Evening star., 1933-04-13
SPECIAL SERVICES
MARK HOLY WEEK
Many Churches of City Ar.
range Programs for Today
and Tomorrow.

Holy week, which eliminates In JOY
bus Easter carol services next Sunday
is being observed by Protestant and
Catholic congregations, with speclai
and solemn services today and tomor-
row in recognition of Maundy Thursday
hnd Good Friday.
Particularly in the Catholic and
Episcopal Churches are these last three
DAYS of Holy week being emphasizeo
with prayer and meditation. the hours
of services having been arranged IN
most cases for the afternoon anu 80
ming for the convenience OF all Woi-
sinners who wish to participate. one
of the most impressive of these Will pe
held tonight. at 8 o'clock, in All SOUS
Church. Sixteenth and Harvard streets,
under auspices of the Ancient ana Ac-
ceuted Scottish Rite OF Freemasonry
These services, it was said, are conilneo
to Scottish Rite Masons OF the elgnt-
eenth degree or more ana ADMISSION 10
by card only. The Complementary serv,
dee of lighting the symbolic lights VIII
be observed in the same cnurch OIL
Easter Sunday at 3 pm.
Celebration of Maundy Thursday was
held at washington Cathedral at s:3o
o'clock this morning with holy COM
pnunion service. Good Friday Will be
observed with morning prayer and NJ
any at 1890 am. Rt. Rev. James =.
Freeman, Bishop of Washington, Will
conduct the passion service at 12:30
pm. in the great sanctuary and choir.
The service will be broadcast.
Carolinian to Speak.
Members of the Scottish Rite Masons
will turn out in full regalia for the
service at All Souls tonight. DR.. HUI
bert M. Poteat, thirty-third degree past
grand master Of North Carolina, noted
orator, will make the address.
The most worshipful grand master,
Harry G. Kimball, along with other
prominent officers, will attend. Among
them will be Sovereign Grand Com
mander John H. Cowles, Illustrious
Brother Hyman Witcover, secretary gen.
eral; Ellwood P. Morey, thirty third de-
gree deputy in the District for the Su-
preme Council.
The cast is under leadership Of Carl
II. Claudy, K c. c. H., wise master OF
Evangeline Chapter. Music will be
under direction Of j. Walter Humphrey,
K. C. c. H., director of the Scottish
Rite Choir, and arrangements and dec
orations are in charge of Joseph F.
Schevlin and Emil Fisher The uni
formed camp guard, under Capt. Frank
e. Koch, thirty-third degree, will sup
ply the guard of honor and ushers.
Owing to the unusual economic situa-
ton, 1t was said, all Scottish Rite Ma
sons who have any cards at all Will
be welcome.
The Church of the Immaculate Con-
eeption, of which Rev. Francis j. Hur-
ney is pastor, will welcome many Catho-
lies at series Of elaborate services
marking the observance OF Holy week
at the church, Eighth and N streets.
Artists on Program.
The three hours agony will take
place in the church on Good Friday
from noon to 3 pm. and Will be preached
by Rev. George F. Strohaver. S. j., OF
Georgetown University. Many Wash
inston artists of note will be heard in
the music of the service under the dl-
rection of Harry Wheaton Howard. in
cluding Bernard Fitzgerald, tenor; Law
renee Downey, baritone; James F. Nolan,
baritone; Kathryn Bowers, contralto;
Florence Yocum, soprano; Ann Arlen,
Niolinist; Master Norman de Meza and
the boys sanctuary choir. Station
VOL will broadcast portion OF the
service-from IL noon to pm. Father
Hurney will preside.
Other services taking place In the
church tomorrow will include the mass
Of the pre-sanctified at 10 am, stations
of the cross at 5 pm. and Tenebrae
services at 7:45 pm, which will be
preached by Father Hurney. Tenebrae
services this evening at 7:45 O'Clock
will be preached by Rev. j. Kelly Reese
and Rev. s. A. Czyz. The Tenebrae will
be chanted by the Friars of the Atone
ment and the Brothers of the Chami-
made College, Brookland. This morn
ing a solemn mass and procession took
place. There will be all-night adora-
ton in the church tonight.
On Holy Saturday THE Mass of the
Dawn" will be sung at 10 am. At IL
am on Easter Sunday solemn high
mass will be celebrated. On Easter
Sunday afternoon. at s pm. Father
Etpohaver will preach the radio service
in the church which will be broadcast
by Station VOL.
At st. Martins Catholic Church, 1903
North Capitol street. mass of the pre-
lsanctified will be celebrated at am.
Tomorrow, and at the 7:30 o'clock eve
ming service, devoted to the way of the
cross" there will be sermon.
n VIII Present Cantata.
Y The three hours agony service at st.
Aloysius' Church, North Capitol and
Streets, will be held from noon until 8
o'clock tomorrow, with sermons on
Christs seven last words by Rev.
iCharles F. Conner. A passion sermon
during the tenebrae service at 730 pm.
will be delivered by Rev. James M. Cot
ter.
This evening at o'clock, at the
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
there will be a celebration of the holy
communion in commemoration of the
first institution Of the Lords Supper
Tomorrow the rector of Epiphany. Rev
DR.. 2. B. Phillips. will conduct the
three-hour Good Friday service, with
neditations on the words from the
cross. At 8 o'clock in the evening the
choir, under the direction of Adolf To-
rovsky, organist and choirmaster, will
render Du Bois' cantata, The Seven
Last Words"
A special Good Friday program will
be presented tomorrow by the United
States Marine Band in the auditorium
Observation-Disclosures