The Washington times., 1913-03-23
WORSH|PERS FILL
CAPITAL CHURCHES
Scores of Those Prominent in
Official Circles Join Throngs
in Celebrating Eastertide.

Flinging aside the Lentcn garment of
repentance and joyously donning garb
Of the springtime, various prominent
Washingtonians Joined thousands of
others less we'll known today in cele-
bration OF Easter. The observance be-
gan at an early hour. Thousands were
at early masses or early celebrations OF
communion. Others In great number
were out on Connecticut avenue early
&c see and to take part in the annual
parade of dress and fashion on Con-
necticut avenue.
Diplomats in numbers walked or rode
TO st. Matthew'S Church. Far more
persons than old st. Johns can seat,
tried to get into that fashionable caurch.
Congestion took place at the doors OF
St. Patrick's, the Church Of the Cove
nant, and other throngs sought admit
% tance at the Foundry Methodist Epis-
copal. q. Msrgaret's. St Paul's Roman
Catholic. st. Paurs Y Episcopal and
Christ Church, Georgetown.
At St .Margaret's.
To st. Margarets walked together Ad-
mral Selfridge and Senator John Sharp
Williams, with members of the latter's
family. Senor Rivero. the Cuban min
lister; Senior Calvo, Costa Rican minis
ter, his wife. and daughters attended
st. Matthew'S, where they saw many
other members of the diplomatic circle,
including the dean and doyenne Of the
corps. Ambassador and Nine. Jus.e-
rand
Chief Justice White, OF the Supreme
Court, walked to St Matthews, as did
Associate Justice McKenna. The Rus
sian Ambassador and Mime. Rahlimc-
teff attended no special service. for this
is not the Russian Easter.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Bry-
an are out of the city, and other alb
sences from Washington made the Cab
met, circle a small one for church at
tendance today. The members OF the
British embassy walked down Connecti-
cut avenue to st. Johns. at Sixteenth
and / streets, where they entered at the
same time as did the wife, son, and
daughters of George Won L. Meyer, for
mer Secretary OF the Navy
Mrs. Richard II. Townsend, often call
ed the leader OF the smart set I'm Wash
lnSton, stepped from a limousine at the
door of St Johns. and members of the
Boardman family also went there JUS
tice Hughes Of the Supreme Court went
to the Baptist church which his attend
ance has helped to make famous.
Parade Is Brilliant.
While these persons and many others
were on their way to church, while the
thousands on Connecticut avenue and
Sixteenth street eyed one another, Or
ganists sat nervously at keyboar rds,
choir boys in surplIces of seraphic
whiteness awaited the signal for crying
'Alleleufa" in joyous professional.
Lily-cloaked churches filled up fast,
and more sought entrance than pews
and aisles could serve.
From vestibules through north and
south transepts clear up to chancel or
sanctuary, wOrshipcrs took up all avail
able space. and yet many remained out
side disappointed. Churches where pews
are owned observed their custom of
holding pews for those with first claim.
II they did not come promptly strangers
were quickly seated
This afternoon the Connecticut avenue
parade is again at full tide. The ceme-
tertes of Washington are agleam with
bright white flowers, emblems of purity
and hope. These flowers this morning
decorated altars or were hung in tender
memorial besides windows dedicated to
the memory of the dead.
This afternoon these flowers adorn
the graves of those to whom the win
dows were erected.