Evening star., 1932-03-27
RAIN THREATENS
ID. EASTERPARAD
President and Mrs. Hoover to
Minge With Thousands
in Observance.
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the North and West, who annually
make excursions to the National Capt.
tai This year, despite the depression,
mas proved no exception and the influx
mas proceeded about as usual, COM
| mencing Friday and continuing
through last night.
The Easter pilgrims came principally
by train, but many Travelled in specially
chartered buses and still others by
automobile BY last night they had
filled the downtown hotels and over
| flowed to the hostelries farther uptown.
and to the boarding and roomlng
| houses and the tourist camps.
Most of them are here for compare
lively brief periods, probably not more
| than a week in any case.
Special details of police have been
| provided by officials to prevent trathc
jams and direct the strangers about
the city. Special effort Is being mace
to prevent confusion of traffic ap-
preaching the two sunrise services.
Others to Attend Services.
Besides the President and Mrs
Hoover, dignitaries invited to the Ar
lington service include Vice President
Curtis. Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Gam, mem
bers of the cabinet, members OF the Su-
preme Court, members of the senate
and House of Representatives and the
entire diplomatic corps. All officials OF
the allied Masonic bodies OF the DIS
trict are expected to be present.
Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery,
chaplain of the House, Will open ,,,1 sne
service. Rev. DR.. 2. Barney Phillips,
chaplain of the Senate, will lead IN a
recital of the Apostles Greed and Rev.
DR.. John C. Palmer, grand chaplain.
Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, District OF
Columbia, will conduct the lesson. The
benediction will be pronounced by Capt
Sydney Key Evans, chief Of chaplainS'
U. S. N.
Music will be furnished by the United
States Marine Band and the Masonic
Glee Club. The entire service will be
broadcast over the Columbia system and
amplifiers will carry the music, prayers
and sermon to the outermost edge OF
the crowd.
The grounds of the cemetery will be
closed to automobiles before and
throughout the service. but ample park
ing space has been provided on the pa
rade ground at Fort Myer.
The sunrise service at Walter Reed
Hospital also will start at 7:30 O'Clock.
1t has been arranged by Chaplain r.
Earl Boyd and will commence with the
Memorial March," played by the
United States Army Band. To its
strains nurses, Red Cross workers and
enlisted men will march and counter
march to form huge living cross on
| the grassy slopes of the natural amphl-
theater overlooking the formal gardens
of the hospital.
Sermon by Col. Yates.
Col. Julian E. Yates, chief Of chap
lains, u S. A., will deliver the sermon.
His subject is to be Power and Per-
| fection."
Following the sermon the nurses of
the Army School of Nursing will pre-
sent tableau, THE Empty Tomb" In
| two brief scenes they will portray the
| Journey of the three Marys to the
sepulcher and the finding of the stone
| rolled away.
The music throughout will be by the
Army Band and the Walter Reed
Chorus Choir.
Rev. DR.. G. E. Lenski, pastor of the
Grace Lutheran Church, will read the
scripture lesson, Rev. DR.. Simpson B.
Daugherty of the Memorial United
Brethren Church will offer the prayer
and Chaplain Boyd will pronounce the
benediction.
Traffic arrangements prohibit auto
mobiles entering the reservation after
7 o'clock tomorrow morning. Cars may
be parked on the streets leading to the
reservation and visitors may proceed
on foot to the amphitheater.
| The service will be broadcast over
| the National Broadcasting Co. system.
| Another of the city's larger services
will take place at the Washington Ca
| thedral.
| At IL o'clock in the morning Bishop
| Freeman will celebrate the holy COM
munion in Bethlehem Chapel. He will
be assisted by Very Rev. G. c. F. Brate-
nahl, dean of Washington. A stimuli
taneous overflow service will be held in
the Chapel of st. Joseph of Arimathea.
Evensong to Be Broadcast.
| At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
bishop will deliver q sermon at feStl-
val evensong. AS in past years, this
service will be broadcast by Station
| WMAI, Other services at the Cathe-
dral will be the celebration Of holy COM
munion at 7:30 and $50 o'clock In the
morning and morning prayer and htany
at 10 o'clock.
The various missions of the city have
planned special Easter services. Sena-
| tor M M Logan of Kentucky will be
the speaker at a service at the Central
| Union Mission, 613 G street, at o'clock
tonight. Music will be furnished by
the Converts Glee Club of the mission.
Col and Mrs Walter jenkins of New
York will conduct the Easter service
at the Salvation Army headquarters, 426
Sixth street, this morning at 1890
o'clock. All branches of the local army
will be present The public Is invited.
Tomorrow the children will come into
their own with egg-rolling feteS at the
White House and Zoo. Thousands an
nually attend each festival.
For 55 years, except during World
War days, the children of Washington
have come in droves on Easter Monday
to the Executive Mansion.
Bigger and Better Fete.
The President and First Lady have
planned to make this years fete bigger
and better than ever. Fences have been
constructed around climbable trees from
which young boys might fall. Foun-
tains and pools have been surrounded
with wire netting. The grass has been
groomed to an even green and tem-
porary rest rooms have been set up.
Even a site has been selected for a
lost and found tent" from which chill
dren whose eggs roll too far may be
returned to their parents.
The gates will open at o'clock in
the morning. Until $3.50 O'Clock in the