Evening star., 1934-03-30
EASTER WEATHER
UNCERTAIN WITH
SHOWERS LIKELY
No Heavy or Continuous
Rains, However, Are
Looked For.
HUNDREDS OF VISITORS
ARE FLOCKING TO CITY
Washington Churches Are Enter
ing Upon Final Services
of Season.

to filter into the city for the week
end, Weather Bureau officials began
to dispel the hope that the present
sunshine of early Spring would con-
tinue through Easter. They termed
| the outlook uncertain" and todays
statement OF weather conditions in
cluded the possibility of showers on
Easter Sunday.
Making it clear their statements
| were not to be construed as forecasts,
the Weather Bureau officials said
I'VE look for moderate tempera-
lures Sunday. but aside from that,
the outlook is uncertain. The prob
ability is there will be some cloudi-
ness and there may be showers. We
don't look for any heavy or contin.
uous rain. however"
Last Easter Wet.
Should the showers come, 1t will be
the third rainy Easter in succession.
Last Easter. which came on April Is,
was wet, and so was the previous one,
which fell On March 81. They were
the only rainy casters in more than
decade.
The coldest Easter in the history of
the Weather Bureau was in 1923, when
temperature of Is degrees was
recorded, but this Easter is not ex-
pected to be nearly so Wintry as that.
Whether it will match the 1927 Easter
temperature Of 76-the highest in the
annals of the Weather Bureau-is as
uncertain as the general outlook,
however. The highest temperature
last Easter was 62-6 degrees above
the maximum recorded the previous
year.
The forecast for tonight called for
fair weather, with minimum tenn
perature Of about 35, followed by
/ cloudiness tomorrow.
Special sermons dedicated to the
story Of Christ's final agony and the
| last seven words or statements uttered
, by the Saviour upon the Gross of CAL
vary are being made today. At these
same churches on Sunday morning,
the solemn period of prayer and
meditation will be broken with the
| joyous thrill of Easter carols.
Services at Cathedral.
Hundreds of visitors are attending
| the Good Friday observance this aft
ernoon at the Washington Cathedral,
where Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, is conducting
from noon to 3 pm, passion service
in the Great Choir of the Cathedral
Canon Raymond L. Wolven and Canon
G. FIeeland Peter are assisting.
The Cathedral choir of men and
boys, under direction Of Edgar Priest,
will render musical interludes from
the sacred oratorio, The Crucifixion,"
by Sir John Stainer, and will lead
the congregation in the singing of
hymns appropriate to this solemn
| service.
Bishop Freeman will deliver the ad-
dresses on the last seven words or
statements by Christ.
The Good Friday services at the
| Cathedral began at 7:3O am. with
| celebration of the holy communion.
followed by a morning service ana
litany. After the service of evening
prayer, at pm, Canon Peter will
| continue his series of devotional ad
| dresses for holy week. His subject
will be Calvary" His last address.
entitled The Tomb in the Garden"
will be delivered after the evensong
tomorrow afternoon.
A three-hour service also is being
held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church,
the Presidents church, Eighteenth
and Church streets where DR.. John
Rathbone Oliver is conducting the
services.
Service in Franklin Square.
The Catholic Evidence Guild, which
started open-air preaching in Wash
ington last year, was to hold pic
turesque service in Franklin Square
from 2:3O to 4:3O pm. today. Priests
garbed in the robes Of ancient
Monastic orders will preach to people
/ in the park who may stop to listen.
John T. O'Connor, guild president,
will preside
At the Church of the Immaculate
Conception Rev. S. A. Czyz today
celebrated the mass of the Crucifed.
The Three Hours Agony was pre-
sided over by Rev. DIR. JohnKeating
Cartwright. pastor. DR.. George John
son of Catholic University preached
tilC CCl lAlOll dllQ IllC CllO1 Wdo Qh hCCISQ
by Prof Harry Wheaton Howard.
At S pm. THE Way of the Cross"
will take place, and Rev. Francis P.
Harrity will give the Tenebrae service
at 7:45 o'clock, with the Friars of
the Atonement and Brothers of
Charminade College chanting services.
At the Grace Lutheran Church
"The Service of the Last Seven Words
of Christ" will be held at 8 pm.
Christ's words will be interpreted first
by word, then by organ music COM
posed pp Otto Mailing and played by
Marion st. John Aldridge
Choir Program Tonight.
Tonight at Universalist National
Memorial Church the National Capt.
tai Choir, conducted by DR.. Albert w.
Harmed, will present its annual Good
Friday musical service Part l of
"The Redemption" will be sung, with
two guest soloists, Representative Cliff
ton A. Woodrum and Justin Lawrie Of
Foundry M. E. Church.
The service of 1.-The Rugged Cross"
will be held tonight at Petworth M.
E. Church, with the pastor, Rev. R.
L. Wood, in charge There will be
no sermon and no person will be in
sight of the chancel. The public is
invited.
The Salvation Army Temple, under
direction of Maj. James Asher, divi-
sional commander. will hold a three
hour service which began at noon.
There will be a number of speakers.
At the Concordia Lutheran Evange-
lical Church, a German service was
conducted this morning. Rev. Charles
Enders preached on "The Revelation
of God in the Death of Christ" This
evening the choir will sing the can