Evening star., 1946-11-24
Churches Plan
Observance Of
Thanksgiving
Trumun to Attend
Services Here
Next Thursday

DEVICES HeTe
Next Thursday
Prayers for the Nation and the
world, troubled by the readjust.
ments from, war to peace, will be
mingled with thanks for the gooc
things we possess in the Thanks.
giving Day services to be held ir
Washington area churches Wednes.
day evening and Thursday morning
In some sections of the city. sew.
eral congregations will gather at q
central church to hold a commun-
ity Thanksgiving Day service.
President Truman is expected te
attend the 10:30 am. service Thurs.
day at First Baptist Church. DR.
Edward H. Pruden, pastor of the
church, will preach.
Diplomats Expected.
Diplomatic representatives Of the
American republics and high-rank.
ing officials of the Government are
expected to be present at the pam
American mass to be celebrated al
10:30 am. Thanksgiving Day al
st. Patrick's Church. The Most
Rev. Amleto c. Cicognani, Apostolic
Delegate to the United States, will
pontificate at the mass and the
Most Rev. Lawrence j. Shehan
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and
Washington, will preach.
The Rev. George j. Cleaveland,
canon of the Washington Cathedral,
will preach at the II am. Thanks
giving Day service at the Cathedral.
DR.. John w. Rustin, pastor Of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. will be the speaker at an
service at II am. Thurs
Jay to be held at the Washington
Hebrew Congregation. President
Truman's Thanksgiving Day proc
lamation will be read by DR.. C. w.
Wood, associate pastor of National
City Christian Church, and DR..
Clarence w. Crawford, pastor of
Baptist Church, will deliver
the prayer. The service will be con-
Quoted by Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field, spiritual leader of the WASH
lngton Hebrew Congregation, with
Dr.. Howard Stone Anderson, pastor
Of First Congregational Church,
reading the Scripture lesson.
Union Service Scheduled.
A union service viii be held at II
am. Thursday at the Church of the
Holy City, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV, with DR.. o. B. Langrell. pastor
Of Francis Asbury Methodist Church,
the sermon. Ministers
participating in the service will be
the Rev. A. Powell Davies of All
Souls Unitarian Church; the Rev.
William r. Wunsch, pastor of the
host church; Bishop Ira r. Telford
Of the Church OF Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints; DR.. Alfred w.
Hurst of Cleveland Park Congrega-
tional Church; DIR. Fred Buschmeyer
Of Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church and DR.. Seth Brooks of the
Universalist National Memorial
Church.
The Petworth Baptist Church
and the North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Church viii each hold a
union service at 8 pm. Wednesday.
DR.. John G. Milliam, pastor Of Pet
worth Methodist Church, viii
preach at the former service. The
Wallace Memorial United Presby-
terrain Church Is also participating
in this meeting. Churches taking
part in the latter service, sponsored
by the Southeast Church Council,
are Metropolitan Presbyterian and
Trinity Methodist in addition to the
host church.
DIR. Richmond to Speak.
A Chevy Chase community service
will be held at 10 am. Thursday at
Wesley Methodist Church with DR..
c. c. Richmond, pastor Of the Chevy
Chase Methodist Church, preach
ing the sermon.
Sponsored by the Bethesda Coun-
Gil Of Churches, community services
win be held at 10 am. Thursday at
Mt. Zion Baptist Church on George
town road. The Rev. James S.
Albertson, pastor Of the Bethesda
Presbyterian Church, viii preach on
Glad Thanksgiving"
A special Thanksgiving service
will be held at st. Johns Episcopal
Church In Bethesda, with holy COM
munion at 9:45 am. and morning
prayer at 1890 am. At the latter
service, the senior choir and the
st. Cecilia Children's Choir will
march in the procession.
Union services will be held
Thanksgiving Day at 1890 am. at
st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Georgetown, with DR.. G. C. Day,
pastor of Dumbarton Avenue Meth
odist Church, preaching.
The Rev. r. w. Brooks, minister