Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-27
THOUSANDS IN CITY TO JOIN
IN THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE
Churches In Many Sections Planning for
Union Observance-Outlyin Com
munities Have Elaborate Program.

Thousands of Washingtonians will at
tend special Thanksgiving church serv-
ices in all parts of the city tomorrow.
In many instances union services will
be held. Special musical programs also
will be presented.
The churches Of the Bloomingdale
and lexington sections will unite in a
union Thanksgiving service at the
Bethany Baptist Church at 10 80 o'clock.
The address will be given by DR.. S. M.
Dougherty, pastor OF the United
Brethren Church. Rev. Hugh r Steven
son, president of the Ministerial Union,
will preside, assisted by the ministers
of the participating churches. Special
music will be rendered by the choir of
Bethany Church.
At st. Johns Church, in Bethesda,
Mo, a special service will be held at
10 o'clock, so, that there will be a
minimum OF interference with the
family life of the community. Fruits
of the harvest will decorate the chancel
and a special Thanksgiving day musi-
cal program has been arranged. The
Columbia B. Y. P. u. Federation will
hold its annual sunrise Thanksgiving
service at the West Washington
Church. Thirty-first and N streets. at
o'clock Or. Perry Mitchell Of Clar-
endon will be the speaker.
Holy Communion Scheduled.
Services at Epiphany Church on
Thanksgiving day will consist Of holy
communion at am. and a festival
service at ii am, with a sermon by
the rector, DR.. 2. B. Phillips. At the
latter service the Epiphany choir, under
the direction of Adolf Torovsky, organ
list and choirmaster, will render spe-
cial music.
Rev. Hubert A. woolfall, rector of st,
Marks Episcopal Church, Third and A
streets southeast, will conduct Holy
Communion tomorrow at IL am.
Services will be held at 1880 and 10
am. tomorrow at ST. Paul's Episcopal
Church, Twenty-third street near
washington Circle, Rev. DR.. McCallum
will preach the sermon.
The Cleveland Park. Congregational
Church will hold special service to-
morrow at 1890 am. The pastor, Rev.
George Farnham, will conduct the de-
votional services. and the music will be
furnished by Miss Lois Silby and Leon
ard Davis.
The annual Thanksgiving service will
be held tomorrow at IL o'clock IN
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church.
The pastor, DR.. Frederick Brown Har-
ris, will preach on the theme ''Ye
Thankful People Come" Miss Adessa
Ehrhart, contralto soloist, will sing THE
Fulfillment," from Marinder's Song
of Thanksgiving. Special music pro-
gram.
The Baptist Churches of the Dis
trict will meet tomorrow at / o'clock
at First Baptist Church. The invoca-
ton will be given by Rev. H. M. B.
Jones and prayer by Rev. Cove Grif-
fifth johnson. The sermon will be
preached by DIR. w. S. Abernethy, pre-
ceded by Scripture reading by DR.. John
z. Briggs. The First Baptist choir will
furnish the music; Raymond Rapp,
organist; Erna Efnhry, soprano; Helen
Lancaster, alto; Eugene Swygert, tenor;
Charles Moore, bass. DR.. Samuel judo
son Porter. the pastor, viii preside.
Thanksgiving service at Shiloh Bap.
fist Institutional Church, Ninth and
P streets, will be held at IL O'Clock.
DR.. Waldron will preach q special
sermon and the choir will render extra
music. The Presidents proclamation
will be read by the church clerk.
Rev. Cornelius S. Abbott, vicar OF the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Sixth
between H and / streets northeast will
conduct services tomorrow at 1880 and
II am.
Holy communion will be observed at
100 am. tomorrow at st. Johns
Church (Georgetown) by Rev. r. Bland
Tucker, the rector. At 1890 am. there
will be q union service at.West Wash
ington Baptist Church.
At st. James Church, Eighth between
B and C streets northeast, tomorrow
Rev. Charles e. Buck win be the special
preacher at IL am. Holy communion
viii be observed at 1880 am.
Rev. Edward Gabler. will conduct