Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
EASTER VISITORS
TO CITY EXPECTED
TO REACH 100000
Throngs Will Come to See
Japanese Cherry Blossoms
in Potomac Park.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
REPORTED AT CAPACITY
Churches Joining in Special Serv.
ices-Plans for Sunrise
Rites Completed.

~S@e1S SVAA PINcNA'
The usual Easter holiday visitors
augmented by the thronss of tourists
coming to the Capital to see the Jap
anese cherry blossoms in Potomac Parl
and the other scenic wonders which
Washington offers in the Spring, will
combine to swell the throngs to tn,
largest number in the history of tn,
city. 1t was indicated today.
The influx, which has been estimated
at 100000, will come principally ovel
the railroads from the North, Middle
West and South on excursion trains
while the interstate bus companies re-
port expected arrivals of almost twic,
the normal number. The American
Automobile Association estimates tina
the motor caravan will be increased b.
$4,000 over that of last year. Many o
the leading hotels in the city indicated
that reservations could not be consid
cred after tomorrow and few hostel
ries reported capacity houses the res
of this week and possibly all Of mex
week. One hotel said reservations hat
been booked up through June is.
Railroads said that In addition to thu
increased passenger traffic parties o
high school students from Buffalo, Troy
Detroit, New York and a few cities IL
Pennsylvania, and the usual migration
of Winter vacationists from the South
had necessitated adding extra trains II
the regular schedule in addition to NOR,
than Is excursion trains. Ofncials a
the Washington terminal estimated
that more than $4,000 persons would b.
moved on the excursion trains.
Coming From Nearby States.
George E. Keneipp. manager of ths
District of Columbia division OF th'
A. A. A., said that automobile parties
and families of from five to seven have
begun pouring into the city from nearby
Maryland and Virginia and New Jersey
Delaware and Pennsylvania. Beginning
tomorrow, the clerical force at the tour
ing bureau of the association in the
Mills Building will begin to work double
the highway patrol Of the A. A. A. viii
cooperate with park police and State
police of adjoining States in aiding
stranded motorists. Mr.. Keneipp sale
employees of the association in this di.
vision are looking forward to the busiest
Easter season on record.
Inspector William s. Shelby has callee
a special meeting of Inspector e. w
Brown OF the Traffic Bureau, Capt
Fred Cornwall Of the fourth precinc
and officials of the Park Police In thu
District Building tomorrow afternoon Il
map out plans for handling trafh'
anticipated over the Easter holiday II
and around Potomac Park and tn
Tidal Basin.
Meanwhile churches throughout tn
city were joining In the special services
which mark the eve of the Eastertide
Today, designated on the church
calendar as Holy Thursday, witnessed
the start of the special observance
which will be carried out through thu
intervening two days and then climaxet
on Easter Sunday.
The traditional Good Friday three.
hour services will be held at many
churches tomorrow, lasting from moor
until 3 O'Clock In the afternoon. Bishop
Freeman will conduct the three-houl
MONDAY Lenten service tomorrow a.
the Church OF the Epiphany and viii
also preach at the Saturday MONDAY
service marking the close of the Lenter
season.
Cantata to Be Presented.
"The Seven Last Words" cantats
by Du, Bots, will be presented at the
Church of the Epiphany tomorrow eve
ming by the choir, under the direction
of Adolph Torovsky.
Today's services at the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
on the Catholic University campus
were: Mass and procession, am;
tenebrae, pm, and holy hour, 8 to
8 pm.
Mass of the presanctified will be held
at the shrine at Z o'clock tomorrow
morning, with stations Of the cross anc
tenebrae at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
In these services 100 students Of the
Sulpician Seminary will take part.
Services of the Franciscan Monastery
began at o'clock this morning with
solemn high mass, followed by process
sion and the mandatum, or washing o.
the feet Holy hour will be observed
tonight from to 8 o'clock.
LLO10AAAS @U y ~ SAVNn eA&~A
will be the veneration of the cross ane
the mass of the presanctified The
way of the cross service will be hello
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, anc
tomorrow evening at o'clock will be
held "Tbe Funeral of Christ"
Midday Lenten services conducted by
the Washington Federation of Churches
we're held today at the First Congre.
gational Church, Tenth and G streets
Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor OF New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Of
floating. DR.. Sizoo also will speak al
the final service to be held at The
church tomorrow.
Rev. ]. N. Pierce to Speak.
At the services attending the show.
ing of the picture, The King of Kings,
at the First Congregational Church, to.
night and tomorrow night, Rev. Jasor
Noble Pierce will speak.
Final Lenten services will be held al
Grace Lutheran Church, Sixteenth anc
Varnum streets. tonikht at 7:45 o'clock
with holy communion. At the same
hour tomorrow night special Coco
Friday service will be held. ..-
Communion service was being cele.
brated this afternoon, beginning at
o'clock, at All Souls Unitarian Church
Sixteenth and Harvard streets. At the
same time tomorrow afternoon specia
Good Friday services will be held al
this and at the First Universalis
churches.
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be held tonight at special services
at McKendree Methodist Episcopa
Church.
Plans for the great Easter morning
sunrise service at 7:30 o'clock Sunday
at Walter Reed Hospital have beer
completed. -
Bethesda Man Commissioned.