Evening star., 1936-06-05
CATHEDRAL DRIVE
REALIZES S26,592
Intensive Period of Cam.
paign Ended-Minimum
Aim Is Passed.

With subscriptions totaling $26,592
in hand, the intensive period of the
1885 campaign in behalf of Washing
ton Cathedral was concluded yesterday.
Team members, meeting at luncheon
at the Hotel Carlton, heard Lloyd B.
Wilson, chairman, announce the mini
mum objective of the drive had been
passed, but that the effort would con-
tinue until the end of the year.
The special membership unit under
leadership of Richard w. Hynson re-
ported 83 membership subscriptions for
total of $l9,598, and the women'S
unit under the craftsmanship of Mrs.
Charles Warren obtained 324 member
ship subscriptions for total of $3,232.
The mems unit under the leadership OF
H. L. Rust, jr., member Of the Cathe-
drai Council, reported PAT membership
subscriptions for total of $3,155. An
additional 90 subscriptions for a total
of SCOT. received through the mail,
were stimulated, it was said, in con-
siderable measure by the cooperation
of the local press.
Wilson announced that additional
subscriptions for the Cathedrals main
tenance fund may be made through
the Campaign Executive Committee,
the unit chairmen or William r.,
Castle, president of the National
Cathedral Association.
Mrs. Wilson Guest.
Among the guests at the luncheon
were Mrs Woodrow Wilson, Miss Mabel
T. Boardman, secretary of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, and Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, a graduate of the National
Cathedral School for Girls, who called
upon all the workers present to con-
tinue their efforts in behalf of the
Cathedral maintenance fund "in the
spirit of crusade that will bring home
to our children and grandchildren the
fundamental significance Of the Chris
tian religion"
Corcoran Thorn, president of the
American Security and Trust Co. and
treasurer of the Cathedral, and DR..
Ze Barney T. Phillips, rector of Epi-
phany Church, expressed the appre-
lIlC NlIdRlNA anu
the Executive Committee for the gen.
erous response made by the community
of Washington to the campaign appeal.
Thorn emphasized the spirituality of
the Cathedral as a beautiful structure.
| He said it was difficult for local resi-
dents to realize what the Cathedral,
| although only onethird completed,
| already has come to mean in the lives
of thousands of people throughout the
Nation, and appealed for a renewal OF
the spirit that prevailed centuries ago
when people in all walks of life worked
together to build great cathedrals as
! labor of love and devotion.
DIR. Phillips Speaks.
Telling of his interest in Washing
! ton Cathedral, which began in 1918,
when a committee was formed in st.
Louis to help the building program,
DR.. Phillips reminded the workers that
the strength of any enterprise lies in
the number of friends who make small
offerings for its work. He expressed
the hope that the National Cathedral
Association might soon have 10000
members in the District and many
more thousands throughout the United
States. DR.. Phillips concluded with a
glowing description Of Washington
Cathedral as a dynamic center of the
Christian arts including architecture,
| sculpture. stained glass and music.
Edwin N. Lewis, editor Of the Ca
thedral Age, spoke Of recent pilgrim
ages TO Mount Saint Alban with par
ticular reference TO 400 members OF
the Associated Country Women of the
World, who arrived at am. on last
! Wednesday morning. More than
5000 pilgrims and worshipers were
counted entering the Cathedral on
WhitSunday.
To illustrate the place the Cathedral
is coming to occupy in the community
Mr.. Lewis mentioned special services
for the Washington College of Law
George Washington University and
the Chevy Chase Bethesda High
! School, which are to be held in the
Great Choir on the next two Sundays
Wilson emphasized in his closing
remarks the desire and intention
of the Executive Committee to con-
tinue the membership effort for 1886
although the intensive campaign
period has ended. He heartily indorsed
DR.. Phillips suggestion that the Ma
tional Cathedral Association should
enroll 10000 members in the city
and diocese of Washington, thus en-
abling the Cathedral to have adequate
maintenance resources from year to