The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-10
BLADENSBURG
CROSS TO BE
DEDICATED
Ceremonies Sunday Will Mark
Completion of Prince
Georges Memorial

dress at the ceremonies incident to
the dedication Of the Prince Georges
F.! County World War Memorial Cross
at the Washington Baltimore boule.
ward and the Washington nnap-
oils National Defense highway at
Bladensburg next Sunday after.
J noon at 8 o'clock will be delivered
by Congressman Stephen w. Gam.
brill, Of the Fifth Maryland district.
Other speakers will include the
Reverend r. G. Reynolds, OF Wash
ington, who served overseas as
chaplain Of the 115th infantry, who
will give a history of Company r,
l15th infantry during the world
| war; Colonel James e. Abbott,
commander, Department Of Mary.
land, American Legion; Mrs.
George c. Seibold, national presi-
dent Of the war mothers; Mayor
Irwin Owings, OF Hyattsville, and
J =. II. Hiser, commander Of Snyder
Farmer Post No. 3, American
Legion of Hyattsville, who will
make an address or introduction.
Invocation win be offered by the
Reverend A. J. Carey, pastor Of
st. Jerome's Catholic Church,
Hyattsville, and Nbenediction by. q
clergymen yet to be selected.
The memorial tablet on the cross
will be unveiled by Mrs. Bradley
A: Snyder, Of Washington, former
ly Of Hyattsville, mother OF Maurice
3. Snyder, one of the fallen heroes
to be honored and for whom
Snyder. Farmer post Is named.
Band selections will be 2 featurS
of the program which win open
| afA VHrffh
/ 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner.
Following are the names Of the
eorty.nine heoroes whose names will
appear on the tablet: Albert ".
| Baden, Henry H. Boswell, Herman
E.. Burgess, Clarence Butler, VIM
cent G. Cooley, James Cooper,
Matthew Curtin, H. Irwin Dennison,
Wilmer A. Disney, Joseph B. Edelin,,
Georger w. Farmer, Thomas ~.
Fenwick. Edward H. Fletcher, JOS
eph Henry Ford, Ernest O. Garner,
Thomas e. Hawkins, Henry Lewis
Hubert, Charles F. Huntemann.
Milton e. Hartman, William Lee, r.
Monshuer Maxwell, Clarence Nc
Causland, z. Pendleton Magruder'
Lee Earle Merson, Isaac Parkef'
James +. Quisenberry, Frank Ricn-
mond, William Redmond. Robert =.
Rusk, Theodore Rochester; Harry
r. Robinson, John H. Seaburn, Ed
ward shouts, Albert Smith. Maui
rice B. Snyder. John A. Spr1Ss'
Kenneth p. Strawn, Pierre C.. Stew
ems, William A. Tayman, Elmer
Thomas, Benjamin z. Thompson
Elzie Ellis Turner. Herbert Page
Tolson, Herbert ]. White, Waiter
e. Wilson, Herman Winter, FRANK
Holmes, Howard H. Morrow aad
Frank G.. Rorabaugh.
Preceding the dedication cere'
monies a parade will assemble ~
the Company F, national guard err
mory on the Washington BaltlInoaee
boulevard in Hyattsville at 2:So
o. M, and proceed to the cross over
| the Washington Baltimore ooule
| ward.
Heading the column will be Com
mander Henry Hiser, OF Sny0er'
Farmer Post; Mayor Irwin Owlngs'
| of Hyattsville, and Town ComnllS'
sioner Arthur P. owens, OF Blaoens-
Next in line will be in the order
named the Vincent B. Costello P0SS
fife and drum corps, OF Washing .on'
ex-sefvice men of the world war;
Company F, first Maryland infantry.
bow scouts, girl scouts, BOYS 4nus
pendent Band, of Washington; cru
war veterans, Spanish war veterans
woman's auxiliary, Snyder't arin'r
Post; Quisenberry unit, Amerlc3n
Women's Legion. and the IRE os'
lnartments- OF Prince Georges county.
t. The cross has been completed by
lSnvder-Farmer Post after seVeraI
wears of earnest endeavor. 1t was
completed by John j. Early WASH
| IN otor architect and sculptor.
John Henry Hiser, commander OF
Snvder.Farn1er Post, is chairman OF
| the post committee in charge OF
The ceremonies. Others in charge
of the various details Of the pro
gram include C. L. Atello, Waldo
burnside, o. r. Butler, Raymond
Cara, John N. Brooks, Hugh T.
! McClay, Edward A. Fuller, jr.. John
A. johnson, J. M. Edlavitch and
Oscar H. Kee.
These officers to serve six months
have just been installed by Mag
nolia Rebekah Lodge, No. Al, !. @.
10. F., of Mt. Rainier: Mrs. II.
Edna Pitts, noble grand; Mrs. Anna
Burroughs, vice grand; Mrs. Ethel
Mclaughlin, warden; Mrs. Elizabeth
Hanback,, conductor; Mrs. Muse
Russ, chaplain; Ashton Nichols, in
side guard; Edwin B. Pitts, outside
guard; Mrs. Sophia Nichols, right
supporter to the noble grand: Miss
Flora Laughton. left supporter to
| the noble grand; Mrs. Olive Nc
Keown, right supporter to the vice
grand; Mrs. Estelle Laughton, left
supporter to the vice grand, and
Mrs. Hannah Stedenhouder, record
ing secretary Chosen to fill out the
unexpired term of Miss Helen
Rogers, resigned.
The officers were installed by
District Deputy Mrs. Hattie Link
and her staff of officers.
Magnolia Lodge is planning to
celebrate it's ninth birthday ami
versary on July q. at o'clock, in
Star Hall, here. Invitations to at
tend have been extended the Of
ficers of the grand lodge of Mary