Evening star., 1943-04-21
Easter Program
To Be Broadcast
To Serviicemen
Rites Set at Capitol
Will Follow Four
Sunrise Services

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Easter next Sunday.
Special emphasis is being laid
this year on a three-hour observ-
snce from noon to pm. on Good
Friday, when services will be held
at churches throughout the city
Businessmen have been asked by the
The Committee for the Three
Hours Observance of Good Friday
in the Nations Capital to let en-
ployes off so they may attend the
services.
Early Sunday morning there will
be at least four out-of-door sunrise
services, to be followed by cere-
mony held this year for the first
time on the Capitol steps, begin
ming at m.
The service at the Capitol will be
broadcast by Owls short-wave
radio facilities to United States
forces throughout the world, Owl
Director Elmer Davis has informed
the committee arranging the pro-
gram.
Holy Thursday services will in
clude military communion service,
for men and women in the armed
forces and Government workers
particularly, at 8 pm. in Covenant
First Presbyterian Church, Eight
eenth and N streets NV.
Service in Amphitheater.
The sunrise services will be at
Arlington Amphitheater, in charge
of the Knights Templar at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, sponsored by the
Organized Bible Class Association
of the District and nearby Mary
land and Virginia. at the new JEFF
ferson Memorial, under auspices of
the Federation of Christian Youth
of the D. C. Federation of Churches,
and at the George Washington Ma
tional Masonic Memorial in Alex
andria, in charge of Masons.
The service on the Capitol steps
will open with music and will in
clude sermon by Capt. Robert
D. Workman, chief of Navy chap
lains.
In Catholic churches throughout
this area, Holy Week evening serv-
ices will be held tonight, tomorrow
and Friday. Holy Thursday morn
ing mass will include professions
in all churches.
3-Hour Catholic Services.
Good Friday services in Catholic
churches will include one from noon
to 3 pm. in observance of the
three hours of agony of the Christ.
The Washington Catholic Evil
dence Guild will observe the 18th
annual "Everybody's Good Friday
in Franklin Park from l pm. to
2:30 pm.
The traditional Stations of the
Cross, consisting of IA scenes in
Christ's journey to Calvary, will be
presented With liturgical music by
the Carmelite Choir from White
friars Hail. under direction of Her
bert Gross.
The service will be in charge of
the Rev. Aloysius Burgraff, c. S. P,
and the Rev. James MCGUIRE,
c. S. P, of ST. Paul's College, who
will conduct the meditations at each
station. At the 18th station, short
sermon will be given on the Seven
Last Words of Christ
Cathedral Services Friday.
Good Friday ceremonies in Wash
ington Cathedral will begin with a
7:30 am. service, to be followed by
a three-hour Good Friday medita-
ton and prayer service, beginning
at IL noon, and a service of evening
prayer at 4 pm.
The three-hour service will be
conducted by the Rev. Merritt F.
Williams, canon almoner of the
Cathedral and a member of the
Chaplains Corp of the Navy. The
Rev. w. Curtis Draper, jr., will be
the celebrant at the early morning
communion service and will also
conduct the 4 o'clock service.
Good Friday will be commemo-
rated in St. Johns Church, La
fayette Square, at five services. The
pro-anaphra or ante communion
will be read at 7:30 am. This will
be followed at 1890 o'clock with
morning prayer and sermon by the
Rev. John G. Magee. The Rev. DR..
C. Leslie Glenn, rector, on leave of
absence in the Navy, will preach
The Three Hours The Eglise
Francaise will have it's Vendredi
saint service at 6:l5 pm, conducted
by the Rev. Andre F.. Liotard The
day comes to an end with recitation
of the pentecostal Office and the
Reproaches After sermon by the
Rev Howard A. Johnson, st. John s
choir will sing four choruses from
the Requiem" of Brahms.
Methodist Service Announced.
The annual Good Friday service
OF the Methodist Union will be held
at Foundry Methodist Church from
noon to 3 pm. Meditations on the
seven words from the cross will be
led by the Rev. Dr. Frederick E.
Reissig, executive secretary of the
Washington Federation of Churches;
Chaplain Charles I. Carpenter,
Army Air Forces; the Rev. Chauncey
c. Day, minister of Wilson Metho-
dist Church; the Rev. DR.. Harry
w. Burgan, minister of Hamline
Methodist Church; the Rev. Dr.
John w. Rustin, minister of Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church; the
Rev. DR.. Clifford H. Richmond
minister of Chevy Chase Methodist
Church. and the Rev. DR.. James
Shera Montgomery, chaplain of the
House
The Rev DR.. Horace E. Cromer
superintendent of the Washington
East District, will call the congre-
CATION to worship and the Rev. DR.
Frederick Brown Harris of Foundry
Methodist Church will offer the
pastoral prayer The responsive
scripture reading will be conducted
by the Rev. DR.. John r. Edwards
superintendent of the Washington
West District. Justin Lawrie will
direct the choir and the organist