The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-04
IS
To MOBILIZE
FORREST
Nearby Communities to Join
Forces for Big Defense
Day Celebration

EVANSVILLE, Nd Sept. A.
The National Defense Day test
demonstration here September IL
ls going over with hang If the
enthusiasm shown by the civilian
and military committees at a meet
Ing in the national guard armory
can be taken as a criterion. In
addition to Hyattsville, citizens Of
Ftiverdale, College Park, Brentwood,
Mount Rainier, Cottage City, Bla.
densburg and other points will par.
ticipate. The committees. tenta-
tive program embraces mobiliza~
ton at the arInory here at 6
.. M, followed by a parade. pa
triotic rally in the armory and
community singing.
The civilian committee will. at
once begin recruiting all men be-
tween eighteen and forty-eight years
of age to participate in the de-
fhonstration. These recruits will
become, for September IL only,
members Of Company F, local unit
Of the Maryland National Guard,
or of Company G., 32oth regiment,
organized reserves, which also is
stationed here.
Members of the committee were
named to endeavor to have the
boy and girl scout organizations
Of the various communities, civic
and fraternal organizations, fire
departments, town officials and 9TH
ers Join in the demonstrated Ac-
cording to present plans fire sirens
in all towns in this section will
sound as signal for mobilization
at the arnlory.
A minimum of $50 men between
eighteen and forty-eight will be
sought for the demonstration hut
hope was expressed that many
more than this could be obtained
Another meeting of the com.
mittee is to be held next Tuesday
night at S o'clock in the arrnory
here to complete plans.
The Reverend Andrew J. Carey.
pastor Of st. Jerome's Catholic
Church, assisted by the Reverend
Romanus Butin, of the faculty of
the Catholic University Of America,
has just broken ground for the new
st. Jerome's Church at Spencer AMI
| Olive streets. Many who witnessed
| the ground breaking ceremonies for
the present st. Jerome's thirty-eight
years ago were present at this cere-
: mony. After the Fathers Carey and
Butin turned the spade, everyone in
the gathering took a turn with the
| shovel.
Former Mayor Matthew r. Hal.
loran, chairman of the building
committee for the new structure.
praised the cooperation which had
been given Father Carey in making
the campaign for funds for the new
church success. Waite" Prick, of
the Charles Cassidy Construction
Company, Of Washington, which
Will build the church, was master
of ceremonies.
Work will go forward promptly
on construction Of the basement.
which will be Of cement and In.
diana limestone, and is expected to
cost about $4,000. 1t will contain
an auditorium with a stage for en-.
tertainmepts, kitchen and other an.
pointments, and will be used for
sessions of the Sunday school. It
Is expected the basement will be
| completed about January 1, next.
when cornerstone laying exercises
will take place.
The church proper also will be Of
| concrete/and Indiana limestone. The
building will be about 90 feet wide
and 1l6 feet long, and the church
/ will Oh
The Prince Georges county public
| schools teaching corps for the wear.
which opens Monday next, Is COM
plete, excepting for three vacancies
to be filled within a few DAYS. II
Is announced by Professor Nicholas
Orem. county superintendent of
schools.
| Recent appointments to the corps
include: Eleanor r. Gibson, to sue.
coed M. Dorothy Jump, assistant.
resigned, College Park; Matte M.
W1lliford, to succeed Mrs. E.. Van
Ness Duvall, resigned, Bowie ele.
mentary epartm n t; Drusilla
Barnes, to succeed Lettie M. Dent.
and Beryl B. Wisman, to succeed
Mary A. Short, both resigned, Upper
Marlboro high; Elva Ditman, to
succeed Charlotte Gougle, and Io.
rem F. Schott, to succeed Ruth I.
Reppert, both resigned, Surrattsville
high; Josephine Wilson, to succeed
Mary Kern, resigned, commercial
department, Laurel high; Virginia
Eyster, to succeed Ruth Cashion.
resigned. Hyattsville high; Henri.
eta Reeder, to succeed Eloise
Henry, resigned. Riyerdale; Grace
Rison, to succeed Eunice Holland.
resigned, Willis. Anna H. Baden
has just resigned as assistant in the