Evening star., 1935-04-20
RAIN IS FORECAST
FOR EASTER RITES
President and Mrs. Roose.
welt Will Attend Services
at st. Thomas Church.
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rldes.
Secretary Hull said his plans are
uncertain. 1T all depends on what
Is going on in the department" he
said.
Secretary Ickes declared he would
be at his desk in the Interior Depart
ment part Of the day as usual. In
the afternoon he and Mrs. Ickes will
leave for New York. where he will ad-
dress the annual meeting of the Asso-
ciated Press Monday.
Secretary Perkins and Postmaster
General Farley said they hoped to
get away from the Capital and pass
the DAY with their families in New
York City.
SONS In East Potomac Park will not
be In full bloom for Easter visitors
because of the cold weather during
the early part of the week. There
will be decided show of color" how
ever, 1t was anticipated. as the buds
have been swelling rapidly during the
past two days.
The White House grounds will be
thrown open Monday for the annual
egg-rolling celebration. Temporary
comfort stations and driking foun-
tains are being installed. The grounds
will be open to children and adults
accompanying them from 9 am. to
$50 pm. Monday. The general public
is invited TO a concert by the Marine
Band from $3.50 to pm. The Girl
Scouts will have a detail on hand In
the grounds TO care for lost children
and TO treat minor injuries Emer-
gency Hospital will have a physician
and two nurses in attendance and the
motor corps of the American Red
Cross will supply two nurses and an
ambulance. The White House
grounds will close promptly at s
o'clock.
Services at Arlington.
The resplendent uniforms and wav-
ing plumes of the Knight Templars,
marshaled in military formation. will
add color TO the Arlington sunrise
services.
Led by the Marine Band. the
knights will march into the amphi-
theater. where the service will start
at 7:30 am. There will be prayers
by Rev. DR. James Shera Montgomery,
chaplain of the House. who is grand
prelate of the District Commandery
OF the order: Rev. Or. John C. Palmer,
grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge,
P. A. A. NJ, Of the District, and Rev.
D. Sydney K Evans. chief Of chap
lains, United States Navy.
The worshiping throng will be led
in musical alteration by the choral
unit Of the Order OF Eastern Star.
Hymns will be sung to the music OF
the Marine Band, Capt. Taylor Bran
son. conducting.
Rev. Dr. Joseph NJ M. Gray. chan
cellor Of American University, will
deliver the sermon.
A striking feature Of the service will
be a unit of uniformed Jobs Daugh-
ters. which will form a cross in the
parquet Of the ampitheater.
Cross of Nurses Missing.
The living cross OF Army nurses
which has been presented at the
Walter Reed Hospital sunrise service
In years past will be missing this year.
Capt. Frank L. Miller, post chap
lain. will preach TO the assemblage In
the formal garden of the medical
music will be furnished by the Army
Band and the Ars Musica Choir OF
New York.
Special bus service to Walter Reed
Hospital will be operated tomorrow
morning in connection with the sun
rise service, 1t was announced today by
the Washington Rapid Transit Co. Spe-
cial busses will leave Eighth street and
Pennsylvania avenue at 10-minute in
tervals from $50 am. to Z am. by way
Of Pennsylvania avenue, Twelfth
street, X street, Sixteenth street and
Alaska avenue into the hospital
grounds. A: the conclusion of the
services special buses will be avail
able in the hospital grounds for the
return trip downtown.
Special busseS also will be operated
in connection with the sunrise service
at Arlington National Cemetery, leav-
ing Sixteenth and Buchanan streets
at 6:l5 and $50 am. and leaving
Fourth street and Kansas avenue at
6 and 6:15 am. Connection with the
Capital Transit Co. street cars to Ross.
lyn will be made at Thirteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
Special music will feature many OF
the services in Washington churches
tomorrow. beginning with sunrise
services and continuing through morn
ing masses and celebration of the
Holy Eucharist. the IL o'clock sermon
services. afternoon evensong services
and at evening services.
At Washington Cathedral. Bishop
James E. Freeman will deliver the
sermons at both the festival service
Of holy communion at IL am. and
at evensong services at 4 o'clock. Holy
communion will be celebrated in the
great choir at 7:30 am. and at $50
am. There will be special music by
the Cathedral Choir of men and boys
at all these services.
Services by Moonlight.
One Of the most impressive OF the
local Easter services took place under
the light Of a full moon last night at
Franciscan Monastery, Brookland
when the Franciscan Friars buried the
crucified Christ in image.
Easter Monday the Catholic Stu
dents Mission Crusade exhibition will
be opened with pontifical high mas
in the Shrine Of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Catholic University, at $50
am. Most Rev. John NJ McNamara,
D. D., celebrant. Assistants will be
Very Rev. Charles F. Berry. deacon.
and Very Rev. Charles Goodall, sub
deacon. The sermon will be preached
by Very Rev. Louis Vaeth, head of
the Society Of the Propagation Of the
Faith of the Archdiocese Of Baltimore.
The music will be rendered by the
choir Of the religious In various houses
afiliated with the Catholic University.
Exhibits from various countries will
be on display. among them Eskimo
lgloos, Chinese huts, native Indian
embroidery. weapons. tools. works Of
art. tapestries. curios Of all kinds---a
veritable trip around the world.
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