Evening star., 1953-07-05
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Takoma Park
ParadePrize
Won by VFW
Legion Post No. 2S
Takes Second Place
Among Murchers

1UNSS SSSOHO TIOCS
Among Morchers
The District Veterans Of For
eign Wars National Honor Guard
walked of with first prize as
the best marching unit In the
independence Day pa
rade at Takoma Park yesterday.
The parade was part Of q
July 4 celebration at
tended by thousands Of WASH
Ington area folks who preferred
to observe the holiday close to
home.
Second parade prize went to
the auxiliary Of Takoma Amer
ican Legion Post No. 28.
The Montgomery Blair High
School band and majorettes won
first place in the band class. with
the Potomac Band runnerup.
Brownies Have Best Float.
In the civic and fraternal Or
ganizations division. the Tall
Cedars of Lebanon. Montgomery
Forest No. 1874, was first; the
drill tea moi Jobs Daughters.
Bethel No. 18. Silver Spring.
was second and the Lions Club
of Takoma Park, third.
The best float in the parade
was Brownie Troop No. 438, led
by Mrs. Norman Moses. In the
youth organization division.
Brownie Troop No. 95, with Mrs.
Charles Lampe leading, took top
honors; Girl Scout Intermediate
Troop No. 102, Mrs. Philip Hoag-
land. leader. was second; tho
Takoma Boys Club, third, and
Pack No. 33, Frank Price. assist
ant cubmaster in charge. was
winner of fourth place.
The Young Republican Club Of
Prince Georges County was
awarded first prize for the best
float in the commercial di-
vision; second place to the Izaac
Walton League and third prize
to the Naval Ordnance Labora-
tory, White Oak, Md.
In the commercial floats divi-
sion, Palmer Ford, Inc, Hyatts-
vile, was first; John F. Sidell s.
Son, Takoma Park. second. and
Maryland Enterprise Co., Inc,
Takoma Park, third.
Prizes for Firemen.
The f1remen's division in the
parade was comprised of 80 units
from II various communities in
Maryland. The Silver Spring de-
partment was awarded a prize
for the best appearance and ap-
proximately Is years of continu-
Gus service. Other departments
receiving appearance awards
were: Odenton. best pumper:
Riverdale, best ladder truck; also
Brentwood, best rescue squad
and the Cockeysville department
for coming the longest distance,
approximately 60 miles.
Judges were Merritt e.
Caskey. chairman; DR.. william
A. Hooker. 1t. Col. I. H. Horton,
j. Sokoevic and Chester
Petranek; f1rmen's judges, Irving
w. Johnson, chairman; w.
Bartgis Storm, Frederick and
Ted c. Gardner. Riverdale
Heights.
Fire departments participate
ing in the parade were: Oden-
ton. Naval Ordnance, Cabin
John, Hillandale, Cockeysville.
Burtonsville, Riverdale. Mount
Airy, Mount Rainier, Hyatts-
vile, Brentwood. Bethesda a.
Brooklyn. Kensington, Silver
Spring and Gaithersburg.
The parade. comprising seven
was led by Rear
Admiral Leslie o. Stone, Medi-
cal Corps, U. S. NJ, commanding
officer of the Naval Medical
Center, Bethesda. The st. An
drews Society Scottish Bag
pipers furnished musical selec-
tions for the first division.
Among the honorary guests in
this section were Representative
Hyde, Republican Of Maryland,
Mayor Ross H. Beville and
Of the Takoma Park
City Council. Montgomery
County Councilmen, Prince
Georges County Commissioners,
police and fire officials Of Mary
land and the District and Dis
abled Veterans.
The 2nd division was led by
Jack Resnicoff and Albert B.
Ground.
Maurice ]. Taylor, was di-
rector of the civic and fraternal
organizations. The fourth di-
vision comprising youth organi-
cations was led by Albert E.
Smith.
Non-commercial floats, Mrs.
Martha Jane Hicks. director,
we're, led by the Silver Spring
Elks Club Boys and Girls Band:
American Red Cross, Democratic
Club of Takoma Park, Young
Republican Club of Prince
Georges County. Chillum Branch,
Young Republican Club Of
Prince Georges County. Takoma
Library, Izaac Walton League.
Lions Club of Takoma Park,
Civil Air Patrol, Takoma Squad
ron, Naval Ordnance Laboratory
and Kiwanis Club of Takoma
Park.
Majorettes in Line.
The Montgomery Blair High
School Band and majorettes
came next at the head Of the
commercial floats division, with
Frank Portillo in charge.
Henry Marschalk. with the Ia
koma Park Volunteer Fire De-
partment acting as host. headed
the last division. The Potomac
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