Evening star., 1946-11-27
Churches Plan
Special Services
Of Thanksgiving
Trumon to Observe
Quiet Holiday With
Family Here

Washingtonians of all faiths will
join their fellow-citizens through
out the Nation tomorrow to offer
prayers Of thanksgiving for bless
lngs received and prayers of hope
for relief from troubles still beset-
ting the world.
Fair, cool weather, with a So
degree maximum temperature, was
promised by the Weather Bureau.
A sharp drop from the baImy 10
Of yesterday was forecast for to-
night. with temperatures ranging
in the upper sos.
President Truman plans to pass a
quiet Thanksgiving at the White
House and with Mrs. Truman will
entertain some friends at dinner,
it was announced today.
Numerous Turkeys Arrive.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said that the First Family will dine
on one of the numerous turkeys that
have been sent in for the Thanks.
giving season.
The President has no plans for
attending church, according to Mr..
Ross. A year gao, Mr.. Truman went
to services at the First Baptist
Church.
Mr.. Ross said also that there
would be no press conference this
week.
Interdenominational services will
be held in various sections of the
city, with several congregations as
sembling for joint observances Of
the day.
Next to prayer, eating a hearty
meal will figure prominently In the
plans Of most Americans tomorrow.
Hardship Abroad Is Noted.
In view of this, the Church World
Service Center has pointed out in a
statement that
when Americans sit down to
their tables on Thanksgiving. Day,
millions all over the world will dine
on cabbage and potatoes, If THY
have that much"
The center, an overseas relief
agency supported by 26 Protestant
denominations, hopes $4,000, 900 viii
be given throughout the Nation in
special Thanksgiving collections to
support efforts to augment the diet
of undernourished families in Eu-
rope and Asia.
The pan-American mass will be
celebrated at 1890 am. in st. Pat
rick's Church with the Most Rev.
Amleto G. Cicognani, apostolic dell
|egate to the United States, ,.ontifi.
eating. The Most Rev. Lawrence j,
Shehan, Auxiliary Bishop of Balti-
more and Washington. will preach.
Officers of the Mass.
Other officers of the mass will be:
The Rev. T. Austin Murphy, st.
Dominic's Church, Baltimore, dea-
con; the Rev. David I, Dorsch, ST..
Ursula's Church, Baltimore, sub
deacon; the Rev. Walter j. Schmitz.
s. S., Catholic University. master
of ceremonies, assisted by semi
narians from the Theological Col
lege of the university; the Very
Rev. Msgr. Joseph McShea, master
Of ceremonies to the apostolic dele
gate; the Very Rev. Bernard E.
Ransing, G. S. c., superior of Holy
Cross College, assistant priest; the
Very Rev. George A. Gleason, S. S.,
president of st. Charles College. and
the Very Rev. Henri j. Wiesel, S. J.,
superior Of Carroll House, deacons
of honor.
Members of the diplomatic mis-
sions of the Latin American nations
and high officials of the United
States will be among those attend
ing the mass. It was inaugurated
in 1909 by the Most Rev. William
T. Russell, later Bishop Of Charles
ton, who was then rector of ST. Pat
rick's.
Five downtown congregations will
hold a community Thanksgiving
service at IL am. in the temple Of
Washington Hebrew Congregation,
Eighth and H streets NV.
Sermon by DIR. Rustin.
The sermon will be by the Rev.
DR.. John w. Rustin, minister Of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field of Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation will conduct the service.
The Rev. DIR. Howard Stone Ander-
son, pastor of First Congregational
Church, will read the Scripture les
son, and the Rev. DR.. Clarence w.
Crawford, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, will offer a Thanksgiving
prayer. The Rev. DR.. H. T. Wood,
associate pastor of National City
Christian Church, will read the
Presidents Thanksgiving day proc
lamation.
At washington Cathedral, the
Rev. George j. Cleveland, canon,
will preach ct the IL am. service.
The entire Washington Jewish
community is being invited to par
ticipate in a Thanksgiving service
at II am. in Ohev Sholem Syna-
gogue, Fifth and Eye streets NV.
The service is being sponsored
jointly by Ohev Sholem Congrega-
ton, of which Jacob Bass is presi-
dent, and the Jewish Community
Council. headed by Hyman Gold
man.
Rabbi Zemach Green Of the con-
gregation will deliver the principal
sermon. Other rabbis due to parti-
cipate include Arthur Bogner,
Simon Burnstein, Ephraim Green
berg, Joshua Klaven, M. H. Levin
son, Solomon Metz, Samuel Penner,
Henry Segal, Sidney Shulman,
Harry Silverstone, Ira Sud, Aaron
volkman, Herman j. Waldman and
Chain Williamowsky.