The Washington times., 1922-09-30
WORK BEGUN|N
MARYLAND ON
NEW HIGHWAY
Mayor Of Baltimore and Many
NotabIes at Ceremonies in
Upper Marlboro.

SfHS'
UPPER MARLBORO, Sept. 3o.-I
Gov. Albert C. Richie, Mayor Broen'
ing, Of Baltimore, the State senators
and members OF the house OF dele
gates from Anne Arundel, Prince
Georges, Charles, st. Mary's. and
Calvert counties and several thou
sand other men and women. took
part in the celebration held here TO-
day to mark the beginning OF thf
construction of the million -doIlar
highway designed to connect Bait.
more city with the counties OF
southern Maryland.
Gov. Albert Richie and his escort
arrived on a special train from Bal
timore. The procession was formed
at the railway station on the Pope
Creek line of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, and moved toward the Town
about II o'clock. AT the head OF the
parade was former County Conmis'
sioner John n. Bowie, of the Mer"
chants and Manufacturers Associa'
ton OF Baltimore; A. S. Goldsbough'
general director; Edward NJ. Thomas
of the Southern Maryland Society
city director, and NJ. Hampton Ma
gruder, president Of the Southern
MARYLAND Agricultural Association
county director. Then followed the
executive committe, NJ. Hampton
Magruder, chairman, and his as
sistants, +. Cary McNab, William .
Hill, l.. G, Sasscer, William y. DAVIS
r. Van Clagett. John II. Traoano,
r. r. Smith, William G. Brooke ana
Harry w. Gore.
Many Notables In Line.
Following the committees came the
United States Naval Academy Band
and then Company F, First Resi'
ment Maryland national guard OF
Hyattsville. Capt. John n. Brooks,
which acted as escort for Governor
Richie. Il
The governor was followed by Ad'
miral Wilson and escort, Mayor
Rroening and escort, and Mrs
Robert Grain and her five county
escorts. Then came the State chair
men and engineer of the State ROADS
commission, John N. Mackall, tol'
lowed by Bishop Murray and Arcn'
bishop Curley, the Rev. Francs Ea-
ward McManus, rector OF lrlnity
Church, Marlboro; Rabbi motifs A
Lazaron, the Rev. Francis J: Lough-
ran, of ST. Mary's Church, MARLBORO
the Rev. Jesse r. Cavileer' OF tne
Landover NJ. Z. Church' ana lne
members Of the Snyder-Farmer POSI-
American Legion, OF HyattsSihe'
Who acted as escort for the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa'
tion. Then followed Z. Asbury Davis,
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation, and their county escort,
the Baltimore Sun Newsboys' Band
being next in line; the Charlotte Han
Academy Cadets, acting as escort Tor
the Southern Maryland Society, Rob
ert Grain, r. Keith Compton, and the
members Of the Southern Maryland
Society.
After the parade the assembiage
was called TO order by Mr.. Colds
borough, who outlined the purposes
of the ceremonies. Invocation was
by the Rev. Mr.. McManus, and the
address of welcome was made by
Judge Fillmore Beall, Of BeltsVille.
The monument was then dedicatcu
hv the chairman Of the State roais
Commission, John N. Mackall. and
then Mrs. Robert Grain unveiled the
structure. The Naval Academy
Rand played 1.-The Star-Spangled
Banner" Governor Ritchie then
smoke of What 1t Means to Mary:
land to Enlarge Its Good Road
| System" .,,
Mayor Broening spoke on "Balti,
more and Southern Maryland, AN
one Family" Following an ADDRESS
bv Robert Grain, the benediction was
pronounced by Rabbi Morris A.
| Lasaron.
Singing In Evening.
The afternoon ceremonies were be-
gun with invocation by Father
Loughran. NJ. Hampton Magruder.
county chairman, made appropriate
| Introductory remarks, and then fol'
lowed a distinct feature OF the fes'
tivities, the ceremony OF the flags
symbolic of the closer business ana
social relations between Baltimore
and southern Maryland.
e. Ashby Davis, president OF the
Meychants and Manufacturers Asso'
ciation. told of the part his associa.
ton had taken In the project, ana
special remarks were made by II.
Keith Compton, president OF the
Southern Maryland Society. The
Grafton Of the day uas delivered by
SENATOR Hemlin Of Alabama, and the
han nediction was pronounced by the
Rev, Jesse II. Cavileer,
| The night session will be taken up
with a band concert and singing un.
der the direction of Prof. Thomas i.
| Gibson, teacher Of music, State board
of education,