, Mrs. Malvina
Thompson Schroeder and other mem
bers of the Presidents official family.
The service began with a colorful
procession Of the clergy and choir,
headed by Charles Hasty bearing the
Sinai Cross. In the line were Rev
Harold Baker and Rev. Charles F.
Langlands, resident at the College of
Preachers; Chaplain Edwin B Niver,
Dean G. c. F. Bratenahl, Chancellor
Peter. Precentor william L. De Vries.
Canons Anson Phelps Stokes, Ray
mond L. Wolven, Alfred H. Lucas
and Charles r Warner; Rev. Dr.
Ze Barney T. Phillips, chaplain of
the Senate; Rev. DR.. James Shere
Montgomery, chaplain Of the House
Of Representatives; Rev George B
Kinkead and Rev. James Henderson.
DR.. Phillips Gives Lesson.
Musical arrangements were in
charge of Edward Priest.
DR.. Phillips recited the lesson
beginning Every one did thirst; come
ye to the waters" from the fifty-ffth
chapter OF Isaiah. and Canon Wolven
led the congregation in the prayers
and responses.
In his sermon, Bishop Freeman
called for spiritual recovery as the
necessary foundation of an economic.
industrial and social restoration. He
said in part: Our latent powers are
not exercised or brought into action
until some crisis calls them forth.
"A seemingly insoluble problem in
variably provokes the qualities and
resources of their better selves when
individuals and peoples are stirred to
some fine action.
Leadership inevitably has It's gen.
esis in situations that try the hearts
and souls Of men.
While We do not seek them and
are appalled, when they come. the
stern disciplines of life prove ulti-
mately to be the means to the highest
expression of their moral and spirit
ual worth"
Stand in Silent Prayer.
The service reached its peak when
the bishop asked the congregation.
numbering more than l 800 persons,
to stand in silent prayer that Gods
richest blessing may rest upon his
servant and all those associated with
him in these momentous days"
After the choir and clergy had left
the chancel at the close Of the serv-
ice, the bishop returned to escort the
President to his car, and Mr.. Roose-
welt expressed his thanks for both
sermon and prayers.
Edwin N. Lewis, secretary Of the
National Cathedral Association, di-
rected an augmented staff Of ushers
for the afternoon.