Evening star., 1935-04-13
7 STATE FLAGS
TO Be PRESENTED
Cathedral Also to Receive
Two Other EnsignS in
Ceremony Tomorrow.

All but four of the 48 States will be
represented by flags displayed from
the triforium gallery of washington
Cathedral after the presentation at the
beginning of choral evensong service in
the Great Choir tomorrow afternoon
Of seven State flags, the ensign of the
Territory of Hawaii and the official
banner of the National Society, Chill
dren of the American Revolution.
The new flags will be carried in pro-
cession. received by Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, standing in the chancel,
and dedicated with special prayer
at the Jerusalem altar in the sanctu-
ary.
To be carried in the order in which
the States entered the Union, the flags
and donors are as follows:
Tennessee-PreSented by Mrs. Gill
bert NJ Hitchcock in memory OF her
aunt, Mrs. James r. Harahan OF
Memphis.
Maine Represented.
Maine-Presented by "a loyal Maine
Daughter of the American Revolution"
in honor of the State regent, Mrs.
Clinton Chandler Stevens. This pre-
sentation will be sponsored by Mrs.
Stevens. and Miss Miriam Adelaide
Hall will be the color bearer.
Presented by members OF
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton in that State. Mrs. Rufus N.
Garrett will be the sponsor and Miss
Rosamond Garrett the color bearer.
Iowa-Presented by Mr.. and Mrs.
George c. McAfee of Des Moines, in
memory of Rev. Charles S. Medbury
of that city Representative Hubert
Utterback of Iowa, will sponsor the
gift.
Nevada-Presented by Mrs. Francis
G. NeWlands in memory OF her hus-
band, former Senator from that State.
Mrs. William B. Johnston, daughter
of the donor will be the sponsor.
Montana-Presented by Mrs. Casper
Y. Offutt, jr.. of Omaha, and Mrs
John Henry Longmaid of Bryn Mawr.
Pa, in memory of Mr.. Longmaid. Mrs.
Longmaid will be the sponsor and
Sydney E. Longmaid will act as color
bearer.
Arizona-Presented by J. S. Douglas
In memory of his mother. Naomi Doug
las of Spuyten Duvvil, N. Y. Mrs
Percy Douglas of Washington will be
the sponsor.
Castle Presents Flag.
Territory of Hawaii-Presented by
William R. Castle, jr.. former Under
secretary of State, and member of the
Cathedral Chapter. He will sponsor
the presentation, and the color bearer
will be Davis M. King, son of Samuel
w. King, Hawaiian delegate to Con-
gress.
The official banner of the Children
of the American Revolution is to be
the gift of that patriotic society. The
presentation will be sponsored by Mrs
C. A. Swami Sinclair, national presi-
dent Arthur Gilbert Stuart of the
Gov. Thomas Welles Society In the
District of Columbia will be her
escort in the procession.
The flag Of Indiana. presented by
Robert Wander Hoof Ackerman, son of
Dean Carl w. Ackerman of the Co
lunbia School of Journalism in New
Yofk~ City. in honor of the donors
grandparents IT hlcIlLflono. tnu., anu
the flag of Idaho presented by W. E.
D. Stokes of New York City, will be
received by Bishop Freeman later in
the year. When gifts now under
negotiations for the flags of North
and South Dakota are received, the
ensigns of all 48 commonwealths in
the United States will be on display
in the Cathedral. as we'll as the BAN
ners of several Of the national patri-
otic societies.
The banner of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy will be received at
a special service in the Bethlehem
chapel Thursday at 5 pm. and the
banner of the national society. Co.
lonial Danes of America. will be pre-
sented at the evensong service Sum-
day, April %, when eight members of
the United States Naval Academy
choir will sing.