Evening star., 1946-11-01
Prince Georges Ready
To Celebrate 25Oth
Year Tomorrow

With flags and colorful decorations
In place, Prince Georges County is
set to celebrate the 250th anniver-
sary of its founding tomorrow. The
county commissioners have declared
the day holiday.
The program will begin with a
parade starting at 1890 pm. on
the Washington Baltimore boule-
ward at the University of Maryland.
Other high spots will include a
pageant on the fair grounds at
Upper Marlboro and two dances In
the evening, and banquet at the
Prince Georges County Bar Associ-
alton at Upper Marlboro.
Upward of 10 floats will be in the
parade. Eight floats will depict his
torical county events. and one will
carry Miss Prince Georges" and her
seven princesses. Miss Norma Cur
tbs of Brandywine is Miss Prince
Georges"
Floats to Represent Towns.
Charles T. Hartley, chairman OF
the committee on general floats, an
nounced these towns will be rep
resented: Hyattsville, Bladensburg,
Mount Rainier, Colmar Manor,
Brandywine, Edmonston, Bowie, Seat
Pleasant, Brentwood and Capitol
Heights. Business groups entering
floats include the Independent Trade
Association, Harvey Dairy, Merit
Cleaners, Cliff Piercy & Co., En-
gineering and Research Corp, Serv-
ice Welding Co., F. l.. Watkins Co.,
Stewart and Hartley, Standard
Brands and Lustine- Nicholson Motor
Co.
Clubs and other groups to be rep
resented are All clubs, Hyattsville
Volunteer Fire Department. ladies'
auxiliary; the 40 and 8, Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Hyattsville Lions Club,
Decatur Heights Community Club,
College Park Rotary Club, County
Veterans Service Council, Red
Cross, County Soroptomist Club
and Daughters of the American
Revolution.
The 935th Riding Club of the Hy-
attsville area will be in line in the
upper county and its place will be
taken at Upper Marlboro by mem
bers of the Suitland Riding Club.
Many fire departments and several
rescue squads will have apparatus
in the parade.
Awards for Best Floats.
The outstanding floats will be
awarded copy of the official cele-
bration seal designed by Richard H.
Mansfield. Judges will be LIE Roy
Pumphrey, chairman of the county's
delegation in the House OF Dele
gates; Mayor Thomas A. Shaw Of
Capitol Heights, Daniel M. Greene,
official anniversary historian; DR..
Fl. c. Byrd, president of the Univer-
sity of Maryland, and Mayor j. H.
Fetty of Laurel.
M. Hampton Magruder is chair
man of official county floats.
Parade, Schedule Announced.
The parade Is scheduled to ar
rive at the fair grounds at 3:45. At
4:35 the historical pageant will start.
The floats will be described over the
microphone by David Ginsburg. At
$50 there will be an introduction
of dignitaries, followed by an ad-
dress by Gov. O'Conor. Other speak,
ers will include Mr.. Magruder; State
Senator L. Harold Sothoron, general
celebration chairman, and Repre-
sentative SaSScer.
The Star Spangled Banner will be
sung by Thomas McNulty of Balti-
more, a member of the Maryland
House of Delegates. There will be
band concerts and other features
and at $50 45-minute fireworks
program will start. ~
A dance will be held at Upper
Marlboro from 9 to l and in the
Hyattsville Armory from 10 to 2.
The Bar Association banquet will
be in the Marlboro House at 7:30
pm. Miss Prince Georges is ex-
pected to attend all these affairs.