Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
WEATHER PER|LS
81 EASTER SERVICES
lIWaIter Reed Exercises May
Be Held Indoors-Hoover
to Attend Quaker Church.
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those of other churches of the National
Capital, with their Easter decorations.
vested choirs and organ music. 1t will
consist merely of prayer, sermon by
Mr.. Hoover's old friend, Augustus Muir
ray of Palo Alto, and few hymns ac
companied only by piano.
After services the President will re-
turn to the White House for Sunday
dinner and the afternoon will be spent
in relaxation and possibly motor trik
into adjacent Maryland or Virginia.
Frequently Mr.. Hoover has some old
friends from street in for Sunday
night supper, but nothing of this sort
is planned for today. In fact, almost
for the first time since Inauguration
day, no guests are staying at the Ex-
ecutive Mansion and Mr.. Hoover will
be free to spend the day as he pleaSes,
undisturbed by the duties of hospitality,
duties that cannot be diSregarded even
when the host is President of the
United States.
Following an old White House tradi-
ton, the south grounds of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion will be opened tomor-
row to the children of the city for the
annual Easter Monday egg rolling.
Year by year the youngsters come by
thousands to the frolic and spend the
day rolling their Easter eggs down the
slight inclines of the lawn and frolick-
ing on the grass. Later in the day
adults will be admitted and the Marine
Band will give a concert from $3.50 to
5 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover plan to observe
the sport for a short while in the morn
ing and again in the afternoon from
the south portico Of the Executive Man.
sion.
Children Invited.
School children will be allowed to
roam through the whole first floor Of
the White House during the next week
as an Easter holiday treat. Mrs. Hoo
yer has ordered that the children be
allowed to visit the presidential mansion
between the hours of 1890 am. and
IL o'clock noon during the holidays
Ordinarily visits by large groups of
children are discouraged and those who
are admitted may not see the private
reception rooms without presenting a
letter Of introduction from the Repre-
sentative of their congressional district.
Meanwhile out-of-town visitors were
pouring into Washington over railroads,
buses and by automobiles over the
highways, swelling the already over
flowing throngS and jamming the Union
Station to what Washington Terminal
officials described last night to be the
largest crowds to visit Washington dur
ing the Easter holidays for 10 years
The ordinarily large groups of visitors
that make the annual pilgrimage to the
National Capital during Easter and
japanese cherry blossom time was aug
'mented by excursion train loads of high
school children from all points North
and as far West as Chicago and De-
troit, who make trip to the seat of
the Government once year.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton reported last night that the influx
of automobiles jamming the roads lead
ing to the Capital had reached its peak
shortly before midnight and the lead
ing downtown hotels had long since
hung out Standing room only signs.
one hosiery reporting it had turned
away over 1000 persons seeking reser-
vations yesterday. The visiting popu-
lation was noticeably visible all yester-
day afternoon and last night in the
downtown theater district, where hun
dreds of theatergoers formed lines al
most half block long waiting in the
rain to gain admission to their favorite
movie house.
Finery DefieS Weather.
As early as yesterday forenoon, the
bright Easter f1nery was exhibited by
the more determined feminine cult, who
seemed bent on starting the traditional
promenade in defiance of the prevail
ing elements. Whether the parade"
will continue in increased numbers
along the prominent thoroughfares to-
day is problematical, for the weather
man promises the existence of the same
! conditions.
: Churches Of all denominations have
nv for. Tn
addition to the elaborate ceremonies
at Walter Reed and Temple Heights,
hundreds of persons are expected to
lrespond to call of the Christian En-
! deavor trumpeters, led by L. C. Green,
who will herald the start of the
service at o'clock DR.. Cloyd Heck
! Marvin, president of George Washing
ton University, win preside at the ex-
ercises.
The program will include a brief adj
dress by Merritt L. Smith of the
Christian Endeavor Union on Cru
isading With Christ" invocation by l.. I.
McDougle of the Epworth League;
scripture reading by A. w. Sperry. rep
representing the Episcopal Young Peo-
! pies Society; group singing led by Percy
C. Foster, and the closing PRAYER and
. benediction by Rev. j. C. Palmer, pastor
: of the Washington Heights PRESBYTERIAN
Church and grand chaplain of the
Grand Lodge Of MaSonS in the District
| of Columbia
Among the Catholic churches where
{ there are special programs are the
| Franciscan Monastery, st. Patrick's
Church, Tenth and G streets; st. Mat
thew's Church, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut avenue. and the Shrine of the
sacred Heart, Sixteenth street and Park
road.
The Salvation Army will hold a
united Easter service this morning at
II o'clock in the Georgetown branch of
the army. Jefferson near M streets. All
OF the Salvation Army officers In WASH
1ngton VIII participate, with Staff Capt
James Asher, in charge of the army in
the District of Columbia, presiding.
Anticipating the crowding of streets
and parks today by visitors and local
residents attracted by the cherry bios
SONS along the Tidal Basin and a pro-
fusion OF wood flowers and green's, the
Police Department has laid down spe-
cial emergency regulations in some
cases and augmented it's patrol force
in areas expected to be congested.
Forty-f1ve marriage licenses were is
sued at the District Building yesterday
in the regular Easter rush. The Office
of the marriage license clerk was sup
posed to be open only from am. to
noon, but several couples among the
Capitals Easter tourists were permitted
to get licenses after the official closing
time.
The rush kept COL William A. Knoll,
marriage license officer, busy until l
Z pm. The number of licenses issued the
{ previous day, when the Office was open
four hours longer than yesterday, was
! only "a.
Twenty-four of the licenses were
taken out by Capital residents and the
rest by visitors from out Of town.
!. FIRE MEASURE AMENDED.