Evening star., 1922-09-29
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BUILDING BEGUN
Maryland Counties Will CeIe.
brate Event With Monster
Program.
Special Dispatch to The Star


Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Septem-
ber 2s.-Thousands from the southern
Maryland counties-Prince Georges,
Charles. Calvert. ST. Marys and Anne
Arundel Baltimore-and Washington are
expected here tomorrow, for the cere-
monies to mark the beginning of con-
struction of the s1.ooo,o0O Baltimore
southern Maryland or Robert Grain
highway. 1t will be the biggest day for
southern Maryland in years.
The program will open with big
parade starting from the local station
Of the Pope's creek line of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at As O'Clock.
Order OF March.
The order Of the march will be as
follows: John NJ Bowie, chief marshal,
on horseback, and woman aides. the gen.
eral and the executive committee, Naval
Academy band, Gov. Albert c. Richie,
escorted by Company F. 1st Maryland
Regiment, National Guard. of Hyatts-
vile: Admiral Wilson. superintendent
OF the United States Naval Academy.
and escort; Mayor Broening of Balti-
more and escort. Mrs. Robert Grain
and her five county escorts, John n
Mackall. chairman and chief engineer
of the state roads commission: Bishop
Murray and Archbishop Curley. Rev
Frances Edward McManus. Rabbi Nor
ris A. Lazaron, Rev Francis J. Loueh-
ran. Rev. Jesse r. Cavileer, Merchants
and Manufacturers Association of Balti-
more: E. Asbury Davis. president es-
corted by Snyder-Farmer Post. No. 5.
more Evening Sun Newsboys Band,
Robert Grain, for whom the highway
is named: the Southern MARYLAND So
ciety. r Keith Compton, president. es-
corted by the cadets of Charlotte Hall
Military Academy the five county sena-
ceding hoats from each of the five
southern Maryland counties-Prince
Georges, Charles, Anne Arundel, St.
Marys and Calvert-with an automo-
bile containing four matrons behind
each float.
the principal section Of Marlboro and
halt at the site of the monument to
be unveiled.
Program of Exercises.
The assemblage will be called to
order by A. S. Goldsborough. and the
Rev. Francis Edward McManus
rector of Trinity Episcopal parish,
Upper Marlboro. will give the invoca-
tion. Judge Fillmore Beall. asso-
ctate justice Of the seventh judicial
circuit, will deliver the address of
welcome, following which John N.
Mackall, chairman and chief engineer
Of the state roads commission, will
dedicate the monument.
Mrs. Robert Grain will then unveil
the monument, after which ad-
dresses will be delivered by Gov.
Ritchie. Mayor Broening and Robert
Grain.
Benediction will be pronounced by
Rabbi Morris A. Lazaron.
The parade will then reform, and,
followed by the assemblage; will
move to the fair grounds. where old
served. A band concert will be rem
dered during the luncheon.
Afternoon Program.
At 1 o'clock the afternoon cere-
monies. which will be staged on the
fair grounds. will begin with invoca-
tion by the Rev. Francis ]. Loughran,
followed by Introductory remarks by
NJ. Hampton Magruder of Prince
Georges county, who will preside.
The ceremonial of the flags, expect
ed to prove one of the days most pic
ceremonial is to symbolic the incep-
tion of a closer social and commercial
relationship between Baltimore city
and the southern Maryland Counties
Gov. Ritchie, Mayor Broening and the
state senators from Anne Arundel,
and Calvert counties will take part,
with many southern Maryland women.
VIII Represent Counties.
Five young women will personify
the counties. Each is to carry a
replica of the old colonial military
flag of her county. For escort each
will have four matrons of honor and
the county senator. The young wom-
en- will appear in costumes trimmed to
harmonize with the colorS of the flags
they bear.
The ceremonial will include an ex-
change Of flags between Baltimore
city, represented by Mayor Broening.
and the young women representing
the counties. with Gov. Ritchie as the
accompanying these exercises will be
by the Naval Academy Band.
At the conclusion of the ceremonial
special remarks will be made by E.
Asbury Davis, president of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton, president of the Southern Mary
land Society.
Senntor Smith to Speak.
United States Senator e. D, Smith
will deliver an address. which will be
followed by benediction by the Rev.
Jesse r. Cavileer.
The afternoon program is scheduled
to end at 1855 o'clock and at O'Clock
a train will be at the fair grounds to
carry those Baltimore folk home who
desife to 20.
Music will be rendered by a band in
the intermission between the close of
the afternoon ceremonies and the be-
ginning of the evening exercises at
1880 o'clock.
At that time there will be a band
concert and community singing led
by Prof. Thomas L. Gibson, head of
the department of music in the
schools of the state.
Motion>pictures accompanied by an
orchestra will conclude the day.