Evening star., 1944-04-04
Gen. Marshall
To Give Prayer
AT Easter Rites
Pershing to Place
Cross of Lilies at
Unknown's Tomb

Gen. George c. Marshall and Gen
John j. Pershing will be among the
thousands of Washington church
people observing Easter at early
services Sunday at Fort Lincoln
Heights, the Arlington Amphithe-
ater, the Jefferson Memorial and
the lawn fronting the Faith Luther
an Church, Lee boulevard at Jack
son street, Arlington.
Gen. Marshall and Gen. Pershing
will participate in the 14th annual
Easter sunrise service to be con-
Quoted by the Grand Encampment
of the Knights Templar at 7:30 am
at the Ampitheater of Arlington
National Cemetery. Gen. Marshall
will offer prayer for victory, while
Gen. Pershing will place a cross of
lilies on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier to close the services. Mrs,
Roosevelt, who has attended the
services in past years, is expected to
be present. President Roosevelt
cabinet and Congress members
Army and Navy officers and Govern
ment officials have been invited.
Will Broadcast Services,
Charles N. Orr, grand commander
OF the Templars, will act as master
of ceremonies The services, which
are to be broadcast over a Nation
wide network, will be conducted by
the Rev. DR.. Frederick Brown Har-
ris, chaplain of the Senate; the Rev
DR.. James S. Montgomery, chaplain
OF the House, and the Rev. John c.
Palmer, grand chaplain of the
Grand Lodge of Masons of the Dis
trict. The Right Rev. Oliver j
Hart, Bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
will preach the sermon.
Officials of the Organized Bible
Glass Association, sponsoring the
service at Fort Lincoln Heights at
$40 am, anticipate a crowd sur
passing the $4,000 worshippers who
attended the 1943 meeting. The Rev
Harry w. Burgan, chairman of the
Board Of Trustees of American Uni
versity, will speak, on casters
Meaning for Today"
DR.. Page NICK. Etchison, president
or the Bible Glass Association, will
give the invocation. The Scripture
is to be read by the Rev. j. Lloyd
Black, director of the Christian
Church Council, and the PRAYER
will be given by the Rev. R. Paul
Schearrer, pastor of Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church. DR.. Gerhard
E. Lenski, pastor of Grace Lutheran
Church, will open the benediction.
A guard of honor from the American
Legion will raise the colors.
Dawn Youth Service.
The Easter Dawn Youth Service
at $50 am. on the steps of the JEFF
ferson Memorial will have an ALL
youth chorus, directed by Warner
Lawson, dean Of the School of Music
at Howard University, as a feature
of the service. The meeting, which
is sponsored by the Washington
Federation of Christian Youth divi-
sion of the Washington Federation
OF Churches, will hear the Rev
Ralph w. Loew, associate pastor of
the Church of the Reformation
speak on THE Christ in Our Midst
The service will be held at the First
Congregational Church, Tenth and
G streets NV, in case of rain.
Members and visitors will take
part in the Easter dawn service at
$50 am. on the west lawn of the
Faith Lutheran Church, the Rev
Robert w. Long, pastor, has an
nounced. Amplifiers will carry the
services and the Rev. Mr.. Longs
sermon, What Difference Easter
Makes" Amplif1ers will carry the
services and the Rev. Mr.. Longs
sermon, What Difference Easter
Makes" to the throng. The meet
ing will be held inside the church
in case of rain.