Evening star., 1925-04-05
SUNRISE SERVICE
PLANS TAKE SHAPE
Easter Morning Rites at
Temple Heights to
Eclipse Others.

Washington's second Easter sunrise
service, to be held on Temple Heights,
Is expected by the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches and cooperating
organizations, to far eclipse the first
occasion of its kind here last year.
when thousands reported they were
unable, on account of a shortage in
Pablo transportation, to attend.
All arrangements are being made
with a view not only to transporting
but caring for a crowd which may
run Well into the thousands. With
good weather again this year, those
behind the service predict that as an
annual event 1t may grow to rival
even the mammoth sunrise gatherings
on the Pacific coast, which are re-
ported as still growing in numbers.
The hour has been set at 7 o'clock
Easter Sunday morning, and the pro-
gram Intentionally has been short
ened TO last not more than so min
utes, in order that those who wish
may attend and get away for other
easter morning services elsewhere.
DIR. J. n. Pierce to Speak.
DR., Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of
the Presidents church. the First Con-
sregational. and president of the
washington Federation of Churches,
Will be the principal speaker. The
rest or the program will be brief.
Homer j. Councillor of the adult Bible
classes viii preside, singing is TO be
led by Percy S. Foster, and special
music Will be presented by a quar-
tet of horns from the United States
Marine Band
The place of the gathering has been
changed from the old Dean House on
temple Heights to a natural amphi-
theater on the estate at a point on
florida avenue at the foot of Twen-
tleth street. Here a temporary stand
VIII De erected for the speaker and
others No chairs will be provided, as
ehe service is to be brief. and the hill
side, although of admirable amphi-
theater slope back from the site
Where the speakers stand will be To-
Gated, is too steep for chairs An
other year, 1t is said, benches may be
provided, or, If the occasion promises
70 be sufficiently large, the east Cap
ltol steps and plaza may be .consid-
cred.
In case of rain the program will be
given in the Church of the Covenant,
Eighteenth and n streets northwest
A number of churches, it is an
nounced, are arranging a tentative
program, and in case the open-air
meeting is impossib BILE will hold their
own sunrise service.
Street Cars Available
Already the matter Of adequate
transportation has been taken up with
the street car companies by the COM
mittee in charge. and arrangements
VIII be made to have a much larger
number of cars available this year
than last. Many protests were re-
ceived last season by the mana cement
of the service and by the street car
companies that large numbers of per-
sons who attempted to go TO the sun
rise service got only as far as the
street car stops, to find cars too in
frequent and too crowded.
Whereas last year it had been ex-
pected there might be somewhere be-
tween 500 and 1000 persons, a crowd
turned out to join in the early Easter
morning worship of the community
which was variously estimated from
1000 to 5000. Gaining with the i'm
petus given the movement by a first
successful wear the service Dsx+ Sun