The Washington times., 1936-10-12
CORNERSTONE
TO BE LAID
OCT. a

SILVER SPRING, Md, Oct. IL.
Ceremonies marking the laying
Of the cornerstone of the new
Silver Spring post office will be
held here on October "a, Off
Gals Of the United States Post
Office Department announced to-
day.
Representative David J. Lewis,
author of the Parcel Post act,
has been secured to deliver the
principal address, and Postmas-
ter General James A. Farley has
been invited to attend and make
an address. Leading officials Of
the Post office Department and
civic leaders of Montgomery
county and washington will be
sought to take an active part in
the celebration.
Opens With Parade
A tentative program for the
occasion, as announced by Silver
Spring business men today, call
for the celebration to open with
q parade at / p. m. beginning at
Georgia Avenue and the District
line and extending to the new
post office building. Marching
units will include the Silver
Spring National Guard, Boy and
Girl Scouts Troops, local school
children, American Legion posts,
several bands and floats, and
units from other civic and fra
ternal groups and business houses
in this locality.
As the cornerstone dedication
ceremonies cannot be delayed
later than October "a, the above
parade will be held coincident
with a similar one already Sched-
uled by the Montgomery County
Firemen's Association which is
holding its annual convention IN
Silver Spring the same afternoon.
Immediately following the pa
rade distinguished guests will be
greeted by a reception committee,
after which the cornerstone lay
ing ceremonies will take place and
speakers will make their addresses.
Committees Picked
While additional plans for this
affair will be made during meet
ing to be held in the Montgomery
County Building here Wednesday
evening, the following committees
have been selected and were an
nounced today by Howard Grit
fifth, present postmaster OF Silver
Spring and chairman of the cele'
bration committee. Fred L. LuteS
was named as secretary.
GENERAL COMMITTEE
Senator Blair Lee. John J. Dolan. Fred
I, Waters Frank l.. Hewitt, Shirley F.
Workman, william H. Reynolds, William
A. Walsh, E. NJ. Douglas. w. B. Marks,
George F. Hamilton, F. H. Harmon, War
ner e. Humphrey, John H. Hunter
James H. Cissel. Charles E. Jones. Perry |
Westland, William V. Jouvenal, Rev. |
Rev. Thomas A. Calnan, Rev. c. o: Ro-
sensteel, Garland Wolfe, P. NJ. William. |
son, Major z. Brooke Lee. ]. Donald |
Clagett. Ira c. Whitacre DR.. H. H How
lett, Robert L. Paxson' DR.. G W.
Mehring. DR.. C. E. Fierst, DR.. Kermit
r. Smith. Dr. ]. H. Forsyth, DR.. F. E.
Dudley, DR.. c. r. Naples, RAYMOND e.
Barrett, J. william Garrett, Charles w.
Hopkins. William F. Carlin. Charles 5
Miner, Rev. James S. Cox, Rev. Richard
E Ashford, Lacy Shaw, Wilton T. Allen,
Capt. Ward Caldfngton. Charles j. Cliff
ford, Paul NJ. Coughlan, w. e. S. wilcox
r A. Blundon, Boyd Keys, Winship I.
Green, Enos c. Keys. ]. B. Williams. c.
c. Hubbard, ]. NJ. Matson. DR.. H. P. HILL
Charles NJ. Davidson, Frank H. Ellis
c. B. Utley, F. B. Talbot and c. s.
WHEEL.
Other committees have been appointed
BY the general committee follows:
Reception-John H. Hunter chairman;
James H. Cissel, F. A. Blundon, Bernard
A Cannon, Senator Blair Lee. ]. Oscar
Foulk, John Dolan. Major E. Brooke
Lee, Paul NJ. Coughlan, Capt. Frank L.
Hewitt, Gen. Edgar T. Conley, Warner
E. Humphrey, Howard Griffith and Lacy
Shaw.
Finance-Norman Wooton, chairman,
and Raymond Barrett.
Decorations-Capt Frank L. Hewitt
chairman; DR.. F. f. Dudley. Earl F.
Potter, James Mccain. and Moses Solar.
John c. Livingston. chairman. William
Wolfe, George B. Webster, M. K. Arm
strong. Charles W, Hopkins. Charles
smith. Paul NJ. Lehman. Rev. Ralph D.
smith. Mrs. John C. Keele and George
F. Mergell.
man, and Rev. Wesley LOFTS
Floats-william A. Walsh. chairman,
Shirley F. Workman and William J.
Jouvenal.
Music-warner f. Humphrey, chair
man. Albert Browning. Charles E. Jones,
Charles S. Miner. Lieut.. Horace Line
burg and General Edgar T. Conley.
Parade-Capt Joseph c. Cissel, chair
man. William r. Carlin. e. Merritt Doug
las r. H. Hartman. william J. Jouvsnal,
George F. Hamilton. Capt. Ward Cad.
dington, Charles j. Clifford, j. William
Garrett and Guy Jones.
Police. William Garrett. chairman,
Guy Jones, William A. Walsh and Capt.
Joseph C. Cissel
Publicity-Charies s. Miner chairman.
Philip ]. Austensen, Jack Allen, Ted
Kincaid and W. E. s. Wilcox.
School participation-E. NJ. Douglas.
chairman, William B. Marks. Eugene E.
Rupert and William H. Reynolds.
First aid-Mrs William Wight and the
County Red Cross Chapter.
SpOaker-Howard Griffith.
VOTE AMERICAN
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