The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-03-27

its broad streets and avenues witness
the annual fashion parade" when ev-
erybody dons his or her new attire;
and the familiar Easter symbols of
lilies, eggs and rabbits are much in
evidence everywhere.
Washington is a city strong in ira
ditiOn. One of the most interesting
of these and one which makes the OBJ
servance Of Easter there unique, is
the annual Easter egg rolling on the
spacious lawns of the White House.
On Easter Monday thousands of chill
dren gather at No. 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue Chat is the White House
street number) and swarm over the
grounds secure in the knowledge that
''Keep off the grass" and kindred ad-
monitions are null and void for that
day.
Dressed in their best clothes and
carrying with them their cherished
youngsters are the welcome guests of
the President and the First Lady of
the Land who give as much thought
and energy to arranging for this event
as they do for any great state dinner
held in the stately rooms of the White
House. There the children enjoy some
happy hours rolling their Easter eggs,
while their elders look on enviously.
For this is strictly a childrens party
and no adults are allowed on the
grounds unless they are accompanying
a child. But it is a familiar sight to
see some grownup asking a youngster
"to take me in,' and for once the young
may say to the old, ''yes, you may co."
or mo, you can't CO." instead Of the
old saying that to the young.
But the grOwnups are not entirely
shut out of the White House Easter
festivities. For on one day Of Easter
week the executive offices of the
White House are thrown open to Eas-
ter week visitors in Washington, and
the President shakes hands with the
long line Of people, usually numbering
from two to three thousand, which
pass through his Office to greet the
Chief Executive of the nation.
Easter sunrise services have become
a familiar custom in many parts of
the country and some of them, staged
on mountain tops, are curious re-
versions to ancient ceremonies of COM
muning with nature in recognition of
the rebirth of all life in the spring
time. One of the most interesting of
these services is one held in Washing
ton on the morning of Easter Sunday,
q ceremony in which there is touch
of pathOs amid the spirit of rejoicing
in the promise of rebirth which such
a service symbOlizes. This is the serv-
ice held at the Walter Reed hospital,
the home of hundreds of men whose
bodies and minds were broken in the
World war. A feature of this service
Is the forming of great human cross
on the lawn by the orderlies and
nurses in their white uniforms.
Another Easter sunrise service in
Washington which is unique is de-
scribed by Joyce Macarthur in the
Washington Star as follows:
This Easter Sunday good pilgrims
are ascending the slopes of Mount
st. Sepulchre, in Brookland, to join
the Franciscan Fathers in annual
ceremonies concentrating the last
triumphal entry of Jesus into Jeru-
salem and in honor of the sepulcher.
And as the pilgrims come upon the
arched gate they stand worshipful-
ly before these words craven in
stone:
"Hosanna to the Son Of David!
Blessed is He that cometh in the
name of the Lord"
This is the hottest day of the Holy
week. Begun with Palm Sunday,
the Franciscans have observed i'm
pressive ceremonies which lack moth
ing save historic setting to make
them conform with devotions at the
Savior's tomb in Jerusalem.
Pealing chimes proclaim the tri-
unnhant resurrection. The great