Evening star., 1945-03-30
Sunrise Services
To Attract Thousands
In Washington Area

Thousands of Washington resi-
dents and visitors will gather Sun
day at traditional Easter sunrise
services against a backdrop of world
news presaging an early end of the
war in Europe.
Meanwhile, thousands of Office
workers applied for leave to attend
religious rites in observance of Good
Friday between noon and 3 o'clock
today in churches, missions and
public meeting places. Granting
of leave to Government employees
wishing to participate was author
lied by President Roosevelt.
A crowd overfiowing onto the
green lawns around the amphithe-
ater in Arlington National Cemetery
is expected at the 18th annual Easter
sunrise service sponsored by the
knights Templar, Grand Encamp-
Iment of the United States. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Admiral
Ernest j. King and Gen. George C.
Marshall are among the prominent
personages expected to attend. The
service will start at 7:30 am. and
will be broadcast.
Admiral King, commander in chief
of the United States Fleet, will offer
one of the prayers. Col. Alfred G.
Oliver, jr., Army chaplain recently
freed from Philippine prison camp,
also will participate He originated
the knights Templar Easter sunrise
service in 1927.
The sermon will be delivered by
the Rev. Martin l.. Enders, grand
prelate of the Grand Commandery
of Maryland.
Marine Band to Play.
The services will open with the
Marine Band playing onward
Christian Soldiers" The Rev. Fred
erick Brown Harris, Senate chaplain
and pastor of Foundry Methodist
Church, will give the opening
prayer. The Apostles Greed will
be said by the Rev. James Shera
Montgomery. chaplain of the House
who will be followed by the Rev
John c. Palmer, grand chaplain OF
the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, OF the
District.
The Rev. Carl C. Rasmussen, pro-
fessor of theology at Luthern Theo-
logical Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa.
will preach the sermon before a
gathering of more than $4,000 per-
sons at the Organized Bible Glass
Association sunrise service at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery. The service will
begin at 6:52 am. Howard M
Stackhouse. is general chairman OF
the meeting.
Representative Sparkman, Demo-
crat, of Alabama will give the scrip
tur reading. The invocation will be
by DR.. Page NICK. Etchison, presi-
dent of the Organized Bible Class
Association, and the benediction by
the Rev. DR.. Warren D. Bowman
pastor of Washington City Church
of the Brethren. The prayer will be
said by the Rev. DR.. C. E. Haw-
thorne, pastor of Wallace Memorial
Presbyterian Church. William II
Schumacher, association song leader,
will conduct the congregational sing
ing.
jefferson Memorial Rites.
The third annual sunrise service
sponsored by the Washington Fed
Grafton of Christian Youth win start
at am. at the Jefferson Memorial
In event of rain, the service will be
held at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church.
DR.. Fred S. Buschmeyer, pastor
of Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, will deliver the main ad-
dress. A WAVE chorus of IS voices
will sing, and service personnel and
USO Club members will be ushers
Bethesda and Chevy Chase resi-
dents will attend sunrise service
at 2 am. Sunday at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Recreation Center
4700 Norwood drive, Chevy Chase
Md, the Rev. Hartwen F. Chandler
president Of the Bethesda Council OF
Churches, announced The sermon
will be preached by the Rev. DR.
Ralph Della Smith. district superin-
tendent of the West Washington
district of the Methodist Church
The A Cappella Choir of Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School will sing
Services at Walter Reed
Residents Of nearby sections have
been invited to join soldiers in a
8 am. sunrise service in the garden
fronting Walter Reed Hospital. Mai.