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son, Undersecretary of War Ken
meth G. Royal, and Undersecretary
of Navy for Air John Nicholas
Brown.
Among those attending the install
lation service today will be the
venerable Julian Bickersteth, canon
|of Canterbury Cathedral, England.
He is attending the services as the
oflcial representative Of the Most
Rev. Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Arch
bishop of Canterbury.
This is Canon Bickersteth's first
visit to Washington and his first
to the United States in IS years.
'T am astonished by the rapid
recovery the American people have
made from the war;" Canon Bicker-
steth said. 1--WE in England are
much slower in swinging back to a
peacetime basis. There are still
many food shortages and other
needs"
Canon Bickersteth Is on his way
to Canada to visit his brother, who
is warden of Hart House at. Toronto
University.
Other Prominent Names Listed.
Other prominent figures expected
to be part of the gathering are
Civil Service Commissioner Fran
ces Perkins, Joseph c. Grew, former
diplomat and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
A separate. procession will be
formed by more than SO bishops
|of the Episcopal church. Among
them will be the Right Rev. Hugh
A. Blankinship, Bishop of Havana,
Cuba: the Right Rev. @. K. Y.
Huang, Bishop of Running, China,
and the Righ Rev. George A. Wells,
retired Bishop of Cariboo, Canada.
A Cross bearer and taperers will
lead the incoming presiding bishops
procession into the Cathedral. The
line will enter at the west door of
the Cathedral. The order in which
the church dignitaries will enter
will be as follows: James P. Berke-
ley, Cathedral verger; the Very
Rev. John Wallace Suter, dean OF
the Cathedral; the Rev. Charles
Henry Long, assistant secretary OF
the House of Bishops; the Rev.
John Henry Fitzgerald, secretary,
House of Deputies; Justice Roberts,
Bishop McKinstry. the Right Rev.
James De Wolf Perry, presiding
bishop of the Episcopal Church
1880 to 1887; retiring Presiding
Bishop Tucker and Presiding Bishop
Sheriff..
A loud trumpet blast will herald
the entrance of Bishop Sheriff. at
exactly 8 o'clock. The procession
then will move from the west door
down the center aisle of the nave
to the chancel entrance.
At this point, Bishop Tucker will
read the certification of election OF
Bishop Sheriff. to the post of pre-
siding bishop by the House OF
Bishops. Justice Roberts will follow
with a similar declaration for the
House of Deputies.
Choir to Sing First Lesson.
The first Scripture lesson will
then be sung by the Washington
Cathedral Choir, lead by Paul Gala
way, choirmaster. Senator Salton-
stall, Republican, of Massachusetts
will next read the second Scripture
lesson. Bishop Perry will then read
the litany.
Bishop Sheriff., following a
prayer of dedication at the foot of
the altar steps, will be conducted
by Bishop Tucker and Justice
Roberts to the center of the chan
eel, opposite the presiding bishops
chair. Here he will take the oath
on the STANDARD Book Of Common
Prayer to be held by Dean Suter.
A fanfare of trumpets will sound
and then the "Te Deum" will be
sung.
After the Cathedral verger and
Bishop Dun conduct Bishop Sheriff.
to the top of the chancel steps, the
latter will be presented to the con-
gregation by the Bishop of WASH
ington. The former Massachusetts
bishop will then deliver his address,
after which he will give the prayer
and blessing. The ceremony will
come to a close with the professions
leaving the Cathedral.
A reception in honor Of Bishop
Sheriff. will be held, following the
installation service, at st. Adams
Cnt,oo1 for RovS