Evening star., 1957-04-19

lawns, at military installations
The first meetings. at 5:2a
am, will take place at Calvary
Lutheran Church. Silver Spring
Md, and First Christian Church
Alexandria, Va.
The oldest sunrise service in
the Washington area win be held
for the 30th year at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center at $50
am. It will open with a concert
of selected Easter chorales by the
Army band. Maj. Hugh Curry
conducting.
Massing Of Colors
At $50 am. the traditional
"Massing Of the Colors" will take
place. with 40 honor and color
guards of military. veteran, edu-
cational. civic and fraternal or
carnations represented.
The religious service proper,
at 7 am. will be broadcast by
Station WMAL. Maj. Gen.
Leonard d. Heaton. commanding
general Of Walter Reed Hospital,
will greet the gathering. The in
vocation will be given by Army
Chaplain Marlin B. Curry. the
Easter gospel lesson by Army
Chaplain william w. Huntley
and the benediction by Army
Chaplain John E. Foster.
DR.. Edward L. r. Elson, min
lister of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. will speak
on When It's Resurrection
Morning"
The 26th annual sunrise wor-
ship, next oldest in the area
will be held in the Arlington
National Cemetery amphitheatre
at 7:30 am. with numerous Gov
ernment officials and leading
political figures present.
Nationwide Broadcast
The service is being sponsored
by the Grand Encampment,
knights Templer. of the u. S. A.
II will be broadcast Nation wide
~ the National Broadcasting Co.,
and heard locally over Station
WRC.
Postmaster General Arthur E.
Summerfield. a knight Ternplar,
will give the prayer. The sermon
will be delivered by the Rev. E.
Robert Chable. dean of Hills
dale College. Hillsdale. Mich.
The traditional placing of a
Gross Of Lilies" at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier will follow
the service.
DR.. Blake to Speak
Speaker at the $50 am.
service at the national Naval
Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.
will be DR.. Eugene Carson Blake.
president of the National Coun-
Gil of Churches and Stated
Clerk Of the Presbyterian
Church. U. S. A.
The Navy School of Music
Band will play. The l00-voice
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School A Capella Choir and the
40-voice Protestant Choir of the
Naval Center will sing.
The service. sponsored by the
Bethesda Council of Churches
and the Naval Medical Center.
is being directed by Navy
Chaplain James E. Reaves. This
is the 10th year the service has
been held. In case of rain the
worship will be held in the.
center gymnasium.
The Organized Bible Glass As
sociation will hold its l4th an
nual Easter sunrise service at
$3.50 am. in Carter Barron
Amphitheater. Sixteenth street
and Colorado avenue NV.
DR.. j. Warren Hastings. min
lister of National City Christian
Church, will speak. The Scrip
ture reading will be given by
Mark Evans. radio and television
personality.
1000 Expected
Nearly 1000 worshipers are
expected at the $50 am. sunrise
services at Boiling Air Force
Base. The fourth annual wor-
ship is being sponsored by the
Trans-Esstern Ministerial Asso-
citation Of Southeast Washing
ton and Headquarters Com
mand, USAF.
DR.. Clarence w. Crawford.
pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, Washington, will speak.
Choir members from the Con-
gress Heights Presbyterian. Ana
costa Methodist. East Washing
ton Heights Baptist and Garden
Memorial Presbyterian Churches
and the Boiling Air Force Base
Choral Group will sing. Soren
Lura. director Of the Congress
Heights Choir. will be in charge.
Other sunrise services in the
Washington area Sunday are as
follows:
5:23 am, First Christian
Church. 2723 King street, Alex
andria. Va. The Rev. Chester
Barnett, secretary-dir Of the
Capital Area Christian Mis-
sionary Society. will speak. The
service is sponsored by the
church's Christian Youth Fellow
snip.
5:23 am. Calvary Lutheran
Church. 9545 Georgia avenue.
Silver Spring. Md. The Rev.
Frederick Kemper will speak.
5:23 am, Seat Pleasant Com
munity Service, on lawn at 200
Sixty-ninth place. Seat Pleasant.