Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-16
First Light of casters Dawn
To Start Series of Services

The glorious Easter tidings
that Christ has risen will be
hailed by thousands of wor-
shippers on Sunday at sunrise
services throughout the Wash
ington area.
Many will gather on hilltops
and in open fields while the stars
are still shining in the pre-dawr
skies.
Some services will begin as
the first streaks of light appear
at 5:28 am. Others will start
little later, with the last sun
rise service scheduled for 7:3(
am.
The oldest Easter sunrise serv-
ice in Washington, at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, will
begin in the amphitheater be-
fore the hospital at 7 am. DR.
Edward L. r. Elson, minister
of National Presbyterian Church
will speak and the church's 120-
voice choir will sing.
Massing of COlOrs.
A musical program by the
Army Band. directed by Maj
Hugh Curry, will start at 6:3(
am. Fifteen minutes later more
than 400 honor and color guarc
members from patriotic, vet.
Grams and civic organization:
will take part in a "Massing Of
the Colors" ceremony.
The 18th annual Easter SUM-
rise service sponsored by the Or
gained Bible Glass Association
of Washington will be held al
6:15 am. in the Carter Barron
Amphitheater. Half an houl
earlier the Navy Band. directed
by Comdr. Charles H. Brendler
will give a concert.
DR.. Albert j. Mccartney, min
lister emeritus of National Pres
byterian Church, will bring The
Easter message. The invocation
and the benediction will be oiver
by the Rev. Dwight H. Ander-
son. assistant pastor of First
Baptist Church. Judge Luther
w. Youngdahl Of the U. S. Dis
trict Court for the District Of
Columbia, will read the Scrip.
ture lesson and Walter L. Fowler
budget officer, District of Colum.
bia. will give the prayer. RALPH
Cole. general chairman of the
sunrise service committee. viii
preside.
At Arlington Cemetery.
The Arlington Cemetery am
phitheater will be the scene Of
the oath annual sunrise service
conducted by the Knights Tenn
plar of the United States.
Speaker at the service, start.
ing at 7:3O am, will be DR.. E
Robert Chable, prelate of the
Grand Commandery of New
York. The United States Marine
Band will play. The service will
be broadcast by the NBC net
work.
The first large-scale Easter
sunrise service in Southeast
Washington in many years will
be held at $50 am. Sunday at
the Boiling Air Force Base
Bleachers accommodating more
than 5000 persons have been
erected on the bases football
field and the public is invited
Air Force Chaplain Robert D
Coward, Air Force district liai-
son chaplain, announced.
DR.. Clarence w. Crawford
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church
will be the speaker. Others TAX
ing part will be the Rev. Robert
S. Cooper, pastor of the East
Washington Heights Baptist
Church; Air Force Chaplain
Ernest F. Pine, and Chaplain
Coward.
Many ChOirs to Participate.
The Air Force band will pre-
sent a musical program starting
at 6:15 am. It will be followed
by a procession in which Chris
tan and American flags will be
carried. Choirs from 10 nearby
churches and from the chapels
of the Boiling Air Force Base and
the Naval Receiving Station at
AnacoStia will also take part.
The eighth annual Easter sun
rise service at National Memorial
Park. Falls Church, Va, will be-
gin at 5:28 am. The Rev. Glen
dale Burton. pastor of the Wilson
boulevard Christian Church. Ar
lington, Va, will speak and the