Evening star., 1928-04-07
EASTER IN CAPITAL
WILL Be COLORF Ill
so, 900 Visitors Now in City,
More Expected by Train
and Auto.

Somewhat drab weather prospects for
tonight and tomorrow failed to dampen
the spirit of Easter that pervaded the
National Capital today.
Although the weather man reluctant
ly forecast rain and colder for tonight
and partly cloudy, colder weather, with
strong northwest winds, for tomorrow,
Washington lost none of its exuberance
in preparing for a gay and colorful,
though respectful. Easter Sunday.
With more than $4,000 visitors here
for the Easter week end. and more
coming; whit the japanese cherry trees
bursting forth into fun bloom. and with
elaborate arrangements completed for
Easter services, the Capital stood ready
today to launch its greatest observance
Of the annual religious festival.
Forecaster Hanson Weightnan was
not wholly pessimistic about the outlook
for the annual Easter fashion prone
made tomorrow. He said he had hopes
that the skies would clear up in the
afternoon, although there was q slight
possibility of shower or two tomorrow
morning. He warned that the lowered
temperature and wind viii make Spring
dresses rather chilly. however.
Snow F1urries Elsewhere.
4 I'VE should be thankful we are not
In West Virginia. western Pennsylvania
or western New York" Mr.. Weightman
said. 1T looks as though the folks
there viii have some snow hurries for
Easter"
The tide of Easter visitors Is expected
TO reach unprecedented heights. The
first groups Of more than 5000 sched-
uled to arrive on special trains at Union
Station until late tonight came in this
morning. while the regular traffic. run
ming 80 per cent higher than normal.
brought large numbers. impossible of
estimation. In several eases. scheduled
trains from the East ran in two Sec
carried extra cars.
Station Master w. H. Marks Of the
Washington Terminal Co, today went
on record with a very conservative
estimate" OF $1,000 persons having
been brought into Washington by trains
since Monday The largest single con-
tingent to arrive today came in from
Syracuse, ~ Y. and vicinity. on seven
special PullmanS The number on
these trains. mostly school students,
was about 2,l00
Highway Congestion Expected.
Highways leading into Washington
tomorrow are expected 10 be congested
as residents of Maryland. Virginia,
Pennsylvania. West Virginia and even
New Jersey, Delaware and New York.
make their annual Easter pilgrimage
to washington The number OF auto
mobiles and the number of persons
they will convey could not be estimated
today.
Washington's hotel facilities. esti-
mated by the Washington convention
bureau as being capable Of accommo-
dating more than 10000 persons. have
been taken over by the visitors. Room
space. 1t was said. cannot be had. In
addition 10 the accommodations offered
by the hotels, the bureau said there
were many smaller institutions, room
ing houses and tourists rests that could
take care of an additional 10000 or
more and these were being snapped up
wherever they could be found.
Persons coming into Washington to-
day by automobile who had the fore
sight to bring overnight camping equip
ment may find available camping space
at the tourist camp IN East Potomac
Park, where there Is parking space for
at least 1000. The permanent facili-
ties OF the camp. tents and houses have
been filled to oyerfewing,
Thousands View Cherry blossoms
While the Capitol was enc OF the
principal attractions To the visitors to-
day thousands iourneyed to Potomac
Park 10 see the cherry blossoms and To
visit the Lincoln Memorial. The gor-
geous rainbow fountain IN the reflect
Ing pool was to be turned ON this after
noon and tomorrow.
The Capital Traction CO, put into
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