The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-03-20
Meeting of Star-Spangled Banner
Society

A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Star-Spangled Banner
Society of Prince Georges County was
held on Saturday.
Among the distinguished guests who
have signifed their intention of being
present at the exercises to be held at
the tomb of DR.. William Beanes in
Upper Marlborough on September 3,
next, are Cardinal Gibbons, State
Comptroller, Emerson G. Harrington,
and Mayor James H. Preston of Balti-
mote.
Fred D. Owen of Washington will
direct the decorative scheme and loan
hags and emblems. Mr.. Owen designed
the court of honor at the inaugurations
of Presidents Wilson, Taft and Roose-
velt, and has had charge of the decora-
tions surrounding all the monuments
unveiled in the national capital for
many years past. + His services are en-
listed upon similar occasions in all
parts of the country,
Senator Orlando Harrison of Wor-
cester County, one of the largest nur-
serymen in the United States, has
promised to donate ornamental shade
trees to be planted about the tomb.
The parents and friends of the pu-
pills attending the Marlborough schools
will give dinner in the town hall on
April z, for the purpose of raising funds
for the objects of the Society, and an
amateur theatrical performance will be
presented by them some time after
Easter for the same purpose.
The President pro tenn, paid a tribute
to the memory of the late Richard N.
Ryon, one of the Honorary Presidents,
and requested Reverend F. E McManus
and Frederick Sasscer to draft appro-
pirate resolutions.
Professor w. Stafford Jackson, Chair
man of the Committee on Public
Schools, announced as his committee:
w. r. C. Connick, representing the
High Schools of the County, and Mrs.
Susie R. Shegogue, as the representa-
tive of the Primary Grades, with Miss
Alice Dandy as Secretary.
Other Committees named were: Recep-
ton Committee-Oliver S. Metzerott,
Chairman, the personnel of the Com
mittee to be composed of the officers
of the Society and members of other
committees. Public Order Committee
George W. Hardy, Chairman, James A.
Sweeney Vice-Chairman, ]. Edward
Binger, George S. Dove, Thomas H.
Garrison, Frank P. Hurd, Theodore B.
Middleton, Benjamin Ogle, Ohio Pun
phrey, Wylie Sansbury, Edward 7
Shea, Arthur B. Suit, Samuel E.
Sweeney, Thomas M. Underwood.
Local Committee-John H. Traband,
George w. Buck, w. Tilden Davis,
with subcommittee to be named by
them from the residents of MARI
borough.
Citizens Committee-Francis ]. Car.
| mOuy, CudlTIudu.
Vansville-Benj. F. Gallant, Sum
merfeld D. Hall, J. Semmes Jones
John D, Smith, John P. Turner.
Bladensburg-Alfred D. Bailey
Edward Cash, James H. Kyner, Fred
erick Voilland. Richard P. Whitley.
Marlborough-Bruce l.. Buck, Frank
w. Hill, Vice-Chairman of the Commit
tee, Albert Ireland, Henry L. Morris,
William H. Wyville.
Nottingham-R. Early Baden, Arthur
Duley, William H. Duvall, R. Hugh
Perrie, George w. Rawlings.
Piscataway-G. Hunter Edelen, j
Steed Edelen, Alfred D. Jenkins, r
Lee Manning, Willard Thorne.
Spalding-Horace Crosier, William D
Pyles, Benjamin Randall, J. B. T. Suit
Richard j. Swami.
Queen Anne-Calvin E. Arnold. w
Seton Belt, Case Boice, Robert L. Hall
G. g. D. Townshend.
Aquasco-Henry B. Contee, George
A. Dale, Virgil M. Lawrence, Charlie
Mcpherson, Thomas S. Stone
| Surratts-Eugene Burroughs, Thos
H. Lyons, William A. Miller William E
Mudd, Ralph Payne.
| Laurel-Jas. A. Brown, William E
Gilbert, Michael J. Tighe, G. B
Timanus, George w. Waters.
Brandywine-Joseph H. Blandford
Jr., Henry St. J. L. Briscoe, A. T
Robinson, Samuel G. Townshend, J
Fred Waters.
Oxon Hill-Simon S. Adams, George
NJ. Book, James A. Heiskell, John I