Evening star., 1947-04-07

Thousands OF washington resi-
dents and visitors to the Nations
Capital filled the streets yesterday
for the traditional Easter parade,
making up in numbers and colorfui
costumes their failure to appear
earlier because of the threat OF rain.
The bright sun sent the tempera-
ture to high of So degrees at 1856
pm, warmest for the year and the
highest April 6 since 1941 when it
reached 81 degrees.
Worshipers at the sunrise services
defied the uncertain weather to
welcome the day of Christ's Resur-
rection. Men and women carrying
umbrellas and raincoats stood arm
TO arm with those wearing bright
Easter finery. At the church serv-
ices later in the morning the threat
of rain had diminished, and most OF
the worshipers were dressed in
spring clothes.
Trumans Go to P0hick.
I President Truman and his fam
lily drove to Pohick, Va, where they
worshiped in the little country
church George Washington at
tended. They heard the Rev. c. E.
Buxton, rector of Pohick Episcopal
Church, use as his text Job, xiv:l4,
IF a man die, shall he live again.
All the days of my appointed time
will / wait, till my change come.
The Trumans occupied the George
Washington pew. The first Presi-
dent was a member of the church
and was instrumental in its build
ing.
Mrs. Truman and Margaret pre-
viously had attended the 8 am.
service at st. Johns Episcopal
Church in Washington.
Weather Affects Easter Parade.
The uncertain weather kept the
morning Easter parade to a mini
mum. Streets were practically de-
void of strollers, those walking ap-
peared bent on reaching church.
Weather or no weather, the out
standing sartorial display was
women's hats. There were wide
brimmed hats Tapping and ones
without any brims to flap: hats with
tops reaching unbelievable heights
and others without any tops: hats
made almost entirely of flowers and
Ia few without any decorations.
A crowd estimated by police at
80. 900 persons massed on the lawns
of Fort Lincoln where the sixth
annual Easter sunrise service, spon-
sored by the Organized Bible Glass
Association, was held. Ofacials at
the dawn worship at Arlington
Cemetery amphitheater, under the
auspices of the Grand Encampment
of Knights Templar of the United
States, estimated more than $4,000
persons were present. Another 1000
worshipers gathered at the fourth
annual dawn service sponsored by
the Washington Federation of Chris
tian Youth, at the Jefferson Me-
mortal.
Other Services Well Attended.
| Other sunrise services throughout
the District area reported unusually
large crowds despite the uncertainty
of the weather.
| At Fort Lincoln, officials said the
first car arrived for the services at
I2:30 am. It had four passengers.
BY o'clock several dozen cars were
parked within the cemetery grounds,
and officials said many of them had
been driven several hundred miles.
Gray clouds were racing across
the sky as the first notes of reyeille
were sounded by Bugler Francis D.
Stevens. United States Navy Band
at 5:45 am. A strong wind whipped
the American and Christian Flags
at either end of the speakers stand
around their poles as DR.. Page NICK.
Etchison. president of the Bible
Class Association, gave the invo-
cation
During the singing OF Christ the
! Lord Is Risen Today. Alleluia" the