Evening star., 1934-05-06
PRESIDENT PLANS
PART IN SERVICE
Radio Greetings to Feature
Massing of CoIors at
Cathedral.


nounced last night, will send greetings
by radio to the seventh annual mass
ing of the colors service at Wash
ington Cathedral, Memorial Sunday.
May 81. He is expected to speak over
Nationwide network and his ad-
dress will be an integral part Of the
program beginning at o'clock.
As on previous occasions, the serv-
ice will be held in the open-air am
phitheater to the south of the rising
cathedral walls on Mount St. Alban
Approximately 300 veteran, patriotic,
civic and educational organizations
will attend.
There will be a band concert by the
United States Marine Band, Capt.
Taylor Branson conducting, for a half
hour before the professional enters
the amphitheater area.
The parade of colors will be led by
Maj. Walter w. Burns, D. C. Ma
tional Guard, and will pass down the
Pilgrim Steps, around the assemblage
and through the central aisle to a
cross of poppies in the woodland
sanctuary.
Bishop to Give Address.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, will deliver the
principal address, following the Pres
idents greeting. Admiral William H.
Standley. chief Of naval operations, U.
S. NJ, also will speak.
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes will be
master of ceremonies, Capt. Arlington
A. McCallum, chaplain general, Mil
itary Order of the World War, and
Col. Alva j. BraSted, chief of chap
lains, U. S. A., will share in the con-
duct of the service, and Second Leader
Arthur S. Witcomb, Marine Band,
will sound taps.
Among the cooperating bodies al
ready enrolled for the occasion are
the Washington High School Cadets.
r. o. T. C. units. Almas Legion Of
Honor, A. A. o. M. M. S.; American
Gold Star Mothers, department and
four units of the American War
Mothers, department headquarters
and 81 posts of the American Legion,
including Drum Corps; department
headquarters and units of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, American Red
Cross, American Women's Legion,
American Coalition of Patriotic and
Veteran Societies, Auxiliary, United
Spanish War Veterans; Auxiliary of
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil
War, Aztec Club of l847; Boy Scouts
of America, Children of the Amer
ican Revolution, Colonial Danes of
America, Danes of the Loyal Legion.
Daughters Of America. Daughters Of
American Colonists, Descendants of
the Signers of the Declaration of In
dependence. District of Columbia So
ciety, Daughters of the American
Revolution; Daughters of the Cincin-
natl, Daughters of Founders and Pa
triotS of America, Daughters Of Union
Veterans of the Civil War. Disabled
American Veterans of the World War,
Disabled Emergency Officers of the
World War, District of Columbia So
ciety, Sons of the American Revolu-
tion; District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs.
Various Other Groups.
First Division Veterans Association,
Fourth Division Veterans Association,
First District of Columbia Volunteer
Infantry, General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs of America, Girl Scouts of
America, Grand Army of the Republic,
Heroes of '76, Huguenot Society of
Washington, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, Improved Order of Red
Men, Junior Order of United Amer
lean Mechanics, Ladies Auxiliary of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, Lineal Society of the
Spanish-American War, four circles.
Ladies Of the G. A. R.; Ladies of the
Royal Arcanum, United States Ma
rine Band, Military Order of the
Caraboa. Military Order of Foreign
Wars. Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States, Military
Order of the World War.
12lst Engineers. National Guard,
District of Columbia; 260th Coast
Columbia: Company A, 372d Infantry,
National Guard, District of Columbia;
National Indian War Veterans; Ma
tional Society, Founders and Patriots;
National Society. Daughters of Ameri-
can Colonists: National Sojourners;
National Patriotic Council; Naval and
Military Order, Spanish American
War; Order of the DeMolay; Order
of Indian War Veterans; Order of the
Cincinnati; Overseas Band. Drum
and Bugle Corps; Public Schools Of
the District of Columbia; Patriotic
Home Builders; Rainbow Division
Veterans District of Columbia Chap
ter); Reserve Officers Association
District of Columbia Chapter; Re
construction Aides of the World War.
Society of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati: Society of this
War of 1872; Society of the Descend
ants of Signers of the Declaration
of independence; Society Of Spon-
sors of the United States Navy; So
ciete des 40 Hommes ct Chevaux;
Society Veterans Officers; Sd Dis
trict of Columbia Infantry; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons Of
the Revolution; Sons of Union Vet
erans of the Civil War; Sons and
Daughters of Liberty; st. Johns Col
lege (Washington) r. o. T. c.:
Spanish-American War Nurses:
United Daughters of the Confederacy;
United States Daughters Of 1872;
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States; Veteran Artillery
Corps; Department of Six Units of
the Women's Relief Corps and the
Women's Overseas Service League
1t is expected that this group will
be augmented by numerous other
societies as time progresses.
Invitations are being sent to the
members of the Presidents cabinet,
the United States Senate, House of
Representatives, diplomatic corps and
officials of the military and naval
services