Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-03
RHODE ISLAND AVE.
PROGRAM OUTLINED
Final Meeting on Plans oil
General Committee to Be
Held Tomorrow.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

EVANSVILLE, Md, December g.
A final meeting of the general commit
| tee in charge of the celebration to be
held Saturday to mark the formal OPEN
ing of Rhode Island avenue from the
District line at Mount Rainier to Hy-
attsville will be held tomorrow night in
the Municipal Building at 3 o'clock.
The celebration is sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce of HyattSville
and will be marked by parade start
ing at 2 o'clock along the new road,
exercises in the National Guard Armory
here and a banquet in the Masonic
Hall starting at z pm. Gov. Ritchie
and other notableS will participate in
the festivities.
Order of Parade.
William T. Jennings, chairman of the
parade committee, announced today
the order of parade. Each town will
have section. The order follows:
State police, Company F, National
Guard of Hyattsville; Gov. Ritchie,
members of the State Roads Commits
sion, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Off
cials, Rhode Island avenue committee.
general parade committee, Veterans
of Foreign Wars Band.
Hyattsville - Mayor and common
council, Fire Department, band, fra
ternal organizations. Hyattsville ele-
mentary school floats, business floats,
band, ~Snyder-Farmer Post No. 3,
American Legion, of HyattSville; Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts.
Riyerdale-Mayor and common coun-
Gil, school float. schoolboys with flags,
Fire Department, business floats.
mon council, Elks' Band, school float,
citizens association, Girl Scouts, Fire
Department. business floats.
Brentwood - Mayor and common
council. citizens group, Fire Depart
ment, business floats.
School fioats-Mount Rainier, Brent
wood and Cottage City.
Mount Rainier-Band mayor and
Common Council, fraternal organiza-
tions. citizens organizations. Fire De-
partment and business floats.
Prince Georges County Firemen's As
ISOLATION.
District of Columbia-Band, Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association,
business floats. Burroughs Citizens As
ISOLATION and business floats.
Washington commercial floats.
Chairman Jennings expects there will
be approximately 125 floats in line.
will Open Gates.
At the start of the parade gates will
be opened on the District line end by
Miss Auda Mae Croker of Mount
Rainier and Miss Eleanor L. Monkey of
Brentwood, acting as sponsors. Stimuli
taneously the fire sirens at Mount
Rainier and Brentwood will blow one
minute. When the parade reaches
HYattSVille gates will he oDened on this
end by Miss Elsie G. Casey of HyattS-
dale, serving as sponsors. At this time
the fire sirens at Hyattsville and River
dale will blow one minute.
Chairman Jennings say that the pa
rade may be viewed all along the route.
Automobiles not decorated will not be
permitted in line.
H. Wilson Spicknal1. chairman of the
committee in charge of Odd Fellows who
will take part in the parade, wants all
members of the order in the fifth zone
to meet at Odd Fellows Hall, Mount
Rainier, at 1870 pm. Saturday.
At the ceremonies to be held in the
armory here following the parade there
will be addresses by Gov. Ritchie and
perhaps Senator Willard E. Tydings of
Maryland and others.
Governor to Speak.
At the banquet to be held in the Ma
sonic Hall in the evening Gov. Richie
is expected again to be the principal
| speaker, and a fine entertainment pro-
gram has been arranged The banquet
will be served by Ruth Chapter, No. z,
| Order of the Eastern Star, of which
Mrs. Esther C. Lee is worthy matron.
/ Applications for tickets for the BAN