Show Oldest U. U S. S Sunrise Ceremony Still Greets Easter as' as e Mornin r b l WV A This Easter morning B B. B J. J s lif r rs tf 1 P P PW old W C 0 let leads ads for or the fifty fifty- first year a band which has hasy at Winston Salem y p 1 N. N C. C every Easter Caster mornin morning 4 s r for or more than years ears The strangest band in the world I possibly the largest this group draws drains r from to play play- plays players s ers ens for its ifs per performance h A If v o I J i 1 6 a y r Al Alt L t yS 3 r 4 a. a Salem's band was teas founded by Moravian settlers from Ger Ger- Germany many but this Easter it awakens not a village but a city o of f Above photo shows the group assembling for its re rehearsal rehearsal re- re at the old Home Moravian church Mr P f o II estimates he has inducted about members into the band a 3 A N Touring the city in busses and antZ playing under streetlights the band and awakens yM a each earls Easter in a traditional ceremony that has gone unbroken unbroken un un- broken through the years Later Lat er bandsmen go o to the old Belo home where ladies of oj the dIe Moravian Mo r x ravian church have a hot breakfast break breakfast fast ready nearly for them Then they proceed to Gods God's acre the Moravian Moravian Mo Mo- ra ravian n cemetery to lead leas the rh s ai a ancient sunrise se se service Ri Pi Right g ht r a The Moravian band starts them y young This lad lael began bean in iii P s Sunday Sunda school class class Above The democracy o othe of oj the dead In Winston Salem Salem y r r th the tho lU permit no ostentatious os i wy G kf marl marks s upon their y y graves This Easter Caster morning scene includes a section o of oj f LS Gods God's acre showing how hOlD each member of oj the congregation sim- sim tins has a grave marked with simple sim pic uniformity The dead are buried in plots plats lots according to 10 X Y age sex and whether married or not lIot There arc are no family plots and anel no distinctions o of oj f fany any descriptions Left Oldest member of oj the musicians for for ford d a day a-day day citizens' citizens band is s s H H. H E. E Pusey 80 who loho never plays at any time except for Jor Bandmaster Bandmaster Band Banel master P f ohl at the traditional Easter caster asler sunrise service lM lMh h |