Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-28
CITY CELEBRATES
ENDING OF LENT
Easter Sunday, With Ideal
Weather, Attracts Crowds TO
Churches and Parks.

The Observance Of Faster Sunday in
Wilmington was characteristic Of the
festival There was nothing 70 mar the
harmony Of the day The Easter parade
was held in all it's glory. The procession
of youth and beauty was at ITS LOWEST
/ from early morning until late ct night.
! The various boulevards were throrged
/ with promenaders.
The day was all that could he desired.
/ Song services in the churches were ar
/ ranged in conrnemoration If Easter day
/ Flowers everywhere added 10 the beauty
/ Of the day Thousands of Wilmington
homes were frightened with pOtted plart Is.
On the highways hur dreds Of people
were tx n .dvantage Of the good weather,
and were er'ioying themselves by getting
| back 10 nature" Many answered the
invitation Of the parks, al dressed upin
| bright golden glow, in honor Of the sea-
son.
With the closing Of Lert Saturday the
new season was announced yesterday ~
sorg services in the churches throughout
the city The great feast Of the RcsuTec-
ton was fttiugIy observed N all the
| Catholic Churches At st. Peters Cathe-
dral. RI Rev John J Monaghan ofhcIat-
ed az II O'Clock mass and impaired the
Papal Bereduction. which IT IS provileged
preached by Rev Alphonso Schwitalla.
s J. who preached AT the Cathedral
throughout the services durlng Holy
! Al st. Patrck-s Church, the high
mass at II O'Clock was celebrated by
The pastor, Rev James P Quigley
Nozart's '"Twelgth Mass" was sung ~
the choir under the direction of Rev
James VI. Grant d D An additional
musical number az the high mass was
Rosewig's "Ha'lelujah Chorus
The program Of services az S' Paul ;
R. G. Church included masses Al 3 2,
e Q. and 10 O'Clock with solemn high
rnase at / / o clock, celebrated by The pastor
. Rev r 2 Waldron, with Rev I Walker
O a deacon: Rev. Peter Lownay q
: :. r. sub deacon The sermon was tv
Father Walker At z 30 Rev i. & higgins
was celebrant AZ Solemn vespers
At ST Elizabeth Church the nigh
mass was celebrated AZ 9 q n by the
pastor Rev William Temple, - p The
choir vas assisted by a string quartet
under the direction Of Prot. Harry
5tausebach
Services AZ st Andrew Protestant
Fniscoral Church Rev. Richard
TrapnelI rector. were as follows Holy
communion At 730 a. m. anthem
Awake Up My Glory; Bible class .nc
Sunday school al q45; holy communion
and sermon At ii oclOck- The hasteI
2 festival Of the Sunday school With caroh
bv the school At 30 p. m, took the plac'
!, Of the regular evening service
Special musical programs were g1ve'
! AZ st. Johns Trinity, Calvary, lmmanue
/ Old Spredes, St LIike's Protestant hpIseo
! pal Churches.
Easter celebration was held in the Ne7
Church. PENNSYLVANIA avenue and BrOom'
street. AT 10 As. with Rev. George Henr,
: Dole officiating The subject y MS ser
: mon vas THE Lord Rising Commune
was held az the close Of rhe service.
! double quartet sang the cantata, Ii
. Everlasting.
At st. Stephens Lutheran Church
Tatnan street between Seventh ait
: Firhth streets. Easter dav was celebrate
! in festal way with three services. be
J ginning at B clock with the admlnls
tering Of the Lord supper special Inusl
= was gwen throughout the DAY Az hol
: Trinity Lutheran Church, Madison Al
4 TEentv-third streets. special Easter SCI
, vices we're given with Rev. :. E. WIcke
!. as acting pastor.
= sunrise pra Sc service marked Il
beginning OF Easter at Zion Lufnera
Church Sixth and Jackson streets II
y services began at a. m, with Rev. :.
= Won Bose officiating at aH services.
= The Faster season was celebrate
at Westminster Presbyterian Churc
with 3 special program OF worship
hotb services At 1890 a. N. the doub
Quartet sang Christ Our Passover
!, Music vss the feature at the clio,
al - RasIl NiIano. harpist, was II
,ac,sI sojoIst Frederick " WA
a. 5,raota5 Tho cbor 10 singing MartiC
ne As 1t Began to Dawn, and Dudt
yr R,,cl.s FESTIVAL Te Deum. Speci
sr Easter services. with special music, We
3 given at Olivet Prexbyterlan Churc
en- Illustrating The Easter Season.
III Special Easter services were gwen N