Evening star., 1953-11-22
Area Sets Plans
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Religious and Social
Affairs Will Mark
Traditional Holiday

Traditional Holiday
America will bow its head on
Thanksgiving Day. the tradi-
tional Pilgrims feast, and thank
God for a bountiful harvest.
President Eisenhower. in keep
ing with tradition, has asked
Americans to pray for wisdom
in our striving for a better
world"
People of various faiths will
join in their religious services
for Thanksgiving Day.
Government workers, both
Federal and District will have
the customary Thursday holiday.
Some will stretch the occasion
into a long week end, to the
benefit of the various forms of
travel, as they join the festive
board with the home folk
Business houses here generally
plan a holiday to give their en-
ployes a day of relaxation with
their families.
Turkeys. central feature of the
Pilgrim feast. will be plentiful.
food experts said. The prices will
run about the same as last year.
All the trimmings. too. are here
in abundance.
McKeldin Issues Message.
Gov. McKeldin of Maryland,
in his Thanksgiving proclama-
ton, said: "We have emerged
from the darkness of armed
conflict into the more civilized
light in which differences are
negotiated.
Our people are turning again
to their churches and renewing
the faith of their fathers and
their trust in God"
Among Thanksgiving events
planned in the Washington area
are:
At Washington Cathedral. 300
students of the National Ca
thedral School for Girls will
hold Thanksgiving service
Tuesday at $50 am. Gifts Of
food for families adopted by each
class during the year will be
received by Canon Luther D.
Miller.
At II o'clock THANKSGIVING
morning at the Cathedral, Canon
Richard Williams will preach.
Events at Military Bases.
installations of the armed
services in this region will OBJ
serve Thanksgiving with special
menus, religious services and
social events.
At noon on Wednesday, special
THANKSGIVING services will be
held in the Pentagon for civilian
and military personel of all
faiths.
1t. Col. Charles E. Brown, jr.,
Army; 1t. Comdr. Joseph j..
Tubb, Navy, and 1t. Col. Vernon
M. Goodhand, Air Force. all
chaplains. will conduct the Prot
estant services on the main con-
course. The Pentagon Choral
Club, directed by Whitford L.
Hall, will lead the singing. The
Air Force Band will furnish
music, under direction of Chief
Warrant Officer Louis L. Ander-
son.
Catholic and Jewish services,
held daily in the Pentagon. will
include special Thanksgiving
services.
Dances Scheduled.
Wednesday evening. Turkey
Hop dances will be held at the
North Area Service Club, Fort
Myer, and Service Club No. 3,
Fort Belvoir. A square dance will
be featured at Service Club No.
/, Fort Belvoir.
Officials of the Military Dis
trict of Washington said more
than $4,000 pounds of turkey,
stuffed with more than 500 gall
Ions of dressing, will be served
in its mess halls. Baked ham,
pumpkin and mince pies and
other foods customarily aSsoci-
ated with, Thanksgiving, will also
be served.
Secretary of State Dulles will
head the list of United States
officials who will attend the Pan
American Thanksgiving Day
mass at 10:30 am. Thursday, at
St. Patrick's Catholic Church,
Tenth and G streets NV. Latin
American ENJOYS will also par
ticipate.
Community Service.
The Montgomery County Jew
ish Community will join the st.
Paul Methodist Church. Grubb
road and East-West highway,
Silver Spring, at a community
Thanksgiving service. This will
be held at 10 am. Thursday, the
Rev. Thomas H. Baker, st.
Paul's pastor will conduct the
services.
Rabbi Tzvi H. Porath of the
Montgomery County Jewish
Community will preach the SER
mon. His topic: Shall We Give
Thanks For Evil?" The choirs
of st. Paul's and the Community
will sing. Cantor Norman Ge-
wirtz will chant selections.
At IL am. Thursday, the
Thanksgiving Day service will be
held at the Tifereth Israel
Synagogue, Fourteenth and Eu-
cid streets NV. It will be spon-
sored by the Washington Board
of Rabbis. Rabbi Harry Silver
stone will deliver the sermon
and Cantor Paul Gewirz will
chant the service.
Harry N. Peterson. librarian of
the District Public Library, an
nounced the Central Library.
Eighth and K streets NV. and
all its agencies will be closed
Thanksgiving Day.
Off1cials of the Library of Con-
gress said it will be open on
Thanksgiving Day 2 to 6 pm.