Evening star., 1937-12-24
CHRISTMAS RITES
T0START TONIGHT.

President to Attend Services
of Federation of Churches
Tomorrow Morning.
Three days Of local religious OBJ
servances OF Christmas will begin to-
night with Christmas Eve candlelight
services in many churches Of the va
rious denominations. Special music
will feature the services tonight, to-
morrow and Sunday.
President Roosevelt will attend the
annual service of the Washington Fed
Grafton Of Churches at the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church, Eighteenth
and N streets NV, at II am. tomor-
row. The Rev. Peter Marshall OF the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
will preach the Christmas sermon, and
pastors Of six other churches will as
sist in conducting the service. There
will be special music by the chorus
choir of the host church.
Among the other special services
80 far listed are the following:
Festival service Of holy communion
in the great choir OF Washington
Cathedral, IL am. tomorrow. Holy
communion will be celebrated at 7:30
and $3.50 am. in the Bethlehem
Chapel and evening prayer at pm.
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Six
teenth and H streets NV, Christmas
Eve services at 1l:45 pm today; holy
communion at 8 am. and IL am. to-
morrow.
Church Of the Reformation, candle
light service at 1o:45 o'clock tonight.
Candlelight Services Tonight.
Memorial United Brethren Church,
North Capitol and r streets, candle
light services at II pm. today.
TRANSPORTATION Episcopal Church,
14l5 Gallatin street NV, midnight
service tonight; Christmas services at
7:30 and II am. tomorrow.
st. Pauls Lutheran Church, Con-
necticut avenue and Everett street
NV. candlelight services at II pm.
today.
Grace Lutheran Church, Sixteenth
and Varnum streets NV, candlelight
services, II pm. today.
st. Matthews Lutheran Church,
Kentucky avenue and Fifteenth streets
Sc, candlelight service, 1870 o'clock
tonight; Sunday school pageant, pm.
tomorrow.
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church. Nebraska and New
Mexico avenues NV, Christmas Eve
service, 10:45 pm.
st. Margaret's Episcopal Church,
midnight services tonight and services
with special music at IL am tomor-
row and II am. Sunday.
Mount Carmel and Second Baptist
Church union services at Mount Car
mel, Third and streets NV, at IL
am. tomorrow.
Luther Place Memorial Church.
Thomas Circle, Christmas services at
Tam. tomorrow.
VOL to Broadcast.
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Thir-
teenth and Fairmont streets NV,
special Christmas services at II am
tomorrow, to be broadcast by Station
VOL.
st. Peters Church, Second and c
streets Sc, special music at 1880
o'clock tonight, followed by solemn
high mass at midnight: special mass
at am. tomorrow; special services
at 10 and II am. Sunday.
Concordia Lutheran Church, 1920
G street NV, Christmas service in
English at 7 am. tomorrow, in Ger
man at 10 am.
Beth Ell Synagogue, Seventh and
Jefferson streets NV, BIS pm. to-
day with Rabbi Samuel Volkman Of
Chicago, son Of the regular rabbi, A.
Volkman. as guest preacher.
st. Paul's Church, Washington
Circle NV, song service, 80 o'clock
tonight; communion services at 7:30
and $50 am tomorrow; festival
music at morning and evening services
Sunday.
Immaculate Conception Church,
Eighth and N streets, midnight mass
tonight, with special music before
and during the mass; Washington
Catholic Radio Hour, Sis pm. Sun
day.
Organ Recital Tonight.
st. Thomas Church, Eighteenth and
Church streets NV, organ recital, 10
pm. today, followed by Christmas
music from The Messiah" by full
choir and celebration of the holy COM
munion at 1l:30 pm.
Church of the Epiphany. G street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets NV, Christmas Eve services
at II pm. and IL midnight, with
carols of seven nations: tower chime
programs at and 10:30 pm today;
celebration Of holy communion, II
am. tomorrow.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Thir-
teenth and v streets Sc, festival
celebration OF the holy eucharist,
1880 o'clock tonight; celebration of
the holy eucharist, 10 am. tomorrow.
with music by the junior choir; Church
School Christmas festival, with tab
leaus and music, 1880 pm. Sunday.
All Saints Episcopal Church, holy
communion, 1880 O'Clock tonight;
Christmas Day service at IL am, Sun
day morning service at 7:30 o'clock
and festival holy communion IL am.