Evening star., 1945-04-13
Memorial Held
For Roosevelt
|AtSt. Thomas
Pew Where Presidents
Family Worshiped
Is Droped in Black

A special memorial service was
held for President Roosevelt this
morning at St. Thomas Episcopal
Church on Eighteenth street be-
tween P and @ streets NV, where
he was parishoner and honorary
warden.
Conducted by the Rev. DR.. How
ard S. Wilkinson, rector, the service
took the form of holy communion.
Special prayers were offered for the
late President, his family and for
the Nation.
The Presidents pew, number 80,
where he and his family worshiped
over a period of many years, dating
back to the time he was Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, was sfdraped
in black.
$50 Attend Service.
About $50 persons participated in
the services and many received COM
munion at the close.
Memorial services will be held by
the Washington Cathedral and sew
eral other churches at pm. tomor-
row to accommodate persons unable
to attend funeral services at the
White House which will be held at
the same hour.
The Cathedral will hold another
special service at pm. Sunday with
the Very Rev. John Wallace Suter,
Cathedral dean, delivering the ad-
dress Music will be furnished by
the Cathedral choir.
st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Church of the Presidents" where
Mr.. Roosevelt attended preinaugu-
raj religious services in 1888, 1887
and 1941, also will hold special serv-
ices simultaneously with the funeral
services at the White House. The
church also will hold services Sum-
day morning while burial rites are
being held for Mr.. Roosevelt at
Hyde Park. There will be a special
service at $50 pm. today.
Prayers to Be Offered.
The Rev. DR.. Edward H. Pruden,
president of the District Baptist
Convention. announced that Baptist
churches in the Washington area
would devote Sunday services to
prayers for the President.
No special religious services are
planned in Catholic churches, but
Catholics are expected to attend
their places of worship throughout
the day to offer prayers.
Plans for Sunday observances by
Protestant churches affiliated with
the Washington Federation of
Churches will be made today, DR..
Frederick E. Reissig, executive Sec
retary of the federation, announced.
Lutheran churches throughout the
District will offer prayers at the II
am. Sunday service for the be-
reaved, for our country and for our
new President" DR.. Gerhard E.
&. Lenski, president of the Lutheran
Ministerial Union, said today.
Synagogue Services.
! Rabbi I. Klavan, dean of orthodox
Jewish rabbis in the city, said all
orthodox synagogues will held special
memorial services for the President
Saturday morning. Rabbi Solomon
H. Metz, spiritual leader of Adas
Israel Congregation, announced a
special service at 8:15 pm. today.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld, spir-
itual leader of the Reformed WASH
ington Hebrew Congregation, an
nounced he would devote his regular
Friday 1890 pm. broadcast to spe-
cial services for President Roosevelt.
Ohev Sholom Jewish Congrega-
ton, Fifth and I streets NV, of
which Rabbi Zamach Green is
spiritual leader. has announced a
special service at 1890 am. tomor-
row.
Special memorial rites will be
held at the II am. service Sum-
day at Grace Evangelical and
Reformed Church, the Rev. C. H.
Wingert, pastor, announced today.
Other churches of this denomina-
ton are expected to conduct special
services or prayers at the Sunday
gatherings.
Other services scheduled include:
Church of the Epiphany, pm.
tomorrow; Christ Episcopal Church,
Georgetown, 7:30 o'clock tonight
and pm. tomorrow; Christ Episco-
pal Church, Silver Spring, Md, 4
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