Evening star., 1946-11-03
Prince Georges
Pageant Marks
250th Year
~ Will
Parade With Floots
Winds to Marlboro;
5000 See Festivities

Citizens of Prince Georges County
yesterday turned out in force to
witness the parade and pageant IN
honor of the county's 250th ami.
versary
A halliday celebration, commence
ing with a parade at noon marked
the occasion in which most of the
|county's % communities, the houses
becked with flags, participated.
A parade consisting of SO floats
and 500 persons. together with
equipment from the county's fire
departments, followed a winding
route from the College Park, Hyatts-
vile and Seat Pleasant areas before
coming to an end at Upper Marl-
boro, where the main festivities took
place in the afternoon. Traffic was
jammed back of the parade in the
suburban area.
Approximately 5000 persons
crowded the stands of the fair
grounds at Marlboro at witness the
exercises, which started with an
address by Gov. O'Conor.
Sasscer, Sothoron Also Speak.
The Free State executive, after
reviewing the history of the county.
likened the county's system of self
government to the United Nations
with respect to Its self f-determina-
tion on the part of the people
Other speakers included Repre-
sentative Sasscer, Democrat, Of
Maryland; Senator L. Harold So
thoron; Povl Bang-Jensen. Coun-
selor of the Royal Danish Legation;
Harold Brahan. British Consul at
Baltimore. and M. Hampton Ma
gruder, who was master of cere-
monies.
i Mr.. Bang-Jensen reminded the
listeners of the fact that the county
took it's name from Prince George
of Denmark, who was the Prince
Consort of Queen Anne of England.
i Queen is Presented.
After the speeches, the queen Of
the fete, Miss Norma Curtis, of
Brandywine, and her court, was pre-
sented. Those in her court included
Frances Johnson Gloria Reed, Sarah
Pateson, Mona McQuinn. 10 Ann
Finn, Ellen Gussion and Patricia
Sawyer.
The queen and her attendants
later in the evening reigned over
dances in Marlboro and Hyattsville.
Historical floats included Capt.
John Smith treating with the Pts
Getaway Indians in the southern
part of the county: conVening of the
first court in Marlboro; the forming
of the county; Thomas John Clag-
EFT being consecrated first bishop
in the United States; John Carroll.
!; first archbishop in the United
States; John Hanson, first President
, of the early United States Fedora
ton, and one depicting the inspira-
ton for the Star Spangled Banner.
. Prize Winning Floats.
, Prize winning floats included:
In the communities class, Capitol
Heights, Seat Pleasant, Edmonston;
, in the organizations class, College
, Park Rotary Club, the Red Cross
. and the 40 and 8 of the American
, Legion; in the commercial class, the
Prince Georges Bank, Merit Clean
ers and the Stewart & Hartley Auto
! mobile agency.
The invocation was by the Rev.
/ Howard S, Arnold. pastor of st.
Barnabas Church, Leland, and bene-
diction by the Rev Edward Roach,
: pastor of St. Jerome's Church,
Hyattsville
. Ceremonies at the fair grounds
were delayed because of the time it
took the parade to wind through
) the country. Darkness fell before
the program was finished and food
lights of fire engines were used.
, The ceremonies concluded with q
fire works display.