Evening star., 1940-12-16

ton Bishop Freeman intoned these
words:
Dear Heavenly Father, we pray
Thee to have in Thy tender keeping
and protection the innocent and
helpless of all nations. Especially
de we pray that Tiny love may en-
compass and safeguard women and
little children. Guard their homes
and f1resides, speedily remove the
perils that threaten them, and
hasten the day of their emancipa-
ton and larger happiness.
I'VE offer this our petition in the
name of Him who ministered to the
helpless, Thy Son and our Saviour
Jesus Christ.
Amen"
Both the special prayers for the
British people were first said by
Bishop Freeman in the Cathedral
on September 20, when Lord Lothian
and the British Embassy staff at
tended a service commemorating
the 33d anniversary of the placing
of the foundation stone of the
Cathedral.
Floral Tributes.
The only flowers placed on the
casket in the Cathedral were white
ascension lilies from Lord Lothian's
sisters in England At the foot of
the bier was the laurel and palm
wreath with purple ribbon from the
King of England. On either side
of the casket were wreaths Of red
carnations from the British govern
ment and the British Embassy.
President Roosevelt's floral tribute,
a wreath of white chrysanthemums
and ferns, was placed alongside the
casket by Stephen r. Early, White
House Secretary designated to rep
resent the President who was at
Warm Springs, Ga.
Mrs. Roosevelt, Secretary of State
Hull, Chief Justice Hughes, other
members of the cabinet and Su-
preme Court, and ranking officers
of the Army and Navy, were among
dignitaries seated before the casket.
The German and Italian ENJOYS
were the only members of the dip
lomatic corps who were not invited
to the service All the others were
represented. The French Ambas-
sador, CASTOR Henry-Hay who was
out of the city, was represented by
Jacques Dumaine, Counselor of the
French Embassy. The Russian Am
bassador and the Charge d'Affaires of
the Japanese Embassy and the Ru-
manian and Hungarian Embassies
nations associated with the axis
but not directly at war with Eng
land-were among those present.
Joseph P. Kennedy, retiring
American Ambassador to Great
Britain, flew from Florida, where he
was on vacation, to be present at
the service. Others present included
William c. Bullitt, former Ambas-
sador to France; Gen. George c.
Marshall, Army chief of staff; Ad-
miral Harold r. Stark, chief OF
naval operations, and Rear Admiral
Emory S. Land. retired, who heads
the Maritime Commission.
Hundreds Line Route.
Hundreds of curious and respect
full Washingtonians lined the route
of the funeral march, crowding
about the entrance to the British
Embassy on Massachusetts, avenue
and around Massachusetts, avenue
to the Cathedral in particular.
Eight American soldiers carried
the casket out of the Embassy at
2 pm. and placed it on a caisson
which bore it to the Cathedral, es-
corted by a squadron OF cavalry
from Fort Myer. Members of the
Embassy staff joined in the cortege
to the Cathedral, where the funeral
march into the shrine was led by
Bishop Freeman and the Cathedral
choir.
After the soldiers placed the
casket at the foot of an embank-
ment of flowers the choir sang the
The Twenty third Psalm" Dean
Noble c. Powell read the Scripture
lesson from the eighth chapter of
Romans and the fourteenth chapter
of st. John and the service was
carried on by Bishop Freeman,