Evening star., 1950-04-07
Thousands Expected to Attend
Easter Sunrise Services in Area

SQUFCN. li1e rev. NuSSGll "
Lengel of Faith Church Of the
Nazarene. and the Rev. E. A.
Reno of Seat Pleasant Methodist
Church.
Calvary Lutheran Church will
hold its first sunrise service in the
'churchyard at 9845 Georgia ave-
nue.. Silver Spring. Md. The Rev.
George w. Hoyer. pastor. will be
the speaker. The church choir will
present an Eleventh Century
sequence for Easter. "Tictimae
Paschali," and a Bohemian folk
song, The Lord Is Arisen"
Bethesda Program Slated.
The Navy Medical Center in
Bethesda will hold a sunrise serv-
ice at $50 am. on the center's
grounds. The Rev. DR.. Fred c.
Reynolds. superintendent of the
Washington East District, the
Methodist Church, will be the
speaker. The A Capella chorus OF
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, directed by Mrs. Faye
Finley Shaw. will sing. A band
from the Navy School OF Music
at the Anacostia Receiving Sta
ton, will play. In case Of rain the
service will be held in the recrea-
ton building gymnasium.
A sunrise service will be held
in Walter Reed General Hospitals
formal gardens at 7 am. Army
Chief of Chaplains Roy H. Parker
will deliver the sermon. The
Scripture lesson will be read by
Army Chaplain Charles B. Whit
man. assistant post chaplain at
Walter Reed Hospital, and the
prayer by Chaplain James H.
Terry, also an assistant post
chaplain. The benediction will be
given by Chaplain Parker. More
than 1000 persons are expected
at the service. In case of rain 1t
will be held in the new post
theater.
Another service at I am. will
be held in front of Founders
Library. Howard University. The
Rev. A. Joseph Edwards, minister
of Zion Baptist Church, will be
the preacher. The University
Choir, directed by Dean Warner
Lawson of the School Of Music,
will sing.
The annual sunrise service will
be held at 7 am. in Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery. 4001 Suitland
road Sc. The sermon will be
given by the Rev. J. L. White,
pastor Of Galbraith A. M. E. Zion
Church. The Galbraith Church
Choir will sing. The committee
in charge of arrangements con-
sists of the Rev. w. H. Jernagin
of Mount Carmel Baptist Church.
the Rev. c. T. Murray of Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church, the Rev
r. M. Williams of Asbury Method
ist Church and the Rev. E. c.
Smith of Metropolitan Baptist
Church. 1925 R street NV.
The goth annual Easter SUM-
rise service sponsored by the
Grand Encampment of Knights
Templar of the United States will
be held at 7::30 am. in the Airing
ton National Cemetery Amphithe-
ater. Dr.. Edgar c. Powers of
Baltimore, secretary Of the Mary
land Bible Society. will give the
sermon. Prayers will be offered
by the Rev. John c. Palmer, prel-
ate of the District Grand Com
mandery. Music for the service
will be provided by the United
States Marine Band. y Under the
direction of Maj. William F. SAM
tlemann.
Heading the list of dignitaries
to attend the service will he Rob-
ert B. Gaylord of San Francisco,
grand master of Knights Templar
of the United States OF America.
After the sunrise service Mr..
Gaylord. assisted by Richard E.
Titlow. past grand commander of
the District Grand Commandery,
will place wreath on the Tomb
Of the Unknown Soldier. A break
fast for visiting dignitaries will
be held in the Hotel Washington
following the ceremony.