22.4.43 -
 No. 4.




 BANDS IN THE ROYAL PARKS



 Band performances have now been
 arranged for the following Royal Parks:

Hyde, Green, Regent's and Greenwich,



 First performance will be on Easter Sunday (April 25) when the band of

H.M. Grenadier Guards will play in Hyde Park from 3 to 5 p.m.



 The Summer starts 2 with evening performances
 programme proper on
 Sunday May
by the bands of H,M, Coldstream Guards and H.M. Scots Guards in
 Hyde Park (7.30
to 9.30 p.m) and Green Park (5.30 to 7.30 p.m) respectively.


 Evening performances in Regent's Park (6.30 to 8.30 p.m) will be opened
by the Wood Green Excelsior Silver Prise Band on Sunday May 1 6.



 Daily performances in Hyde Park will start on
 May 17 when Bainbridge
Robinson and his orchestra will play.




MINISTRY OF WORKS
 22 /4/43 - No. 5




 LONG FIGHT WITH ENEMY CONVOY




 and most attacks launched
 One of the longest persistent on an
 enemy convoy ever


 action off the Dutch coast in which
by our light coastal forces was
 Monday night's a


small ship sunk and another probably destroyed.
 supply was




 This action was announced in an Official Admiralty Communique on
 April 20.




 The which led by Lieutenant lan C. Trelawney, R.N.V.R,, of Capt.
 attack, was son



C.W.E. and descendant of old Cornish seafaring family, lasted two
 Trelawney, R.N,, an


and hours. Our forces disengaged time and time again in the face of the
 a
 quarter
 gunfire, but repeatedly turned to the attack.
heavy enemy re




 It was dawn before our forces finally disengaged and
 shaped course for their base.



 Lieutenant who is 26 of and lives at St. Martin, Helston,
 Trelawney, years age

Cornwall, has described the action.




 "We off the Dutch coast when two small vessels", said Lieutenant
 were we sighted
 "We to overtake them and could hardly believe when
Trelawney. began we our eyes we


saw them joined by six more ships. Three large armed trawlers, a large coasting

steamer and two small vessels.



 "The scene was lit by a brilliant moon as we drew level with the rest of the


convoy without being seen. Then we were discovered. A shot whistled across bow.
 my
This followed by star shells. I decided to attack there and then picking out
 was
 and,
a merchant ship, turned in, fired my torpedoes and disengaged. As we turned there
 away
was a big explosion at the stern of the ship.


 "By this time the enemy was thoroughly aroused and the sky was full of star shells.

The din terrific, We retired out of range before going in to have another crack.
 was




 "The met with terrific barrage. had
 enemy us a
 Again we to disengage but -again

we decided to try to break through.



 "And it went for hour and six minutes. We in and
 so on an
 zig-zagged around the

convoy, our machine-guns blazing all the time. It seemed that all hell was let loose."



 The persistence of the attacks was eventually re-warded. At last Sub Lieutenant
Jack who in
 Saunders, R.N.V.R,, was command of another of the
 boats, reached a good
 to attack
position one of the armed trawlers.



 "I fired fish", said Lieutenant "and
 my Saunders, as I
 disengaged, my First Lieut,,
Sub Lieutenant Richard
 Jefferson, R.N.V.R,, of
 Belfast, and of
 ratings,
 one
 my reported
that pall of smoke the
 a
 was enveloping ship. I got a glimpse of the smoke as we hared
out of it."



 Sub Lieutenant Saunders who is 22
 years old, was
 formerly an art student and comes

from Cuckfield, Sussex,




 Lieutenant Norman S.
 Gardner, R.N.V.R., who from
 comes
 Chirnside, Berwickshire,
speaking of the hit scored at the beginning of the engagement "I
 said, got a
 good view
of Lieutenant victim She
 Trelawney's . was
 belching steam from
 places where she shouldn’t
and altogether looked in a pret ty condition. could
 groggy I that she
 see
 was sinking."


 Despite the length and fierceness of the there
 engagement were no casualties on our

side and
 only of boats sustained
 one our superficial damage.




NAVAL AFFAIRS
 22/ 4/43 -


 No. 11




 MIDDLE EAST AIR COMMUNIQUE




 Headquarters, R.A.F. ,
 Middle East,

 22nd April, 1943




 During the night of April 20/21 heavy bombers of the
 Royal Air Force

attacked Bombs burst and in the town
 Naples. on quays area
 starting two

fires near oil installations.



 From these and other
 operations all our aircraft returned safely.
 22.4.43* No.12«




 CHURCH BELLS ORDER




 The Control of Noise (Defence) Order has been amended so



 to effect to the prime Minister's announcement about
as
 give
the of church bells.
 ringing


 The amended Order prohibits the use of church bells on


days other than Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day, and

provides that the bells may be rung only for the of
 purpose
summoning worshippers to church. It will not be permissible
to ring the bells for any other purpose such as weddings,

funerals, etc.



 A statement issued by the Ministry of Home Security

explains that the Governments object in restricting the

occasions which the bells be is to avoid
 on may rung any

misunderstanding by the public which might result from the

ringing of church bells at times which are not obviously
the hours of public worship.




 MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY
 22/4/43 -
 No. 15




 INDIA JOINT WAR COMMUNIQUE NO. 111




 The Joint War Communique from India
 following
 has been received in London today;


 and bombers kept
 Throughout yesterday, April 21, fighters up

their attack on the enemy in Arakan. Blenheims bombed Tattobyin,

Maungnama, Ngetpawchaung, and Minhkoncdaung, and at all four places bombs
 to burst well in the Low Hurricanes started
were seen target area. flying
fires in various parts of the battle area inflicted casualties on enemy

personnel and destroyed at least two wooden bridges*


 Elsewhere one formation of Blenheims attacked Sinlamaung in the Upper
Chindwin area and another formation bombed Naba junction where hits were


observed the South of Prome river
 on sidings* Beaufighters damaged a
 large
steamer, a factory and a train, and machine gunned 120 supply sampans*



 None of aircraft is
 our missing.


 In the morning a force of enemy bombers with fighter escort made a


high level attack on Imphal. The raiders were attacked by R.A.F. fighters
who probably destroyed and others without loss to themselves.
 one damaged
Some damage was caused in one part of the town and a small number of

casualties has been reported*




 WAR OFFICE
 22/4/43 -
 No. 16.




 ALLIED FORCE COMMAND POST




North Africa Communiaue No. 167




 attacked
 On the 1st Army front during the night 20/21 April the enemy

cur positions in the Medjez el Bab sector. There was
 heavy fighting in

the with tanks but first the
 moonlight enemy and infantry by light enemy
 suffered considerable casualties. The
were
 withdrawing, having enemy

employed between 60 and 80 tanks in this action and at least five battalions

of German infantry, No destroyed 25 German tanks including two Mark VIs

and about 500 of
 captured prisoners war.




 On the 8th front two major counter-attacks against
 Army our new


positions were repulsed by massed artillery fire with very heavy loss

to the and all
 enemy. Our positions were generally improved gains

firmly held.



 A small section of our light coastal forces on patrol near Bizerta

on the
 night of April 19/20 met end
 engaged a
 number of boats. An

explosion was seen in one of the enemy craft after
 which, badly hit and on



fire, she retired under cover of smoke. More of the enemy were hit before


they retired to cover their damaged consort. Our light forces which were


also attacked by returned to their
 unsuccessfully enemy night fighters
base with no casualties.


 small
 On the night of
 April 20/21 light navel forces sank a enemy


supply ship north-west of Sicily,


 On the night of
 April 20/21 light bombers, of the Tactical Air Force

attacked enemy transport and lines of communication.




 Yesterday light bombers and fighter-bombers escorted by Spitfires
made attacks airfields end positions and continued their
 on enemy fighters
offensive and the forward
 sweeps patrols over areas.




 Ten enemy
 aircraft were shot down
 during the day.


 On the night of April 20/21 four enemy aircraft were destroyed.


 From all these operations four of our aircraft are missing.
 22/4/43 No, 22.
 .




 DEPUTATION TO MIINISTER OF FUEL




 Major Gwilym Lloyd George, Minister of Fuel A Power today
recieved a deputation from the nine porkers Federation of Great

Britain consisting of Mr, Will Lawther (president), Mr, James Bowman

(Vice-president), Mr. Ebby Edwards (Secretary), Mr, J.A. Hall and Mr*

Arthur Homer, They to the Minister their concerning
 presented case


certain aspects of the Greene Conciliation Machinery, The Minister

undertook to consider the point 'which had been put before him.




MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER
 22.4.43 -
 No.23




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 KNOX SPEAKS ON ANZAC DAY




 Washington.

 Thursday


 Mr. Frank Knox, U.S. Secretary of the
 Navy, today broadcast a message to New
Zealand and longitude).
 Australia in connection with "Anzac Day” (April 25, East



 Excerpts from the Secretary's remarks follow:


 The who landed 28
 men on Gallipoli years ago hoped that the ultimate result of their

action would be the destruction of Prussian militarism in its own lair. But we were


content when we thought the beast was
 whipped. It was lamed, yes, but it was permitted
to recover; to double its strength; to ally itself with the militarists in Italy
and Japan, and to come at us once more.



 Mark that It shall not again. shall make
 -
 once more. happen We not that same

mistake together this time. The that is and Allies’, shall
 fraternity ours, our see


to it that the of the Pacific is not in shall
 name a
 mockery. Together, our strength, we


 keep that ocean
 -
 Pacific!


 One word born of the last stands like a
 great monument to human self-
 war
 courage,
sacrifice and in the two The
 fraternity syllables -
 Anzac. name of, throb intrepid corps
of fighting men is as deathless as that of the crusaders of a thousand years ago.


 The born at has been conferred like of the
 name
 Gallipoli a patent nobility upon nen


of Australia and New Zealand in this Once when the of human liberties
 war. again, sources


were treacherously attacked, your men and women literally cane from the opposite end. of

the earth to defend, your homes at ten thousand, miles distance.


 To the long list of brittle honours-won between this in 1915 and November
 day 11,
1918, there have been added actions from the sub-Arctic to the
 Mediterranean, in Africa,




and.
scroll Asia, are on yet land, to be sea, written and in - the battle
 air. But of the
 Berlin brightest and, the inscriptions
 battle of Tokyo! upon that
 To that the in other of the direct
 end, fighting every quarter globe is a


contribution. Tunisia is far from Auckland, Sydney, and.
 Washington, but victory, in

Africa will freeing the Mediterranean thus lopping off thousands of
 mean sea
 lane,
miles from the oceanic highways between the two hemispheres. It will provide another


 jaw to the
 pincers which will seize and. tear Japan from our backs, and. destroy the

 Japanese militaristic monstrosity for all time.


 For this is global war, and victory in its remotest field of action is immediately
translated, into profit for our side on every front. Strike Hitler, and. Tojo’s nose


bleeds.



 There is nothing I to add small to the record of
 can say
 one
 glean shining
Australia and New Zealand in the first world, war and in this one. As we. are comarades

 in shall be partners in victory,. I - salute the lands of the Anzacs
 battle, so we as


 in the peace that will follow. Comrades example to
our
 companions and.partners as am


all the world of what be fraternity of free
 can accomplished by a men.




U.S. OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION
 22/4/43 -
 No, 27



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 No 1365



 BISHOP SAYS RELIGION AID TO ARMY MORALE



 Bishop Adna Wr ight Leonard, Washington, D.C. Chairman of the General

 Commission Army and Navy chaplains, Thursday declared that the
 on
 refreshing
 attitude of officers and alike toward
 men
 religion, "with the result that their

 spirits are fortified for the realities of life and -what is to
 come,” is a

 definite contribution to excellent morale in the United States forces.
 army


 This statement at the conclusion of extensive tour
 came an three-day of

 United States force installations
 ground in
 England, in which he discussed

 problems of the church in war with unit
 chaplains, officers and men. The tour

 included visits to cathedrals at Winchester, Salisbury and Oxford and to

 Stratford-on-Avon,



 Bishop Leonard, now in the early stages of a world tour that will him
 carry
 to the fronts for of the American soldier’s
 fighting a
 personal survey problems,

 said, "I have talked to hundreds of soldiers of all ranks and grades in the United

 Stales and have talked to the soldiers for battle and those
 now I poised even

 who have bitter warfare, I of the that while all not be
 seen am opinion we may

 saints, the spiritual interest manifested by these men,
 from the generals down to

 the privates, from top to
 bottom, is a real and vital thing.


 "We cannot compare it to World War 1," he continued. "Rather it is a


 contrast. The Government is behind the spiritual welfare of the to
 fighting men.


 the limit, And men will follow the leaders whose
 great strength is derived from

 religion. The morale of the beset with is
 chaplains, many problems, superb as a



 whole, And the attendance at church services, whether held in one of the many

 buildings provided for this
 purpose or out-of-doors, has
 surpassed all expect-
 ations, Army and Navy officers of many years’ service are ageed that they never


 have seen such a hearty to the invitation of the church,”
 response


 of at Bishop Leonard
 Answering a variety questions a
 chaplains’ meeting,
 assured the soldiers of the Theatre of that their two main
 European Operations
 to to when the is over?” and ”What kind of
 questions,* What is going happen us war


 will have?” of prime to the United States Government.
 a peace we are importance

 that the the churches and the people want
 ”I believe Government, no


 said Leonard, ”And,what is
 repetition of what happened after the last war,” Bishop
 will it that it does not again. The spectre of
 more, I believe they see to happen
 must be banished from the soldier’s mind that he carry
 economic instability so
 may

 ’’that the to
 on determined and unafraid, ”I believe,too,” he said, peace come


 If the work carried
 after this war will be a more intelligent peace.
 now being on



 is a basis for opinion, this peace will be conditional on vision, on comprehension,

 on education and especially child care.



 of State Cordell Hull, who finished
 "I remember well a
 speech by Secretary

 take of the children.’ This, to showed a
 with the assertion: ’We must me,

 makes It touched deeply,”
 tenderness that a man great. me




 Reviewing the ’home front” Bishop Leonard summed up the
 briefly news,

 "There is not much confusion think.
 situation with the remark, as
 as we




 that have to do and
 at he added, "are convinced a job
 "The people home,” we


 increased taxation without
 that it must be finished. They are accepting a


 to all that they in the effort.
 complaint many are anxious give can common


 of sensitive in
 Conciliation is solving many of the turbulent problems labour, so


 and has been Godsend because
 times like those. The ceiling on
 wages prices a


 that church attendace in the
 it has checked inflation. And I am glad to report
 are church never
 cities has broken all records. People today attending as
 great
 before.




,
 22.4.43 -


 NO.28,




Air Ministry News Service Air Ministry Bulletin No, 10068



 TYPHOONS CONTINUE DAY OFFENSIVE




 of Fighter Command continued the R.A.F, daylight
 Typhoons
offensive against the enemy's transport system today attacking
targets on land and at sea.



 'One locomotive three damaged and several Barges
 was destroyed,
hit by the shells of two who flew to the
 cannon pilots together
Courtrai and Ghent area.



 When a train of trucks was attacked at La Citadelle just east

of Lille the pilot saw many people in blue uniform running away.


 Meanwhile his
 companion was attacking an engine near St. Genois
station. The locomotive appeared to blow up, the entire cab cover and

other pieces falling off. After scoring hits on other locomotives and

 the home
barges pilots came safely.


 Two officers who made low level at tads
 flying on barges on Lys

canal left one in a sinking condition, •




 An S-boat and an armed trawler were severely damaged off the coast

of Holland this morning by two sgt. pilots also flying Typhoons,


 The flotilla of four
 ships few miles from
 pilots came across
 a a



 Ijmuiden, Each took his target and despite flak dived down
 one as
 heavy
to attack.



 One of the 19 old E-boat catch
 pilots, a
 year Canadian, saw an


fire the result of his attack with fire. It and
 as cannon stopped as


he flew it he the into the water.
 over saw crew jumping


 At the same time the other sgt. attacked an armed trawler and saw


strikes from his cannon shells all over the craft.
 22.4.43 -
 No.29.



 MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY COMMUNIQUE



 there has been nothing to report.
In daylight today
 22.4.43 —No. 30


 Air Ministry No. 10069



 AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE



 This corning Typhoons of Fighter Command without loss,
attacked locomotives and ,barges in Belgium and Northern France ,

and enemy shipping off the Dutch coast.
 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

 55. WHITEHALL,

 S,W,I
 LONDON,




 22nd April, 191-5

PRESS NOTICE
 M.A.F. 950




 DEAD BEES DO NOT WORK


 A Reminder




 Apples and other fruits are now
 in


bloom or will shortly be flowering, and honey

bees will be after the winter
 busy

hibernation. Commerical and amateur

fruit therefore reminded
 growers are
 again
of the of
 Ministry Agriculture's warning ,

against the indiscriminate use of lead

arsenate and other arsenical washes

 to bees. should
dangerous Spraying cease


 the flower buds
 open and
as soon as should

not be renewed until the petals have

fallen. water should
 Adequate drinking
be made easily accessible to the bees.




 Another for consideration by
 point
farmers is the destruction of charlock by
 The flower of this plant is
spraying.
favoured by bees and many will be
 poisoned
if spraying is delayed until the weed is

in flower. It is therefore advisable to


 before flowering takes place,
spray
 better control of the
particularly as a


weed is secured while the plant is
 young#
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 EISENHOWER WIRES THANKS TO FELLOW KANSANS



 A cablegram of thanks from General Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Allied Commander-In-Chief in North Africa, to 31 fellow Kansans.
was received today at American Red Cross Headquarters in London,

The cablegram was in answer to a wire of congratulations sent

by soldiers from Kansas at a dinner at the Mostyn Club which was

a state reunion and a dinner in honor of General Eisenhower,


 The message sent to William Cruise, 157 Van Buren street,
Passaic, New Jersey, director of the Mostyn Club, from the Red

Cross Headquarters read as follows:



 "We have received a
 message from General Eisenhower requesting
that we communicate to you his appreciation for the greetings
and best wishes sent to him on the occasion of the State of

Kansas Night at the Mostyn Club and that he is deeply grateful
for their thinking of him."



 The soldier’s message to the General read: "Sons of Kansas

at state dinner at Rod Cross Mostyn Club send wishes for continued

success to great leader and favorite son of Abilene, Kansas,



 Representing all attending the dinner in the signing of the

cablegram were Master Sergeant M. C. Davidson, Wichita; Corporals
Bert Flowers and Robert D. Jackson, both of Eldorado; Corporal
John Arbach, l6l5 West Maple street, Wichita Corporal Fermin
Medina, 603 South Miami avenue, and Private Charles E. Harris,
2001 Central avenue, both of Kansas City.
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 A CREW AND A FORT "THAT WOULDN'T GIVE UP"




 Hand operation of broken control cables by 2nd Lt. LeRoy C. Sugg,
 from Ala., and skilled Capt. Pervis E.
co-pilot Huntsville, flying by

 pilot from Okla., enabled severely damaged U.S. Army
Youree, Walters, a


 Air Force Fortress to return to England under almost
Eighth Flying safely
impossible after recent bombing raid.
 handicaps a




 After the Fort’s bombs had been dropped on the Focke-Wulf airplane
factories at Nazi fighter shot out Co-Pilot
 Bremen, Germany, planes
 rudder knocked out four lines and cut control
Sugg’s pedals, hydraulic
cables to three of the four Then the No. 1 and 2
 ship’s engines.

engines failed.



 Capt. Youree left his formation and descended to almost wave-top
altitude the Fortress coast made for "so low
 as
 passed the and England,
that it left a wake on the water."



 Control of the Fort became all but impossible, and the order
 crippled
"prepare to ditch" A last-minute decision made to try
 was
 given, was a


few minutes more. Lt. Sugg crawled under the plane's cat-walk,

experimented, and discovered which broken cables controlled what engines.
From then the on the cables,
 on, Sugg managed engines by pulling


 The Fort’s out,
 inter-phone system was shot and occasionally Sugg
was forced to leave hid cables to deliver messages to Youree in person.

This arrangement was not and tied the broken cables
 satisfactory, so
 Sugg
to a
 ring on a parachute harness and stretched the harness to the cockpit,
When message a to be handed the to
 were
 delivered, Sugg parachute strap
 who flow the with his leat hand and controlled, the
Youree, ship engines

with his right.



 Guns, ammunition, exploded cartridges and heavy clothing were tossed

overboard to enable the Fort to
 gain altitude. Finally the coast of

England was sighted. A landing field came into view, and Youree and Sugg,
with their improvised system 0f flying, made a safe landing.


 Other members of the 1st Lt. of Toledo,
 crew were George S.
 Horner,

O., bombardier; 1st Lt. James S. Chancy, Palatka, Fla., navigator:
Tech. Sgt. Henry R. Bean, Dos
 Cabezoo, Ariz., radio operator ; Staff Sgt,
William R. Wilkeineon Ga,, turret Staff
 Jr,, Townsend, top gunner; Sgt.
Kenneth N, ball turret Staff Louis
 McClure, Youngstown, 0,, gunner; Sgt.
A. Skinner, Elk City, right waist Staff Freel I.
 Kas,, gunner; Sgt.
Colvard, Worland, Wyo left waist and Staff Sgt, William V. Baker,
 ., gunner,
New York City, tail
 gunner.
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 U.S. PILOT DECORATED BY POLISH COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF




 General Wladyslaw Sikorski, commander-in-chief of the Polish
 Army,
and prime minister of the Polish at in London
 Republic, a ceremony today

pinned the Polish Cross of Valor on
 Capt. Francis Gabreski, a U.S, Army

fighter pilot, for "courage and daring, and spirit of
 comradeship"
exhibited by him in three months of combat flying with a Polish fighter

wing.


 Gabreski attached the U.S. Army to the Polish Air Force to
 was by

study their methods and technique in fighter operations. He flew a


Spitfire with them on
 many fighter sweeps.



 Polish flyers commended him in particular* for one action in which

he went to the aid of his section leader and drove off an enemy attacker.

In so
 doing, Capt. Gabreski abandoned a splendid opportunity to knock

down his first German which he had lined in his at the
 plane, up sights

moment, and he
 disregarded the fact that there was also an enemy fighter
on the tail of his own
 Spitfire,


 Gabreski was stationed in Hawaii at the time of the Japanese attack

on Pearl Harbor and took part in that action.



 He is 23 years
 old and was born in the United States of Polish

parents, who now live at 95 1/2 Spruce St,, Oil City, Pa,




 Leaving Notre Dame University after 2 1/2 years as a medical student,
Gabreski entered the
 army as an aviation cadet in 1933,


 He has older brother in the Thaddeus
 an army
 -



 Maj, Gabreski, now


serving with the medical department in India. Maj. Gabreski formerly

practiced medicine in Oil City, Pa.




 Capt. Gabreski is now a
 flight loader with a
 fighter squadron of

the U.S. Army Air Force in
 Eighth England,


 Witnessing the decoration of Gabreski by Gen. Sikorski were Col,

O.N, Solbert, U.S. military attache to Poland, Lt. Col. W,M.K, Dunn and

Lt. Paul M Brikeland of Col, Solbert’s staff.



 Also present were Col. Borowski, Chief of Gen. Sikorski’s cabinet,
Gen. Ujejski of the Polish Air Force, Col. Brogdan Kwiecinski, air attache

to the Polish and number of Polish fliers of the with
 Embassy, a squadron
which Capt. Gabreski served.




 -END-
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 UNITED STATES ARMY EASTER SERVICE PROGRAMS ABE ANNOUNCED



 The Easter Sunrise to be held at 6:45 o’clock Sunday
 Service,
morning, 25 April, in Hyde highlights extensive celebration of
 Park, an

the Resurrection of Jesus Christ the United in
 by States Army contingent
Great Britain.



 The London Base Command, which is sponsoring- the Sunrise cele-

bration, also has announced a
 Vesper Service at 4:45 o’clock Sunday at St.

Paul’s Cathedral.



 Permission' was secured a week ago to use the vast expanse of Hyde
Park for the early morning rites and it is anticipated that hundreds of

British civilians will join ’the American soldiers in the simple, but


impressive, A loud-speaker‘system will the music of the
 program, carry

London Base Command band under the direction of Warrant Officer Frank-

 New and other of the to the
Rosato, Orleans, Louisiana,- parts program

audience. '• 4



 The order of service for the Sunrise Service is announced as


follows:



 Processional by Band Call to Worship and Invocation, by Chaplain
 ;
 of London
Chester R. McClelland, 3702 Granada, Dallas, Texas, chaplain
Base Hymn, "All Hall the Power of Jesus’ Name"; Reading of
 Command;
Scripture Lesson by Brigadier General Pleas B. Rogers, Austin, Texas;

Morning Prayer, by Chaplain McClelland; Anthem, "The Holy City,” arranged
 Doris Arnold for the London Base Command Easter Message,
by Chorus;
 James L. senior chaplain, Theater of Operations,
Chaplain Blakeney, European
Little "Low in the Grave He Lay," Benediction and
 Rock, Arkansas; Hymn,
 of the National Anthem by the Band,
playing


 The St, Paul’s Vesper which will be the
 Service, "picked up" by
Columbia for transmission to the United States, will
 Broadcasting System
allow approximately 1,000 seats for the general public. The remainder

will be reserved for American soldiers and their guests.


 The order of service is as follows:




 Processional, with Corporal Heinz Arnold at the organ (Corporal
Arnold was
 accompanyist at the Thanksgiving Service in Westminster Abbey);
Call to by Chaplain Chester R. McClelland; "The Holy City," by the
 Worship,
London Base Command Invocation, Lieutenant Colonel E.J. Blakely, Jr.
 Chorus;


 /more
26 Edmondson Avenue, Lexington, Virginia; Hymn, "All Hail the Power of

Jesus’ of the Lesson, Brigadier General Pleas B.
 Name"; Reading Scripture

Rogers; "Sleepers Wake A Voice is Sounding," London Base Command Chorus;

Prayer, Chaplain McClelland; Hymn, "Low in the Grave He lay"; Sermon,
Col. James L. Blakeney; Hymn, "Onward Christian Soldiers," Benediction

and Recessional,



 A large United States Army installation -.-somewhere in England wil

be the scene of an outdoor "field service" celebrating '-Easter Sunday.


 A decorated with lillies is, being constructed
 large altar, and vines,
for the which will be divided into for soldiers
 occasion, separate'services
of the Protestant and .Catholic and will march in-
 faiths, Officers, men


formation to the services.



 The Protestant order of, service is as
 follow




 An advance of the colors to the altar, with a
 regimental band

playing the processional hymn;-Call to
 Worship, Chaplain James R. McAllister,

Boydton, Virginia; Hymn, "Christ .The Lord Has Risen Today," led by
Chaplain Maurice A. New of the
 Kidder, Durham, Hampshire; Reading 57th-Psalm,
Chaplain Charles A. Cleveland, "Faith of Our Fathers
 Reed, Ohio; Hymn,
Living Still;" Hymn, "Be Still My chorus directed by Chaplain Kidder;
 Soul,"
Reading of
 Scripture--Lesson; Solo, "0 Lord 'lost Holy," by Chaplain Asa


Gardiner, Baltimore, Maryland; by Chaplain Robert H. Poole, Elisabeth-
 Sermon,
town, North Carolina; Hymn, "O Fairest Lord Jesus," followed the Benedic-
 by
tion. The colors will be retired as the band plays the recessional hymn,.


 The Catholic service will be. a, solemn high mass, with Chaplain John

Griffey of, Collingswood, New Jersey, the celebrant. The sermon* will be

delivered by Chaplain-, Gerard New Rochelle, New York, who, also will
 Taggart,
be in of the .choir.
 charge