Evening star., 1940-05-02
Cathedral Association
Members Gather
For Meeting
Bishop Freeman and
Mrs. Freeman Are
Honored at Dinner

The men and women in the van
guard of supporters of the work
and building of the National Cathe-
dral of st. Peter and st. Paul gath
cred here this morning for a full
day of activity spotlighting their
interest, with the climax scheduled
for 3 pm. At that hour the meet
ing of the National Cathedral As
sociation opens in the great cross
ing and north transept of the Cath
edral, with the Right Rev. James E.
Freeman. Bishop of Washington,
presiding.
Bishop and Mrs. Freeman last
night were honored at the Sulgrave
Club with an appreciation dinner in
the season of their golden wedding
anniversary. celebrated two weeks
ago. The dinner was sponsored by
the chapter and council of Wash
ington Cathedral and the women's
committees, with members present
representing 20 States. Former
Senator George Wharton Pepper of
Pennsylvania, a member of the
Cathedral Chapter, presided.
Bishop Holt to Speak.
Today was chosen as the occasion
for the meetings because it is As
cension Day. The Right Rev. Ivan
Lee Holt of Dallas, Tex, of the
Methodist Church, who has served
as president of the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches and who is mem
Der of the council OF Washing
ton Cathedral, is to deliver the
principal address at the 3 pm.
meeting. Immediately after this
service Bishop and Mrs. Freeman
planned to receive the delegates to
the meeting and their guests in the
bishops garden.
The days exercises began at 10
am. with communion for members
Of the women's committees in st.
Mary's Chapel in the Cathedral. At
IL am. the committees met for
their annual meeting, to be fol-
lowed by luncheon, in the Ma
tional Cathedral Girls School, adj
joining the Cathedral. The officers
OF the committees include Mrs.
Roosevelt, honorary national chair
man; Mrs. William Adams Brown,
honorary national chairman, and
Miss Mary E. Johnston, national
chairman, who is presiding.
Bishop Dedicates School.
Beauvoir, the Cathedral elemen-
tary school, was dedicated by Bishop
Freeman shortly before noon. The
office of dedication was conducted
in the building housing the schools
higher grades.
Pupils, their parents and teachers
joined in the singing of hymns, and,
after Bishop Freeman had asked
blessing upon the structure, SYM
bolic fire was lit in the fireplace.
Upon conclusion of the service, the
bishop and his attendants passed
through the various rooms of the
school and then proceeded to the
building in which the lower grades
are located.
The school is located in the Cathe-
dral Close, at $500 Woodley road
NV.
The exercises will close at $50
pm. with a choir festival in the
Cathedral, conducted by DR.. T.
Tertius Noble, organist and COM
poser, of New York City. Partic-
ipating in the festival will be the
choirs of National Cathedral, under
the direction of Paul Galloway, Or
ganist and choirmaster; of the
Church of St. Stephen and the In
carnation, Sherman j. Kruezburg,
organist and choirmaster, and of
st. Johns Church, Georgetown, di-
rected by E. William Bracket.
Pilgrimages on Program.
Throughout the day many of the
out-of-town members of the asso-
citation, the council and the wom-
ems committees are expected to
make pilgrimages through the
Cathedral, the Bishops garden, the
Cottage herb garden, the Cathe-
dral library and the three Cathe-
dral schools-elementary, girls and
boys.
Members of the Cathedral Asso-
citation from all parts of the Union
the total membership is 7,000-were
awaiting the annual meeting this
afternoon. Not only Bishop Free
man but the dean and canons of
the Cathedral and the Rev. Paul D.
Wilbur, rector of the Church Of st.
Stephen and the Incarnation, and
the Rev. F. Bland Tucker, rector of
st. Johns Church, Georgetown,
planned to attend.
Reports are to be made of the
progress Of the association by its
omcials-Rishop Freeman, chair