Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
PLANNING MEASURE
STUDY IS URGED
Maryland Plan for Co-opera-
tion With Capital Discussed
at Banquet.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
EVANSVILLE, Md. January 25.-
Burton A. Ford of College Park, a
member of the Prince Georges County
delegation in the House of Delegates,
and Mayor Irwin Owings of Hyatts-
Vile, addressing the Chamber of Com
merce at its annual banquet last night
In the Masonic Hall, both favored the
proposed bin providing for the ere
alton of a Maryland commission to
Cooperate with the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, but
said they were not in favor of it be.
coming law until the people of Prince
Georges County had been given fun
opportunity of familiarizing themselves
with its provisions. 1t WAS suggested
by Mayor OwingS that Il mass meet
ing he held In the National Guard
armory here to explain the bill to the
citizens, and this proposal was also
favored by Ford. Mayor OwinEs be.
lieved that members of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion should be invited to address the
meeting and explain the situation.
That Washington must expand To-
ward Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties there is no doubt, 1t was
stated by Ford.
Mayor Owings referred to the fact
on Friday the Hyattsville Elementary
School is to be awarded a certlhcate
indicating that it has achieved a
standard grade and that it will be the
first graded school in Maryland 10 ne
thus honored.
Praises Town Council.
Mayor Owings pointed out that the
Chamber of Commerce, when draws
it's membership from communities an
the way from Mount Rainier to Belts
nv
civic organization of Importance to be
organized in HyattSville in a quarter
of a century to work absolutely IN
harmony with the mayor and councli
of Hyattsville Work of the common
council of the town was praised by
the mayor who stated that as the
result of improvements made largely
in the past few years Hyattsville had
made marked progress generally.
With the exception of Takoma Park,
IL is now better off than any of the
towns near Washington in the matter
of improved highways and municipal
improvements generally, the mayor
declared.
DIR, Fl. T.. Willis, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. who was re-
elected to that office at a business
meeting at the Municipal Building last
night lust prior to the banquet,
thanked the chamber for its co-opera-
ton during the past year and hoped
that he would continue to receive its
support this year.
Others Give Talks.
Other speakers included II. G. Byrd,
assistant to the president of the
University of Maryland; former Mayor
William p. Magruder of Hyattsvllle,
who suggested the erection of a build
ing by the Chamber of Commerce
and offered one of the best lots in
town as a site; DIR. H. ]. Patterson,
who spoke of the advantages that
accrued to Hyattsville and vicinity
from the work of the University of
Maryland at College Park, and pre-
dicted that some day communities in
this section would be combined into
one city; DIR. S. NJ. Mcmillan of River
dale: Rev. Henry L. Durrant, rector
of ST, Matthew's Protestant Episcopal
Church: James j. Sweeney, member
of the Baltimore police force. who
entertained with humorous stories,
and DIR. /. K. Atherton, chairman OF
the committee in charge of the
banquet William II. Anglin was
POSTMASTER.
Those attending included Herbert j.
Moffat w Fl. Harrison, Thomas F..
Hume, George n. Bowen, n. H. Spick-
nall. T. j. FARRELL, T. C.. Anglin, +. K.
W. T. Jennings, L. S. Munson, John
K Harrison, Francis r. Little, j.
Dallas; Erwin, Clarence Gasch, Howard
w Spicknall, William Moore. Herbert
Roby, A H. Seidenspinner, Ernest +.
Gasch, Charles F. Luehner, Mario
Ventura, f. A. Fuller, T.. A. Fuller, Jr.;
G. d. Anderson. +. h. Teal, DIR. II. T.
Willis, j. II. Cox. Frank c. Vogel.
Charles w. Clagett. G. S. Junior, VIII
liam A. lager, Charles l.. Erwin. Fl. W.
McChesney. J. Moses Edlavitch, Orion
r. Butler, j. Allan Radcliffe. Raymond
s. Cara. Robert G. Gallagher, Ell
more Power, John II. Hiser, William
II. Constantine. +. G; Bucklin, Robert
H. Rogers, W. G. Fleming, B. o. l..
Wells, W. c. Eisinger, Rev. Seth a.
Mills, Or II. r. Mcdonnell. Jerome r.
Cox, +. l.. Holmes, 4. W. Havener,
J. II. Naylor, X. j. Morris. Il. NJ.
McQuin. j. G. Hawkins. George II.
Hawkins. j. Fl. Shepherd. Robert +.
Morse. Harry b. Shaw. NJ. r. May,
]. G. and William Lewis, *. Matsu-
daira, Waldo Burnside. Francis NJ.
Hitaffer. Charles r. Tavenner II. T.
Burgess. A. f. Burgess. DR.. ]. $.
Caldwell. Newman G. Dudrow. George
H. Lanhardt. Andrew j. Newman.
Harry A Boswell. Alexander Guide.
Frank ID. Day, G. Hodges Carr Ncble
p, Rushe, r. o. Pooley. ". ID. Porter,
G. T.. Mackert, w. II. Hotel, r. N.
Jones, DR. II. J. Patterson and Car
vile Bowen.
Assisting DR. Anterior in arranging
the banquet were DIR. Mcmillan and
George y. Bowen.
Women Serve Dinner
Serving the dinner was Il committee
OF members of Ruth Chapter. No {,
order of the Eastern Star, of which
Mrs. Gladys A. Barney of Riverdale
was chairman. with Mrs. Maude
Reyers and Mrs Annie Dove, assistant
chairmen. Others We're Mrs. NJ. Pearl
FLANDERS. Mrs. Maude Kerr, Mrs
Goldie Hutchinson. Mrs. Thomas r.
McDearmon, Mrs. Norma II. Lynham,
Mrs, Pearl Macgreeor, Mrs. Lottie
Ripple. Mrs. Ethel Rand. Mrs. Title
Iirnon, Mrs. Katherine Bocoskey, Mrs
Margaret Townshend, Mrs Ada Belt.
Mrs Madeline Bowers. Mrs Esther
lee. Mrs Emma Hutchinson, Mrs
Lena Bushby. Mrs. Marie Eelter, Mrs
pheffer, Mrs. Nettie MouIden and Mrs
Daisy knight. Roy Macgrogor and f.
A Barney aided the committee
At the business meeting held in the
Municipal Building prior to the ban.
ouet these officers besides President
Wills were unanimously elected for
1927: l.. l.. Gray. vice president; c. d.