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Chronicle (Levin), 23 April 1946, Page 8

NEW YORK, April 21. At least 1,000,000 persons participaned in the city 's traditional East,er parade. The police estimated that" it was the largest for many years. Brilliant Sunshine made a' perfeet setting for the promenaders, who transformed fashionable Fifth Avenue into a veritable stream of flowers. Brightty coloured floral hats predominated, but, as usual, there was no limit to the fantastie millinery creations ranging from a single bloom to a huge bouquet, in which women of a-11 ages, from four fco 70, proudly joined. It was noteworthy that elderly participants * wore the brightest and most colourfiil chapeaux. Tliirty thousand attendo:! various Masses at St. Patriek's Gathedral, while 7000 worshippers filled the 11 o 'clocii service at Bt. John's Fpiscopal Cathedral. Most of the other eliurehes were also crowded. Ideal weather also prevailed at San Francisco, where 50,000 attended sunl'ise serviees on tlie top of Mount Davidson, overlooking the Paclflc,