The Washington times., 1922-08-17
five COUNTIES
|NMARYLAND To
AID ROAD FETE
Preparations Being Made L
Take Part in Celebration
September 80.

HYATTSvILLE, Md. Aug. IT.
Preparations are being made by
people of the five Southern Mary.
land counties who will take part
in the celebration on September
80. In Upper Marlboro. to mark
the beginning of the building of
Maryland boulevard. - =.
M. Hampton Magruder Of Upper
Marlboro, county director Of the
celebration, has informed A. 8.
Goldsborough. general secretary Of,
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association and r. Keith Compton.
president of the Southern Maryland
Society, that not less than 5000
persons will be in Upper Marlboro
from Prince Georges. Anne Arun.
del. Charles, st. Mary's and Calvert
counties. In addition II Is ex-
peoted that from 800 to 1000 Bal.
timore business men will 60 on
special trains.
Goldsborough and Compton. John
N. Mackall, chairman Of the State
Roads Commission and Howard
Sill, who is designing the monu.
ment to be erected here in com.
meration Of the event. have visited
here and with Mr.. Magruder and
a representative committee OF
southern Marylanders, selected the
site for the monument which will
be made of native stone from the
five counties.
The shaft will be placed in a tri-
angle, which will be formed at the
intersection of the new boulevard
and the State road which now
passes through Upper Marlboro.
The site will be on a small tract
that will be State property when
the right of way Is acquired by
the State roads commission.
Southern. Maryland folk are pre-
pairing to feed 1000 or more at the
celebration. a feature Of which will
be a mammoth barbecue. The peo-
pie will be fed at the fair grounds.
With Landover but one game
ahead Of Hyattsville for the lead
in the Prince Georges county base
ball League and the latter fighting
hard to close the breach much
interest attaches to the games be.
tween the teams Saturday and Sun.
day. Saturdays contest takes place
in Hyattsville and Sundays clash
in. Bladensburg. Hyattsville realizes
that defeat In these tits will likely
cost II the pennant and Is planning
to put its strongest possible line
up on the field. Landover, desirous
Of holding its advantage, also ex.
poets to offer its strongest repre-.
sentation.
Seabrook and Berwyn, which ap.
pear to be about out of 1t as far as
the pennant 10 concerned, are TO
now Berwyn is one game behind
Seabrook for third place and
warm game is expected, as neither
ia desirous or finishing In last
place.
j. l.. Zimmerman has been named
chairman Of a committee to ar.
range for a Labor Day celebration
under the auspices Of the Hyatts.
willie Volunteer Fire Department in
Zantzingers park.
More than 81 200 was cleared from
the recent two.night lawn fete con.
Quoted by the congregation Of St
Jerome's Catholic Church. The
money will go to the fund for the
new church.
A number of Prince Georgians are
planning to attend the Democratic
State Convention which In to be
held September 21 at Ford's Grand
Opera House, Baltimore.
A food sale will be held Saturday
at the drug store, Maryland and
Johnson avenues by the Ladies'
Aid Of Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The First National Bank If
Hyattsville is undergoing extensive
repairs. A balcony on which will
be located the bookkeeping depart.
ment Is being erected and various
other improvements are in progress.
Miss Dorothy Gait, Of Washing.
ton. has been visiting at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Holden.