Evening star., 1927-10-16
QUEEN FOR ROAD
FETE NOMINATED
Miss Lloyd to Represent
Prince Georges County at
Upper Marlboro.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dspatch 10 Ibe star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October
15.-Miss Annabelie Diantha Lloyd. a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel B.
LLOYD of Buena Vista Farm. near
Glendale, and 1892 California street
Washington, has been selected by
State Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer to
represent Prince Georges County I'm
the celebration incident TO the formal
opening of the Robert Grain Highway
here October %. Miss Lloyd. as Miss
Prince Georges County, will he one
of FIVE young women representlnS
southern Maryland counties. STATE
Senators from Charles st. Marys'
Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties
each also will pick a representative
Miss Lloyd, a native of this county,
is a student at George Washington
University and will be graduated
there in February. Prior to matricuiat'
inp aft George Washington she at
tended private schools. Her father is
an official reporter for the Uhlteo
States Senate.
Ten thousand have been invited by
Gov. Ritchie to attend the ceremonies
onening the Grain Highway, which
will connect Baltimore and southern
MARYLAND. John N. MackaI. chair
man and chief engineer OF the Mary,
land state Roads Commission, Will
have a leading part in the program
along with Gov. Ritchie.
Automobiles to Parade.
An automobile parade that will form
- II m. at Priest Bridge, IL miles
north of Upper Marlboro, on the Grain
TIichway. will be the opening feature.
Heading the procession will be GOV.
Ritchie. Mayor William Broening OF
Paltinnore and other officials. Before
the parade gets under way a barrier
across the road, to be held by MISS
Margaret Grain, daughter OF hopert
Grain. for whom the highway Is
ramed. and Mrs. Grain, and by John
M Nackall. jr., son of the chairman
and chief engineer Of the State Roads
Commission. and Mrs. Mackall. VIII
he broken by Gov. Ritchie.
Proceeding to the Pennsylvania KAN
rad Station here the line of the parade
will be broken to permit the noats Oh
fhe Ave southern Maryland counties
To enter the column. as we'll as the
military escort, which will consist OF
the 5th Maryland Regiment, NationaI
Guard, in full dress uniform; ISL
MARYLAND Regiment, National Guaro'
in olive drab: the cadet corps OF Cnar.
lotte Hall Military Academy ana BOY
Scouts of Upper Marlboro.
Continuing the procession viii move
through Upper Marlboro to the monu-
ynent erected by the Southern Mary.
land Society and the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association or Balti-
more commemorating the start or con-
struction of the Grain Highway. Here
the governors military salute or ~
guns will be fired with the MILL
fary escort standing at present arms.
Then the procession will move to the
fair grounds, where luncheon Will pe
served and the remainder OF the pro-
gram will be held.
Speaking In Afternoon.
Afternoon ceremonies will begin at
AIS O'Clock, when a bugle will summon
the assemblage to the grandStand
There will be Introductory remarks by
M. Hampton Magruder, chairman OF
the southern Maryland committee IN
charge of the days program, followed
by invocation by the Right Rev.
Michael 7. Curley, Archbishop OF Balti-
more. Judge Joseph C. Mattingly OF
the seventh judicial circuit OK Mary
land will give the address OF welcome.
Then there Will be the call for Balti-
more City, whereupon Mayor Broening,
with ssLord Baltimore" will come to
the speakers stand. The senator from
Calvert County win present Miss Cal
vert County to the governor and he
in turn will prv sent her to Lord Bal
timore." The governor will deliver a
short salutation and present her coun-
fy's flag to Lord Baltimore" This
same ceremony for the other counties
viii follow.
'sLord Baltimore will present the
flags to Mr. Mackall, who will speak.
Mr.. Mackall will deliver the flags TO
Robert Grain and he viii make his adj
dress.
After Gov. Ritchie has given his ad
dress. three disinterested judges from
Baltimore win select from the five
young women representing the various
counties Miss Southern Maryland"
who, with Lord Baltimore" will dance
the minuet on the pavilion, together
with the other young women and their
escorts.
Right Rev. Edward T.. Helfenstein,
Bishop Coadiutor of Maryland, will pro.
nounce the benediction. Floats Of the
five counties will circle the track and
stop in front of the grandstand to be
judged. Mule races will be the con-
cluding feature. Each county will
have a contest and the winners Of each
will meet In a final race. Assisting
Mr.. Magruder's committee in making
arrangements for the day is a group
of Baltimore business men.
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