Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-03
NEARBY MARYLAND
/. PLANS BIG HOLIDAY
Suspension of Business and
Numerous Celebrations on
Prince Georges Schedule.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star,
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July B.
Independence day will be marked by a
general suspension Of business and nu-
merous celebrations in southern Mary
land including those at Clinton, Lee
land Baden. Capitol Heights, White
marsh and Sherwood Forest
One of the most elaborate programs
will be at Clinton, under auspices of
and for the benefit of st. Johns Cath
olic Church, on the grounds adjoining
the church property. The principal
speaker will be United States Senator
William Cabell Bruce of Maryland, who
will talk following parade of civic and
religious organizations at Q O'Clock and
in connection with a fiag-raising For
mer State Senator Oliver Metzerott of
Brince Georges County. Republican
nominee for Congress in the fifth Mary
land district and State Senator j. Al
len Coad OF St Marys County also will
speak, and Mrs. John F.. Sippel of Bal
timore, recently elected president of the
National Federation of Womens Clubs,
may attend,
Base Ball to BE First.
Opening the program will be a base
ball game at 10 O'Clock between the
Groom and Clinton mines. Events then
win follow thick and fast. A 10-mile
run. which will begin about l2:l5
O'Clock at Nichols avenue and Good
Hope road AnacoStia, ID. c.. will finish
on the grounds where the celebration
Is In progress about 2 O'Clock. AT $3.50
o'clock an old-fashioned tournament
will be held, victorious riders Will earn
the right TO crown the queen of love
and beauty and her three maids OF
honor at the ball to be held III Miller's
Hall in the evening, which will be the
days concluding feature, Games for
young and old, under direction Of an
expert. stunt flying and parachute
jumping are other announced features.
A fried chicken and country ham din
ner will be served. starting at noon.
Meyer Goldman OF Washington will
lead his band throughout the day and
at the ball.
Rev. John e. Horstkamp. pastor of
ST. Johns Church, is general chairman
of arrangements. with Joseph II. Bland
ford, jr, general manager.
Picnic and Ball Game.
A picnic and base ball game will be
held on the grounds OF st. Barnabas'
Church at Iceland, starting at o'clock.
There will be dancing, beginning at
$50 pm.
Featuring the eighth annual Fourth
of July festival to be given by the Aid
Society of st. Pauls Episcopal Church
at Baden will be base ball game be-
tween the Groom and Brandywine teams
at $50 O'Clock. followed by supper at
$50 o'clock and vaudeville at $50 pm.
A carnival, which viii start in Capt.
toll Heights tonight, will continue tomor-
row and Thursday. Mrs. j w. Beavers
Is chairman of the committee in charge.
AT Whitemarsh the annual Fourth Of
July carnival will be held, with all the
usual carnival features including dane
ing on an outdoor pavilion.
Sherwood Forest, in Anne Arundel
county is planning a big community
celebration. There will be fiag-rais-
ing as one of the features of the day.
Residents will be awakened for the
celebration by music serenaders. The
community club will stage the eelebra-
ton. with a committee comprising Or.
and Mrs. Joseph F. Barry and Ralph
b. Stewart in charge. Athletic events
for men and women and a program OF
aquatic sports are other features listed.