Evening star., 1937-03-28
Easter
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Templar annual sunrise services in
Arlington Cemetery.
The services at Arlington will begin
at 7:3O o'clock. Between 5000 and
10 900 persons are expected, including
delegations from Knights Templar
communicates In Maryland North
Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. New York
and Connecticut.
The grand master Of Templars will
be represented by Right Eminent Sir
C. Byron Lear, grand sword bearer Of
the grand encampment. Past Grand
Comdr. E. E. Thompson Of the Dis
trict is head OF the committee In
charge.
The Marine Band will head the
march to the amphitheater. Religious
Knight James shera Montgomery,
grand prelate Of the District and
chaplain Of the House of Representa-
tives.
At the conclusion of the services a
cross Of lilies will be placed on the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier with
full Templar honors
Sunrise services at am at the
Sylvan Theater on the Monument
grounds also were expected to attract
. large crowd. Hymns will be sung by
the Schola Cantorum of the National
Capital Parks, under the direction Of
Maestro Arturo Papalardo. DR.. Anson
Phelps Stokes, canon Of the WASH
ington Cathedral, will lead the group
in reciting the Lords Prayer. c. Mar
shall Finnan. superintendent of Ma
tional Capital Parks, Will greet those
attending, - .....'.
Bishop Freeman to Talk.
Bishop James E. Freeman will de-
liver the Easter day sermon at the
choral evensong service At the WASH
ington Cathedral ut 4 O'Clock. Right
Rev. Charles Fiske, former Bishop Of
Central New York. will preach At the
celebration Of holy communion at II
am. Festival music will be furnished
by the Cathedral Choir Of men and
boys, directed by Robert G. Barrow.
"A Legend of the Grael," miracle
play by Douglas Horton, will be pre-
sented at the evening services at the
First Congregational Church. At the
IL am. services the Rev. Howard
Stone Anderson will preach on The
Easter Faith"
In his weather forecast Mitchell
said some Easter parades may need
Winter clothing" He added 1t prob
ably will be one OF the coldest Eas-
ters in many years.
Easter Monday egg rolling on the
White House grounds will start at .
am. tomorrow. Children under 10
will be admitted, accompanied by one
adult each. The grounds will be
cleared at 5 pm.
Smudge Fires Still Burn.
Meanwhile, the fight to save the
japanese cherry blossoms from the
cold weather by keeping smudge fires
going went on, with Finnan holding
10 his prediction that the trees will
be in bloom between April 4 and H.
Last night, workers tending the
smudge pots were served coffee and
sandwiches, through the cooperation
Of F. w. Hoover, general manager
of the Welfare and Recreation Associ-
alton OF Public Buildings and Grounds,
Inc. The smudge pots will be kept
goi. just as long as the tempera-
ture hovers near the freezing point,
officials declared
Some so civil service workers, both
per diem and per annum, attached
to the National Capital Parks, are
keeping the smudge pot watch. George
E. Clark. chief of the Maintenance
and Construction Division, and David
Saunders, chief of the Horticultural
Division, and their assistants, fur
nished men from their organizations
for the Job. This is the first time
1t has been necessary to protect the
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