Evening star., 1946-04-19

oPeCloI Programs
Offered Children,
Service Personnel
Washington and surrounding COM
munities today hoped for a contin-
uation of the sunny weather over the
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 Glass 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 18th annual Easter sunrise
service of the knights Templar at
7:30 am. in the Amphitheater of
Arlington National Cemetery. In
vitations have been accepted by sew
eral members of the cabinet and
Congress. Charles Noah Orr of st.
Paul, Mimi, grand master, will at
tend. Special buses will be run by
the Arnold lines from Eleventh and
E streets NV. directly to the west
gate of Arlington.
AouS lOI
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, a Legend of the
Passion" pageant with Is chill
dren actors, at 7:30 pm. in Friend
ship House, 619 D street Sc, and
an egg hunt and games for nursery
children at II am, jefferson Field,
sponsored by Juanita X. Nye Cou.n-
Gil House, 1924 N street NV.
Planned for Sunday are: Party
for Is convalescent children, Christ
Child Fresh Air Farm, Rockville,
Nd, at 8 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. 2300 K
street NV, 10:45 am.
Monday events include: Egg
rolling at Christ Child Fresh Air
Farm, 10 am; party given by the
Capital Transit Unit, American
Legion, for 81 children at ST. AIMS
Infant Asylum, 3 pm; beginning OF
f1ve-day games at Fort Dupont,
sponsored by Friendship House,
GIG D street Sc; egg rolling at
Montrose Park by children from
Georgetown House, 1924 N street
NV, 10 am.
Scheduled for Tuesday: Picnic by
Christ Child Settlement House, 608
Massachusetts, avenue NE, in Rock
Greek Park, 10 am
Outing Slated Wednesday.
Events scheduled for other days
in the week are: Outing at Glen
Echo by Christ Child Settlement
House, 10 am. to 4 pm. Wednes-
day, and dance sponsored by the
same organization, 8 to II pm.
Friday, April 26; Easter party at
Southwest House Nursery, 1725 First
street SW., 3 to pm Wednesday.
The District Recreation Depart
ment announced today that all play
grounds would be open for special
Easter Week games Monday through
Friday and a half day Saturday,
April 27. Scheduled are hikes,
Easter crafts, clay-egg and peanut
hunts.
An Easter musicale will be given
at the YMCA-USO, 1916 Twelfth
street NV. at 8 pm, Sunday. Fea-
tured on the program will be the
Misses Louise Burge, Willie Mae
Williams and Myra Pharr.
A breakfast meeting at 9:15 am.
Sunday will be held by the Java
Club of the YMCA-USO branch at
1875 G street NV. Hostesses will
take parties of servicemen to local
churches after the breakfast.
sightseeing Arranged.
Varied programs at other USO
centers are scheduled for the week
end. Sightseeing parties are to start
tomorrow from 1875 G street NV,
and 801 Market space NV. To-
night, there will be parties
at 90l Rhode Island avenue NV,
POLL Georgia avenue NV, and 1914
N street NV.
USO events scheduled for Satur-,
day afternoon include: Splash party,
901 Rhode Island avenue NV: tea
dance, Seventeenth and x streets
NV, egg hunt and supper, 1914 N
street NV, and Passover buffet sup
per, Sixteenth and @ streets NV.
Easter dances are scheduled at seven
USO clubhouses.
The USO program for Easter Sun
day will start with sunrise services
at Arlington, the meeting place be-
ing 80l 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-5
ices there from to 9 am. Sunday