President Franklin D. Roosevelts proclamation was read by Admiral H. E. Yarnell, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, the message closing with the words: "Let us, therefore, on the day appointed, forego our usual occupations and in our accustomed places of worship each in his own way humbly acknowledge the mercy of God, from whom comes every good and perfect gift."
Chaplain Frank R. Hamilton, of the U. S. Navy, then led responsive Scripture reading and then offered a prayer. Following the offertory and a solo by Mr. David McGavin, Bishop W. P. Roberts, delivered the sermon The Benediction was pronounced by the Very Reverend A.C.S. Trivett, after which was heard the appropriate organ postlude, "Harvest Than! giving March." The organist was Dr. Arthur Young while the music committee was composed of Mrs. R. M. Vanderburgh and Mr. William Judd Presiding over the entire service was Mr. Clarence E. Gauss, U. S. Consul-
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