Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-25
COOL THANKSGIVING
FORECAST FOR CITY.
HaK.HoIiday in Government
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tails Celebration.

tn most churches and by traditional
THANKSGIVING" dinners in the Capitals
homes.
The weather Bureaus contribution to
the holiday IL . promise Of more sea-
sonahly 'eriSp GOODNESS. The 1reeAng
Temperatures, which have been sweep
ing across western States for the past
few days are moving toward the At
hntic seaboard to dispen the balmy
weather, which has come dangerously
close to forcing Springtime flowers and
buds into bloom.
! President and Mrs. Hoover will set
the example for the rest Of the Nation
tomorrow, when they attend the
THANKSGIVING day services at the Cove
nant-First Presbyterian Church, at N
street and Connecticut avenue, at ii
Am. Rev. Albert Joseph Mccartney,
uaator. will preach. Later in the day
the President and his wife will have o
turkey dinner at the White House.
Services Planned.
Prominent among the special religious
services scheduled for tomorrow VIII be
the national service at the Wasnlng-
ton Cathedral and the Pan American
mass at st. Patrick's Church. In the
former, scheduled to begin at IL o'clock,
the Right Rev. James e. Freeman,
Bishop of washington, will preach on
the spiritual significance of the cay.
The bishop also will read morning
prayer. He will be assisted in the serv-
Ice by the CathedrAlS STAN Of clergy
men. The service will be broadcast over
q Nation wide hook-up OF the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Right Rev. Thomas ]. Shahan, rector
emeritus Of Catholic University, will be
the celebrant of the pan-Amer1can
MAS ct st. Patricks Catholic Churcn.
The devotiUns will be attended by repre-
sentative members Of the pan.Amertean
diplomatic corps, ranking Army and
Navy Officers and high United states
Government cfficials.
Rev. DR.. fHflton Sheen Of the Catho-
lie University faculty will preach the
sermon. The officers of the mass in
clude REV. Henry r. Brabenstein OF
ST. CvrriaYi;s Church as deacon and
REV. Joseph Stricken Of St. Matthews
Church as subdeacon. Very Rev. John
n Ternelly. president of Su1pician
Seminary, win be assistant TO Bishop
ShAhan.
! Churches Unite for Day,
The special union services Of the
METROPOLITAN and the Foundry Metho-
dist Episcopal Churches will be held
at sixteenth and p streets. Bishop
William Fraser Mcdowell VIII preach
and the pastors of the two churches,
Rey. James Shera Montgomery and
REV, Frederick Brown Harris. viii as
sist in the services. Special music win
be presented under the direction OF
's church Ha~t Of the Columbia Heights
section viii unite in q service at the
~. - DanOapf0l ThffTph
&C 1880 an. tomorrow. Rev. Hussen
C1inchy. pastor Of the Mount Pleasant
Conversational Church, viii preach on
Thanksgiving Which Crusades." The
churches which will unite IN this serv-
ice include the All Souls Unitarian
Church, Columbia Heights Christian
church and the Francis Asbury Metho-
dist Church. The collection win be
given to the Central, Union Mission.
Other churches which plan special
Thanksgiving services include st. An
drews' Episcopal Church. Rev. A. J.
Wilder Of the cathedral staff viii preach
at IL O'Clock. Concordia Lutheran
Evangelical, Church viii conduct its
service at 1880 O'Clock, marked by the
annual collection for the poor. Rev.
Gerhard Z: Lensh, pastor Of the Grace
IL O'Clock on "Our Greatest Ground
for National Gratitude" Mrs. Marion
st. John Aldridge will direct an en-
larged choir in the presentation Of spe-
cial music ct the Grace Church.
Rev. r. v. 'FIsher to Preach.
The Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church South will witness the twenty
fourth annuaa union Thanksgiving day
service at 1890 O'Clock. Rev. Frederick
v. Fisher, pastor of the Ingram Me-
~.an.aAI HNRxerenantfAnal NHfrah 0aA nf
those participating in the union, will
preach the sermon. Other churches
participating in the special service will
include Douglas Memorial Episcopal
Church, Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church, the Eastern Presbyterian
Church, Ninth Street Christian Church.
The collection will be presented to the
Central Union Mission.
St. Paurs Episcopal Church Of the
Rock Creek Parish, will conduct its
service at 1890 O'Clock, when Rev.
Franklin J. Bohanan, rector. Will
The Catholic Church Of the Immacu-
late Conception will have q high mass
ut 10:1S o'clock, with the pastor, Rev.
Francis J. Hurney, acting as celebrant.
The midday mass will be said as usual
in the Grotto of Our Lady Of Lourdes
ut 1918 O'Clock. -.
Four major Jewish synasogues will
combine IN special service at the Adas
Israel Synagogue, at Sixth and I
streets, at IL O'Clock. The Tabbis who
will participate include Abrarn Simon,
Solomon Lett, J. T. Loeb and A. Volk-
man. The cantor will be Louis Novick.
assisted by the choir. Rabbi Loeb Will
preach ON Thanksgiving in the Life
Of Jewish Thought"
Iosn4 Serviee Scheduled.
I 1t. Marks and st. Johns Lutheran
CONGREGATIONS and the Lutheran Church
of the Reformation will unite in serv-
ice AZ 10 o'clock at the laSt-named
church. Rev Gould Mickey VIII
THANKSGIVING services ct the Church
Of the Epiphany will begin at am.
with holy communion. The morning
prayer and sermon by Rev. 2. B. Phil
The Central Union Mission win dis
tribute $50 baskets of food to needy
families. and will be host to unem-
uioyod men who come to 1t for dinner
tomorrow. Likewise, the Gospel Mission
Is distributing $50 bags Of food to needy
/, families. Both missions are making
pork the chief meat of their menu. The
GOSPEL Mission also will serve meals to
needy men from IL to 2 pm. A re-
ligiotls service win be conducted during
the meal.
The Volunteers Of America will give
b Thanksgiving day dinner TO $50 chill
dren at the Volunteer Mission, All
Pepnsyiyania avenue.
Open House TO Be Held.
!, ouen house will be held by the down.
town center OF the Young Women's
Christian Association from 4 TO pm,
Dancing viii be the feature after .
n'eiock. A program Of parties will be
S.nIA Ahrnniakna1f the Afternoon and eve