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PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY,
Nd. Oct. Reconstruction Of a new
firehouse at Bladensburg is to be
begun as soon as possible, and, ac-
cording to plans and estimates
furnished by w. r. Beattie. chief
of the volunteer fire department
there. the structure will cost $1,000,
exclusive of labor.
AS the department has only about
$500 in its treasury, $1,000 will be
borrowed from bank and repay
ments will be guaranteed by the
town commissioners.
A play From Danger Valley to
Safety Hill'' was presented last
night at the Riverdale Presbyterian
Church by the primary department
of the Sunday school. In the cast
were Dorothy Roby, George New
ton, Charles Cary, Frances Town
shend, Ruth Salmon, Francis Hell
ricke, Raymond Embrey, Victor
Venneman, William Galloway,
Dorothy Trout, William Baker, Roba
Lynch, Virginia Naumann. Edith
TenIey, Dorothy Campbell. Bernard
Heinicke, Ann Anderson, Ellen
Duguid, Jack Mallette. Mary Jo-
sephine Mitchell. Louise Brocknan,
Janet Roby, Walter Felter. Arthelda
Hetterly, Lorraine Hall, Lois Linn,
Roba Lynch, William Baker, George
Newton, Wilbur Gray, Billy Rim
mer, George Duguid, Karl Krauss
and Guthrie Knapp.
Proceeds OF an offering will be
used to beautify the primary room.
with the Rev. r. A. winger,
pastor Of University Park Brethen
Church as scoutmaster, the Unfver-
gity Park troop Of boy scouts is
being organized. Lawrence Robin
son Is senior patrol leader and
Marion Ellis and Lawrence Hart
man are other patrol leaders. Meet
ings are held each Friday eve
ming at 7:30 o'clock at the home
of the Rev. Winger, Madison Ave
nue.. Riverdale.
Rally day services and promotion
will be held tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock at the Sunday school
of the First Baptist Church Of
Hyattsville. Rally day services and
promotion also will take place at
Z p. m. in the B. 7. p. US. DR..
B. p. Robertson, pastor of the
church, will preach at services at
IL a. m. and 8 p. m.
Tomorrow also will be rally day
at University Park Brethen Church,
at Odd Fellows Hall, Hyattsville.
The services will be held at IL
b. m, with actresses by DR.. J. S.
Noffisnger, secretary of the Car
negie Peace Foundation. and Ling
Pu, who will discuss "China's
Awakening" AT 7:30 pN m. the
young peoples society will give a
Chinese drama.
The eighteenth annual conven-
ton of the Prince Georges County
Sunday School Association will con-
vene Monday night in the Christian
Church at Mt. Rainier.
James A. MacElwee. Frank L.
Middleton. Miss Lillian e. McCor-
mick. Col. J. H. CudIipp, Mrs. M.
E. Morley, Rollin Reno and Eomer
L.. Stanforth, president Of the as
sociation. will have prominent parts
Ia the session Monday night.
Mrs. Morley will preside over the
morning session. October 5, and
others on the program will include
AE. anu MIS. NElStya 11eV. WSHudH
Allen, of Mt. Rainier: Miss McCor-
mick, Colonel Cudlipp. w. II. Scott.
c. j. Door and the Rev. Bliss For
bush.
In the afternoon those participat-
ing in the program will include
Mr.. and Mrs. Cristy. Rev. Carlos
Donegan, Rev. Royal, Rev. G. p.
Bready, Rev. Edward o. Clark and
Rev. b. Andrew Matzen. Officers
for the year will be elected. as
will delegates Of the county associa-
ton to be held in Cumberland,
October 1929.