Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Cathedral Services
Honor Wilson and
Wartime Nurses b
Legion and D. A. v.
leod Tributes by
Patriotic Groups

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Patriotic Groups
The memory Of President Woodrow
Wilson was honored and tribute was
paid to nurses and other women who
have served the United States in
time Of war in two special services at
the National Cathedral yesterday.
Patriotic organizations laid wreaths
on tomb of President Wilson in
Bethlehem Chapel and later on the
main altar Of the Cathedral.
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man. Bishop of Washington, spoke
at the Wilson memorial service of
how President Wilson's ideal of a
world brotherhood of nations has
been shattered 20 years after the
war to end all wars" by the sham
bles of q war worse than before" be-
cause of the threatened wholesale
bombing of civilian populations.
Now as mans cunning and in
genuity threatens to destroy his civ
ilization," the bishop said, America
must continue to be neutral but not
immune to suffering the world over
because favored America may prove
to be the solver of the worlds ills,
the nation which can usher in new
age where peace can reign and men
be brothers"
Neutrality Warning Sounded.
However, Bishop Freeman warned
that the neutrality which the
United States must observe must
not be merely in which fat profits
accrue from the sale of arms and
munitions
Later at the special service in
the great crossing of the cathedral
Bishop Freeman praised the serv-
ice of the nurses and other women
workers in the World War.
women are the chief victims Of
war;" he said.
d. A. v. Sponsors Service.
Comdr. Lewis J. Murphy of the
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War spoke briefly saying that
I'VE are grateful to God that we
live in a democracy where such
q tribute as this is possible to the
brave women of the World War"
I'VE are indeed fortunate" he
continued, that with the world
at swords points, in America one
may still enjoy the blessings OF
peace"
The service for women war work.
ers was sponsored by the Disabled
American Veterans of the World
War and the Wilson Memorial
Service by George Washington Post
No. l of the American Legion, the
post of which President Wilson was
an active member.
At the Wilson memorial service
q wreath was laid by c. Cassard
6chroth, post commander. Wreathes
also were laid on Wilson's tomb by
Woodrow Wilson High School, the
Woodrow Wilson Society, National
American Legion Auxiliary Head
quarters, National American Legion
Headquarters the American Legion
Auxiliary of the District and others.
A wreath was sent by Bernard
Baruch, wartime chairman of the
War Industries Board and close
adviser and friend of President
Wilson. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson at
tended the service.
Patriotic Groups Attend.
The service, In tribute to nurses
and women war workers, was at
tended by members of many patri-
otto organizations, bearing the
American flag and organization
colors. Seated in the congregation
were war nurses, Red Cross workers,
Salvation Army volunteers and Y
M. c. A. workers who had seen
service overseas.
Both services were conducted by
the Very Rev. Noble C. Powell, dean
Of the Washington Cathedral;
Canon Precentor William M. Brad
ner and Canon Edward Slater Dun
lap.
After taps had been sounded by a
bugler from the United States
Marine Band, DR.. Walter c. Hess,
department commander of the Dis
abled American Veterans of the
World War, placed a wreath on the
main altar. This wreath was re-
ceived by Mrs Dorothy Covert, staff
commander of the Woman's Auxili-
airy of the D. A. v. w. w.
At the conclusion of the service
this wreath was taken to Bethle-
hem Chapel and placed on Wilson's
tomb.