Evening star., 1947-04-03

solemn services To-Day ana L0moI-
row, commemorating Christ's Last
Supper and His Crucifixion, as they
look forward to celebrating His res
direction at sunrise and other serv-
ices on Easter Sunday.
Tomorrow win be high lighted
by numerous Good Friday services
from noon to pm.
Both the House and Senate ex-
pected to recess at the end Of to-
days sessions until Monday, giving
the Representatives and Senators
an opportunity to attend Good
Friday services.
Government employees who wish
to attend church services during the
day tomorrow will, whenever pos
sible, be given the time of, but it
will be charged to their annual
leave. The President asked agen-
cies to be liberal in granting an
nual leave on Good Friday.
Thousands of Washington resi-
dents will gather at sunrise sery-
ices Sunday to welcome the Saw
iour's day Of resurrection with pray
ers and hymns of triumph.
Earliest Sunrise Service.
Earliest of the District Easter
sunrise services will be sponsored
by the Organized Bible Glass As
sociation at Fort Lincoln. The serv-
ice, starting at 5:45 M, will have
DR.. Ellis Adams Fuller. president
LOT Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Louisville, KY. as the
speaker. Senator Donnell, Repub-
lican, of Missouri viii read the
scripture lesson.
Dean Lynn H. Hough Of Drew
Theological Seminary. Madison, N.
j., will be the preacher at the 18th
annual Easter sunrise service spon-
sored by the knights Templar. The
meeting will be held at 7:30 am.
in the amphitheater in Arlington
Cemetery. Cabinet officers, men,
bers of Congress and high Gov
ernment officials have indicated
their intention Of being present.
John Temple Rice of Texas, grand
master of the Grand Encampment,
will head the large number OF out
of-town Templars attending the
service.
| A cross of lilies will be placed on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
II by Templar officers following the
services.
The dawn worship to be held at
/ Z o'clock at Jefferson Memorial will
be addressed by DR.. Mordecai john
son. president of Howard University
This meeting is sponsored by the
Washington Federation of Christian
| Youth.
Other Dawn Services.
Other sunrise services to be held
are: Hyattsville YMCA at Ma
gruder Park, Hyattsville, 5:35; Ma
tional Memorial Park, s; Faith
Lutheran Church, Arlington, Va, s:
Bethesda Council of Churches at
Bethesda Chevy Chase Recreation
Center grounds, $50; Moody Me-
mortal Gospel Church, Boulevard
Heights, Md, $50; Lincoln Me-
mortal Cemetery, Z; Howard Uni
versity, Z: Walter Reed Hospital. in
the garden. 7:30.
Catholic ind Protestant Good
Friday services will be held to-
morrow at the Pentagon for War
Department employees. The Catholic
rites viii be- held in front OF the
signal Corps auditorium at noon
With Col. Patrick j. Ryan, Deputy
Chief of Chaplains, as the speaker.
The protestant services will be held
in the inner courtyard of the Penta-
gon at pm, with Maj. Gen. Luther
D. Miller, Chief of Chaplaiifs, Is
the preacher. n 6
The Very Rev John Wallace
Suter, dean of Washington Cathe-
dral, will lead a meditation on the
Cross of Christ during the service
from noon to 3 pm. at the Cathe-
dral.
Services Tomorrow.
The Rev. Joseph E. Gedra, execu-
tive secretary of the Three Hours
Observance of Good Friday Com
mittee and pastor Of Immaculate
Conception Church, today an
nounced that 10 District area
churches will hold services from
noon to pm. tomorrow.
Co-caairmen of the committee are
the Right Rev. Angus Dun, Episcopal
Bishop of Washington; the Most
Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop
of the Ca stholic Diocese of Baltimore
and Washington, and Bishop
Charles Wesley Flint, Methodist
Bishop of Washington. The Rev.
DR.. M. Chandler Stith, executive
secretary of the District Baptist
Convention, is chairman.