Evening star., 1943-04-25
& {. Easter Services
Expected 10 Attract
Crowds.
/, Special Sunrise Worship
/: And Musical Programs
: To Feature Devotions


Christendom's celebration Of its
most solemn feast-day, the resur-
rection of Christ, will be observed
today with all the pomp and pag-
eantry of the church and special
musical programs throughout the
city. A number of sunrise and early
morning services will be held in ad-
dition to regularly scheduled periods
Of worship.
Record breaking throng of the
faithful, including thousands of war
workers spending their first Easter
in Washington, are expected to fill
churches to capacity. Fair weather
was indicated for the outdoor serv-
ices
A special outdoor service at pm
has been added to the Washington
Cathedrars program under the joint
auspices of the Cathedral and the
washington Welcomes You" Com
mittee. Sponsored by the Defense
Commission of the Federation of
Churches, the program is oper to
persons of all creeds and races.
Canon w. Curtis Draper. .jr., will
preside and a feature of the service
will be an informal talk by John
Bayless, curator of the Cathedral,
on "Washington's Dream Reality
Early Communion Scheduled.
Musical programs at the Cathedral
will begin with the celebration of
holy communion at 7:30 am al
though the first communion service
will be at o'clock. Acting Organist
and Choirmaster Ellis c. Varley will
direct the full choir of men and
boys in special numbers including
the offertory anthem, THE Day
Draws on With Golden Light" by
Geoffrey Shaw.
-, The Cathedral junior choir, di-
4ected by DR.. Max Gushing, will
eing the musical portion of the $50
Service in Bethlehem Chapel and
the full choir will return for the IL
o'clock service. The great organ
will be augmented at this time by
irumpets, trombones and tympani
from the National Symphony Or
rhestra.
: The choir will make its final ap-
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High Masses Planned.
: Solemn high masses will be cele-
brated in all Catholic churches at
Varying hours, beginning with that
at st. Mary's at $50 am. The
high mass at st. Matthews Ca
thedral will begin at IL noon
: The Very Rev. Arthur A. OLeary,
Is. j.. former president of George
town University, will deliver the
sermon at ST. Aloysious Church at
the mass beginning at 9:45. The
Rev. Thomas A. Backer, S. j., will
be the celebrant
High mass at st. Patricks will be
sung by the Right Rev. Msgr. Law
renee j. Shehan, pastor, at 10
o'clock.
At st. Peters Church mixed
choir of 40 voices, directed by
Christopher S. Tenley, organist. and
the vested sanctuary choir of SO
boys, conducted BY Rev. Martin Hv-
Ian, will sing the responses of the
mass. The celebrant will be the
pastor, Rev. Walter j. Hayes.
Two New Morning Services.
Two new early morning services
were among those scheduled to ush-
er in the day, one on the Capitol
steps at 8 am, sponsored by the
Capitol Fellowship Forum. and an
other at the Jefferson Memorial,
Tidal Basin, under auspices of Fed
ieration of Christian Youth, Wash
ington Federation of Churches.
Congressman Karl E. Mundt will
preside at the Capitol service and
the Navy Band and Telephone Glee
Club will supply the music Capt.
Robert w. Workman. U. S. N, chief
of Navy chaplains, will deliver an
address and the invocation will be
given by Chaplain John w. Car
ruthers.
DR.. Oscar F Blackwelder, min
lister of the Lutheran Church of the
Reformation, will present the East
ser message at the second annual
sunrise service of the Organized
bible Glass Association on the
Heights of Fort Lincoln at SIT.
Principal other outdoor services
were scheduled at the George WASH
fngton Masonic National Memorial
at Alexandria at am, and at Ar
aington National Cemetery Amphi-
tfeater, sponsored by the Grand
Encampment of the Knights Temp
lar of the United States at 7::30
h.m.
I The Church of Our Saviour will
hold special Easter services at the
Sylvan Theater, Washington Monu-
ment grounds, today from $3.50 to
4:30 pm. Mrs. Marie Moore Wig
einton of the Church of the I'M
maculate Conception will lead COM