Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
THANKSGIVING SERVICES
IN MANY CHURCHES OF D. c.
Day Will Be Observed by Offering of
Thanks Throughout City-Joint Meet
ings at Several Houses of Worship.

Thanks to the Lord for His bless
ings during the past year and for
His guidance Of the nation and it's
people through the international as
we'll IS national troubles in that time
will be given in the churches of the
National Capital tomorrow. Thanks
giving day.
Some of the church services will be
he'd at sunrise. while the majority
will be between 10 and II o'clock
Although there will not he services
in all churches. the congregations OF
those churches will worship else
where. In several sections of the
city some of the churches have Joined
for union meetings.
The national THANKSGIVING service
at Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church. John Marshall place
and c street. which is an annual
event. will be held at 1890 o'clock
Seven Methodist Episcopal churches.
together with members of the Junior
| Order United American Mechanics of
the District, will unite in these serv-
ices.
Plan Combined Services.
bishop william F. Mcdowell is to
preach the sermon. He will be as
sisted by eight or ten Methodist
clergymen of the city. Owing to the
large attendance at these services
each year tickets will be required for
admittance UP until ten minutes be-
; fore the opening of the service. Rev.
DR.. Harry Mitchell. pastor of the
church. has completed arrangements
for the services, which are expected
to be attended by several members
of Congress.
st. Paurs. Luther Memorial and
Epiphany Lutheran congregations
in, of Thar nix SSiV-
ing tomorrow morning at 1880
o'clock in Epiphany Church, 18th and
L streets northwest. The altar serV-
ices will be conducted by Rev.
Charles +. Steck, pastor of Epiphany
Church. and Rev DR.. John T. Huddle,
pastor of ST. Paurs Church. The ser
mon will be preached by Rev. DR.:
George NJ. Diffenderfer pastor of
Luther Memorial Church. The follow
ing numbers will be sung by Epiph-
any Church choir under the direction
of James Young: Anthem. Dudley
Bucks "Te Deum in e Flat; duet,
THE Blushing Fruit" from "A Song
of Thanksgiving" Miss Edith Stowen
and James Young; tenor solo, on.
Thou. Who in Tender Mercy" Mr.
Young.
Sunrise Observance.
Metropolitan Baptist Church is to
hold sunrise meeting at Z o'clock
Rev DR.. J Compton Ball, the pastor,
will conduct the service.
At the Church of the Nativity. 14th
and A streets southeast. services VIII
be held at 1870 and 1890 o'clock.
The services at the Church of the
Ascension, 18th street and Massachu-
setts avenue will be conducted by
Rev. DR.. j. Henning helms, the rector,
at 1880 o'clock.
A community Thanksgiving service
is to be held at IL O'Clock at Cal
vary Methodist Church. Rev. DIR.
James Shera Montgomery will de-
liver the address. The choir VIII rem
der special music.
Holy communion will be observed
at 8 o'clock and services and ser
mon will be held at II o'clock at ST.
Johns Church, 10th and H streets
At St. Margaret,s Church GO, conne hnIy
Communion will be held at 1880
o'clock. Church services will be held
at II o'clock, at which Rev. Dr. Her,
bert Scott Smith, the rector, Will
preach.
Church of Advent Services.