Evening star., 1934-05-27
$4,000 TO attend
COLORS SERVICE
High Army and Navy Off,
ciaIs to Be Present at
Cathedral Exercises.

The seventh annual massing Of the
colors service will be held at Wash
ington Cathedral at O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t Is expected that q con-
gregation of from 10000 to $4,000 will
assemble on the south slope Of Mount
st. Alban for the ceremony.
Music will be furnished by the Ma
rine Band. Capt. Taylor Branson con-
Quoting, and approximately 600 ma
tional flags and organization stand
ards will be carried in the procession
to the amphitheater by representa-
tives of more than 100 veterans, pa
triotic, civic and educational groups
participating in the sacred program
General arrangements are in charge
of the Military Order of the World
War and the Cathedral authorities.
The commemorative address will be
delivered by Admiral William H.
Standley, chief of naval operations,
and the sermon will be preached by
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington.
Prayers for Dead.
Prayers for those who have laid
down their lives in the service Of our
country" will be followed by the
sounding of Taps" by Second Leader
Arthur Whitcomb.
Among those who will occupy seats
near the woodland altar will be Mrs
Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. William How
ard Taft, Admiral Sir Lewis Baily,
R. NJ; Mrs. J. Russell Magma, presi-
dent general, Daughters of the
American Revolution; the Cuban Am
Minister of the Union of South Africa
and Mrs. Close, Capt. Robert Witt
hoeft, naval attache, German en-
bassy; Maj. Gen. William F. Hase,
chief of Coast Artillery, U. S. A., and
Mrs. Hase; Maj. Gen. John F. Pres
ton, inspector general, U. S. A, and
Mrs. Preston; Maj. Gen. Arthur w.
Brown, Judge advocate general, U.
S. A., and Mrs. Brown; Brig. Gen.
Alfred T. Smith, Military Intelligence
Division of the general staff, y. S.
A, and Mrs. Smith; Rear Admiral
Emory S. Land, chief of instruction
and repair, U. S. N, and Mrs Land;
Rear Admiral Samuel M. Robinson,
Bureau of Engineering, U. S. NJ, and
Mrs. Robinson; Rear Admiral Chris
-tian j. Peoples. paymaster general. U.
s. NJ, and Mrs. Peoples; Rear Ad-
miral Joseph r. Defrees, eommandant
of the Navy Yard. and Mrs. Defrees;
Rear Admiral j. K. Taussig, assistant
chief OF naval operations, U. S. NJ,
and Mrs. Taussig; Rear Admiral
Spencer S. Wood and Mrs. Wood,
Capt. Henry Williams and Mrs. Will
liams, Brig. Gen. j. H. Russell, COM
mandant, o. S. M. c., and Mrs. Rus
sell: Mrs. Standley, Mrs. Freeman,
Representative Hamilton Fish, jr., and
Mrs. Fish; Representative Harry C.
Ransley and Mrs. Ransley, c. F. r.
sOglloy, member of the. Cathedral
Council, and Mrs. Ogilby; Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil E. Hurja and others.
Maj. Burns to Command.
Maj. Walter w. Burns, Coast Artil-
.lery Corps, D. c. N. c., will command
the color procession, which will move
promptly at $40. The route of march
from st. Adams Parish Church will
be: East over the road following the
Cathedral walls, south down the Pill
grim steps and west to the central
aisle Of the amphitheater. Division
commanders will be: Maj. Charles
Demonet, Lieut.. Col. Robert p. Par
rott, Lieut.. Jules Demonet and Mai.
r. P. Freeman, with Capt. Paul M.
F1lmer as assistant in charge of the
distribution of orders.
The Military Order Of the World
War Will be represented by Brig. Gen.
William E. Horton, commander Of the
D. G. chapter, and Capt. Arlington
A. McCallum, chaplain general, who,