Evening star., 1938-11-23
Churches Mark
Thanksgiving
Tomorrow
Cathedral Prayers at
IL; Union Services
Are Arranged

organized expression of gratitude
for the years blessings as Washing
ton leads the Nation in observance
of Thanksgiving Day.
The Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, will lead a
morning prayer service at Washing
ton Cathedral at II o'clock. Holy
communion will be celebrated in the
Bethlehem Chapel of the Cathedral
at 7:30 and $50 am.
Representatives of Pan-American
nations will be special guests at
services in st. Patrick's Catholic
Church at 10:30 am. The Very Rev.
Peter L. Ireton, Coadjutor Bishop
of Richmond. will be celebrant at
the Pan-American mass.
Other Catholic dignitaries par
ticipating will be Archbishop Cur
ley OF Baltimore and Archbishop
Cigognani. apostolic delegate. who
will preside jointly. Msgr. Fulton
j. Sheen of Catholic University will
deliver the sermon.
A union service of churches in
the Southwest area will be held at
10:45 am. in the First Methodist
Protestant Church. 514 Fourth
street Sc, with the Rev. J. LoW-ey
Fendrich preaching the sermon.
Participating churches include the
Church of the Brethren, Metro
politan Presbyterian and Trinity
Methodist Episcopal.
Foundry NJ. E. Choir to Sing.
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor
of the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, will lead services there at
II am. The sermon theme will be
1--WE Thank Thee, Lord" Music
will be presented by the Foundry
Choir under the direction of Justin
Lawrie, tenor, and Vincent Slater,
organist. The offering will be given
to the Methodist Home for the Aged
"a custom followed for many years.
Holy communion will be cele-
brated at the Church of ST. Stephen
and the Incarn2 ton at 7:30 and
! 1890 am. The services will be in
| charge of the Rev. Paul Duliver
! Wilbur, rector. The church choir.
under the direction of Sherman j.
Kreuzburg, choirmaster and organ
ist, will sing the communion service
from the "Missa de Sancta Maria
Magdalena," by william.
The Rev. j. Adrian Pfeiffer, pastor
of the Takoma Lutheran Church,
will speak on Thankful People" at
that church's service at 1890 am.
Robert Rivello will read President
Roosevelt's Thanksgiving proclama-
ton during the service, which is to
include special musical numbers
by the Takoma Choir, directed by
Clayton Baus.
Another Combined Service.
A combined service for congrega-
tions of the Fifteenth Street Presby.
terian, Lincoln Congregational,
Peoples Congregational Plymouth
Congregational and Tabor Presby-
terian Churches will be held at the
Tabor Presbyterian Church, Second
and S streets NV. at II am. The
Rev. R. w. Brooks, pastor of Lincoln
Congregational Church, will be the
speaker. The choir of the host
church will present musical pro-
gram directed by George Barringer.
Sunrise services will be held at
Waugh Methodist Episcopal Church,
Third and A streets NE, at $50 am.
The sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. John w. Rustin, pastor of the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
Flag Professional Arranged.
A flag professional will introduce
the service at Grace Lutheran
Church at II am. T. o. Kraabel.
director of the American Legion
Rehabilitation Service, will read
President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving
Day proclamation and the church
pastor, DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski. will
preach on "A Restatement of Craft
tude." Gifts of food, collected by
the church's Sunday school, will be
distributed to various charitable
institutions in the city.
Washington's four Christ Scientist
Churches will hold separate services
at II am.
Services will be held in the First
Baptist Church, Sixteenth and o
streets NV, at 10:30 am, with the
Rev. M. c. Stith, pastor of the
Brookland Baptist Church, preach
ing the sermon.
Justice Bothitha j. Laws will read
the Presidents Thanksgiving proc
lamation at union services at the
Mount Vernon Place NJ E. Church
South, Ninth and Massachusetts,
avenue NV, at II am. The
churches represented will be CAL
vary Baptist, First Congregational,
National City Christian and the
host church, Dr. William S. Aber-
nethy of Calvary Baptist Church
will preach.
The congregation of the River
Road United Presbyterian Church,
River road at Forty-f1fth and Fes-
senden streets NV, will bring Of
ferings of food or money for the
needy to services at 10 am. The Rev.
Virgil M. Crosby is pastor.
Synagogues to Join in Rites.
The synagogues of the city will
hold joint service at II am. at
the Tifereth Israel Synagogue,
Fourteenth and Euclid streets NV.
They will be represented by Rabbi
Abram Simon and Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation, Rabbi Solo,
mon Metz and Cantor Louis Novick
Of the Adas Israel Congregation,
Rabbi Harry Silverstone and Cantor
Charles Intrater of the Tifereth
Israel Congregation, Rabbi Henry
Segal of the B'nai Israel Congrega-
ton, Rabbi Julius T. Loeb of the
Southeast Hebrew Congregation,
Rabbi Aaron Volkman of the Bethel
Congregation. Rabbi M. H. Levin
son of the Beth Sholom Congrega-
ton, Rabbi Zemach Green Of the