Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1940, Page 6

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I A6 Plans Perfected For Cathedral Service 0f Massing of Colors About 350 Units to Be Represented in Ceremonies May 19 Plans have been completed for the 13th annual massing of the col- ors service in the open-air amphi- theater at Washington Cathedral at 4 oclock Sunday, May 19, under auspices of the Cathedral and the District Chapter, Military Order of the World War. Joining in the colorful ceremony will be approximately 35V miutary, veteran, patriotic and civic organ- 1zations. Thousands of Washingtonians and out-of-town visitors attend the ob- servance each year. Loud speakers ‘will be installed so that the.program can be heard throughout the amphi- theater. Senatop Connally to Speak. Senator Connally of Texas will de- liver the principal address. The Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washingten, will intro- duce him, and Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, commander of the District Na- tional Guard, is to preside. Some 300 delegates to the annual congress of the Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution will participate in the services. Rev. Henry L, Darling- ton of New York, chaplain general of the organization, will conduct the prayers during the service. Marine Band to Play. The United States Marine Band will give a concert for a half hour proceeding the procession of col- ors, it was announced. Four main divisions of color guards will as- semble in the grove on the Wis- consin avenue side of the Cathedral grounds, with the march to begin at 3:45 pm. Each division will be led by its drum corps. The procession will march along the Memorial drive to the Pilgrim Steps, passing through the assem- blage to approach the poppy cross down the center aisle of the amphi- theater. The committee in charge includes Gen. Cox, Dean Noble C. Powell, Canon Willlam Bradner, Lt. Col. Bynum K. Cash, Robert C. Tracy, Maj. Arlington A. McCallum and Lt. Col. Edwin S. Bettelheim, jr. Courf Denies Eighth Delay In Mrs. Ringling's Suit By the Associated Press. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 4— The State Supreme Court today de- nied a_motion by attorneys of Mrs. John Ringling for an eighth con- tinuance of her suit for a share in the $23,000,000 estate of her late husband, and ordered hearing May 8. Attorney Curtis Waller in pre- senting the plea said postponement was desired until after June 15 so United States Senator Pepper of Florida. retained by Mrs. Ringling 10 make the oral argument to the court, could be present. James Kirk, one of the attorneys for the executors, opposing the mo- tion, said “there has been a steady attempt by attorneys for Emily Ringling to stall this case since 1934. It has been set for argument eight times and has been postponed seven times at their request.” Mrs. Ringling seeks to have a di- vorce obtained by Ringling five months before he died in 1937 set aside, and she is also attempting to establish widow's rights in the estate. Debate Will Feature School’s Annual Dinner The annual debate and declama- tion contest will feature the ban- quet of the Woodward School for Boys at 6:30 pm. Wednesday at Hotel 2400 Sixteenth street. Coleman Jennings, president of the Washington Community Chest, will speak and George A. Lewis, chairman of the school's Educa- tional Committee, will be toast- master. James J. King, headmaster, will give an address of welcome. The debate will be between the ‘Washington Literary Society and the Jefferson Literary Society of the school over whether the United Btates should place an embargo on the shipment of war materials to Japan. Speaking for the Washing- ton society will be Robert J. Brown, Edward C. Burns, William M. Noyes and Alan B. Prosise, jr. The Jef- ferson Society will be represented by Ray M. Hare, jr.; Russell K. Hollingsworth, jr.; Charles E. Seiler, Jr., and Thomas W. Smith. Seven boys will speak in the de- clamation contest. They are Wait- man T. Allen, Richard S. Fried- man, Paul C. Kelly, Procise Smith, Charles M. Stevenson, jr., and John H. Verkouteren. Debaters Win Ratings McKinley High School's debate team of Sarah Jane Williams, George Gee and Betty June Karle went through five rounds of the na- tional Forensic League’s annual speech tournament at Terre Haute, Ind., last week and emerged with three ratings of excellent and two of good. An Oklahoma team won the championship from the schools of 43 States which participated. Dress Up Your Home With FURNITURE Look at the bargains in today’s Star. Add charm and life to odd corners around your home, without having to spend too much money, by making it a daily prac- tice to read. THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS OF THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 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