Evening star., 1918-11-23
CHURCH PROGRAMS
THANKSGIVING DAY
President and Cabinet Invit-
ed to Hear Sermon by
Bishop Mcdowell.

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Thanksgiving services are to be
held in many of the churches OF the
city Thursday. Some of the churches
have united for their services.
President Wilson, members of his
cabinet and representatives of for
eign countries have been invited to
attend the annual services at Metro
politan Memorial NJ. E. Church Thurs
day morning. Bishop William F. Nc
Dowell of the Washington area OF the
M. E. Church will be the preacher.
the care of William Fay. The Junior
Order of American Mechanics will
unite with the following churches In
this service: Hamline M. e. Church,
Rev. Lucius Clark; Waugh NJ E.
Church. Rev. Howard Downs; Wesley
NJ. E. Church. Rev. w. A Haggerty;
Ry1and NJ. E. Church. Rev. J. B. JET
fries: Trinity NJ. E. Church. Rev. ]. y.
Hand; Gorsuch M. E. Church. Rev. 10.
f. Fisher; Wilson Memorial M. E.
Church, Rev. G. c. Bacon. and Metro
politan Memorial NJ. E. Church, Rev.
Harry E. Mitchell.
A special program will be rendered
on the chimes by DR.. Richard john
ston.
Two Congregations to Unite.
The congregation Of Iowa Avenue
M. E. Church will join with that of
the Sixth Presbyterian Church. 18th
and Kennedy streets. Thursday morn
ing at 1920 o'clock for Thanksgiving
services. Rev. Henry Manken will
conduct the service.
Rt Rev. Bishop John W. Hamilton
will preach at the services Thursday
morning at II o'clock at Calvary
Methodist Church. The Introductory
service will be conducted by the pas
cry.
The annual Thanksgiving sermon
will be preached at Foundry NJ e.
Church by Rev. DR.. Clark. Special pa
triotic music will be sung by the
choir.
Special services will be held at II
o'clock Thursday morning at Gurley
Memorial Presbyterian Church. On
that day the church building will be
four years old and the congregation
will celebrate that event The sermon
will be preached by the pastor. There
will be special Thanksgiving day
music.
Sunrise Service.
A sunrise service is to be conducted
by the Christian Endeavor Society of
New York Avenue Presbyterian
ices commence at 7:30 o'clock. Ger
trude Wiber will be the speaker.
On Thanksgiving day. after the
service at 9 am, the members of the
visit and carry Thanksgiving cheer
to the sick in the Washington City
Hospital. For nearly thirty-five years
this church has provided delicacies
for the sick in that institution.
At First Presbyterian Church, John
the II o'clock service. Mrs. Duncan
Richmond, the soloist, will be as
sisted by large chorus, directed by
w. II. Cossins, with Mrs. G. F. Schutt
at the organ. The anthem will be 20
Pray for the Peace of jerusalem" by
Knox, and at the offertory, 'srhe
Landing of the Pilgrims" by Brown,
will be sung.
Community Program.
On Thanksgiving day at 1880 am.
community Thanksgiving service
will be held in Ingram Memorial Con-
gregational Church. The following
churches will participate: Ninth Street
Christian, Keller Memorial Lutheran,
Eastern Presbyterian, Epworth M. e.
South, Douglas Memorial NJ. E. and
Ingram Memorial Congregational
Congregational Thanksgiving day
services will be held at Grace Re
formed Church Thursday morning at
IL o'clock. Rev. DR.. Ranck, the pas
tor, will preach the sermon.
At Metropolitan Baptist Church Rev.
John Compton Ball, the pastor, will
hold a praise service Thursday morn
ing at o'clock.
Chevy Chase Presbyterian and Meth
odist congregations will hold union
Saruioa Thursday in the Mathn6iQt
Church. Rev. H. r. johnson will make
the address.
Thanksgiving day service will be
held in Gunton Temple Presbyterian
Church. 14th and R streets, at 1880
am, closing at 1880 am.
Thanksgiving morning, at 1890
O'Clock, union service of the
churches of Piney Branch Park will
be held at the Sixth Presbyterian
Church. 18th and Kennedy streets.
The other churches uniting are the
Iowa Avenue M. E., the Episcopal
the Lutheran Church of the Incarna-
tion. Rev. Henry Manken. jr., Lu-
theran minister, will preach the SER
mon. It is planned to have this union
service as an annual feature OF
Thanksgiving in this section Of the
in acting as host to the others.
Union Service on Capitol Hill
A union Thanksgiving service is
planned by six Of the Capitol Hill
churches. The organizations CO.
operating are the Ingram Memorial,
Ninth Street Christian, Keller Me-
mortal dutheran). Eastern Presby-
terian, Douglas Methodist and the Ep-
worth NJ. E. South: The pastor of
the Douglas Memorial. Rev. DR.. Ed
ward Hayes, will preach the sermon.
The service will be held in the
Ingram Memorial Congregational
Church. Massachusetts avenue and
10th street northeast, at 1880 o'clock,
and adjournment will be made
promptly at IL o'clock.
Mount Tabor NJ P. Church, Wis
consin avenue and 35th street, will
hold special services Thanksgiving
morning at 1880 o'clock. The ser
mon will be preached by the pas
tor. Rev. Edward T. Kirkley.
At Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church Thursday there will be a
Thanksgiving vesper service at S
o'clock. Rev. Walter A. Morgan will
have for his topic The Song Of
Grateful People" The chorus of forty