Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
THOUSANDS VIEW
TAKOMA PARADE
Chamber of Commerce Cele-
bration Is Successfully
Opened.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TAKOMA PARK, Md, September 10
Despite the threatening weather last
night the second annual celebration OF
the Takoma Park Chamber Of Com
merce was successfully staged and the
J parade feature witnessed by thousands
of spectators along the line of march
and in the vicinity Of the reviewing
stand.
The parade started ct 1880 o'clock
from Fourth and Butternut streets.
moving north on Fourth street to Cedar
street and thence eastwardly along
Cedar street to Carroll street to Carroll
avenue, disbanding at Sherman ave-
nue..
Heading the parade as marshal was
| Dr. j. w. Dudley, who was followed by
detachment OF District and Maryland
police on motor cycles, Veterans OF
| Foreign Wars with their colors. Boys
Independent Band of Washington and
invited guests in automobiles.
Civic Groups Next.
Next in line came representatives Of
organized civic groups and the Over
seas Drum and Bugle Corps of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars and auxiliary
members. The Boys Band Of st. Mary's
Industrial School, Baltimore, Md.
headed the decorated float section. In
tory Post Drum and Bugle Corps of the
American Legion, Department OF the
District of Columbia: the Kings Valley
Band from Clarksburg, Md. and the
Silver Spring Community Band. The
Review and Herald Band preceded the
Takoma Park Volunteer Fire DEPART
ment.
| At the conclusion of the parade II.
+ l.. Thornton, president Of the Takoma
Park Chamber of Commerce, delivered
the address of welcome from the re-
viewing stand at the corner Of Carroll
and Willow avenues, followed by Gordon
w. Bonnette, q member OF the COM
mittee on arrangements.
II. H. Votaw acted as master OF cere-
monies and presented the silver trophies
to the winners in the various events.
The flrst prize for the most attractive
float was awarded to the Pansys Beauty
Shoppe, displaying the modern beauty
shop with girls giving q permanent
wave, with second prize to Hodges Home
Dairy Farm, with o cow mounted on
float and girls in q dairy. The judges
| were w. Preston Gibson. Capt w. z.
Devers and Mrs. James A. Robertson.
Albany D. Grubb was awarded the
| first prize for the best decorated busi-
| ness establishment, with second prize
going to Trolls Bakery, the prizes be-
| Ing silver cups. The judges were Har-
vey A. Morrison, William J. Maddox
and Wallace G. Magathan. The prize
| for the best decorated residence went to
| H. C. Heffner, who received . silver
cup. The judges were M. d. Finch, e.
r. Price and Mrs. Edwin r. Ladd. No
comic prize was awarded.
| Mayor Speaks.
Following the awarding of the prizes
| brief addresses were made by Mayor
Ben G. Davis. Lieut. Col. U. s. Grant,
| Planning Commission, District Commits
sioner Sidney r. Taliaferro Charles w.
Darr, president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce: Edward j.
| Murphy, president of the Washington
Board of Trade: former Senator Blair
| Lee of Maryland, Representative Fred
| erick NJ. Zihlman OF Maryland and
Lacey Shaw, Montgomery County COM
missioner. Concerts were rendered by
the various bands participating ia the
parade at intervals during the speech
making.
Tonight the program will open with
O concert at $50 O'Clock ct the review
ing stand, followed at o'clock with q
decorated baby carriage parade, the
first prize for which will be silver cup.
The parade will form at Carroll and
Laurel avenues, west on Carroll avenue,
past the reviewing stand to the end of
the park and return. At 1880 o'clock
the "best baby" contest will be staged,
under the direction Of DIR. w. A. Shan
non, assisted by members OF the
Mothers and Children's Club. Five
silver cups will be awarded In this
contest and babies not winning prizes
will be presented with silver baby
spoon. A pie-eating contest viii be the
closing event Of tha evening at $50
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