Evening star., 1922-09-30
GAY THRONG OPENS
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southern Maryland counties. Lime
stone Is the principal material used
in the construction.
The parade wound its way over the
Annapolis boulevard through lanes
of cheering spectators. AS 1t reached
the courthouse the line Of march
halted while Mayor Broening placed
| a wreath on the tablet to soldiers and
sailors. which Is erected in the court
house grounds.
The parade continued to the monu-
| ment and exercises got under way
| few minutes before the scheduled
time.
Heading the parade was Chief Mar
shal John Il. Bowie. mounted, with
eight woman aides, also mounted and
dressed in costume.
Following the chief marshal was the
general committee, with General Chair
man A. S. Goldsborough, NJ. Hampton
Magruder. county director. and Edward
NJ Thomas, city director, in the van.
Academy band Plays.
The Naval Academy Band followed.
| 1t played during the entire march and
the music enlivened the celebration.
Following the band were members Of
the Hyattsville company Of the Mary
| land National Guard. escorting Gov.
Ritchie. Admiral Wilson, Mayor Broen-
| ing and their official stats. Mrs. Robert
Grain. accompanied by five Of the most
prominent women in five surrounding
counties. followed. Among others in
\ the line Of march were members Of the
Merchants and NJ; = lfacturers' Associa-
ton of Baltimore. representatives of the
| Suyder-Farnum Post American Legion,
| of Hyattsville the Baltimore Evening
Sun Newsboys' Band, Charlotte Hall
| cadets and a number of floats depicting
notable incidents in Marylands history.
| Toward the end of the line was Robert
| Grain. the man who initiated the project
which resulted in the authorization for
! the trunk-line road which will connect
Marlboro and southern Maryland
with Baltimore in an almost straight
line. Thus will be eliminated the
! necessity for a round trip from this
; section to Baltimore by way Of An
napolis or Hyattsville.
| Floats Prove Surprise.
| The floats proved an agreeable sur
prise. Fresh flowers and shrubs.
| bright colored bunting and some of
the most beautiful girls in Maryland.
it seemed. ornamented them. There
were five in number, the first repre-
senting an incident in the year 1892,
when Gov. Platter of Maryland pre-
| sented the title deeds of Prince
Georges county territory to the fed
| N-:ional Capital. This float, leading
the procession. the strongest connect
| ing link between Washington and
; Maryland history.
The second float portrayed John
Hanson, president of the first conti-
| signer of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. as leading figures in Charles
county.
st. Marys county float was next. 1t
dep!e,ed ne landing of colonists in
1634. as we'll as the appearance of Miss
Margaret Brent before the general as
sembly in 1647.
The last two floats, respectively.
were from Anne Arundel and Calvert
counties. Anne Arundel county sent
signing his commission as command
er-in-chief of American armies, while
the second float was based on Lord
Baltimore's signing of treaty Of
peace with five Indian tribes.
5000 In Amphitheater.
| General Chairman A. S. Goldsbor-
/ ough called more than 5000 specta-
! tors. grouped in sort of natural am
phitheater at the site of the monu-
| ment, to attention at IL o'clock. Rev..
| Francis Edward McManus delivered g.
short invocation. Following the in
vocation. Chairman John N. Mackall
! of the state roads commission deliv-
| name of the state. He declared that
Icongratulation was in order for south
| ern Maryland and for Baltimore as a
result of the Inauguration of this
project. He welcomed the visitors in
behalf Of the state roads commission.
This is perhaps the most progress
! sive step taken In road construction
in Maryland for years." he said. "The
advantages of this road are too nu-
| merous to mention. First of all, it
| will mean that the city Of Baltimore
and the counties Of southern Mary
land will have a pass that will bring
the markets of each to each other in
the shortest possible manner. Bal
timore is naturally a market for
southern Maryland. and southern
Maryland, on the other hand, is a
market for Baltimore.
On Stage at Unveilinx.
Mrs. Robert Grain. accompanied by
county; Mrs. John P. Briscoe of CAL
| vert county, Mrs. Walter j. Mitchell
of Charles county, Mrs George Abram
Moss of Anne Arundle county and
| Mrs. Frank w. Hill Of Prince Georges
| county, as an escort, took the center
I monument. She pulled q cord which
released a large American flag that
! draped the structure and displayed
! the shaft, which was topped by a
| globular granite cap done in the doric
| fashion.
Mrs: Grain was presented with an
armful of American beauties i'm
| mediately after the ceremony.
J A special prayer was offered at this
stage by Rev. Romilly F. Humphries.
VINO came here as g representative
of Bishop John G. Murray Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in
Gov. RItchie took the stand at ex-
actly 11:4o o'clock. He spoke on
| what 1t means to Maryland to ex-
pand her good roads system"
He congratulated the people Of this
section on their prospects Of the fu-
II am delighted at the opportunity
to be here" he said This highway,
1t seems, will become one Of the
strongest links in the great system
of highways of, which Maryland is
SO proud. 1t will bring southern
Maryland into closer contact with
will be Of as great advantage to Bal
, timore as to the counties to her
south.
Impressive Gatherins.
'It. is impressive to see the evidence
here in the attendance Of these thou
sands Of sons and daughters of
Maryland of their interest and en-.
thusiasm in this project I feel that
their hopss will be entirely justified in
Mayor Broening began his address
at 11:5s o'clock. He centered his
talk upon the relations between
Baltimore and southern Maryland.
He maintained that the residents of
Baltimore and Of the southern Mary