Evening star., 1934-03-31
Weather Bureau Promises
Sunny Skies for Washing
tonlans and Visitors.
ARLINGTON SUNRISE
SERVICES PLANNED
First Lady to Plant Cedars After
Reading Message From
President.

| Tomorrow will be a bright Easter
Sunday.
The United States Weather Bureau
gave this assurance today in forecast
ing fair and warmer" weather for
tomorrow.
Iooay'S rain, which threatened to
ruin the usual Easter parades of
nnery, will abate late today or tonight
and the thousands of visitors reported
en- route 10 the Nations Capital will
De given taste Of fine Spring weather.
according to the forecaSters.
Bright sunlight will greet the annual
sunrise services tomorrow at Arlington
National Cemetery and Walter Reed
Hospital, the Weather Bureau assured
In its 10 am. forecast.
Visitors Throng City.
Hundreds of school children from,
/ many cities are filtering into the citv
ana their hurried trips to historic
SITES revealed a reckless disregard of
todays rains. Downtown hotels were
crowded as the city settled down to
ltS usual observance of the Easter
week end. Virtually every church had
special Good Friday services yester-
DAY and anticipates a record attend
ance for the carol services tomorrow.
The sunrise service at 7:3O o'clock
tomorrow in the Arlington Amphithea-
ter VIII be attended by large number
OF distinguished members of the Or
DER OF knights Templar There will
be music by the United States Marine
Band and trumpeters will herald the
ADVENT OF dawn precisely at 7 o'clock.
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt and
many high ranking officials Of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps and
many members Of Congress have ac-
cepted invitations. The TempIars will
appear in full uniform and regalia.
making a colorful picture as thew
form in professional through the
winding roadway of the cemetery from
the west gate TO the amphitheater.
Head Procession.
The procession will be headed bv
William H. Harrison. grand COM
mander of the Grand Commanderv of
the District of Columbia; Andrew d.
AgneW, acting grand master of the
Grand Encampment of the United
States, and Joseph H. Milans, grand
sword bearer of the grand encamp-
ment and a member of Orient Com
mandery of the District.
Among others who have arrived in
the city for the services are Charles D.
Zimmerman, grand commander of the
Pennsylvania Grand Commandery;
AnSel A. Packard and Horace NJ. N.
Sigman Of the Grand Commandery Of
Connecticut; Byron Lear. past grand
commander of New Jersey; Chalmers
L. Pancoast. grand senior warden Of
Virginia, John H. S. Lane, grand COM
mander of Maryland. and others from
the East.
Immediately after the sounding Of
the trumpets a program of Easter
music will be given by the Marine
Band at the West gate. 1t will con-
tinue until 7:30 am, when the pro-
cession of knights Templar will move
into the Ampitheater.
Chaplain to Speak.
The services will be conducted by
DR.. James Shera Montgomery, chap
lain Of the House of Representatives
and grand prelate of the Grand Com
mandery The sermon will be by DR..
Thomas E Green, past grand prelate
Of the Iowa Grand Commandery.
Others who will take part are Capt.
Sydney Key Evans, chief Of chaplains
of the U. S. Navy, and DR.. John c.
| Palmer. grand chaplain of the Grand
Lodge. F. A. A. M Chanters Of the
Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Homer S.
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