The Washington times., 1922-09-24
BIC GRAIN HIGHWAY
FETE At MARLBORO
Baltimore and Five Counties
Will Take Part in Exer-
cises on Saturday.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Sept.
23.-Thousands from Prince Georges,
Charles, Calvert. st. Marys, Anne
Arundel and Baltimore counties and
Washington are expected here Satur-
day for the ceremonies to mark the
beginning of construction Of The
81 900. 900 Baltimore-Southern Mary
land or Robert Grain highway. il
will be the biggest day for southern
Maryland in years.
The program will open with a big
parade, starting from the local sta
tr0n of the Pope's Creek line OF the
Pennsylvania railroad at lU:45
o o'clock.
The order of the march will be
as follows: John NJ. Bowie, chief
marshal on horseback and women
aides; the general and executive
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie, escorted Ivy
ment, National Guard, Of Hydtts-
vile; Admiral Wilson, superintend.
ent of the United States Naval
Academy and escort; Mayor Broen-
ing Of Baltimore 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: the Rev.
Frances Edward McManus, Rabbi
Morris A. Lazaron, the Rev. Francis
j. Loughran, the Rev. Jesse r.
Cavileer; Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association Of Baltimore, +.
Asbury Davis, president, escorted by
Snyder-Farmer Post No. 3, Ameri.
can Legion of Hyattsville; Balti-
more Newsboys' Band; Robert Grain,
for whom the highway is named;
the Southern Maryland Society, r.
Keith Compton, president; escorted
by the cadets Of Charlotte Hall
Military Academy; the five county
Senators; two women aides on
horseback preceding floats from
each Of the five southern Maryland
counties, with an automobile con-
tanning four women matrons behind
each float.
The procession will move through
the principal section of Marlboro
and halt at the site Of the monu-
ment to be unveiled.
The assemblage will be called to
order by A. s. Goldsborough, and
the Rev. Francis Edward Nc
ManusN will give the invocation.
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the address Of welcome, following
which John N. Mackall will dedi-
cate the monument. Mrs. Robert
Grain will then unveil the monu.
ment, after which addresses will be
delivered by Governor Ritchie.
Mayor Broening and Robert Grain.
Benediction will be by Rabbi Nor
ris A. LaZaren.
The parade will then form, and.
followed by the assemblage, will
move to the fair grounds, where old
Southern Maryland delicacies will
be served.
At o'clock ceremonies which
will be staged on the fair grounds,
will begin. with invocation by the
Rev. Francis J. Loughran, followed
by Introductory remarks by NJ.
Hampton Magruder. The ceremo-
nial of the flags, expected to prove
one of the days most picturesque
features, will follow.
The ceremonial will include an
exchange Of flags between Balti-
more city, represented by Mayor
Broening and the three young
women representing the counties,
with Governor Richie as the cen.
trail figure in the group. Remarks
will be made by f. Asbury Davis
and r. Keith Compton. United
States Senator r. d. Smith will de-
liver an address which wfll be
followed by benediction by the
Rev. Jesse r. Cavileer.
There will be band concerts
throughout the day, and community
singing, led by Prof. Thomas l..
Gibson. at 7:30. -. o."
Motion pictures, accompanied by
an orchestra, will conclude the day.