Evening star., 1940-11-20
Peace Is Theme
For Capitals
Thanksgiving
Churches in District
Plan Special Rites;
Needy Remembered

world and for bounty instead |of
want.
With the city generally prosperous
and expanding, fear of the spread of
the conflict abroad will bring the
one sober note to the traditional
festive board.
Prayers for peace will be the CEN
trail theme in many special Thanks
giving services at churches through
the city.
The city's needy will not be for
gotten. several charitable institu-
tions planning to serve turkey dim
ners. The Central Union Mission
will distribute baskets to poor FAM
lilies at the mission chapel at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Pan-American Mass at 1890.
Among the leading services to-
morrow is the 3lst annual Pam
American mass at St. Patrick's
Church at 1890 am UndeseCre-
tary of State Summer WelleS, Assist
ant Secretary Henry F. Grady and
diplomats representing the countries
" lIlS ooulll WILL Dt NDtCldl
The Most Rev. Michael j. Curley,
Archbishop of Washington and Bal
timore, will preside. Among those
participating will be the Most Rev.
Amleto Giovanni CiCognani, apos-
tolic delegate to the United States.
Four downtown churches. includ-
ing the Calvary Baptist. the First
Congregational the Mount Vernon
Place Methodist and the National
City Christian. will hold a union
service at the First Congregational
at II am. DR.. John Wallace Rustin.
pastor of the Mount Vernon Place
Church. Will deliver the sermon on
the theme, Worthy of Our Heri-
tage"
Single Jewish Service.
Members of the Jewish faith will
gather at a single union service at
BNai Israel Synagogue for services
at II am. in which all Washington
rabbis will participate Charles Ed
ward Russell. author. will speak
Those participating will be Rabbis
Norman Gerstenfeld. Zemach Green,
Hugo Schiff. Benjamin Goldberg,
Aaron Volkman, NJ H. Levinson,
Arthur Bogner. Julius T Loeb
Henry Segal. Solomon H Metz and
Harry SllverstOne.
The Church of Jesus Christ Of
Latter-dav Saints will be the scene
of the 18th annual union services by
eight congregations, beginning at II
am. The Rev. DR.. Seth R Brooks
will deliver the sermon. Churches
participating include the All Souls.
Cleveland Park Congregational. Co.
lumbia Heights Christian, Francis
Asbury Methodist, Friends Meeting,
Mount Pleasant Congregational,
Universalst National Memorial and
the Church Of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter-day Saints.
The Presidents Thanksgiving
proclamation will be read by Hugh
V. Keiser at the 1890 m. services
at the Grace Lutheran Church. Dr..
Gerhard E. Lenski. pastor. will de-
liver the sermon. entitled The At
titude Called Gratitude"
Union Services in Georgetown.
The Georgetown Presbyterian
Church, celebrating its l6Oth ami
versary. will be host to the other
nine Protestant churches of George
town tomorrow morning at union
services beginning at 1890 am. The
Rev. F Bland Tucker. rector of the
st. Johns Episcopal Church, will
deliver the sermon.
Churches participating in the
services are the West Washington
Baptist the Aldersgate Methodist,
Congress Street Methodist. Dunn
barton Methodist. Mount Tabor
Methodist, Georgetown Lutheran.
Georgetown Presbyterian, Christ
Episcopal, Grace Episcopal and St.
Johns Episcopal.
At the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church, the Rev. Dr. Peter
Marshall will preach on "A Thanks
giving Alphabet" Services begin at
IL am.
Services in three churches are
being sponsored by the Trans East
ern Council of Churches, all begin
ming at 1890 am.
The congregation at the Foundry
Methodist Church will hear a mes
sage entitled The Nation Saws
Grace" by DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris, pastor, at services beginning
at II am.
The sermon at the Covenant First
Presbyterian Church will be deliv-
cred by the Rev. William Henry
Denney, who will preach on The
Glorious Gospel of God" Services
begin at II am.
Former Pastor to Speak.
DR.. Mark Depp of Pittsburgh,
former pastor of the Calvary Meth
odist Church, will be guest preacher
at services at the church beginning
at 10 m.
Chaplain James S. Montgomery of
the House of Representatives will
deliver the sermon at services at
1890 am. at the Hamline Methodist
Church.
Services at the Eldbrooke Church
Will begin at 1890 am. DR.. Walter
M. Michael, pastor, will preach on
Remember to Be Thankful
DR.. Leslie Glenn, rector of st.
Johns Church, will preach at II
am. services at the church Holy
communion will be celebrated at
7:30 am. and II noon.
The Little Church of Fort Lin
coin, on-denominational, will hold
services at II am
Service at Howard.
A guest speaker, DR.. Rowland V.
Bingham, director of the Canadian
KesWick Bible Conference, will ad-
dress the Metropolitan Baptist con-
gregation at services beginning at
7:45 pm.
The alumni of Howard University
will be honored at special services
at the schools Rankin Memorial
Chapel at 1890 am. The Rev. Louis
Berry, graduate. and now rector
Of ST. Phillips Episcopal Church in
Newark, N j., will speak.