Evening star., 1945-08-10
Churches Plan
Official v-JDay
Services Here
All Will Be Open
As Soon as News
Is Announced

Arrangements have been made BY
churches throughout the Washing.
ton Area to offer prayers and give
thanks when peace comes.
The arrangements in all instances
are predicated upon an ofacial an.
nouncement Of peace.
The Washington Federation oi
Churches announced a list of Il
churches where services would be
held at 8 o'clock of the evening the
day the announcement Is made.
The Rev. DR.. George E. Scnnabel
president of the Ministers Associa'
ton Of Washington, announced al
Of the churches of the city will bt
open on the day peace is declared
offcially and most of them viii
have special services, whether til,
minister is in the city or not. HI
said many ministers now away or
vacations plan to return for tn,
special services.
Thanksgiving at Cathedral.
At the Washington Cathedral, Il
was said thanksgiving prayers woulc
be given at the regular services or
the day the President announce.
the japanese surrender. 1t was an.
ticipated the President would latel
proclaim day of thanksgiving
probably the succeeding Sunday
and the Cathedral would hold spe.
cial thanksgiving services then.
The Cathedral Is open all day fol
those who want to- visit for medi.
tation and prayer. Regular week.
day services are scheduled at 7:3(
am, IL noon and 4 pm.
At st. Matthews Cathedral, at
pm. on the day of the ofhcial an.
nouncement of peace. there will be
solemn benediction and the singing
of the "Te Deum." The regular order
Of masses Swill provide occasion fol
those VINO want to pray and givt
thanks, and the Cathedral will bt
open all day and in the evening
st. Matthew's is on Rhode Island
avenue, just east Of Connecticut
avenue.
Other Churches Listed.
The Church Federation announced
these churches will hold services al
8 pm. of the day Of the official an.
nouncement of the Japanese sur
render:
Church Of the Epiphany, Episco.
pal, G street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets NV.
Reformation Lutheran Church
212 East Capitol street.
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Chevy Chase Circle.
Arlington Presbyterian Church
Columbia Pike and North Lincoln
street, Arlington, Va.
Hamline Methodist Church, Six
teenth and Allison streets NV.
Bethesda Baptist Church, Wilson
and Melrose lanes, Bethesda, Md.
Luther Rice Baptist Church, 53ls
North Capitol street.
Lewinsville Presbyterian Church
Mclean, Va.
Woodside Methodist Church, 1914
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, Md
Lincoln Congregational Temple
1701 Eleventh street NV.
Albright Evangelican Memoria,
Church.. Fourth and Rittenhouse
streets NV. .-.
Ninth Street Christian Church
Ninth and D streets NE.
First Congregational Church
Tenth and G streets NV.
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, 900 Massachusetts, avenue
NV.
Churches In Maryland and Vir-
ginia communities were ready tc
open their doors for Thanksgiving
and for prayers for permanent
peace.
The Bethesda Council of Churches
announced that VI day services
would begin two hours after OH.
cial announcement of victory, day
or night, at the Bethesda Presby-
terrain Church.
All churches will be open In
Hyattsville.
Silver Spring churches also were
DreDarinp tn hold Srecial services