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and at imposing amphitheat
Christ at inspiring services.
Visitors to Washington from
many parts of the country will
join with District inhabitants
in worship as the sun edges
over the horizon.
Worshipers will brave the
early. morning at the earliest
Of the dawn services, starting
at $50 am. They will be held
on the grounds Of the First
Baptist Church. Gaithersburg,
Md; on the lawn before Holy
Comforter Episcopal Church,
Vienna. Va, and in the AMMAN
dale (Va.) High School Stadium.
The last is being sponsored by
the Youth Of Protes stant
Churches in the Annandale-
Springfield area.
At Walter Reed
Oldest of the Metropolitan
Areas traditional Easter sun
rise services will be the 35th
annual worship. at 7 am. in
the formal gardens Of Walter
Reed Army Medical Center. A
concert by the Army Band,
directed by Capt. Gilbert Nit
chell, will precede the worship
starting at $3.50 am.
Speaker at the service viii
be Army Chief Of Chaplains
Frank A. Tobey. He win be in
troduced by Army Chaplain
Ernest F. Kendle. Chaplain at
Walter Reed Center.
Mai. Gen. C. F. st. John
Commanding General Of Wal
ter Reed Center, will give the
Easter greeting. The Gospel
lesson win be read by Army
Chaplain John E. Foster OF
Walter Reed.
Forty national and local vet
eran, civic, military and fra
ternal organizations will take
part in the colorful procession
marking the traditional Mass.
ing Of the Colors" at the serv.
ice.
The Grand Encampment Of
Knights Templar Of the UniteC
States of America will hold it'
31st annual Easter sunrise
service at 7::30 am. Sunday ir
the Arlington National Gene
terry Amphitheater. DR.. Phi
Porter, prelate of the Crane
Encampment Of Knights Tenn.
plar, United States Of America
will deliver the sermon.
Templars from many part
of the country, wearing full
uniforms and plumed hats, viii
march into the amphitheatel
as a prelude to the worship.
Supreme Court Justice Clarl
will deliver the prayer follow.
ing a welcome to the worship
pers by Louis H. Weber, Mos
Eminent Grand Master O
Templars. Raymond N. Bah
cock, chairman of the Easte,
Sunrise Committee, will max,
the introductions.
The Apostles Greed, with
the knights standing and in
verting their swords, will be
said by Samuel T. Farmer
Grand Prelate Grand Com.
mandery knights Templar ol
the District Of Columbia.
Following the worship {
"Cross of Lilies" will be PLACED
upon the Tomb Of the I'm
known Soldier by the Mos
Eminent Grand Master o
Knights Templer. The Unite,
States Marine Band. directel
by 1t. Col. Albert Schoeppel
will play Lead Kindly Light
as the wreath is placed at tn
tomb.
Over NBC Networks
The services in Arlington
amphitheater will be broad
cast by the NBC networks fron
1908 am. 1t will be hear
locally over WRC and WRC
FIN.
The National Capital Are
Council Of Churches and tn
Organized Bible Glass AsSocia
tion. will sponsor the 6 an
sunrise service to be held i
the Carter Barron Amphl
theater, Sixteenth street an
Colorado avenue NV.
The sermon will be delivere
by DR.. John Randolph Taylo
minister of the Presbyteria
Church of the Pilgrims. TT
invocation and benediction wi
be given by the Rev. WilliaI
H. Foster, jr., minister
Trinity Presbyterian Churcl
Arlington. Va, and the ScriI
ture reading by Mrs. CheerfI
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