Evening star., 1939-11-22
Church Rites
ToCe|ebrate
Thanksgiving
Is States Join the
Capital in Early
Observance

ocIFlCcS vi SldUlUuuG dIlu PRAISE Ill
many of the churches, turkey feasts
and other time-hallowed features.
Three of the Is States-Mississipp
Texas and Colorado-will hold dou-
ble-header Thanksgivings, celebrat-
ing the holiday for the second time
on the traditional last Thursday,
November 80, when % other States
will observe the occasion in dis
regard of President Roosevelt's proc
lamation.'
Railroads and airlines reported a
large number of reservations from
District residents leaving town over
the holiday. Motorists are expected
to clog the highways tonight and
tomorrow.
Government departments and
virtually all stores will be closed.
Pupils of the public schools and
most private schools will be of from
tonight until Monday morning.
Football fans may see Maryland
play Syracuse at 10:30 a m. at College
Park or Western and Eastern High
Schools meeting the championship
playoff of the public high schools at
10 o'clock in Central Stadium.
The telegraph companies are pre-
pared for big business in Thanks
giving greetings-both tomorrow ana
week from tomorrow. Speclal
rates will be in effect both dates.
Needy to Be Remembered.
Welfare organizations and mis-
sions will remember the destitute.
The family department of the Sal
walton Army will distribute food to
families on its list, and the organl-
cations Mems Social Service Center
will serve homeless men Thanks
giving dinner.
"All hungry men" will find food
and welcome at the Central Union
Mission, 613 c street NV, beginning
at noon Old-time songs will be
sung. At 2:30 pm. baskets of food
will be distributed to those holding
tickets. Other families on the mis-
sion's list will receive similar bas-
kets through various churches.
From noon until 2 pm. Thanks
giving dinner will be served the
homeless at the Gospel Mission, 214
John Marshall place NV. The mis-
sion also will deliver baskets to $50
needy families.
The Relief Mission of the Volun-
teers of America, All Pennsylvania
avenue NV, will serve dinners to
those without means to bny them
from II am. to $50 pm. Families
will be served at individual tables so
far as possible. Hot meals will be
sent to families kept home by sick
ness. The Volunteers also will serve
a special dinner at the Girls Club
and Hospice, 1925 Sixteenth street
NV, to white collar" girls in
temporary need
Church Services.
The Washington Cathedral will
hold communion services at 7:3O ano
$50 a IN. tomorrow and a main serv-
ice at II am. at which Bishop James
E. Freeman will preach and festl-
val of music will be heard. Evening
prayer service will be held at 4 pm
At St. Johns Church. Sixteenth
and H streets NV, the Rev. DR.
Oliver j. Hart, rector, will preach
at a morning prayer service at II
am. A choir of men and boys di-
rected by Arthur Howes, organist
and choirmaster, will sing Prayer
OF Thanksgiving, by Netherlands
Holy communion will be celebrated
at am.
The Rev. Virgil M. Cosby, pastor
of River Road United Presbyterian
Church, will preach at 10 am. or
Forget Notl" Those attending are
asked to bring canned goods for the
destitute.
Thanksgiving services will be hele
at the Eldbrooke Methodist Church
at 1920 am The minister the Rev
DR.. Walter M. Michael, will preach
on "The Sacrifices of Thanksgiving.
The vested choir, directed by Clara
Young Brown. will give specia
program. Gifts for the Methodist
Home will be received.
Other Services.
The annual Thanksgiving service
at Sherwood Presbyterian Church
will take place at 10 am, with the
sermon by the minister, the Rev
Thomas Law Coyle. The choir viii
be directed by Roy K. Easter.
A union Thanksgiving service viii
be held at Columbia Heights Chris.
tian Church, 1435 Park road NV.
at II am. The Rev. DR.. Robir
Gould of the Francis Asbury Meth.
odist Church, will preach on Home
land and Harvest" and program
of appropriate music will be given
Churches joining in this service in.
clude All Souls Unitarian, Cleve.
land Park Congregational, Colum'
bia Heights Christian, Francis AS,
bury Methodist, the Chapel of thu
Latter Day Saints, the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational and the Uni
versalist National Memorial
Grace Lutheran Church will hole
a community service at 1890 am
The pastor, the Rev. DR.. Gerhare
E. Lenski, will preach on How tt
Be Thankful" DR.. Paul Mime
man, recently returned from Lon
don, will read the Presidents proc
lamatlon. The choir will Civ
Thanksgiving anthems, with Marian
Ranberg at the organ.
Sermon at Hamline.
Hamline Methodist Church, Six
teenth and Allison streets NV, will
hold special services at 10:30 oclocl
tomorrow morning. The sermon vii
be preached by the Rev. H. W
Burgan.
The annual Thanksgiving servic
at the Non-Sectarian Tabernacle
644o Piney Branch road NV, will b.
held at 8 O'Clock tomorrow nigh,
with Judson A. Rudd, president o
the William Jennings Bryan Uni
versity at Dayton, Tenn, delivering
the holiday message.
Canon William Bradner of Wash
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