Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25
FUND IS ASSURED
FOR HIGHWAY FETE
Reports From Collectors
Prove Enthusiastically
to Decorate New Bridge.
Special Dispatch to The star.

special Dispatch TO The star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, November u.s.
It appeared assured today that the
$500 sought from the various towns
participating in the celebration Deem
Der z to mark the formal opening of
Rhode Island avenue from Mount
Rainier to Hyattsville would be raised.
Reports from the municipal authorities
of the towns are that the money will
be raised easily. It is planned to de
vote any surplus to decorating the new
overhead bridge, which 1t Is proposed
to use as an impromptu grandstand for
reviewing the parade, the big feature
of the celebration.
1t was estimated today that many
thousands will witness the ceremonies.
DR.. Hilleary T. Willis, mayor of Hyatts-
vile, is making arrangements for park
ing of automobiles in the streets run
ming parallel with Rhode Island ave-
nue., and it is expected that the large
space in the rear of the old Tinker
property near the State National Guard
Armory will be secured as additional
parking ground. State police will be on
hand to handle the crowd as will Chief
of Police Albert Anderson of HyattSville
and several assistants. Tt is expected
that the ceremonies will be attended
not only by parsons living in the Sec
tons through which the new road
passes, but many from Washington and
nearby places.
Cooperation Assured.
Wholehearted cooperation toward
making the program success has been
assured the general celebration COM
mittee, of which Lemuel L. Gray of
HyattSville is chairman, by the Bur-
roughs Citizens Association of Wash
ington. This cooperation was assured
through William A. Horn, who with
William e. Rabenherst, r. L. Gilbert,
William M. Walsh and H. B. Spicer rep
resented the Burroughs group at the
last meeting of the general committee.
William T. Jennings of HyattSville,
chairman of the general parade COM
mittee, has reported that there will be
102 gayly decorated floats in the parade,
seven of these being frcm the Hyatts-
vile, Brentwood, Riverdale, Mount
Snyder-Farmer Post, No. 3, American
Legion, of Hyattsville, has appointed a
committee comprising John A. john
son, Hugh McClay, E. j. Cannon and
Mr.. Keefe to arrange for the posts
participation in the parade, ana Girl
Scout Troop, No. 55, of Hyattsville, will
take part in conjunction with the Col
lege Park Troop.
Girl Scouts to Have Part.
To arrange for the Girl Scouts par
ticipation, a meeting was planned today
at the College Park school. The town
commissioners of Bladensburg have
turned over to the various civic organi-
cations of their community the matter
Of arranging for Bladensburg's partici-
patton in the ceremonies. 1t has been
announced that the parade instead OF
stopping at the National Guard Armory
here, will proceed to Riverdale, where
a part of 1t at least will disband.
A. Fl. Sidenspinner, chairman of the
committee on decorations, has reported
that the contract for the erection of
the necessary poles for the arches
along Rhode Island avenue has been
let and a number of the poles have
already been erected.
another meeting of the general COM
mittee will be held Friday night in the
Municipal Building here, when it is
expected plans for the ceremonies will
be virtually completed.