The Washington times., 1919-09-29
NEWS
Daniels Speaks at Breaking OF
Ground for Memorial to
Prince Georges Heroes.

BLADENSBURG, Nd, Sept 90
Several hundred residents Of this
county and adjacent sections attend
ed the ceremonies here yesterday aft
ernoon incident to the breaking OF
ground for the memorial cross to the
heroes Of Prince Georges county who
gave their lives in the world war.
The National Defense highway from
Annapolis to Washington, now build
ing, also was dedicated.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels was
the principal speaker. He lauded the
spirit OF the young men OF the coun-
try who, he stated. had cast aside per-
sonal ambitions TO serve their coun-
try whole-heartedly.
A feature OF the ceremonies was the
resence Of q section Of the United
States Marine Band, which rendered
a number Of selections.
Mrs. William Farmer, mother or
George Farmer, Of Company F. 10th
infantry, Twenty-ninth division, the
first Prince Georges county soldier
killed in battle, broke the ground
for the memorial monument. John d.
Miller, Of the Marine Band, gave q
cornet solo, Rock OF Ages"
Ground for the National Defense
highway was broken by Mrs. Martin
Redman, mother OF William Redman,
the first boy OF the county serving
in the navy who gave his life to the
cause. Mayor Matthew F. HallOran,
Of Hyattsville, delivered the dedica-
tory address. School children sang,
my County 'Tis Of Thee" led BY Mrs.
HOntas Sturgis. principal Of the Hy-
attsville Elementary School Jack
son H. RalstOn, president Of the
county Red Cross chapter, delivered
an address on "Our Heroes" The
ceremonies were brought to q close
with the singing by the assemblage
Of .'The Star-Spangled Banner" John
J. Riggles, president Of the Good
Roads League, OF this county. was
chairman OF the committee In charge
OF arrangements.
According to the records Of the eX-
ecutive committee arranging the |
memorial exercises on |
October In Upper Marlboro IN honor |
Of the county's heroes who died in |
the service, the following Prince |
GeOrgians made the supreme sacri- !
hce: Albert n. Baden, Baden; Henry |
Harrison Boswell, RosaryviIle; Her |
man =. Burgess, Hyattsville; Clarence |
Butler, Nottingham; Vincent GengeF 1
Cooley, Broolz1and, D. c.; James Coo |
per; Harry Irwin Dennison, Clinton; /
Wilbur Aubrey Disney, Bowie; Joseph
Benedict Edelen, Waldorf. r. +. d. /
No. 1; George ". Farmer, Hyattsville, /
Thomas Motley FenWicE, Hyattsville: |
II. Fletcher, Beltsville; Jo- 1
seph Henry Ford, Landover, r. F. D. /
No. i; Ernest o. Garner, Naylor: /
Thomas Edward Hawkins, Tippett; 4
Frank Holmes, Laurel; Charles F. |
Mt Rainier; Milton Z. /
Hartman, Station II. Washington;
Robert Jones, Congress Heights, r.
z. D.; William Lee, Upper Marlboro;
Gssel Monshuer Maxwell, Lanham; /
Clarence -McCausIand, BerWyn; Enoch |
P. c. c. MaEruder, Washington; Lee
Earle MersOn, Laurel; Clara n. Ogren,
Mt. Rainier; Isaac Parker, lIitchells-
vile; James Francis Quisenberry, Hy-
attsville: Curtis L RuslI, Rosecroft;
Theodore Rochester, Seat Pleasant;
Harry Preston Robinson, Hyattsville;
J ohm Henry Seaburn, Brentwood; Al
bert Smith, Brandywine; Maurice Ben
'amin Snyder, Washington; John A.
Sprigg, Forestville; Kenneth Pearce
5trawn, Landover; Pierre O. Stevens,
8erwyn; William A. Tayman, Groom;
Elmer Thomas, Charlotte Hall: Her
bert Page TOlson, Stafford Store, Va;
Glzte Ellis Turner. Seat Pleasant;
Walter Ernest TolsOn, WestwOod,
Herman Winter, Laurel; Herbert J.
White. College Park; Edward Shouts,
aiverdale.