Evening star., 1940-03-22
Vanguard Of Visitors
Arrives for Easter
In Capital
Weuthermon Forecasts
Possible Snow and
Continued Cold

The vanguard of Washington's
annual army OF Easter visitors was
rolling into Washington today. sew
eral weeks early from a weather
standpoint.
The earliest Easter since the
spring of 1918 may mean a chilly
reception for holiday excursionists
and dampness for the Capitals fash
ion parade. The weatherman took
rather gloomy view of the out
look.
His gloominess. in fact, amounted
to actual pessimism when he pre-
dicted today there was some prob
ability Of light snow Saturday
night" He was quite positive about
continued cold Saturday, Sunday
and Monday"
A persistent sun managed to put
in an appearance after light rains
this morning, and the weather man
forecast fair and colder for today,
with the lowest temperature at %
degrees tonight and increasing
cloudiness Saturday
Nevertheless. by bus, motor and
excursion train, the trippers were
arriving today-high school boys
and girls, college students on an
Easter holiday, young and old bent
on a spring vacation.
They were noticeable about the
White House grounds, the WASH
ington Monument. the Capitol and
other places of interest to Wash
ington visitors.
The early arrivals among the 300,-
900 expected here in the next three
weeks have scant chance of getting
peek at Washington's famous
cherry blossoms, which are not ex-
pected to unfold their petals fol
three weeks yet. Only by lucky
chance do Easter and the cherry
blossoms arrive together.
Ready For Egg Rolling.
Just at this time children In
homes throughout the city are gath.
ering eggs to boil and color for that
quaint and sometimes puzzling Gus
tom dear to the hearts of young
Observation-Disclosures egg-rolling
The White House grounds are being
groomed for the annual egg-rolline
Monday, and plans have been com.
pleted for musical program and the
appearance of the Presidents
family.
AS in years past, only adults with
q child or several in tow will be
admitted to the south grounds dur
Ing the morning hours. Mrs. Roose-
welt will make her first tour of the
grounds about $50 o'clock, it was
said, and Mr.. Roosevelt probably
will greet the egg-rollers from the
south portico shortly after noon.
The entertainment program in
cludes concert at 2:30 pm. by the
University Of Rochester Glee Club
Egg Rolling Mysteries.
Visitors frequently have been per-
picked by the nature Of egg-rolling
Peering through the fence at the
White House, they ask If the chill
dren romping over the spring grass
after their eggs are engaged in q
game, contest or some supersti-
tious rite. They find it hard to
believe that there is no more to egg
rolling than meets the eye.
A child rolls an egg on the grass
and runs after it.
Then what?" says the visitor.
The answer is he picks 1t up and
repeats the process.
Another big egg-rolling for the
public is held each year on the lawns
Of the Zoo In Rock Greek Park on
the Monday after Easter. Thou
sands turn out .or both parties.
Is Rainy casters.
Easter arrives this year about "a
early as possible, since it is deter
mined by the full moon arriving on
or after March 81. Delving into
statistics, a Weather Bureau en-
ploye explained that Easter rarely
comes earlier than March "a OF
later than April 23.
In the last 40 years Washington
has been inflicted with 13 rainy
casters and has enjoyed 23 which
were rainless. There were II clear
Casters, IL partly cloudy and II
cloudy. Temperatures have varied
from Is to 86 degrees.
Students In the public school,
were released from their classrooms
yesterday until April /, and similar
holidays are being enjoyed by loca
college students hundreds Of whom
have gone home.
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