Evening star., 1946-04-19
Sunrise Rites
To Open Easter
Special Programs
Offered Children,
Service Personnel

week end as plans went forward for
the traditional observance Of Easter
Sunday. complete with sunrise and
church services, breakfasts, picnics,
egg hunts, pageants and, of course,
the annual parade of Easter finery.
Based on today's forecast, the
outlook was encouraging, with CON
tinued warm, and brief showers
predicted for Saturday and partly
cloudy and warm" for Sunday.
Temperatures in the 70s were in
store today.
The largest crowd Of all is ex-
pected to attend the Easter sunrise
service on the heights of Fort Lin
coin, 3201 Bladensburg road NE, at
5:23 am. Last year the crowd was
estimated at $4,000 persons. Held
under the auspices of the Organized
Bible Class Association, the service
will be highlighted by the sermon OF
the Rev. Walter w. Van Kirk of the
Federal Council of Churches OF
Christ in America. Easter music
will be furnished by the United
States Navy Band, 1t. Charles
Brendler conducting.
Sixteen States will be represented
at the 10th annual Easter sunrise
service Of the Knights Templar at
1880 am. in the Amphitheater Of
Arlington National Cemetery. In
vitations have been accepted by sew
eral members Of the cabinet ano
Congress Charles Noah Orr Of st
Paul, Mimi, grand master, will at.
tend. Special buses will be run by
the Arnold lines from Eleventh anc
E streets NV. directly to the west
gate of Arlington.
Plans Made for Children.
Community Chest institutions
and settlement houses plan Easter
programs for children in the
course of the next several days.
Events scheduled for tomorrow
include: Simon, Legend of the
Passion a pageant with 16 chill
dren actors, at 7:30 pm. in Friend
ship House, 619 D street Sc, ano
an egg hunt and games for nursery
children at IL am, jefferson Field
sponsored by Juanita K. Nye Coun-
Gil House, 1924 N street NV.
Planned for Sunday are: Party
for Is convalescent children, Christ
Child Fresh Air Farm, Rockville
Md, at 9 am; basket hunt, St
Vincent's Home and School, Fourth
and Charming streets NE, at noon
broadcast Of Easter songs over sta.
ton WINK. by IL children from
st. AIMS Infant Asylum, 1900 K
street NV, 10:45 am.
Monday events include: Egl
rolling at Christ Child Fresh Ali
Farm, 10 am: party given by the
Capital Transit Unit, American
Legion, for 81 children at St. Ann.
Infant Asylum, 3 pm; beginning OF
flve-day games at Fort Dupont
sponsored by Friendship House
|619 p street Sc; egg rolling al
Montrose Park by children from
Georgetown House, 1924 N stree,
NV, 10 am.
Scheduled for Tuesday: Picnic BY
Christ Child Settlement House, 60t
Massachusetts, avenue NE, in Rocl
Greek Park, 10 am.
Outing Slated Wednesday.
Events scheduled for other days
in the week are: Outing at Gler
Echo by Christ Child Settlement
House, 10 am. to pm. Wednes.
day, and a dance sponsored by tht
same organization, 8 to II pm
Friday, April 26; Easter party a
Southwest House Nursery, 1925 Firs
street S.W., 3 to Z pm. Wednesday
The District Recreation Depart
ment announced today that all play
grounds would be open for specia
Easter Week games Monday through
Friday and a half day Saturday
April q. Scheduled are hikes
Easter crafts, clay-egg and peanu
hunts.
An Easter musicale will be givel
at the YMCA-USO, 1916 Twelfth
street NV. at 8 pm, Sunday. Fea
tured on the program will be tn
Misses Louise Burge, Willie Ma
Williams and Myra Pharr.
A breakfast meeting at 9:15 am
Sunday will be held by the Javs
Club of the YMCA-USO branch a
1876 G street NV. Hostesses vii
take parties of servicemen to loca
churches after the breakfast.
Sightseeing Arranged.
Varied programs at other use
centers are scheduled for the weel
end. Sightseeing parties are to star
tomorrow from 1736 G street NV
and 80l Market space NV. To
morrow night, there will be partie!
at 901 Rhode Island avenue NV.
2011 Georgia avenue NV, and 1871
N street NV.
USO events scheduled for Satur.
day afternoon include: Splash party
901 Rhode Island avenue NV; tes
dance, Seventeenth and K streets
NV, egg hunt and supper, 1914 n
street NV, and Passover buffet sup.
per, Sixteenth and @ streets NV
Easter dances are scheduled at sever
USO clubhouses.
The USO program for Easter Sun.
day will start with sunrise services
at Arlington, the meeting place be-
ing 801 Market space NV, and fol-
lowed by breakfast at Seventeenth
and K streets NV. Horseback rid
ing, dances, egg hunts and suppers
are scheduled for the balance of the
day in the various centerS.
Services at Walter Reed.
Brig. Gen. George c. Beach, jr.
commanding general of the Army
Medical Center and Walter Reed
General Hospital. has invited the
public to attend Easter sunrise serv-
ices there from 8 to 8 am. Sunday
Maj. William Sharp, post chap
lain, will officiate. Participating In
the program will be the 304th Army
Service Forces Band of Washington
and two choral groups, composed OF
civilians and military personnel at
the hospital.
Alexandria's traditional Easter
service will be held atT am. Sunday
on the steps of the George WASH
ington Memorial. The service will
be broadcast over station WPIK
The Rev. Francis McPeek of the