Joint Appendix — The American Legion, et al., Petitioners v. American Humanist Association, et al.
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IN THE
Supreme Court of the United States
_________
THE AMERICAN LEGION, ET AL., Petitioner,
v.
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION, ET AL.,
Respondents.
_________
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK
AND PLANNING COMMISSION, Petitioner,
v.
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION, ET AL.,
Respondents.
_________
On Writ of Certiorari to the
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fourth Circuit
_________
JOINT APPENDIX – VOLUME II OF IV
_________
MICHAEL A. CARVIN
JONES DAY
51 Louisiana Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 879-3939
macarvin@jonesday.com
NEAL KUMAR KATYAL
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 637-5600
neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
Counsel of Record for
Am. Legion Petitioners
Counsel of Record for
Petitioner Md.-Nat’l Capital
Park & Planning Comm’n
PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI FILED: JUNE 25 & 29, 2018
CERTIORARI GRANTED: NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Additional counsel listed on inside cover
Additional Counsel:
MONICA LYNN MILLER
AMERICAN HUMANIST
ASSOCIATION
1821 Jefferson Place NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Counsel of Record for
Respondent American
Humanist Association
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
VOLUME I:
Relevant Docket Entries:
Court of Appeals Entries (No. 15-2597) ................ 1
District Court Docket Entries
(No. 8:14-cv-00550-DKC)................................ 11
Relevant Pleadings:
Complaint, filed February 25, 2014.......................... 27
Exhibits:
A.
Image of the Bladensburg Cross and
its Environs .................................................. 40
B.
Image of Plaque’s Obscurities by
Bushes .......................................................... 41
C.
Image of Cross’s Emblem of Gold Star
with the Letters “U.S.” in its Center........... 42
D.
Contribution Pledge..................................... 43
E.
Aerial View Image of Each New Monument Situated More than 200 Feet
from the Bladensburg Cross........................ 44
F.
Image of the 9/11 Monument Standing
less than a Foot Tall, Text Facing
Away from Road........................................... 45
G.
Image of the Korea-Vietnam Monument Standing about 4 Feet Tall ................ 46
H.
Image of the Second World War Memorial Standing about 10 Feet Tall ............ 47
(i)
ii
Defendant’s Answer to Complaint filed
April 28, 2014 ....................................................... 48
Intervenors-Defendants’ Motion to Intervene
filed May 1, 2014 (excerpts)................................. 54
Intervenors-Defendants’ Memorandum in
Support of its Motion to Intervene,
filed May 1, 2014:
Exhibits:
B.
Post 131 Memorial Day 2011 Program
dated May 30, 2011...................................... 55
C.
News and Notes Prince George’s
County Historical Society dated November 1997 ................................................. 59
H.
Deed by Commissioners of Bladensburg and Between American Legion
dated
February 25, 1922 ........................................ 64
Plaintiffs’ Corrected Motion for Summary
Judgment, without Memorandum of Law in
Support, with Attachments and Exhibits,
filed May 5, 2015:
Attachments:
Defendant’s Second Amended Answers to
Plaintiffs’ First Set of Interrogatories
dated January 30, 2015 (excerpts)................. 67
Intervenors-Defendants’ Responses to
Plaintiffs’ First Set of Interrogatories
dated November 29 and
December 1, 2104 ........................................... 72
Plaintiffs’ Expert Witness Designation,
with Attached Expert Report of G. Kurt
iii
Piehler, Ph.D., with Exhibits,
dated November 17, 2014 (excerpts).............. 75
Expert Rebuttal Report of G. Kurt Piehler,
Ph.D., with Exhibits, dated
January 30, 2015 .......................................... 130
Deposition of Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
(10:00 A.M.), with Exhibits, taken on
March 25, 2015 (excerpts) ............................ 289
Deposition of Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
(1:46 P.M.), with Exhibits, taken on
March 25, 2015 (excerpts) ............................ 307
Deposition of Kira Calm Lewis, taken on
April 9, 2015 (excerpts) ................................ 314
Deposition of Philip Onderdonk, Jr., taken
on March 11, 2015 (excerpts) ....................... 316
Deposition of Phillip Holdcraft, taken on
March 12, 2015 ............................................. 318
Deposition of G. Kurt Piehler taken on
March 10, 2015 ............................................. 324
Declaration of Jason Torpy, with Exhibits,
sworn on April 17, 2015................................ 326
VOLUME II:
Declaration of Michael L. Weinstein, sworn
on April 16, 2015........................................... 415
Exhibits:
1.
Chain of Title and 1935 Maryland
Laws 937, Ch. 432...................................... 418
iv
2.
Photographs of Bladensburg Cross
(Misc.) ......................................................... 423
3.
Newspaper Articles (“Calvary” and
“Sacrifice” Cross) dated 1919..................... 428
5.
Legion Dedicates Bladensburg War
Memorial Cross, Washington Post
dated July 13, 1925.................................... 441
8.
Historic Structures and Survey
dated March 24, 1997 ................................ 451
13. “The Peace Cross” (Records of SnyderFarmer-Butler............................................ 462
17. Groundbreaking Ceremony, Washington Times dated September 29, 1919........ 466
18. Newspaper Articles Re: Religious
“Rites” and “Services”
dated 1927 — 1945 .................................... 469
19. Various Newspaper Articles “Desecration” of Bladensburg Cross
various dates .............................................. 489
20. Wonder Drug Sought in Soil near
Shrine, Evening Times dated
April 8, 1953............................................... 493
22. Newspaper Articles - Ku Klux Klan
Activity dated 1924-1925........................... 495
24. Lights for Peace Cross, Washington
Post dated April 2, 1965 ............................ 524
26. 50th Anniversary of the Dedication of
the Bladensburg Cross
dated July 12, 1975.................................... 526
28. Town and Post 131 Events at
Bladensburg Cross dated 1980-2014......... 539
v
31. “Save the Peace Cross” Demonstration
-Emails; Police Report; After Action
Report dated 2014 (excerpts)..................... 613
34. E-mails from Citizens Supporting
Bladensburg Cross various dates.............. 626
35. E-mails from Citizens in Opposition to
Bladensburg Cross various dates.............. 697
36. Rev. Brian P. Adams — Pastor of
Mount Rainier Christian Church —
Cross Should Not Be Used as Symbol
for Military Actions
dated September 26, 2012 ......................... 700
38. Marty Callaghan, Saving the Bladensburg Peace Cross, The American Legion and Commentsdated June 1, 2014 .... 705
39. Shaun Rieley, Memorial Madness, National Review Online
dated May 26, 2014.................................... 717
41. Excerpts of The Four Pillars of the
American Legion updated July 1, 2010..... 722
53. Defendant’s Report: Daniel Filippelli,
‘Peace Cross’ An Evaluation of Condition and Recommendations for Restoration dated April 18, 2010........................ 727
54. Request for Proposals Preservation
and Restoration of Peace Cross Monument ............................................................ 766
VOLUME III:
55. Defendant’s E-mails Re: Condition of
Cross dated 2010-2011............................... 816
56. Bladensburg Cross Project Report ............ 822
vi
57. E-mail from Edward Day
dated September 6, 2012 ........................... 840
58. Defendant’s E-mails Re: Condition of
Cross dated 2012-2013............................... 841
60. Defendant’s E-mails Re: Condition of
Cross dated 2014-2015............................... 852
62. Defendant’s E-mails dated September
— October 2012.......................................... 865
66. Jeffrey Lyles, Gazette Community
News dated July 5, 2001............................ 868
67. Intervenors-Defendants’ Brief of Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendants,
Green v. Haskell County Board of
Commissioners, 568 F.3d 784
(10th Cir. 2009) (excerpts) ......................... 870
68. Excerpts of the American Legion 2014
Officer’s Guide and Manual of Ceremonies ........................................................ 873
Intervenors-Defendants’ Cross Motion for
Summary Judgment, without Memorandum in Support, with Exhibits,
filed June 10, 2015 (excerpts)............................ 886
Exhibits:
1.
Photographs of the Memorial, Neighboring Memorials, and Veterans Memorial Park ................................................ 887
2.
[Corrected] Map of Veterans Memorial
Park and Surrounding Landmarks........... 903
3.
National Park Service, Historic American Building Survey: Peace Cross,
HABS No. MD-1415 dated 2013................ 905
4.
Winter Expert Report dated 2015 ............. 922
vii
5.
Historic Preservation Commission,
PG: 69-16, Maryland Historical Trust
Review Form dated 1996 ........................... 964
7.
Richard A. Wilson, The Bladensburg
War Memorials, Prince George’s Magazine dated Fall 1983................................. 986
8.
Richard A. Wilson, The War Memorials of Bladensburg dated July 1983 .......... 996
9.
History Division, Md.-Nat’l Capital
Park & Planning Comm’n, The Peace
Cross ......................................................... 1013
10. Deposition of Phillip Holdcraft sworn
on March 12, 2015 (excerpts) .................. 1037
11. George T. Hunter, History, SnyderFarmer Post No. 3 dated 1922................. 1050
12. Deposition of Frederick Stachura
sworn on March 25, 2015 (excerpts)........ 1073
13. Fundraising Letter from John Riggles,
reprinted in Legion Post #3 Program,
“Annual Dance”
dated November 9, 1974 .......................... 1082
14. Deposition of Lieutenant Brian Waters sworn on March 25, 2015 (excerpts) ....................................................... 1085
15. Peace Cross Flooding Seen Getting
Worse, Washington Post
dated October 19, 1955 ............................ 1088
16. G. Kurt Piehler, The Military, War,
and Memory, Encyclopedia of War &
American Society dated 2005 .................. 1090
viii
17. G. Kurt Piehler, The American
Memory of War, The American Experience of War dated 2010 ......................... 1095
18. Men and Affairs — War Graves, The
Age dated October 16, 1937..................... 1133
19. Irish President Michael D Higgins
Honours WWI Soldiers, BBC News
dated July 31, 2014.................................. 1140
20. G. Kurt Piehler, Remembering War the
American Way dated 2004 ....................... 1143
21. Frederick W. Van Duyne, Erection of
Permanent Headstones in the American Cemeteries in Europe, Quartermaster Rev. dated January February 1930.......................................... 1145
22. H.R. Res. 15, 68th Cong. (1924) .............. 1161
VOLUME IV:
23. Letter from Mrs. Martin Redman to
John Walter Smith, U.S. Senator
(Aug. 26, 1920), reprinted in Legion
Post #3 Program, “Annual Dance,”
dated November 9, 1974 .......................... 1242
24. Fundraising Flyer, Memorial Cross to
the Heroes of Prince George’s County,
Maryland Who Lost Their Lives in the
World War, and the Dedication of the
National Defense Highway dated 1919 ... 1245
25. Pledge Sheet, reprinted in Legion Post
#3 Program, “Annual Dance,”
dated November 9, 1974 .......................... 1251
ix
26. Lawn Fete for Memorial—Bladensburg
Citizens Will Raise Fund for War
Cross, Washington Post
dated August 7, 1919 ............................... 1253
27. Gift from Miss Wilson—To Be Sold at
Bladensburg Lawn Party for War Memorial, Washington Post
dated August 9, 1919 ............................... 1255
28. Sacrifice Cross for Soldier—Prince
Georges Countians Plan Seaplane
Flight to Aid Fund, Washington Post
dated July 11, 1919.................................. 1258
29. Wounded Yanks Subscribe—Walter
Reed Patients Help Prince Georges
Memorial Fund, Washington Post
dated August 18, 1919 ............................. 1259
30. Highway to be Memorial, Washington
Post dated June 8, 1919........................... 1260
31. National Constitution and By-laws,
The American Legion, Const. art. III...... 1261
32. Deposition of Russell Myers, Jr. sworn
on March 11, 2015 (excerpts) .................. 1314
33. Deposition of Philip Onderdonk, Jr.
sworn on March 11, 2015 (excerpts)........ 1318
34. G. Kurt Piehler, The Jewish Veterans
Organizations and the Shaping of the
American National Identity in the
Twentieth Century, Presented at 2004
Convention, Society for Military History dated May 22, 2004 .......................... 1322
35. Davis Buckley Architects and Planners, Crack Survey of the Memorial
x
Peace Cross in Bladensburg Maryland
dated 2015 ................................................ 1342
37. John H. Hiser, The Story of the Memorial Cross, Prince George’s Enquirer
dated May 2, 1924.................................... 1367
38. Legion Dedicates Bladensburg War
Memorial Cross, Washington Post
dated July 13, 1925.................................. 1371
40. Planners Study Bypass Around Peace
Cross, Washington Post
dated September 8, 1939 ......................... 1374
41. Prince George’s Cnty. Land Record,
Liber 2821-1 ............................................. 1376
42. Md. Rd. Comm’n Mins.
dated October 25, 1960 ............................ 1380
44. Conveyance from Snyder-Farmer Post
3 to Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, February
15, 1961, attached to Letter from Waldo Burnside to Commission
dated March 1, 1961 ................................ 1384
45. Renewed Peace Cross Dedication,
Prince Georges J. dated
November 12, 1985 .................................. 1390
46. Phillip Holdcraft Errata
dated March 26, 2015 .............................. 1393
47. The American Legion, Officer’s Guide
and Manual of Ceremonies...................... 1397
48. Prince Georges Dead Honored by Citizens, Washington Post
dated May 31, 1927.................................. 1405
xi
49. War Dead Honored, Washington Post
dated May 31, 1929.................................. 1407
50. Peace Cross to Be Scene of Rites,
Washington Post dated May 30, 1940..... 1409
51. New Look for Bladensburg, Prince
George’s Post dated July 24, 1975........... 1410
52. Program, 50th Anniversary of the
Dedication of the Memorial Cross
dated July 12, 1975.................................. 1413
53. Catherine Wright, A Brief History of a
1742 Town dated 1977 ............................. 1417
54. Veteran Fights to Save Memorial,
Prince Georges J.
dated November 9, 1984 .......................... 1420
55. Undated Photograph, “Peace Cross
Being Renovated”..................................... 1423
56. Peace Cross Used to Celebrate Veterans, Prince George’s Gazette
dated July 5, 2001.................................... 1424
57. Daniel Filippelli, “Peace Cross”—An
Evaluation of Condition and Recommendations for Restoration
dated April 18, 2010................................. 1427
58. Head of Church Army Will Be Preacher Here, Washington Post
dated July 25, 1931.................................. 1432
59. Deposition of G. Kurt Piehler sworn on
March 10, 2015......................................... 1435
60. Letter from William Burgess to Patricia Barney dated August 22, 2012 .......... 1443
62. Md. Historical Trust, Wayside Cross
Monument dated February 26, 1997 ....... 1452
xii
67. Legion Post 131, “Veterans Day Program 2014,” dated November 11, 2014 ... 1473
68. E-mail from Frederick Edwords to
Steven Lowe dated May 26, 2014............ 1476
Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment,
with Exhibits, filed June 11, 2015:
Exhibits:
2.
State Roads Commission Resolution
Re: Condemnation
dated November 14, 1958 ........................ 1478
3.
Deed by State Roads Commission
dated October 25, 1960 ............................ 1480
4.
American Legion Resolution ................... 1490
6.
Historic Sites & Historical Trust
dated December 2009............................... 1493
8.
U.S. National Park Service Photograph ........................................................ 1517
11. E-mail from Jason Torpy
dated September 12, 2012 ....................... 1519
20. E-mail from Roy Speckhardt
dated September 13, 2012 ....................... 1523
22. Affidavit of Edward Day sworn on
June 10, 2015 .......................................... 1526
Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant and Intervenors-Defendants’ Cross-Motions for
Summary Judgment and Reply Brief in
Support of its Motion for Summary Judgment filed July 6, 2015:
Exhibits:
A.
Letter from Defendant to AHA dated
November 4, 2012 .................................... 1531
xiii
D.
AHAs’ Facebook Post, available at
https://www.facebook.com/ americanhumanist?fref=ts (last viewed June
30, 2015) dated May 5, 2015.................... 1537
G.
Excerpts of THE ARMBRUSTER
COMPANY, INC., Earley Studio’s Innovations Create a New Architectural
Material dated 2001................................. 1543
Intervenors-Defendants’ Correspondence
Correcting Earlier Submission of its Reply
to Response to Motion for Correction Motion for Summary Judgment filed September 11, 2015:
Exhibits:
A.
Exhibits from Deposition of G. Kurt
Piehler ...................................................... 1548
D.
The History of First United Methodist
Church of Hyattsville............................... 1555
E.
Biographical Sheets and Draft Cards
for African American Soldiers, Sailors,
and Marines Honored on Bladensburg
World War I Veterans Memorial, Excerpted from Maryland in the World
War 1917-1919 Military and Naval
Service Records, Vol. I & II, Prince
Georges’ County ........................................ 1559
F.
Catherine Millard, The Washington
Monument, Excerpted from The Christian Heritage of our Nation—Ten National Memorials
dated 2012 ................................................ 1570
xiv
G.
Army Command Policy on Public
Prayers at Official Functions dated
April 18, 2008........................................... 1588
The Center for Inquiry’s Motion for Leave to
File Memorandum as Amicus Curiae in
Support of Plaintiffs filed October 1, 2015...... 1592
The Council on American-Islamic Relations’s
Motion for Leave to Submit Memorandum
of Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs’
Motion for Summary Judgment
filed October 1, 2015 ........................................ 1596
Intervenors-Defendants’ Recent Legal and
Factual Developments,
filed November 6, 2015:
Exhibit:
B.
Announcement of Director of the National Park Service Adding Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial
to National Register of Historic Places
dated September 18, 2015 ....................... 1599
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IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
GREENBELT DIVISION
___________
Case No. 8:14cv-14-550
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK &
PLANNING COMMISSION,
Defendant,
THE AMERICAN LEGION, ET AL.,
Defendant-Intervenors,
___________
Filed May 5, 2015
___________
DECLARATION OF
MICHAEL L. WEINSTEIN
___________
I, Michael L. Weinstein, hereby state and declare as
follows:
1. I am the Founder and President of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).
2. I am a 1977 Honor Graduate from the United
States Air Force Academy. I have served as a JAG
officer in the US Air Force, Assistant General Counsel (White House Office of Administration) working
in and for the West Wing of the Reagan administra-
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tion, and the first General Counsel to H. Ross Perot
and Perot Systems Corporation.
3. The MRFF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, civil rights
organization that exists for the sole purpose of
reestablishing the constitutionally guaranteed
separation of church and state in the US military. I
founded the organization in 2005 after learning
about the abhorrent treatment of my two Jewish
sons, Curtis and Casey Weinstein, and my future
Christian daughter-in-law, Amanda Weinstein, by
fundamentalist evangelical Christian zealots at the
United States Air Force Academy. Since then,
MRFF has grown to have approximately 41,000
clients from all branches of the US military, inclusive of active duty United States Sailors, Soldiers,
Marines, Airmen, Cadets, Midshipmen, National
Guard and reserve personnel, Coast Guard men and
women, and Veterans who represent a myriad faith
and non-faith groups, including but not limited to
Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Native
American spiritualist, Agnostic, Atheist, Humanist,
Secularist, and numerous other minority faith traditions. MRFF has been nominated 7 times in the last
6 years for the Nobel Peace Prize.
4. The Bladensburg Cross does not represent our
tens of thousands of MRFF clients because they
strongly support separation of church and state. The
Bladensburg Cross is a Christian symbol on government property. It is our position that an exclusivist
Christian government does not rule the United
States of America. The majority of our clients (approximately 96% in fact) are members of one of the
many Christian denominations, with about 3/4 being
Protestants from a plethora of denominations, while
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the remaining 1/4 are Roman Catholic. Even our
Christian clients recognize the simple truth that for
them to be free, they must first guarantee the freedoms of others, and vehemently oppose Christian
supremacist policies, actions, or monuments.
5. Because the Bladensburg Cross is a Christian
symbol, it sends a message to all of our nonChristian MRFF clients that they are outsiders and
unwelcome in the Town of Bladensburg. This message is particularly harmful in the context of a war
memorial. It sends a clear signal to all our nonChristian veterans that they are not worthy of being
remembered. It sends a clear signal to all the mothers and fathers of non-Christian service members
that their sons and daughters are less important
than those Christian service members.
6. As the leader of an organization of multiple
thousands of active duty and veteran warriors — and
a veteran myself — I can say with authority that the
Bladensburg Cross is not a neutral memorial that
represents our nation’s heroes. Rather, it is a clear
relic of the foul, sectarian, and anti-constitutional
plague of fundamentalist Christian supremacy,
which has wreaked havoc on our country’s secular
character for the greater part of the last century.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
America that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on this day of April 16, 2015.
/s/ Michael L. Wenstein
Michael L. Weinstein
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EXHIBIT 1
CHAIN OF TITLE
PEACE CROSS
P.G. #96-16
(There is no record of conveyance
of the greater part of the Peace
Cross site from Snyder-FarmerButler Post #3 of Hyattsville to
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
but the Commission has maintained the Peace Cross for many
years.)
#2511:99
25 Oct. 1960
Deed
State Roads Commission to Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning; 0.33 acres, part of the
Casey Tract; same which grantors
acquired through eminent domain
in Law #7755.
Law #7755
Condemnation proceedings in the
Circuit Court of Prince George’s
County - State Roads Commission
vs. Heirs of William T. Casey;
Court decreed that $4,462 was to
be paid to the defendants, and
with that payment, 4,462 square
feet of the Casey Tract became
vested in the State of Maryland
for the State Roads Commission.
419
Chapter 432,
1935 Laws of
Maryland
The State Roads Commission was
directed to determine the ownership of land in the area of Peace
Cross and authorized to acquire
the same, by purchase or condemnation, for road improvements.
#421:381
25 Feb. 1922
Deed
Commissioners of Bladensburg to
Snyder-Farmer Post #3, American
Legion; Parcel on which “the cross
now stands” for as long as the
Post existed; if the Post disbanded, the land reverted to the Commissioners.
c. 1918
Although there is nothing in the
city records, the Prince George’s
County
Memorial
Committee
must have obtained the permission of the Commissioners of
Bladensburg to place its proposed
Peace Cross in the former public
landing in the town; land was
vested in the Commissioners by
Chapter 428, 1870 Laws of Maryland.
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420
1935 MARYLAND LAWS 937, CH. 432
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* * *
admission of liability on the part of the Mayor and
Common Council or otherwise used against the said
Mayor and Common Council respecting its liability
or asserted to be any liability of the Mayor and
Common Council in any suit instituted by a claimant
to enforce his claim.
SEC. 2. And be it further-enacted, That this Act
shall take effect June 1, 1935. ·
Approved May 17, 1935.
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CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT to request the State Roads Commission to
investigate the ownership and possessory rights of
the property at the junction of the Defense Highway and Baltimore Boulevard in Bladensburg· and
if there is outstanding ownership or right of possession in any one to any part of said tract, to authorize and direct said Commission to acquire the same
and to direct the Board of Public Works to transfer
a sufficient sum to said Commission for payment of
same.
WHEREAS, a controversy has arisen over the ownership and use of a small tract of land surrounding the
Peace Cross at the junction of the Defense Highway
and the Baltimore Boulevard in Bladensburg, Maryland, and the use of said land for commercial purposes will create a serious menace to traffic at this
point; and
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WHEREAS, The State Roads Commission is deeply
concerned about the traffic hazard situation at this
junction; therefore
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the State Roads Commission is
authorized and directed to investigate the ownership
and possessory rights of the so-called Casey Tract
surrounding the said Peace Cross at the junction of
the Defense Highway and the Baltimore Boulevard
in Bladensburg, and if the said Commission determines that there is an outstanding ownership or
right of possession to any part of said tract, it is
authorized and directed to proceed forthwith to
acquire the same by purchase or condemnation.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Board of
Public Works be and it is hereby directed to transfer
to the said State Roads Commission such amount as
may be agreed upon awarded for the acquisition of
said tract.
SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act
shall take effect June 1, 1935.
Approved May 17, 1935.
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CHAPTER 433.
AN ACT to add a new section to Article 6 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition),
title “Caroline County,” sub-title “Hucksters,” said
new section to be known as Section 341A and to
follow immediately after Section 341 of said Article,
imposing license fees on hucksters, hawkers and
·peddlers selling fruits and vegetables in Caroline
County and exempting the growers thereof.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That a new section be and it is hereby
added to Article 6 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland (1930 Edition), title “Caroline County,”
sub-title “Hucksters,” said new section to be known
as Section 341A, to follow immediately after Section
341 of said Article, and to read as follows :
341A. No huckster, hawker or peddler shall sell or
offer for sale any fruits or vegetables, in Caroline
County until he shall have first taken out a license
for that purpose in accordance with the provisions of
this section; provided however that this section shall
not apply to the farmers or growers selling their own
fruits or vegetables.
For every such license, the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Caroline County shall be paid twenty-five
($25.00) dollars per annum. The receipts from said
licenses shall be paid to the County Treasurer for the
use of said County. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction, be fined
not more than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, to be
recovered as other fines are recovered.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws or
parts of Jaws inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act be and they are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistency.
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EXHIBIT 2
PHOTOGRAPHS OF
BLADENSBURG CROSS (MISC.)
424
425
426
427
428
EXHIBIT 3
THE WASHINGTON TIMES,
SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1919
pg. 2
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NEW HIGHWAY WILL BE YANK MEMORIAL
______________
Gov. Emerson C. Harrington, of Maryland, will use
a gold shovel in spreading the first concrete when
work begins early in June on the National Defense
Highway, between Bladensburg and Annapolis.
There will be elaborate ceremonies in which leading men and women of Prince Georges county will
take part.
At a meeting yesterday of members of the good
roads league of Prince Georges county, the decision
was reached to dedicate the highway in question to
the memory of soldiers. sailors and marines from
that county who died in the worm war.
Cross to Mark Start.
A mammoth cross, a likeness of the Cross of Calvary, as described in the Bible, will be built at the
beginning of the highway at Bladensburg. The monument, which will be twenty feet high, will bear a
huge bronze tablet on which will be the names of
Prince George's boys who died in the service.
The cross will be erected at Bladensburg, where the
Defense Highway joins the Baltimore and Washington pike.
429
The date of dedication will be announced within the
next few days by John R. Riggles, president of the.
Good Roads League.
430
- BLANK -
431
THE WASHINGTON HERALD,
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1919
pg. 4
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MEMORIAL CROSS FOR
HERO DEAD PLANNED
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Residents of Prince George County, Maryland, are
developing plans for the erection of a monster calvary cross at Bladensburg, the starting point of the
Bladensburg to Annapolis State memorial highway,
for the soldiers, sailors and Marines who gave their
lives in the war with Germany.
John R. Riggles is chairman of the men’s and Mrs.
Edgar Brown, chairman of the women’s committee
on the Calvary Cross Memorial.
Six mothers whose sons fell in the war are on the
women’s committee. They are: Mrs. Neal Disney, of
Bowie; Mrs. John Thurman, Seat Pleasant; Mrs.
Charles Hartman, of Suitland; Mrs. Joseph Ford,
colored, of Landover; Mrs. H. C. Hunterman, of
Mount Rainer;; Mrs. Harry Stewart, of Haynesboro,
and Mrs. O.C. Straun, of Ardmore.
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THE WASHINGTON POST (1877-1922); JUNE 8, 1919
PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS:
THE WASHINGTON POST (1877-1997)
pg. A11
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HIGHWAY TO BE MEMORIAL
The National Defense Highway, between Bladensburg and Annapolis, will be dedicated by the citizens
of Prince Georges county, Md., to the memory of
their dead soldiers, sailors and marines. A calvary
cross, 20 feet high, will be erected at Bladensburg
and the names of the county heroes will be inscribed
on a bronze tablet.
It is planned to have the dedication exercises within the next few weeks. Gov. Harrington will spread
the first concrete. Mrs. Edgar Brown is in charge of
the committee on arrangements. Secretary of War
Barker, Secretary of the Navy Daniels, members of
Congress and other prominent men will be invited to
attend.
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THE WASHINGTON POST (1877-1922); JULY 11, 1919
PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS:
THE WASHINGTON POST (1877-1997)
pg. 5
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SACRIFICE CROSS FOR SOLDIER
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Prince Georges Countians Plan Seaplane
Flight to Aid Fund.
A naval seaplane flight from Washington to Chesapeake Beach may be a feature of Prince Georges
county memorial day, which will be celebrated at the
resort next Monday.
Arrangements or the flight now are being made
with the Navy Department. It is proposed that the
plan shall carry messages from Secretaries Baker
and Daniels, from newspapers and from prominent
business men regarding the erection of the big sacrifice cross at Bladensburg in honor of the 52 Prince
Georges county Yanks who lost their lives in the war.
The excursion is for the benefit of the fund to erect
the cross.
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THE WASHINGTON POST (1923-1954); MARCH 5, 1924
PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS:
THE WASHINGTON POST (1877-1997)
pg. 5
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SUBURBAN
HYATTSVILLE
Representatives of Snyder-Farmer post, No. 3.
American Legion, of Hyattsville are planning to
address community and other· organizations in
various sections of the country in interest of the
post's campaign to complete the memorial cross at
Bladensburg erected in honor of Prince Georges
county men who died in the world war.
Alan H. Pottinger last night explained the situation
to the citizens’ association at Decatur Heights. C.L.
Aiello will address the citizens' improvement association at Riverdale March 13, and. Waldo Burnside,
commander of the post, expects to announce within a
few days the assignment of additional speakers.
If a movement begun by Mrs. John J. Fainter, of
the ladies’ auxiliary to the post, materializes. a tree
will be planted on the site near the cross in honor of
the mothers of the county; men who made the supreme sacrifice.
At a meeting tonight of the post in legion hall the
permanent charter will be signed. Only members
who were in good standing during the first year of
the post’s organization-October 21, 1919 to October
20, 1920 and who are now in good standing, or those
whose names appeared on the application for a
temporary charter, will be eligible to sign the per-
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manent charter. Following the signing of: the charter
refreshments will be served.
For designing the best posters advertising the annual Hyattsville Chautauqua, which has just· concluded, these pupils of the Hyattsville elementary
schools were awarded prizes of a complimentary
ticket: Grace Oldenburg, seventh grade, Olive street
school, and Billy Munson, fourth grade, Spencer
street school. Honorable mention was given Glenn
Farwell, sixth grade, Olive street school, and William
Stanton, third grade, Spencer street school. H. W.
Gilbertson, chairman of the committee which judged
the posters, states the drawings were unusually
meritorious.
Following an absence of almost two years on duty
with the Pacific fleet, First Lieut. Galen U. Sturgis,
marine corp., son of Prof. and Mrs. S. C. Sturgis, has
arrived home on a week's furlough, at the termination of which he will rejoin the fleet which is at New
York. The Hyattsville Women's club will meet
Monday night at 8 o'clock in the Olive Street school.
ROCKVILLE.
The home of Roger Nichols, at Burdette, Md was
destroyed by fire Monday afternoon, entailing a loss
of about $6.000. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by a defective flue.
Earlier in the day· the home of Miss Lucy Moore at
Ashton caught fire from a defective flue. Before the
citizens of the community, who formed into a bucket
brigade, could extinguish the flames; damage to the
amount of $500 was done.
The Rev. Nolan B. :Harmon Jr., pastor of the
Methodist church, officiated at the marriage here
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Sunday of Eldridge P. Byrd, of Dayton, Va. and Miss
Elizabeth M. Hamel of Washington.
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THE WASHINGTON HERALD
MONDAY JULY 11,
pg. 5
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PICNIC TO RAISE MEMORIAL FUND
Chesapeake Beach Mecca
Today for Citizens of Prince Georges.
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The people of Prince George County, Maryland,
today will hold their first Maryland, today will hold
their first annual observance of memorial day in
tribute to the fifty-two service men from the county
who lost their lives in the world war. The celebration will take place at Chesapeake Beach.
Two big seaplanes will arrive at Chesapeake Beach
from Hampton Roads at 4 o’clock this afternoon in
connection with the excursion.
The excursion will be for the benefit of the $5,000
fund for the erection, at Bladensburg, of a huge
sacrifice cross in honor of the dead heroes. Mrs. J. H.
Norman, treasurer of the fund, will be at the resort
to receive subscriptions.
The “Bordeau Glide,” danced by soldiers just back
from the war zone, will be a feature of the program.
It is possible that a naval seaplane will make a flight
to the beach from Washington.
The 9:15 and 11:30 trains to the resort will stop at
Upper Marlboro to take aboard delegations from that
town. On the return trips the 3, 6 and 10 o’clock
trains will stop at the town.
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John R. Riggles is chairman of the committee in
charge of arrangements. He is assisted by a committee of twenty yeomen (F) and Marinettes.
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EXHIBIT 5
LEGION DEDICATES
BLADENSBURG WAR MEMORIAL CROSS, WASHINGTON
POST DATED JULY 13, 1925
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LEGION DEDICATES
BLADENSBURG WAR
MEMORIAL CROSS
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Representative Gambrill Asks
Former Soldiers to Outlaw War.
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MRS. BRADLEY SYNDER
UNVEILS MONUMENT
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Memorial Is Work of John D. Early;
Parade Precedes Ceremony.
That future generations passing through Bladensburg, Md., may be reminded of the 49 young men of
Prince Georges county who made the supreme sacrifice in the world war, an unadorned cross 40 feet
high at the fork .of the Baltimore pike and the Annapolis memorial highway was dedicated yesterday
afternoon. Ceremonies were held under the auspices
of the Snyder-Farmer post. American Legion, of
Bladensburg, which is composed of the survivors of
the Fourth Maryland regiment.
Thai war be forever outlawed was the keynote appeal of Representative Stephen W. Gambrill of the
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Fifth Maryland district. who delivered the dedication address, “Where we of the peat generation have
failed to prevent war, perhaps you young men of the
American Legion or the mothers who gave their sons
to the conflict may succeed.” was the hope expressed
by the speaker. “You men of Prince Georges county
fought for the sacred right of all to live in peace and
security and by the token of this cross, symbolic of
Calvary, let us keep fresh the memory of our boys
who died for a righteous cause.”
Following the representative’s ad-dress the trees
was unveiled by hire Mrs. Bradley A. Snyder, of
Bladensburg, assisted by John H. Higer, commander
of the local legion post, The American flag at the
base of the monument, when removed revealed a
bronze tablet 8 by 3½ feet on which are inscribed the
names of the 49 soldiers. At the bottom of the tablet
is the following quotation from President Woodrow
Wilson: “The right is more precious then peace; we
shall fight for the things we have always carried
nearest our hearts; to such a task we dedicate our
lives.” On the four sides of the base of the monument
are the words “Valor,” Endurance,” “Courage,” “Devotion.” There is no other inscription on the memorial. Each arm of the cross measure 5 feet and the
base is 12 feet square. It was constructed at a cost of
$10,000 by John D. Early, of this city, sculptor and
architect. The material is a mixture of concrete and
marble. At a distance it resembles sandstone, having about the same color, light brown with a reddish
brown border. It races down the Baltimore pike
toward Washington and an American flag flies from
a staff to one side.
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Music for the ceremony was furnished by the Army
Music School band, Mayor Irvin Owings of Hyattsville spoke a history of Company F. 115th infantry
was recited by the Rev. F. C. Reynolds, chaplain of
that unit during the war. Other speakers included
Mrs. George C. Selbold, president of the War Mothers: Col. James E. Abbott, commander, department
of Maryland, American Legion, and Commander
Hiser of the Balenburg post. Invocation was given by
the Rev. A.J. Carey, paster of St. Jerome’s Catholic
church, Hyattsvivlle, and the Rev. B.P. Robertson,
pastor of the First Baptist church of Hyattsville
pronounced the benediction.
The Vincent B. Costello post, Fife and Drum corps
of Washington, and the apparatus of the Prince
Georges county fire department, participated in the
parade through Bladensburg before the dedication
exercises.
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Peter
Peter de Paolo, winner of the inaugural race at the
Baltimore-Washington
Baltimore Washington speedway on Saturday,
receiving the winner’s check from Ernest N. Smith,
of the A.A.A., yesterday morning. Left to right: Bob
McDonogh, Harry Hartz, Wade Morton, Tommy
Milton and De Paolo.
Paolo. Fred Comer is seen over Mr.
Smith’s shoulder. Earl De Vore is standing in his
shirt sleeves with Jim Hill to his left.
Dr. Edgar Bernard Brossard, economist, with the
United States tariff commission, whom President
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Coolidge was just appointed a member of the co
commission.
A scene in Potamac park yesterday afternoon after
a young tornado had swept across Washington’s
nationally famous speedway. A 40
40-foot
foot tree is seen
lying across the automobile of A. Decker. 1333 Fi
Fifteenth street northwest. No one was hurt.
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Eleven members of National American Ballet at
Alcova Heights, Va., poised for a simultaneous dive
amid natural settings.
Rita Murnane 8 years old. Youngest entrant in the
“red head” contest at St. Gabriel’s carnival. Grant
circle and Webster
Webster street northwest, tonight.
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(Above) Representative Stephen W. Gambrill, of
Maryland, speaking at dedication of the memorial
cross at Bladensburg, Md., yesterday. Right: The
cross erected by Snyder-Farmer
Snyder Farmer post of the American
Legion and a part of the crows.
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The Washington Post - Monday, 7/13/1925, p. 14
LEGION DEDICATES
MEMORIAL CROSS
BLADENSBURG
WAR
Representative Gambrill Asks Former Soldiers to
Outlaw War
MRS. BRADLEY SNYDER UNVEILS MONUMENT
Memorial is Work of John D. Earley; Parade
Preceeds Ceremony
That future generations passing through Bladensburg, Md., may be re-minded of the 49 young men of
Prince Georges county who made the supreme sacrifice in the world war, an unadorned cross 40 feet
high at the fork of the Baltimore pike and the Annapolis memorial highway was dedicated yesterday
afternoon. Ceremonies were held under the auspices
of the Snyder-Farmer post, American Legion, of
Bladensburg, which is composed of the survivors of
the Fourth Maryland Regiment.
That war be forever outlawed was the keynote appeal of Representative Stephen W. Gambrill, of the
Fifth Maryland District, who delivered the dedication address.
“Where we of the past generation have failed to
prevent war, perhaps you young men of the American Legion or the mothers who gave their sons to the
conflict may succeed,” was the hope expressed by the
speaker. “You men of Prince Georges county fought
for the sacred right of all to live in peace and security
and by the token of this cross, symbolic of Calvary,
let us keep fresh the memory of our boys who died for
a righteous cause.”
Following the representative’s address the cross
was unveiled by Firs. Bradley A. Snyder, of Bladens-
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burg, assisted by John H. Miser, commander of the
local legion post. The American flag at the base of
the monument when removed revealed a bronze
tablet 8 by 2½ feet, on which are inscribed the names
of the 49 soldiers. At the bottom of the tablet is the
following quotation from President Woodrow Wilson’
‘The right is more precious than peace; we shall fight
for the things we have always carried nearest our
hearts; to such a task we dedicate our lives.” On the
four sides of the base of the monument are the words
“Valor,” “Endurance,” “Courage,” “Devotion.” There
is no other inscription on the memorial. Each arm of
the cross measures 5 feet and the base is 12 feet
square. It was constructed at the cost of $10,000 by
John D. Feeley of this city, sculptor and architect.
The material is a mixture of concrete and marble. At
a distance it resembles sandstone, having about the
same color, light brown with a reddish brown border.
It faces down the Baltimore pike toward Washington
and an American flag flies from a staff at one side.
Music for the ceremony was furnished by the Army
Music School band. Mayor Irvin Owings of Hyattsville spoke, a history of Co. F, 115th Infantry was
recited by the Rev. F. C. Reynolds, chaplain of that
unit during the war. Other speakers included Mrs.
George C. Seihold(?), president of the war mothers,
Col. James E. Abbott, commander, department of
Maryland, American Legion, and Commander Miser,
of Bladensburg post. Invocation was given by the
Rev. A. J. Carey, pastor of St. Jerome’s Catholic
church, Hyattsville, and the Rev. B. P. Robertson,
pastor of the First Baptist church of Hyattsville
pronounced the benediction.
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EXHIBIT 8
M-NCPPC
HISTORICAL STRUCTURES SURVEY
Prince George’s County, Maryland
March 24. 1997
Prepared By:
Blackburn Architects, P.C.
Architecture-Planning-Interiors
1228 112 315t Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-337-1755
Fax: 202-337-5271
McMullen & Associates
Consulting Structural Engineers
3381 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 350
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Phone: 703-556-0651
Fax: 703-556-0378
AJ Engineers, Inc.
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing
3545 Chain Bridge Road. Suite 209
_Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-352-1870
Fax: 703-352-1873
R.W. Brown & Associates
Construction Cost Consultants
311 West Maple Avenue. Suite E
Vienna, Virginia 22180-4309
Phone: 703-255-2580
Fax: 703-255-4927
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Table of Contents
I.
Introduction and Summary
II.
Report
1-
Chelsea
Report, Drawings, Checklists, Cost Summary
2-
College Park Airport Air Mail Hangar Report, Drawings, Checklists, Cost Summary
3-
The Cottage at Warington
Report, Drawings, Checklists, Cost Summary
4-
Crandell-Rothstein House
Report, Drawings, Checklists, Cost Summary
5-
Hazelwood
Report, Drawings, Checklists,Cost Summary
6-
Oxon Hill Manor
Report, Drawings, Checklists, Cost Summary
7-
Peace Cross
Report, Drawings, Checklists, Cost Summary
8-
Mount Carver
Report, Drawings, Checklists, Cost Summary
9-
Thrift Schoolhouse
Report, Drawings, Checklists, Cost Summary
10- Warington Tobacco Barn
Report, Drawings, Checklists, Cost Summary
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III. Conclusion
IV. Appendix
Bound, Separately - Detailed Cost Estimates
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I. Introduction
In an effort to assist the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission with their physical development program. Blackburn Architects is
pleased to submit the following analysis of ten historic sites in Prince George’s County. This report is
a part of a larger study of twenty-four sites throughout the County. This analysis was mandated by the
County Council in order to determine the condition,
development potential, and renovation costs for each
structure. This study should serve as a guide in
determining future restoration and preservation
objectives in the County. Through the combined
efforts of the architect, structural engineer, mechanical engineer, and cost estimator a detailed list of
deficiencies and required improvements was developed and is presented using the following procedure:
Our analytical process involved visits to each site
in which existing conditions and deficiencies were
recorded in a checklist format included within each
section of this report. The observations were limited
to visual inspection only and no special testing was
conducted. All accessible spaces were investigated:
however, concealed areas were not accessible and are
not included in the results of this report. Further
selective demolition and testing of foundations,
walls, and roofs may be needed before final restoration methods are determined. Where damage or
deficiencies were suspected, additional testing has
been recommended. This analysis does not indicate
the presence or absence of any hazardous materials
in any of these sites. Further testing should be
conducted by hazardous materials abatement professional. If these materials are found. They must be
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dealt with in the appropriate manner. These field
observations were compiled and coordinated with the
consultants, and recommendations were developed
for stabilization, restoration for partial use, and
restoration for full public use.
These recommendations are included in the body of
this report. The condition of the buildings varies,
and the requirements for stabilization range from
reroofing and repainting to emergency bracing to
limit chances of collapse. Restoration for partial use
is being analyzed for the current use of the building,
if occupied, or for limited office if unoccupied, In
order to comply with changes in the building codes,
many of these buildings will require substantial
renovations if altered for office or public use. Restoration for full public use is being analyzed for public
display and information space on the first floor and
offices on the second floor. Additional code requirements and upgrades in finishes are required for full
public use as indicated in the report. A separate
section for each building is included in the report
that contains requirements for architectural; structural; and mechanical, electrical and plumbing
(MEP) improvements. A brief summary for each
building is including in the succeeding section.
A detailed cost estimate containing specific line
item costs is provided in a separate document. These
figures are prepared as a guide for future budget
planning by M-NCPPC. They are based on limited
information and field observations, and are subject to
changes in the construction market. A more definite
cost estimate should be prepared when specific
restoration plans are developed for each site.
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The report section summarizes required improvements for stabilization and restoration. Each building is presented separately and stabilization, restoration for partial use, and restoration for full public
use are divided within each section. A page numbering system identifies each building. For Chelsea,
building 1, page 1 is numbered 1-1. Finally, drawings, checklists, and a cost estimate summary for
each site show related costs for stabilization, restoration for partial use, and restoration for full public
use.
Summary
Built in the late eighteenth century, Chelsea is a
two story, hipped roof house that combines both
Federal and Greek Rival styles as a result of a renovation that occurred around 1830. The house was
last used as a private residence and is currently
vacant. The interior is in fair condition because of
continued interior heating and ventilation. The
exterior is in fair to poor condition as a result of
foundation settlement and decaying exterior siding.
A concealed gutter system has failed and will soon
lead to substantial water damage if not repaired.
The facility is not accessible to the handicapped and
does not meet current building codes. In order to
utilize this structure for use other than a caretakers
residence, substantial renovation will be required.
Renovation options for office use and public display
spaces are presented in the report. The cost estimates for each phase are as follows: stabilization,
$93,310; restoration for partial use, $700,664; restoration for full public use, 827,532. Refer to the
separately bound cost estimate for a detailed description of these costs.
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The College Park Airport Airmail Hangar was built
circa 1909 and served as the first commercial airmail
service hangar.) Currently, the building is used as a
maintenance hangar for aircraft repair and restoration. Though presently occupied there are many
repairs needed in order to stabilize or restore this
building. Site regrading after its construction has
left portions of the hangar slab below grade. Standing site water floods the rear of the building and is
causing substantial interior water damage. The
grade around the perimeter of the building should be
lowered below the floor slab and a storm water
drainage system should be installed. The exterior
wall panels are incorrectly installed or maintained
and should be replaced. Many current code violations may have to be corrected if this building is
renovated for its current use. Presently, inadequate
fire ratings and lack of sprinklers represent fire
hazards within the building. The historical significance and design of this building may justify its
restoration as a museum of public display space.
Restoration options for an aircraft repair facility and
a museum are presented in the report. The cost
estimates for each phase are as follows: stabilization,
$407,145; restoration for partial use, $716.870:
restoration for full public use, $919.141. Refer to the
separately bound cost estimate for a detailed description of these costs.
The Cottage at Warington is a one story house,
with finished attic and partial basement that was
built circa 1842. The main house, with saltbox style
roof and wood siding, seems to have two smaller
additions stepping out from the front side. A small
metal shed roofed addition links a slightly larger
gable roofed room. Originally a private residence,
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the structure has since been used as a caretakers
house and a field office for archeology work. The
building is currently vacant and is in fair to poor
condition. The exterior siding is decaying and the
interior has substantial water damage. Because of
the size of this structure and the difficulty in meeting accessibility and building code requirements, it
may be best used as a caretakers residence. Both
residential and office use restoration options are
included in the report. The cost estimates for each
phase are as follows: stabilization, $65,293; restoration for partial use. $419,256: restoration for full
public use. $562,115. Refer to the separately bound
cost estimate for a detailed description of these costs.
The Crandell-Rothstein House is a two story combination saltbox and gable-roofed house that was
built in the 1840’s as a single family residence.
Several later additions to incorporate a bakery shop
have left a building with a multisectional arrangement., Unfortunately, the structure of this house is
unsound and some floors are beginning to collapse.
Masonry foundation walls are crumbling and wood
floor joist are eaten away by termites. Many areas
will have to be rebuilt in order to restore this building. Office and public display restoration requirements are presented, but careful consideration of the
cost estimates should be made before considering
these options. The cost estimates for each phase are
as follows: stabilization, $94,521; restoration for
partial use. $476,992; restoration for full public use,
$526,063. Refer to the separately bound cost estimate for a detailed description of these costs.
Hazelwood was built in three phases beginning
with a 1 1/2 story gambrel roofed section in the late
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eighteenth century. In circa 1800, side gabled 2 1/2
story federal style structure was added. Circa 1860 a
3 story Victorian center section was added to join the
two earlier structures. The building underwent a
complete stabilization recently and needs limited
repairs at this time. However, extensive renovations
may be required depending on the restoration use.
Previous interior water and insect damage will
require substantial repairs. If restored for office or
public use, fire ratings and sprinklers requirements
will have to be met. Restoration options for office
and public display use are indicated in the report.
The cost estimates for each phase are as follows:
stabilization, $59,870; restoration for partial use;
$1.149.121; restoration for full public use;
$1,623,958. Refer to the separately bound cost
estimate for a detailed description of these costs.
Oxon Hill is two story hip roofed, brick structure
that was built in 1929. It represents one of the early
examples of a very well built steel bar joist and
masonry load bearing structure. The first floor has
an administrative office and is currently being
rented for receptions and other functions. The
exterior is in good condition with the exception of
cracking site walls, peeling paint, and a leaking roof.
The interior of the first floor is in good condition;
however, the second floor has severe water damage
and will require substantial repair. Current code
violations and restrictions for alternate uses may
complicate the restoration of this building. If the
second floor is to be used for public or office use, a
second exit may be required. Additional stairs may
be required at each end of the building. The basement is currently sprinkled: however, additional
areas may require sprinklers depending on the
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restoration use. The building is well designed and is
worthy of museum quality restoration. Office, guest
rooms, and public display restoration options are
presented. The cost estimates for each phase are as
follows: stabilization, $274,937; restoration for
partial use, $2,253,740; restoration for full public
use; $3,466,797. Refer to the separately bound cost
estimate for a detailed description of these costs.
The Peace Cross, built from 1919 to 1920, is a
monument dedicated to the soldiers from Prince
George’s county who lost their lives fighting in World
War I. The exposed aggregate concrete cross is
approximately forty feet tall and measures fifteen
feet at its base. The site is located in the middle of a
busy traffic intersection. No public access is possible.
The stabilization and restoration of the structure will
require repairing cracks and preventing water penetration; however, the cause of the cracking must be
determined first. The cracks could be caused by
thermal cycling or improper curing of the concrete
during construction. Further material sampling and
testing is required before repair methods can be
recommended. A rough cost estimate is provided,
but these numbers may change when more data is
available. The cost estimate for stabilization is
$54,201, Refer to the separately bound cost estimate
for a detailed description of these costs.
Mount Calvert is a two story brick Federal-style
house, with finished attic and partial basement that
was built in the late eighteenth century. In the midnineteenth century a side wing was added that
possibly connected a previously free standing structure to the main house. The building has excellent
detailing, both exterior and interior, and the site
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offers scenic view of the confluence of the Western
Branch and the Patuxent River.1 The main house is
used for occasional interpretive programs, while the
added wing is currently used as a caretakers residence.
The exterior masonry needs substantial
repairs and the masonry
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EXHIBIT 13
“THE PEACE CROSS”
(RECORDS OF SNYDER-FARMER-BUTLER)
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a total of $675.80. Among her disbursements were
an additional $476.55 to I.H. Moser and $12.50 to
“Foster, Architect.” At that point (early 1922), the
committee gave up the struggle.(24)
Perhaps a part of the Prince George’s County Memorial Committee’s failure to its financial goal can
be attributed to the keen competition it encountered.
January 1919 it had been proposed that an appropriate war memorial be erected Upper Marlboro, the
county seat, and by March a second memorial committee began __ting there in the Court House.
During the summer that group, with the aid of
__committees established throughout the county,
solicited subscriptions to raise __00. Their campaign
was far more successful and on October 7, 1919, a
little over a week after the ground-breaking for the
Peace Cross, a bronze placque, bearing the names of
forty-seven war dead, was unveiled in the Court
House yard, and cornerstone of a second section of
the monument, a fountain, was laid. It was likely
that many citizens, aware the county already had a
war memorial, deemed unnecessary to support
further attempts to complete the Peace Cross.(25)
Due to the lack of funds, “the Cross was in unfinished condition, and, being the WashingtonBaltimore boulevard, it became an eye-sore to those
who passed everyday,” On February 25, 1922, after
giving consideration to the facts that was desirable
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the monument be completed at the earliest possible
date and that Snyder-Farmer Post of the American
Legion had consented to take over the task, Commissioners of Bladensburg resolved to convey to SnyderFarmer Post #3 of Hyattsville a parcel of land on
which “the cross now stands.” The deed was to re-n
in effect as long as the Post was in e7-xistance, but if
the organization dis___, the land, “together with the
Cross and its surroundings,” was to revert the town,
As the last entry in her records, Mrs. Redman transferred a cash ante of $32.67 to Snyder-Farmer.(26)
Shortly afterward, in a letter to the Maryland War
Records Commission, the ion post reported that it
had taken over all contracts associated with the
__________ in September 1923, the secretary of the
post wrote that “the plans have not progressed as
they should have.” After having accummulated
about one-third of the amount needed, the drive for
funds had stopped, and nothing had been done since
the previous January. There were hopes, however,
“of starting in again the first of the year.”(27)
It took almost two more years of dogged determination on the part of Snyder-Parmer to bring their
campaign to a successful conclusion. Finally, on the
afternoon of July 12, 1925, after a last minute filling
and levelling of the grounds by the membership, the
dedication ceremonies were held. Following the
keynote speech by Congressman Stephen W. Gambrill, Mrs. Bradley A. Snyder unveiled a forty-foot
high cross, with each arm stretching five feet and
bearing no inscription other than the words “Valor,”
“Endurance,” Courage,” and “Devotion” on the Jour
sides of its base. A mixture of concrete and marble,
light brown in color kith a reddish-brown border, “it
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was constructed at a cost of $10,000 by John D. Early
of Washington, sculptor and architect.” The removal
of an American flag at the twelve-foot square base of
the monument revealed a bronze tablet inscribed
with “the names of 49 soldiers.”(28)
The “John D. Early” credited with executing the
Peace Cross was actually John Joseph Farley, who
by the early 1920’s had acquired s sizeable reputation for his works in mosaic concrete. Farley was
‘born in New York City in 1881, served an apprenticeship under his father, a stonecutter, and it the
latter’s death in 1906, inherited the Washington
stone-cutting business, the Farley Studio. With the
son as director, the firm turned primarily to stucco
and plaster work and enjoyed almost immediate
success in obtaining both government and private
contracts.
Just before World War I, the U.S. Office of Public
Buildings and Grounds undertook the planning and
creation in Washington of Meridian Hill Park, “an
ela-_______ 12, 1975 at 7 P.M., the Snyder-FarmerButler Post of the American Legion __ted a special
ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the cross’
delica-.1a crowd gathered, the scene was reminiscent
of the one which had occurred.
A further reminder of the earlier event was the
Master of Ceremonies, try Kiser, Commander of the
Post at the time of the original dedication presented
with a gold replica of the cross by Mayor Susanna
Cristofane of _irg who also delivered the welcoming
address. The honored guest of the was Chaplain
(Colonel) James J. Murphy from the office of the
Chief of Chap- ______ U.S. Army.( )
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___ year on Armistice Day, the Legion Post assembles at the base of the cross __omage to the men it
symbolizes. Thus, for a few moments, the true
significance of the memorial cross is brought back
into focus. Most of the time, however it is simply
taken for granted it is just there.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1919
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BLADENSBURG NEWS
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Daniels Speaks at Breaking of
Ground for Memorial to
Prince Georges Heroes.
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BLADENSBURG, Md., Sept. 29.–Several hundred
residents of this county and adjacent sections attended the ceremonies here yesterday afternoon
incident to the breaking of ground for the memorial
cross to the heroes of Prince George’s county who
gave their lives in the world war. The National
Defense highway from Annapolis to Washington,
now building, also was dedicated.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels was the principal
speaker. He lauded the spirit of the young men of
the country who, be stated, had cast aside personal
ambitions to serve their country whole-heartedly.
A feature of the ceremonies was the presence of a
section of the United States Marine Band, which
rendered a number of selections.
Mrs. William Farmer, mother of George Farmer, of
Company F. 115th infantry, Twenty-ninth division,
the first Prince George’s county soldier killed in
battle, broke the ground for the memorial monu-
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ment. John H. Miller, of the Marine Band, gave a
cornet solo, “Rock of Ages.”
Ground for the National Defense highway was
broken by Mrs. Martin Redman, mother of William
Redman, the first boy of the county serving in the
navy who gave his life to the cause. Mayor Matthew
F. Halloran, of Hyattsville, delivered the dedicatory
address. School children sang, “My County ‘Tis of
Thee,” led by Mrs. Hontas Sturgis, principal of the
Hyattsville Elementary School. Jackson H. Ralston,
president of the county Red Cross chapter, delivered
an address on “Our Heroes.” The ceremonies were
brought to a close with the singing by the assemblage of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” John J. Riggles, president of the Good Roads League, of this
county, was chairman of the committee in charge of
arrangements.
According to the records of the executive committee
arranging the county-wide memorial exercises on
October 7 in Upper Marlboro in honor of the county’s
heroes who died in the service, the following Prince
Georgians made the supreme sacrifice: Albert N.
Baden, Baden; Henry Harrison Boswell, Rosaryville;
Herman E. Burgess, Hyattsville; Clarence Butler,
Nottingham; Vincent Genger Cooley, Brookland, D.
C.; James Cooper; Harry Irwin Dennison, Clinton;
Wilbur Aubrey Disney, Bowie; Joseph Benedict
Edelen, Waldorf, R. F. D. No. 1; George W. Farmer,
Hyattsville; Thomas Notley Fenwick, Hyattsville;
Edward H. Fletcher, Beltsville; Joseph Henry Ford,
Landover, R. F. D. No.1; Ernest O. Garner, Naylor;
Thomas Edward Hawkins, Tippett; Frank Holmes,
Laurel; Charles F. Humtemann, Mt. Rainier; Milton
E. Hartman, Station H, Washington; Robert Jones,
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Congress Heights, R. F. D.; William Lee, Upper
Marlboro; Essel Monshuer Maxwell, Lanham; Clarence McCausland, Berwyn; Enoch P. C. C. Magruder,
Washington; Lee Earle Merson, Laurel; Clara M.
Ogren, Mt. Ranier; Isaac Parker, Mitchelleville;
James Francis Quisenberry, Hyattsville; Curtis L.
Rusk, Rosecroft; Theodore Rochester, Seat Pleasant;
Harry Preston Robinson, Hyattsville; John Henry
Seaburn, Brentwood; Albert Smith, Brandywine;
Maurice Benjamin Snyder, Washington; John A.
Sprigg, Forestville; Kenneth Pearce Strawn, Landover; Pierre C. Stevens, Berwyn; William A. Tayman,
Croom; Elmer Thomas, Charlotte Hall; Herbert Page
Tolson, Stafford Store, Va.; Elsie Ellis Turner, Seat
Pleasant; Walter Ernest Tolson, Westwood; Herman
Winter, Laurel; Herbert J. White, College Park;
Edward Shoults, Riverdale.
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PRINCE GEORGES DEAD
HONORED BY CITIZENS
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Parade Held at Hyattsville
and Exercises at Cross
in Bladensburg.
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ROLL OF HONOR IS READ
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Princes Georges county celebrated Memorial Day
yesterday with a parade from the National Guard
Armory at Hyattsville along the WashingtonBaltimore boulevard to the Prince Georges County
World War Memorial Cross at Bladensburg, where
services were held under the auspices of the SnyderFarmer Post. No. 3, American Legion, of Hyattsville.
Clifford L. Johnson. president of the Greater
Bladensburg District Citizens Association, was the
principal speaker. Others who spoke included Orion
R. Butler, commander of the Snyder-Farmer Post;
Mrs. Bradley Snyder, mother of one of the heroes for
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whom the post is named, and C. L. Aiello, past
commander of the post.
V. Allen Ratcliffe, post adjutant, read the roll of
honor which contains 52 names. The Drum and
Bugle Corps of the Victory Post, No. 4, American
Legion of Washington, played patriotic music. Taps
was sounded by two members of this corps.
Post Commander Butler led the parade to the
World War Memorial Cross. Chief of Police Robert
C. Gallagher represented the Hyattsville Police
Department. Others who participated in the parade
were the Snyder-Farmer Post and Auxiliary, the fire
departments from Hyattsville, Bladensburg and
surrounding communities; Company F of the First
Infantry, Maryland National Guard of Hyattsville,
and veterans of the Civil War and the, SpanishAmerican War.
In other communities of Prince Georges county
Memorial Day was celebrated with exercises, followed by sports.
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BRUCE LAUDS HEROES
AT BLADENSBURG RITES
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Mother of Bradley Snyder
Places Wreath on Town’s
Memorial Cross.
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VETERANS HOLD PARADE
Prince Georges County yesterday paid tribute to its
war dead at exercises at the foot of the Memorial
Cross in Bladensburg, where United States Senator
William Cabell Bruce lauded the service rendered by
men from the county in the late World War.
The exercises were sponsored by the SnyderFarmer Post, of Hyattsville’s American Legion, and
were featured by the placement of a wreath by Mrs.
Bradley M. Snyder, mother of Maurice Snyder, one of
the county’s World War dead for whom SnyderFarmer Post is named.
A parade preceded the ceremonies at the cross.
Forming at the National Guard Armory in Hyattsville. the procession, including mayors and officials of
county communities, volunteer firemen from surrounding territories, war veterans, National
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Guardsmen and fraternal and civic organizations,
moved along the Washington boulevard to Bladensburg.
Speakers at the cross included Wallace Williams,
legion commander of the Department of Maryland;
John A Johnson, commander of Snyder-Farmer Post,
and Mrs. Eleanor C. Wagner, president of the
Snyder-Farmer Post ladies auxilitary. Invocation
was by the Rev. Andrew J. Carey, pastor of St.
Jerome’s Catholic Church, Hyattsville, and benediction was by the Rev. B. P. Robertson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, of Hyattsville.
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EXERCISES PLANNED
AT MEMORIAL GROSS
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Parade Will Precede Program
For Prince Georges at
Bladensburg.
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PALMIST AGAIN IN COURT
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Memorial Day exercises will be, held at the Prince
Georges County World War Memorial Cross, at
Bladensburg, Md., this morning at 11 o’clock, following a parade of official and patriotic bodies of the
county from the National Guard Armory at Hyattsville. The exercises will be under the auspices of
Snyder-Farmer Post, No. 3, American Legion.
The marchers will be escorted by a detail of Maryland State police and will include the mayors and
members of the common councils of Hyattsville and
Riverdale, the town commissioners of Bladensburg
and Company F, First Infantry, Maryland National
Guard.
Others who will be in the line of march are the
Boys Independent Band of Washington, members of
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the volunteer fire departments of the county, members of Snyder-Farmer Post and its Ladies Auxiliary,
veterans of other wars in which the United States
has participated and Boy Scouts of the community.
When the procession arrives at the cross addresses
will be made by Prof. Charles S. Richardson, of the
University of Maryland; Harold C. Smith, commander of the Department of Maryland American Legion;
Dr. Robert W. McCullough, commander of SnyderFarmer Post, and Miss Marion B. Snyder, president
of the Ladies Auxiliary, who will place a wreath upon
the cross. The Rev. Morris W. Derr, rector of St.
Luke’s Protestant Episcopal Parish of Bladensburg,
and the Rev. J. E. Malloy, pastor of St. James Catholic Church, Mount Ranier, will offer prayers.
The committee in charge of arrangements for the
ceremonies is composed of C. W. Walzl, chairman;
Dr. Robert W. McCullough, Caesar L. Aiello and
Orion W. Butler.
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John C. Palmer, 72 years old, and his wife, Mrs.
Etta Lee Palmer, a Washington Palmist, yesterday
played a return engagement in Hyattsville branch of
the Prince Georges County Police Court in their
dialogue number, entitled “Domestic Strife.”
Last week the wife charged the husband with pouring hot coffee on her and breaking glass on her arm
in their barbecue establishment at Colmar Manor.
Judge J. Chew Sheriff dismissed the charges when
the husband claimed that the wife had told him he
could not drink the coffee and tried to take it away
from him, getting scalded in the course of the altercation.
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Yesterday the husband charged that the wife had
assaulted him, broken his glasses and scratched his
face when they returned to their home after the court
trial last week. The wife declared that he had started the argument and that she acted in self-defense.
She charged that he had threatened him with a
pocketknife. In dismissing the case, Judge Sheriff
remarked that it was a pity the couple could not
agree.
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C. L. Stack, Hyattsville, was fined $5 for disorderly
conduct by Judge Sheriff on complaint of State
Policeman Beaseman.
The policeman said that
Stack became abusive when he chided him for a
slight traffic offense. Judge Sheriff remarked that
this was the first time in his memory that a State
policeman had preferred such a charge and that it
appeared to him that there must be grave cause or it
would not have been preferred. Stock charged that
the policeman handled him roughly.
For the second time in two months the car of Sheriff Charles S. Early of Prince Georges County, overturned yesterday on the southern Maryland pike,
near the District line. Adolph Meinhard, who was
driving the car was bruised and cut but otherwise
not injured. He said that he turned aside to allow a
truck to pass when the steering gear refused to
function and the car ran onto a bank and overturned.
Nearly two months ago, the same car was nearly
wrecked when it overturned at Bethesda, following a
near collision. The son of the sheriff was driving at
the time, and Mrs. Early was badly injured.
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Memorial Day exercises will be held today in the
county schools in accordance with the recently promulgated State law which requires patriotic exercises
on that day. Practically all of the county offices will
be closed.
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WAR DEAD HONORED
BY PRINCE GEORGES
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Principal Exercises Held at
Bladensburg Memorial
Peace Cross.
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SCHOOLS IN BRIEF SESSION
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Prince Georges County honored its hero dead yesterday with memorial exercises at the various cemeteries and schools of the county.
The principal exercises were held at the Bladensburg war memorial peace cross under the auspices of
the Snyder-Farmer Post, American Legion. Prof.
Charles S. Richardson, of the University of Mary-
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land, was principal speaker. Remarks were made by
Harold C. Smith, of Rockville, Commander of the
department of Maryland; Miss Marion B. Snyder,
president of the Snyder-Farmer Post Auxiliary, and
Dr. Robert W. McCullough, commander of SnyderFarmer Post.
A wreath was placed on the monument by Mrs.
Bradley Snyder, mother of one of the soldiers who
gave their lives in the World War, and for whom the
post is named. Prayers were offered by the Rev.
Morris W. Derr, rector of the St. Luke’s Protestant
Episcopal Parish. Musical numbers were furnished
by the Washington Boys’ Independent Band.
The ceremonies at the monument were preceded by
a parade which started (at the National Guard
Armory in Hyattsville. A detail of mounted Maryland
State police headed the parade, followed by the Boys’
Independent Band.
Then came the mayors and members of the town
councils of Hyattsville and Riverdale and the town
commissioners of Bladensburg. Company F, First
Infantry, Maryland National Guard, of Hyattsville,
members of the Snyder-Farmer Post and auxiliary,
volunteer fire departments of the various towns near
Hyattsville, Boy Scouts, veterans of other wars of the
United States, and other groups completed the
personnel of the parade.
C. W. Walzl, vice commander of the Snyder-Farmer
Post, was chairman of the committee in charge of the
services. He was assisted by Dr. McCullough, Caesar L. Aiello and Orion W. Butler.
The public schools of the county held patriotic exercises in the morning and then dismissed classes.
Heretofore it has been the custom to give-a holiday
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on Decoration Day but a law was passed at the last
session of the Legislature requiring that patriotic
exercises be held in the schools of Maryland.
The county offices were closed and most of the
business houses of the county followed suit. Banks
were closed.
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Head of Church Army
Will Be Preacher Here
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The special preacher at the Peace Cross services for
the first three Sundays in August will be Capt.
Frank B. Mountford, head of the Church Army in the
United States and one of the outstanding lay evangelists in this country.
Capt. Mountford has several times assisted in conducting confedrences on evangelism at the College of
Preachers of Washington Cathedral and also has
served as leader of special missions in this city. He
has had experience both in England and America in
wayside evangelism and in stimulating the congregations to join heartily in the hymns and other portions
of the service.
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Chevy Chase Announces
Preachers for August
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During August the Rev. Edward O. Clark, pastor of
Chevy Chase Baptist Church will be away on his
vacation, a portion of which will be spent attending
the general conference at Northfield, Mass. During
his absence the pulpit will be supplied by the following ministers: August 2, the Rev. B. M. Osgood, of
Rockville, Md.; August 9, the Rev. F. F. Leonard,
Baltimore, Md.; August 16, the Rev. Oliver C. Horsman, Erie, Pa.; August 23 and 30, the Rev. C. Marshall Muir, Van Wert, Ohio.
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Boys Training School
Will Hear Capt. Stacy
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The religious work department of the Y. M. C. A.
will have charge of the meeting at the National
Training School for Boys, on Bladensburg road,
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Capt. J. K. Stacy, who has been in the Indian field
for twenty years, will speak to the boys on “The
Influence of the Gospel Among the Indians.” R. L.
Gilby, of the Y. M. C. A., will lead the singing, Louis
B. Nichols, associate religious work director, will
preside.
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‘Scared Preacher’ Theme
At Georgetown Church
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The Rev. Harold E. Beatty, minister of historic old
Georgetown Lutheran Church, as a unique theme for
his night sermon tomorrow. He has entitled it “A
Scared Preacher.” This is a Bible character, of
course, for Mr. Beatty goes to the Bible for all his
themes. But whether it was a prophet or one of the
apostles will not be told until the preacher gives out
his text.
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Church of the Brethren
Board to Meet Here
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The religious education board of the Church of the
Brethren for the District will hold a two-day meeting
at the Washington City Church of the Brethren
Monday and Tuesday. On the first evening the
program will be devoted to the work of the young
people, and on Tuesday a general program will be
carried out.
The Rev. Minor Miller, director of the religious
education of this denomination in Virginia, will be
one of the chief speakers.
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Dirksen to Spead
At Memorial Rites
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An address by Representative Everett M. Dirksen,
of Illinois, will feature the Memorial Day exercises of
Snyder-Farmer Post, No. 3, American Legion, in the
National Guard Armory at Hyattsville, May 30. Mrs.
Bradley M. Snyder, of Washington, mother of one of
the men for whom Snyder-Farmer Post is named,
will place a wreath on the World War Memorial
Cross at Bladensburg.
A parade from the cross to the armory will follow.
The Chamber of Commerce of Hyattsville, the Exchange ,Club of Prince Georges County, and Company F. National Guard, of Hyattsville, various volunteer fire departments, citizens’ associations, Boy and
Girl Scouts, school children and the Young Men’s
Democratic Club of Prince Georges County, will
participate.
Tyler M. Birch is chairman. of the committee in
charge. Other committeemen are James W. Rogers,
Dr. Robert W. McCullough and John A. Johnson,
appointed by E. J. Cannon, post commander.
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Legion Will Direct
Rites in Hyattsville
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Memorial Day exercises of Snyder-Farmer, Post
No. 3, American Legion, of Prince Georges County,
will be held today in the Hyattsville National Guard
Armory. Representative Everett M. Dirken, of the
Sixteenth Illinois District, will speak. Prior to the
exercises Mrs. Bradley M. Snyder, of Washington,
mother of one of the men for whom Snyder-Farmer
Post is named, will place a wreath on the World War
Memorial Cross, at Bladensburg.
Among those groups participating will be the
Chamber of Commerce of Hyattsville, the Exchange
Club of Prince Georges County, the Young Men’s
Democratic Club, of the county; Company F. National Guard, of Hyattsville; Boy and Girl Scouts, school
children, the various volunteer fire departments and
citizens’ associations.
Members of the committee in charge of the Memorial Day program are Tyler M. Birch, James W.
Rogers, Dr. Robert W. McCullough and John A.
Johnson. Committee appointments were made by E.
J. Cannon, post commander.
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MEMORIAL DAY
THRONG TO HEAR
SUMNER WELLES
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Assistant Secretary of
State to Be Speaker at
Upper Marlboro.
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Sumner Welles, Assistant Secretary of State, will
join with other prominent residents of Prince
Georges County today in paying tribute to those who
died for the American cause.
Mr. Welles, a resident of Oxon Hill, Md., will address the annual Memorial Day exercises at Upper
Marlboro, Judge Joseph C. Mattingly, of the circuit
court, also of Oxon Hill, will be the principal speaker
at exercises to be held at Hyattsville.
The first of the ceremonies will begin at the Hyattsville National Guary Armory at 10:00 a. m. under
the sponsorship of the Snyder-Farmer Post No. 3, cooperating with Cheverly and Mount Ranier posts.
Sidney F. Wentworth, commander of the SnyderFarmer post, will introduce the guests. Lawrence
Smoot, vice commander of the State Department for
the southern Maryland district; Caesar L. Aiello, of
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Hyattsville, past commander of the State department, and other legion leaders will be present.
At the close of the exercises at the armory, a parade
will form on the Baltimore boulevard and proceed to
the World War Memorial Cross at Bladensburg. The
parade will be composed of war veterans, Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, volunteer fire departments, the National
Training School Boys Band and other units.
Following a roll call of the deceased veterans, a
wreath will be laid at the cross by Mrs. Bradley
Snyder, mother of Maurice Snyder, one of the men
for whom the Snyder-Farmer Post is named.
Wreaths also will be placed by the county Kiwanians
and other organizations.
A salute will be fired by a squad from Company F.
National Guard of Hyattsville. Taps will be sounded.
Members of the legion posts will place wreaths on
graves of their comrades both in Arlington Cemetery
and local cemeteries.
The exercises at Upper Marlboro, held annually by
the Strawn-Turner Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
of Seat Pleasant, Md., are scheduled to begin at 11 a.
m. Assisting the Seat Pleasant post will be the John
Millard Post, No. 1,800, of Indian Head, Md.; the
Takoma Park Post, No. 350, and the Corporal Milton
E. Hartman Post, No. 2,562, of Bradbury Heights,
Md.
The women’s auxiliaries of each of the posts, both
for the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Upper Marlboro
and for the American Legion ceremonies at Hyattsville, will be present.
After a concert by the Thirty-fourth Infantry Band
from Fort Meade, a parade will form at the Crain
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Memorial on the outskirts of Upper Marlboro. A
police escort, grand marshal, the Thirty-fourth
Military Band, the veterans’ organizations, the
women’s auxiliaries, school children and civic organizations will form the parade.
The group will parade up the main street of the
town to the court house lawn, where the exercises
will be opened with the band playing “Maryland, My
Maryland.” The invocation will be given by the Rev.
Allen B. Fisher, of the Forestville (Md.) Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The memorial order will be read by Sumner L.
Morris, past commander of Post 1,627. “Lead Kindly
Light” will be played, E. F. Roberson, of the StrawnTurner Post, will introduce the guests.
Mr. Welles’ address will be followed by a selection
to be played by the band. Other speakers to follow in
order will be Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer, president
of the Maryland Senate; Delegate Charles C. Marbury and Maj. Harvey L. Miller.
A ritual service to follow the speaking will include
the playing of “Nearer, My God to Thee” by the band,
and the benediction by Mr. Allen. A reception for the
guests will conclude the day.
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Rites Set in
Prince Georges
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Several Prince Georges communities, Hyattsville,
Bladensburg, University Park and Beltsville plan to
observe Memorial Day with fitting public exercises.
Under auspices of the Snyder-Farmer-Butler Post
No. 3, American Legion of Hyattsville, memorial
services will be held May 30, at 7 p. m., with a parade starting from the Hyattsville Armory and
ending at the Memorial Cross at Bladensburg, where
rites will be held at the honor tablet nearby. In the
parade will be war veterans and State Guard companies of the area. The service at the Memorial
Cross will start at 7:30, with no speaking, and the
program confined to Legion rituals. Roll call for the
dead of World War I will be held at the cross and for
those of the current war at the honor tablet. A firing
squad will sound volleys and a bugler will blow taps.
In Beltsville, at 7:30 Wednesday evening, a service
will be held at the site of the honor roll on the Baltimore-Washington boulevard. The ceremony will be
in memory of citizens of the Vansville District who
gave their lives in service of the country during the
present war. The program will include singing by
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school children, speaking, flag-raising and the placing of a wreath for the honored dead.
At University Park a service flag in honor of service
men and women of the locality will be unveiled
Wednesday at 11 a. m. in the triangle at Sheridan st.
and Queens Chappel rd. The flag is the offering of
the University Park Women’s Club as its particular
tribute to the section’s representatives in the armed
forces. An address will be delivered by Chaplain L.
E. Harrell, Girl and Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls,
Brownies and Cubs will participate in the program.
Bankers Honor Sherwood
J. Robert Sherwood, treasurer of the Prince
Georges Bank & Trust Co., has been elected chairman of Group Four of the Maryland Bankers Association, it was announced following a meeting this
week in Marlboro of more than 100 bankers from
Southern Maryland.
Other Group Four officers elected are Dennis J.
Thompson, Annapolis, vice chairman; Leo J. Naughton, Seat Pleasant, secretary-treasurer, and J. Frank
Dent, Clinton, member of the committee of administration.
Lions Nominate Officers
Officers for the coming year have been nominated
by the Hyattsville Lions Club, it was announced last
night. Elections are scheduled for the second Tuesday in June, next regular meeting of the group.
For president, Einar Mortenson; vice president, C.
F. Orton, John Clarke, Ted Dent; secretarytreasurer, Leslie Reeley; directors, Harry Warfel;
Everett Staley, Harry Hazelhurst and Walter V.
Hurley.
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Hospital Plants Asked
Mrs. Octave Bigoness, chairman of gardens and
flowers committee of the Camp and Hospital Council,
American Red Cross, last night issued an appeal to
Prince Georgeans for shrubbery and other plants for
the hospital at Camp Andrews.
She said the grounds are being improved and
plants are urgently needed to beautify them. Contributors are asked to call WA. 1175.
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PLAN TO REZONE
AREA NEAR CROSS
STIRS PROTEST
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Maryland Plan Board
Delays Rule on Gas
Station Plea.
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The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning
Commission last night held in abeyance any decision
as to rezoning property adjacent to the memorial
cross at Bladensburg.
Several score of persons appeared before the commission at a hearing on a petition to permit establishment of a gasoline service station on property
held by the heirs of the William P. Casey estate.
Mrs. Rudolph H. Allen, of College Park, president
of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs, who led
the opposition, declared the filling station would mar
the beauty of the cross. She declared the proposal
was “disgraceful” and urged the property be acquired
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by public subscription to prevent commercialization
of the area in future.
Mrs. S. H. Moyer, chairman of the division of war
veterans of the federation; Mrs. Viola Walzl, vice
president of State auxiliary of the American Legion,
and Caesar L. Aiello, past commander of the Maryland department of the legion, also expressed vigorous opposition.
John S. White, a member of the Prince Georges
delegation to the General Assembly, suggested the
State roads commission condemn the property at a
reasonable value and turn it over to Snyder-Farmer
Post of the legion. Mr. White, however, said he
would introduce a bill to make this possible only if
the Casey heirs hold an unclouded title.
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NICE OPPOSING
‘CROSS’ STATION
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Asks State Commission
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Gov. Harry W. Nice .has asked the Maryland State
roads commission to take action to prevent the
“desecration” of the Memorial Cross at Bladensburg
by proposed erection of a service station on the
property, according to a letter received yesterday by
former State Senator Oliver Metzerott, of Prince
Georges County.
Owners of property adjoining the cross have petitioned the Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission to rezone their land as “commercial” instead of “residential,” in order to permit
the building of a service station.
A public hearing held recently at Hyattsville
aroused opposition of civic and service organizations
to the request. Several plans were advanced for
acquiring of the land by the State, one being the
raising of funds by popular subscription.
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Metzerott has suggested to the Governor that the
State roads commission condemn the property and
take it over as part of the State road system. He
pointed out that an obstruction to, traffic would
result in event a building were erected on the property.
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EVENING TIMES
CUMBERLAND, MD
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1953
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WONDER DRUG SOUGHT
IN SOIL NEAR SHRINE
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AID SEARCH FOR WONDER DRUGS—Frank
B. Stewart, left, and Dr. Frank L. Bentz, Extension
soil specialist at the University of Maryland, take an
alluvial soil sample near the Peace Cross in
Bladensburg. Research scientists. are testing the
sample in their quest for new life-saving wonder
drugs such as aureomycin.
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BLADENSBURG — Samples of soil were gathered
this week near Peace Cross, familiar landmark on
the approaches to the nation’s capital, in the latest
phase of science’s world-wide search for the next
wonder drug.
The samples were taken by Dr. Frank L. Bentz of
the University of Maryland’s Department of Agronomy, and Frank B. Stewart, a graduate student in
soils at the university. The earth samples have been
forwarded to Pearl River, N. Y., where they are now
under-going tests at Lederle Laboratories to determine if they may contain new antibiotic molds such
as produced aureormycin.
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The Peace Cross, an American Legion memorial to
heroes of World War I, stands in Bladensburg, at the
juncture of highway Routes 1 and 50.
While there are no reliable formula’s for predicting
whether soils from Peace Cross, or any other given
area, are certain to produce antibiotic molds, ‘scientists are interested in these particular samples
because they represent a distinct type. And all types
of soil are being tested in the world-wide search for
new wonder drugs.
Only a few years ago, another tiny sample of earth
from Missouri was received by the Pearl River scientists, who processed it just as they had tested thousands of earlier samples in their search for a new
antibiotic.
But from this soil an interesting golden mold appeared. Test tube experiments produced startling
results. The new mold effectively prevented the
growth of staphylococci, streptococci, and a variety of
rod-shaped germs called bacilli. The latter property
was most significant, for it acted against a wide
variety of diseases in humans and animals.
The golden mold, aureomycin, has saved thousands
upon thousands of lives since it became available to
the public in 1948.
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ELABORATE KLAN CEREMONY
AT ALLEN CHASE’S FUNERAL
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Assemblage of 200 Witness
Rites of “Fiery Cross” Burial of
Special Officer Who Died as Result
Of Wounds Received in Raid.
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Allen M. Chase, of Hyattsville, Md., the special
officer who died Friday morning of wounds received
in a raid on an illicit still in Maryland, was given a
Ku Klux Klan funeral yesterday afternoon at Fort
Lincoln cemetery in Bladensburg road.
Services were held first in the chapel of Gasch’s
Sons, undertakers of Hyattsville, at 1 o’clock in the
afternoon. After that the members of District of
Columbia Klan, No. 1, the Ballston, Va., Alexandria,
Va., Capitol Heights and Hyattsville Klans, to the
number of 400, marched beside the hearse the entire
distance to the cemetery. They were fully robed and
word hoods.
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Despite the weather 200 persons other than
Klansmen stayed for the ceremonies.
Upon reaching the grave the Klansmen according
to their different organizations formed a square
around the grave with the spectators on the outside.
The exalted cyclops and king kleagle of, the Maryland Klan stood beside the grave with the Rev. C. H.
Cannon, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church South of Hyattsville, who read the church
service.
The casket was taken from the hearse and carried
to the grave through an archway formed by the two
large American flags which had been carried at the
head of the march from Hyattsville. At this time the
command “Klansmen” was given and all in the
square raised their left hands toward the skies.
Then the Klan Glee club sang the “Fiery Cross.” The
survivors of the deceased sat under an awning beside
the grave.
Dr. Cannon then pronounced the church prayers,
after which the Maryland exalted cyclops read the
Klan’s eulogy, beginning “He was a Klansman and
practiced klanishness.” He was followed by the king
kleagle who read a prayer and invoked the assembled Klansmen to renew their purpose. The glee club
again sang. Then after a moment of silent prayer all
of the Klansmen, led by two carrying American flags,
filed past the grave and disbanded.
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HYATTSVILLE.
Delegates from the various communities in the
sanitary district have been invited by T. Howard
Duckett chairman of the Washington suburban
sanitary commission, to meet him next Wednesday
in the commission’s office in Washington to discuss
the increased water and sewer assessments levied by
the commission.
The commission, it is understood, holds the increases in its assessments is due to the unprecedented growth and spread of population within the sanitary district which has necessitated from time to
time the expenditure of large sums and the incurring
of liabilities in the construction of trunk line sewers
and water mains necessary to reinforce and augment
the existing system in order to protect the public
health and maintain the efficiency of these water
and sewer systems.
At the last meeting of the mayor and town council
here the council was asked by a number of citizens to
investigate this increase in the commission’s assessments and the council voted to appoint a committee
headed by Councilman Lemauel L. Gray to ask the
cooperation of neighboring communities in the
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sanitary district in taking up the matter with the
commission.
It is announced by the Hyattsville High school
building committee that the board of county commissions has voted to turn over to the committee $6,250
to be used in equipping the high school addition here
now under construction. This it is said, is in lieu of
the premium on the $125,000 bonds recently issued
for the local building. This premium has been used
in the erection of the new school at Bladensburg.
The congregation of the First Baptist church gave a
reception in honor of their new pastor, Dr. B. P.
Robertson, Tuesday evening at the church. Mayor
Irwin Owings extended a welcome on behalf of the
town.
The church is erecting an eight-room bungalow for
the pastor.
This morning Dr. Robertson will preach on “The
Fatherly Care of God for His Children,” and in the
evening on “Christian Baptism.” A number of candidates will be baptized.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from the various lodges
in Prince Georges County will attend the dedication
of the Odd Fellows’ home at Frederick this afternoon.
The home is for indigent members and orphans of
members of the order.
BLADENSBURG.
The newly organized woman’s auxiliary of the
Bladensburg Volunteer Fire department is planning
its part in the carnival to be held on the school
grounds here the evenings of August 4 and 5 to raise
funds to buy a lot and erect a home for the fire
apparatus.
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At a special meeting of the auxiliary called by Mrs.
Corinne Lohman, president, committees were named
as follows: Punch. Mrs. Cora Clarke, Louise Cobb;
cakes., Mesdames W. R. Beautie. G. H. Harris,
Charles Downey, C. F. Flory: candy, Misses Susanne
Kyner, Dorothy Flury. Christine Wildman; grab bag.
Mrs. P. N. Norman; guest cake. Mrs. John B. Alsop,
Mrs. Basil Pickett.
These new members were admitted to the auxiliary: Mesdaunes C. F. Flory, Charles Downey, W. R.
Beattle and the Misses Dorothy Flory; and Dorothy
Hollman. The auxiliary’s next meeting will be held
July 30.
Edmonston road which is being permanently improved from the Bladensburg school to Rabcock’s
store in East Riverdale has now opened in the Wells
avenue and buses from Fifteenth and H streets
northeast, Washington, are making trips to this
point regularly. President terminal points in this
section for the buses are the Memorial Cross at
Bladensburg and Wells avenue.
BRENTWOOD.
According to the audit of the books of the town
treasurer and the town clerk of Brentwood submitted
by H.W. Rausch and George A. Castle, comprising
the auditing committee at the last meeting of the
mayor and council, town assets are $2,104.79. Taxes
received during the year ended June 30, were reported at $1,601.94 and total receipts, including the road
rebate money form the county were $4,274.54.
A committee was named to represent Brentwood at
the conference in the State roads commission office
in Baltimore next Monday morning at 11 o’clock to
consider various plans and estimates prepared by the
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commission for elimination of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad grade crossing at Hyattsville.
Councilman W.F. Keys chairman of the road committee during the past year, reported work had been
done on practically every street, including cleaning of
gutters on the principal thoroughfares. The cost of
this work totaled $1,127.
Keys now chairman of the electric lights committee
was authorized to proceed with the installation of six
new street lights to be placed by the Potomac Electric Power Company.
Hereafter meetings of the mayor and council will be
held on the second and fourth Mondays in each
month in the office of Helm & Green, Wells avenue
and Campbell street.
Following the meeting at the town fathers were
entertained at Fireman’s hall by the Brentwood
Woman’s Citizens association, which was celebrating
the first anniversary of its organization.
Music by the Elders Paramount orchestra and a
sketch by the Imperial Stock Company, of Mount
Rainer, presented by Mrs. Edna Pitts, Mrs. Anna
Burroughs, Mrs. Elizabeth Henback and Mr. Pitts,
were program numbers. Mr. Healy monologist, gave
two selections and little Miss Rosalee Cole a recitation.
A birthday cake, baked by Mrs. Eva Kirkpatrick
was enjoyed. Mrs. Ulu I. Castle, president of the
association, reviewed achievements during the first
year.
Mrs. Lulu L. Castle was reelected president of the
association for the ensuing year. Other officers
chosen are: Mrs. Torrey L. Wright, vice president;
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Mrs. Olive McClure, treasure; Mrs. Nannie Wohlfarth, recording secretary (reelected); Mrs. Elisabeth
Speake, corresponding secretary.
RIVERDALE.
Officers have been elected by the East Riverdale
Citizens association as follows: Thomas S. Connelly,
president; M. M. Moran, vice president, Frank
Kaufman, treasurer; A. McCord, financial secretary
and Roy Krimm, recording secretary.
Possibility of opening a branch of the Riverdale
post office was discussed at the last meeting of the
association.
The association is now considering erection of a
community building to house fire apparatus, with an
assembly hall on the second floor.
W. D. Knessi and Kenneth McRae have been
named to represent the Riverdale Citizens association at the conference to be held Monday in Baltimore to consider plans for the elimination of the
grade crossing at Hyattsville.
A picnic was held yesterday afternoon by the woman’s club of Riverdale in the woods back of the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Parker Reinohl on Calvert street
west.
Building permits issued through the office of Herbert Roby, show that in the year ended July 1, 104
construction jobs were done aggregating $128,225.
Five applicants are expected to present themselves
next Thursday morning at the new office of the home
demonstration agent in Hyattsville to undergo the
examination for the scholarship to be awarded by the
Prince George’s Country Federation of Women’s
Clubs to a young woman of the county in the State
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Normal school at Towson or the University of Maryland. The examination will be given under the
direction of Dr. Frederic E. Lee, executive dean of the
University of Maryland.
UPPER MARLBORO.
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland will attend the
carnival to be given in Upper Marlboro, Wednesday
for the fire department. L. B. Howland, principal of
the Upper Marlboro High school, is general chairman
in charge.
LANDOVER.
The monthly meeting of the Landover Community
club was held recently at the home of Mrs. James
Rea.
The county hospital suggested by Prince Georges
County Federation of Women’s Clubs, was discussed.
Miss Blanche Clark, newly appointed home demonstration agent, was a guest.
A lawn party will be given by the club August 19 on
the lawn of the Catholic church here.
Mellam Rea was married June 20 to Miss Elsie
Melvin, a former teacher in the Landover school, and
Mr. T. R. Henault, secretary to the county board of
education, was married June 21 to Mrs. Gladys
Miller Radcliffe, of Oxon Hill.
ROCKVILLE.
Montgomery county is entitled to scholarships at
Western Maryland college, Westminster; Washington college, Chestertown and Blue Ridge college,
New Windsor, and as a preliminary to awarding such
scholarships, the county board of education will hold
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competitive examinations in Rockville the morning of
August 5.
There are two vacancies at Western Maryland one
for a boy and one for a girl, and at each of the other
institutions there is a vacancy for a boy. The scholarships are for four years and carry with them free
board and tuition.
The Silver Spring volunteer fire department will
hold its tenth annual carnival on the estate of,
former United States Senator Blair Lee, at Georgia
avenue and Blair road from Tuesday to Saturday.
The fifty-third annual camp meeting at Washington Grove, Montgomery county began Thursday
evening to continue through next Sunday. Dr.
George W. Cooke, noted evangelist of Castile, N.Y. is
in charge. Miss Mabel Merkle, district deaconess
has charge of the daily Bible school for young people.
Montgomery county clubwomen who have contributed much toward the success of recent Rockville
fairs, are manifesting lively interest in the fair to be
held August 24, 26, 27 and 28.
Mrs. George M. Huntor of Rockville has been made
chairman of the committee in charge of the women’s
section, and her associates on the committee include
Mrs. Charles G. Holland and Mrs. James H. Jones, of
Rockville; Mrs. W. Randolph of Poolesville; Mrs.
Lawrence A. Chiswell, of Dickerson; Mrs. Mary F.
Boland of Germantown; Mrs. Lawrence Allnutt of
Dawsonville; Mrs. Josiah W. Jones of Olney; Mrs.
Clarence L. Gilpin of Sandy Spring; Mrs. William B.
Mobley of Laytonsville, Mrs. George F. Hane of
Bethesda and Mrs. Thomas D. Grith of Rockville.
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UPPER MALRBORO.
The Prince Georges county board of education received an application from Ambrose Clay, a graduate
of Hyattsville High school for a scholarship to St.
John’s college, Annapolis.
Mrs. C. A. Colvin resigned as trustee of the
Riverdale school and Mrs. Bernice Saulsbury was
named in her stead.
T. Howard Duckett, chairman of Washington suburban sanitary commission having resigned as a
trustee of the Bladensburg school. Clifford L. Johnson was named in his place.
The board of education passed an order to sell the
old Berwyn Heights school property to the first
person offering $500 cash.
The Women’s club of Brandywine, Prince Georges
County, Wednesday attended a meeting of the Women’s federation at the home of Mrs. Bohanna in
Charles County.
Mrs. E. N. Cory, president, Women’s club of Melwood district has completed her list of chairmen as
follows: American citizenship, Mrs. William S. Hill;
education, Mrs. L. G. Sasscer; press and publicity,
Mrs. Fred Binger; fine arts, Mrs. Cranford; American
home, Mrs. Helen Dove; legislative and international
relations, Mrs. John Ridgely; ways and means, Mrs.
John Traband; scholarship and endowment fund,
Mrs. S. Tayman.
LANHAM.
The Sturdy club of Lanham held its July meeting
at the home of Mrs. Richard Webherill, who entertained the members and guests at luncheon with the
first presentation of the picture, “Poor Mr. Jones.”
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This picture showed the advantages of home life in
the country.
Frank Beall, of Baltimore, grand dragon of Maryland Klan and other high officials of the hooded order
in this section will speak in connection with the
invitational meeting of the Ku Klux Klan, to be held
at Lanham Wednesday evening. Robed Klansmen
will direct persons desiring to attend from the peace
cross at Bladensburg to the fiery cross at Lanham.
Addresses will be made by prominent women members of the Klan as well as those engaged in organizing boys and girls orders.
EDMONSTON.
At a joint meeting of the old and incoming mayor
and common council held at the home of Mayor B. M.
Mcquin Friday evening, it developed that on July 1
there was exactly 24 cents in the town treasury.
Nobody seemed able to tell where this money came
from, but it was assumed that the citizens’ association or woman’s club donated it. Receipts from the
July 4 celebration were $250.73, and donations to
maintain the electric light system during the year, or
from July 1, 1924 to June 30, 1925, aggregated
$342.14.
Mayor McQuin in his farewell address, promised
his earnest support to the new and future administrations.
Newton A. James took the oath of office as mayor,
the oath being administered by Notary Public Carroll
Lewis. Town Marshal L. C. Watts resigned, having
removed to Hyattsville, and his successor will be
named at the next meeting of the town fathers.
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Frank Beall, of Baltimore, grand dragon of Maryland Klan, and other high officials of the hooded
order in this section, will speak in connection with
the invitational meeting of the Ku Klux Klan, to be
held at Lanham Wednesday evening. Robed Klansmen will direct persons desiring to attend from the
peace cross at Bladensburg to the fiery cross at
Lanham. Addresses will be made by prominent
women members of the Klan as well as those engaged in organizing boys and girls orders.
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BRENTWOOD.
The Automotive General Service Company has
been induced to locate its place of business in Brentwood having been granted certain concessions at a
“special meeting of the mayor and council for a
garage and gasoline filing station.
The next meeting of the mayor and council will be
held tomorrow evening, at which time the matter of
appointing a councilman for the Fourth ward will be
taken up. There will also be brought up the matter
of appointing one of the councilmen to act with
appointees from Mt. Rainer, Cottage City and Colmar Manor as a committee to discuss the question of
the feasibility of incorporating the several towns into
one.
It is felt by many that the time is now ripe to bring
this question up again, as the advisability of consolidating Mt. Rainer and contiguous towns into one
corporation is being looked upon more favorably than
ever before.
The Brentwood committee appointed by Mr. J.
Enos Ray, chairman of the American Legion endowment fund committee for Prince Georges county, at
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its meeting Monday evening, apportioned the town to
members of the committee for soliciting contributions
for the fund for a national home for disabled veterans, widows and orphans of the war. All contributions are to be in the hands of Mrs. E. H. Roberts
chairman of the Brentwood committee by Tuesday
evening, at which time the committee meets again in
the office of the Brentwood Realty Company. On the
following evening at the same place will be held an
executive meeting of the Association of Volunteer
Firemen of Prince Georges County. The department
has received advice from the Washington suburban
sanitary commission that a fire hydrant will be
placed on Charles street, near Williams street, where
it is greatly needed.
Brentwood is about to lose two citizens, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert M. Furniss, as they have bought a
residence is Woodridge, D.C.
The office of Town Clerk E. W. Baker is now located
at Wells avenue and Campbell street.
TAKOMA PARK.
The Community league met Monday evening in the
basement of the Presbyterian church, where matters
relating to the schools were discussed by association
members and guest school principals. Other subjects
of public interest also claimed attention.
The Civic Study club, Mrs. G. Albert Scott, president, held the first club meeting for the 1925 -1926
club season a Takoma theater last Tuesday. At this
meeting Miss Peggla Alhion gave an instructive talk,
while R. Dean Shura played his new organ suite.
“Through Palestine.” Consisting of the following
numbers: “By the Pool of Bethesda,” “By the Sea of
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Galilee,” “Mount Hermon,” and “In the Garden of
Gethsemane.”
Mr. and Mrs. James MacEuen last Sunday attended the services of Trinity Presbyterian church,
Harrisburg, Pa., at which time their son, Rev. Thomas MacEuen, was installed as pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Livingston are in Georgia.
Mrs. James Dennis and daughter, Katherine, who
have been on tour three months in the West, have
returned.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Hickman expect to leave the
middle of this month for Florida. They will establish
their home near Tampa.
Mrs. Wm. Stuart entertained the Five Hundred
Club at luncheon. Members present included Mesdames Dantzig, Dyar Hobart, Jackson, Marshall,
Metcalf, Miller, Nelson, Pierce, Stuart, Duncan
Stuart, and Scott.
Mr. H.L. Jones and daughter, Bernice, are vising
Mrs. Jones’ mother, who lives in Kentucky.
Mrs. H. Pittinger was in charge of an interesting
James Whitcomb Riley anniversary concert, which
was given in the Baptist church last Friday for the
benefit of the Ladies Aid.
The regular meeting of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid
will be held October 14 at the home of Mrs. Duncan
Stuart, Cedar avenue. Members will sew for the
bazar.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Young, 6706 Fifth Street,
left last Tuesday for a two weeks’ visit with Mrs.
Young’s brother in Philadelphia.
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WOODSIDE.
Local exhibitors at the recent Takoma Park dablia
show, include Mr. Edwin C. Powell (private exhibition) and Mrs. G. M. Wolf (commercial exhibit).
Mrs. H. R. Grin of Frederick, Md., was a recent
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carpenter.
Capt. and Mrs. George Parkhurst, of Frederick,
Md., accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Stanley and
daughter, were recent house guests of Mrs. J. H.
Carpenter.
Mrs. Jones, after a month’s visit with her son-inlaw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nodder has
returned to her home at Plymouth, Pa.
Among Woodside newcomers may be mentioned
Mr. and Mrs. Sweeney, Mr. and Mrs. Steward and
Mr. and Mrs. J. Voskull. The first two families have
bought homes in North Woodside, while Mr. and
Mrs. Voskull have purchased the Irving N., Davidson
residence on the Brookville pike.
Mrs. Paulinn Jones has returned home after a visit
of several months in Richmond, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. James Benedict returned Monday
from Tall Timers, Md.
The transportation committee of the Montgomery
County Civic federation requested that the public
service commission of Maryland grant the franchise
for which the Washington Rapid Transit Co. has
applied. This franchise, if granted would authorize
he establishment of a through line of large buses (of
the type now running on Sixteenth street) from
Forest Glen to the Treasury building, via Alaska
avenue and Sixteenth street, with branch line from
Sligo to Four Corners.
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Mrs. Lucile Pierce, a new home owner, recently
entertained friends and neighbors.
A special orchestra, consisting of the following personnel, will furnish special music tonight at the M.
E. church; J. Edwin Lewis, violin; M. K. Peck, flute;
C. W. Hake, clarinet; Richard Reinohl, cornet; D. G.
Gottwals, trombone; with either Mrs. M. K. Peck or
Mrs. J. Voskull at the piano.
SILVER SPRING.
The Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce has indorsed the application to the public service commission at Baltimore of Leon Arnold, president of the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. for the establishment
of a model bus system from Forest Glen to the
Treasury building, with branch lines on Sligo and
Colesville Pike.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson arrived from Steubenville,
Ohio, the first of the week. Mr. Johnson is a brother
of Mrs. Ellis Snead.
Ralph Johnson and family hailing from New
Hampshire, is established in a newly purchased
home on Fenwick lane.
The Parent-Teacher association of Woodside school
have elected Dr. L. M. Christie president.
Frank Hewitt has purchased the Harry C. Peacock
farm of 65 acres, opposite the Indian Spring Golf
club, for a reported consideration of $55,000.
Jack Christie was elected president and Jocelyn
Johnson, secretary-treasurer at the recent election of
the junior class of the Takoma Park-Silver Spring
High school.
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A card party will be held at Woodside school
Wednesday evening for the benefit of the special
school fund.
James J. Cissel has purchased a 7-acre tract of
land at Four Corners from Wallace D. Blick and wife,
for $35,000.
The Rev. Rowland Wagner began a two weeks’
series of meetings last Sunday evening in the Dolan
storeroom for the Baptist church, the Rev. Stephen
Cunliffe, pastor.
ROCKVILLE.
With all ten branches well represented, the annual
meeting of the Woman’s auxiliary of Montgomery
county was held Friday in Christ Episcopal church at
Kensington. Morning and afternoon sessions were
held, with Mrs. Archibald Small, of Silver Spring,
presiding.
Following communion and the submission of reports from the various branches at the morning
session, the Rev. Graham Leo, of the Episcopal
Theological seminary at Alexandria, formerly of
Hankow, China, delivered an address on missionary
work in China. The feature of the afternoon session
was an address by the Rev. William D. Everett, of
Marshall, Va.
Officers were chosen as follows: President, Mrs. B.
F. Wallace, of Bethesda; vice president, Mrs. Thomas
P. Chiswell, of Poolesville; secretary-0reasurer, Miss
Lula Bell, of Gaithersburg.
Among other clergymen in attendance in addition
to those mentioned were the Rev. Thomas D. Windiate, Kensington; the Rev. James Kirkpatrick, Bethesda; the Rev. Clyde Brown, Woodside; the Rev.
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Guy Kagey, Olney, the Rev. Henry T. Cocke, Chevy
Chase and the Rev. C. S. Abbott, Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Larcombe, of Rockville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary
Louise to Eugeno B. Van Voon, of Washington.
Announcement was made last week of the marriage
at Harrisburg, Pa., October 8, of Miss Flormaine
Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Fisher, of
Rockville, and Rudolph M. Powell of Washington.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Daniel
Carey, of Harrisburg.
The annual meeting of the Montgomery County
Christian Endeavor union, which comprises the
societies of the Kensington Presbyterian, Hyattstown
Christian, Bethesda Presbyterian and Montgomery
Methodist churches, was held in the Presbyterian
hall at Kensington Friday evening.
Mrs. Catherine E. Seigler, wife of Franklin Seigler,
Takoma Park has filed suit for a limited divorce in
the circuit court in Rockville. The couple, according
to the bill, were married in 1886 and have three
grown children. Incompatibility of temperament and
mental cruelty are charged by Mrs. Seigler.
The Rev. S. J. Goode, pastor of the Christian
church, officiated at the marriage in Rockville during
the week of Edward E. Gooding, of Washington, and
Miss Mary E. Talbott, of allston, Va.; William C.
Thrift and Miss Emma C. Weltzel, both of Washington, and Frank Turnburke and Miss Jennie P. Johnson, both of Washington.
Roger B. Farqhar celebrated his eight-eighth anniversary at his home. “Allencroft,” at Sandy Spring,
last Sunday.
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UPPER MARLBORO.
The brand jury for this term of the circuit court for
Prince Georges county which convened in Rockville
Monday probably will finish its work by the middle of
this week, according to State’s Attorney Alan Bowie.
The second week’s petit jury is to report Monday
morning and the first week’s petit jury October 19.
These cases have been disposed of: David S.
Vewnezky and Grace B. Venezky vs. Clarence B.
Farmer, verdict for Farmer for $89; Cornelia Unsworth and V. J. Unsworth vs. David S. Venezzky,
administrator of Gussie B. Venezky, verdict of $55
damages for Venezky; Phillip G. Miller vs. W. P.
Mumsford; verdict for $32.62 in favor of Mumsford.
The following jurors have been drawn by the court
in place of those excused: Worthy G. Poo for B. F.
Brandon; Arthur P. Owens for Morman F. Alsop;
John R. Allen for Grover C. Millstead; Lewis Wootten
for Edgar L. Roby; John Stephen for Henry M. Presley; H., A. Marsden for Guy S. Meloy; Walter A.
Randall for Henry West; J. William Wachtor for John
H. McCauley; Ernest A. Burslum for William P.
Walton; James R. Atwel for Arthur P. Owens; J.
Raymond Coombs for S. A. Marsden and J. Augnst
Miller for William A. Jones.
At a recent meeting of the county board of education delegations favoring and opposing R. I. Mauning
as principal of the Piscataway school appeared before
the board. It was decided that the board could not
abrogate its contract with Mr. Manning at this late
date.
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The board has ordered that a tuition scholarship to
St. John’s college, Annapolis, be awarded Ambrose
Clay of Riverdale.
The board has accepted the resignation of William
B. Morgan as trustee of Piscataway school and
appointed W. D. Blandford his successor.
Miss Lucretia Higgins Carr, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Carr, and Harry Moler were married last
Saturday at St. Thomas’ church, Croom. The Rev.
Mr. Willies in the absence of the rector of the parish
officiated. The Rev. Mr. Willies also officiated at the
marriage of the bride’s parents. Miss Margaret Carr
was maid of honor and the best man was Mr. Little.
Ushers were Stewart Carr, a brother of the bride and
Maynard Carr, a cousin.
The Women’s club of Melwood district held its last
meeting at the home of Mrs. Frederick Binger.
HYATTSVILLE.
The letter issued by William C. Gray, chief of the
Riverdale volunteer fire department, serving notice
on the various departments in Prince Georges county
that it is perfectly capable of taking care of its block
and that, if at any time, it needs the assistance of
departments outside of its block the chief or assistant chief of the Riverdale department will promptly
call upon the other departments, has drawn somewhat caustic comment from E. B. McCann, publicly
representative of the Hyattsville fire department.
The whole matter is expected to be aired at the
next meeting of the advisory committee of the county
firemen’s association to be held at Brentwood
Wednesday night.
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Members of Ku Klux Klan, No. 2 of Hyattsville and
a few Klansmen from other sections will attend
services at the Memorial Methodist Episcopal church
here tonight at 8 o’clock it is announced by Klan
officials.
W. W. Maloney 3d son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Maloney 2d, of Hyattsville, recently accepted the
position of executive vice president and director of
the National Bank of Geneva, Geneva, N.Y.
Mr. Maloney received his early education in the
Hyattsville public school, later attending the Business High school in Washington. For a number of
years he was associated with the American Security
* Trust CO., of Washington, leaving there to become
a national bank examiner, which position he held
until making his recent connection.
“The Parable of the Great Sup supper” will be the
subject of the Rev. B. P. Robertson, pastor at the
First Baptist church of Hyattsville this morning at
11 o’clock. At the evening service Dr. Robertson will
discuss “The Attitudes of Jesus.”
Dr. Robertson will conduct a special evangelistic
service each night this week. The pastor will be
assisted by Harold King of Washington, as song
leader.
The First Presbyterian church of Hyattsville today
will begin an intensive fall and winter campaign.
The men’s Bible class has been organized with V. K.
Chesnut as resident and Prof. h. M. Proffitt as teacher. With a view to developing more interest in congressional music the church has engaged R. H.
Harman, as leader. He will begin his work tomorrow.
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Dr. Joseph M. Anderson, which is beginning his
eight year as pastor will have the topic of his sermon
tomorrow morning, “The Church and the World
Crisis.”
TUXEDO.
The Tuxedo Athletic association will present a
three-act comedy “Won By Wireless,” Friday at 8
o’clock in the Christian church at Tuxedo. Receipts
will be divided between the association and the
Christian Endeavor of the church.
The cast for the play comprises Catherine Just,
Dixie Trather, Mrs. Benjamin Shaw, William E.
Collis, Carl Just, Robert Buck and Lorenzo Bedorra.
RIVERDALE.
Funeral services for Margaretta Huth, wife of Louis
C. Huth, and mother of Mrs. Max Vollberg, who died
Tuesday at her residence, Colesville road and Calvert street, were held Friday. Burial was in prospect
Hill cemetery.
The town treasurer’s report, submitted at the last
meeting of the mayor and town council showed
condition of the various funds as follows: General
$1,624.21; road, $1,630.57; fire equipment, $375.89
and building, $63.58.
Work on the Adams Street bridge has been delayed
because of inability to obtain blueprints, it was
stated.
Upon recommendation of the sanitation committee,
the clerk was instructed to communicate with the
owners of the former post office building, advising
them they would be required to improve the sanitary
condition of the building.
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Outside electric light fixtures were ordered placed
on the fire engine house.
An “old-fashioned spelling bee” will be held in the
Sunday school of the Presbyterian church Tuesday at
8 p.m. There will be prizes for the winner of the bee
and the runner-up.
The Silent Workers will hold a rummage sale at
Bladensburg on October 17.
Teachers and mothers of primary department pupils will meet Wednesday evening in the Sunday
school room.
The Current Topics club met at the home of Liet.
And Mrs. William Taylor, Mrs. Gottwahl and Mr.
Reinohl as hostesses. The president, Miss Nan
Smith made these committee appointments: Applied
education, Mrs. Clayton Moore; fine arts, Mrs., D. C.
Buscall; home economics, Mrs. W. E. Thorne; ways
and means, Mrs. Lucy Fuller; scholarship, Mrs.
Jessie Lane Keeley; membership, Mrs. Herbert Roby,
Mrs. R. A. Bennett and Mrs. Keeley.
Miss Smith named Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Charles E.
Holmes and Mrs. Fuller to represent the club at
Upper Marlboro, October 27, when representatives of
women’s clubs in the county will call attention to the
county commissioners to the need of a new county
almshouse which could also be used as a house of
detention for the insane or feeble-minded. The
Upper Marlboro meeting was announced by Miss
Agnes Duvall, county social service worker, who
requested the local club to send representatives.
Prof. A. B. Graham, of Hyattsville gave an illustrated lecture on “The Home Beautiful.”
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The next meeting, November 5 will be held at the
home of Mrs. R. A. Bennett with Mrs. Bennett, Mrs.
W. E. Bennett and Miss Nan Smith as hostesses.
By selling strip tickets at 10 cents per foot, pupils
of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades of the
Riverdale school have raised about $81 toward the
fund to buy a flagpole for the school. The child in
each grade selling the most will have his or her name
engraved on the plate to be place on the pole.
The beautifully dressed doll to be given at the
Women’s club bazaar to be held at the fire engine
house October 16 and 17, to the person guessing its
name, will be named by Mrs. William Howard Taft,
wife of the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Guesses will be sold at a nominal
price.
Mrs. Taft’s consent to name the doll was obtained
by Miss Pauline Roby, daughter of Mrs. Herbert
Roby, president of the Woman’s club. It is also
announced that the delicatessen booth at the bazaar
of which Mrs. Barney will be in charge will serve
both luncheon and dinner each day of the bazaar
which will be open both in the afternoons and evenings.
Mrs. Charles E. Holmes is general chairman in
charge of arrangements.
WHEATON.
Miss Blanch Corwin, county home demonstration
agent, entertained the home economics club, Mrs. E.
Weller, president, at a luncheon last Wednesday at
Miss Corwin’s home in Rockville.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cross, Detroit, Mich., visited
recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Dickinson.
Newly elected officers of the Wheaton school club
are: Mildred Smith, president, and Margaret Hardy,
secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Ioglenna Murphy, principal of Wheaton school
and Mrs. Deula Hardy, assistant, were tended a
reception Friday evening by the Mother’s club at the
home of Mrs. Jeffry Nairn.
BLADENSBURG-DECATUR HEIGHTS.
At the first meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association of the Bladensburg school, following the summer
recess, $14 was appropriated for school supplies, and
the association votes to reimburse the teachers for
display cards they had bought.
A. R. Lee, president of the board of local school
trustees, was named chairman of the committee to
obtain bids on electric light fixtures for the school,
and George M. Harris and Joseph F. White were
appointed a committee on school ground decoration.
Money for two teeter boards for the children was
appropriated.
The association will hold a house warming October
23, at which there will be a sale of discarded clothing. Mrs. W. H. Gilhartson will have charge of the
event.
Meeting nights of the association were changed to
the Third Tuesday of each month.
At the October meeting of the Decatur Heights
Citizens association, in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George H. Sweat, obtaining a walk from the
Bladensburg school to the Heights along the Defense
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highway was discussed and N. O. Brigham was
reappointed chairman of a committee to investigate
the feasibility of the project.
The school committee reported that the interior of
the now Bladensburg school was about finished and
that the enrollment this year was 146.
A special meeting of the Bladensburg volunteer fire
department has been called for Wednesday night to
consider plans for the proposed new fire house.
EDMONSTON.
At a meeting of the Parent-Teacher association of
the Edmonston school at the school these officials to
serve the ensuring year were chosen: Mrs. Harry
Brown, president; Joseph King, vice president; Mrs.
P. K. Richter, secretary, and Mrs. Vail Canfield,
treasurer.
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Members of Ku Klux Klan, No. 2, of Hyattsville,
and a few Klansmen from other sections, will attend
services at the Memorial Methodist Episcopal church
here tonight at 8 o’clock, it is announced by Klan
officials.
W. W. Maloney 3d, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. 2d, of
Hy* * *
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THE WASHINGTON POST
Friday, April 2, 1965
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Lights for Peace Cross
A lighting system for the historic Peace Cross in
Bladensburg, illuminating it as shown above, was
turned on last night during a dedication ceremony at
the nearby Maryland landmark. Bladensburg Rotarians spent $2000 to install some 3000 watts of floodlighting and the Town has agreed to pay electric bills
to maintain the lights.
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By Normal Driscoll, Staff Photographer
Lights Go On at Peace Cross
This was the scene last night at a ceremony turning on floodlights at the Peace Cross, in Bladensburg. Dignitaries who attended the ceremony sit on a
truck at right in the picture. Bladensburg Rotarians
sponsored the 3000-watt lighting project at a cost of
$2000. The town of Bladensburg has agreed to pay
the electric bills. The cross was erected many years
ago as a memorial to World War I dead.
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EXHIBIT 26
50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE
DEDICATION OF
MEMORIAL CROSS
BLADENSBURG, MARYLAND
1925-1975
Saturday, July 12, 1975 – 7:00 P.M.
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50th Anniversary of the Dedication
of the
MEMORIAL CROSS
Bladensburg, Maryland
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1975 — 7:00 P.M.
Advancement of Colors
Honor Guard “C” Company, Maryland National
Guard
Invocation
The Reverend August W. Peters. Jr., Rector, St.
Luke’s Episcopal Church, Bladensburg, Maryland
Master of Ceremony
John Henry Hiser, Past Commander Post No. 3
Commander at the original dedication
National Anthem — America
Southern Maryland District Glee Club
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary
Directed by Mrs. Cecelia Zlotowski
Welcoming Address — Introduction of Honored
Guests
Mayor Susanna
Maryland
Cristofane,
Bladensburg,
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Master of Ceremony
Guest Speaker
Chaplain (Colonel) James J. Murphy. USA
Director of Plans, Programs and Policies
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Office of Chief of Chaplains, U.S. Army
White Crosses
Louise Dowling, authoress
Placement of Wreath
My Buddy
Southern Maryland District Glee Club
Benediction
Chaplain Murphy, USA
Taps
Navy Bugler at Cross
Mike Allen, Northwestern High School, Background
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SNYDER – FARMER – BUTLER
POST NO. 3, INC.
HYATTSVILLE, MD.
Guest Speaker
Chaplain (Colonel) James J. Murphy is Director of
Plans, Programs and Policies, Office Chief of Chaplains, Department of the Army, The Pentagon.
Washington. D.C.
He served with the 101st Airborn Division and the
Green Berets in Vietnam.
He holds the Soldier’s Medal and the Bronze Star
for Valor.
He is vitally interested in the role of the National
Guard and Reserve Chaplains in the military community.
This program is co-sponsored by
W. B. MASKE SHEET METAL WORKS, INC.
and
ERNEST MAIER, INC.
Bladensburg, Md.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE
DEDICATION OF
MEMORIAL CROSS
BLADENSBURG, MARYLAND
1925-1975
Saturday, July 12, 1975 – 7:00 P.M.
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SNYDER – FARMER – BUTLER
POST NO. 3, INC.
HYATTSVILLE, MD.
Guest Speaker
Chaplain (Colonel) James J. Murphy is Director of
Plans, Programs and Policies, Office Chief of Chaplains, Department of the Army, The Pentagon.
Washington. D.C.
He served with the 101st Airborn Division and the
Green Berets in Vietnam.
He holds the Soldier’s Medal and the Bronze Star
for Valor.
He is vitally interested in the role of the National
Guard and Reserve Chaplains in the military community.
This program is co-sponsored by
W. B. MASKE SHEET METAL WORKS, INC.
and
ERNEST MAIER, INC.
Bladensburg, Md.
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50th Anniversary of the Dedication
of the
MEMORIAL CROSS
Bladensburg, Maryland
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1975 — 7:00 P.M.
Advancement of Colors
Honor Guard “C” Company, Maryland National
Guard
Invocation
The Reverend August W. Peters. Jr., Rector, St.
Luke’s Episcopal Church, Bladensburg, Maryland
Master of Ceremony
John Henry Hiser, Past Commander Post No. 3
Commander at the original dedication
National Anthem — America
Southern Maryland District Glee Club
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary
Directed by Mrs. Cecelia Zlotowski
Welcoming Address — Introduction of Honored
Guests
Mayor Susanna
Maryland
Cristofane,
Bladensburg,
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Master of Ceremony
Guest Speaker
Chaplain (Colonel) James J. Murphy. USA
Director of Plans, Programs and Policies
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Office of Chief of Chaplains, U.S. Army
White Crosses
Louise Dowling, authoress
Placement of Wreath
My Buddy
Southern Maryland District Glee Club
Benediction
Chaplain Murphy, USA
Taps
Navy Bugler at Cross
Mike Allen, Northwestern High School, Background
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SCENES OF OLD BLADENSBURG
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PEACE CROSS ANNIVERSARY
BACK IN 1925 the original dedication of the
Memorial Cress at Bladensburg took place.
This photograph was made at that Sunday,
July 12, celebration during a light rain. At the
wreath-laying can be seen Mrs. Bradley Snyder
(left of the cross) and John H. Miser (right of
the cross).
Mr. Miser was commander of the SnyderFarmer Butler Post No. 3, American Legion, at
the time of the dedication and will be the master of ceremonies at the 50th anniversary of the
dedication which will be conducted at7 p.m.,
Saturday, July 12, at the cross.
The 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Memorial Cross in Bladensburg will be observed on July
12 in a ceremony beginning at 7 p.m. The ceremony
will be conducted by the Snyder-Farmer-Butler Post
No. 3 of the American Legion located in Hyattsville.
The cross, generally known as “Peace Cross,” was
originally constructed in 1925 to honor 49 men from
Prince George’s County killed in the First World
War. Funded through donations, the cross was
placed at the beginning of the then new 26-mile
Defense Hwy. connecting Washington and Annapo-
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lis. The cross stands 40 feet high and 16 feet wide at
its arms.
The Saturday: program will begin with advancement of the colors by the Honor Guard “C” Company
of the Maryland National Guard. Invocation will be
said by, the Rev. August Peters of St. Lukes Episcopal Church in Bladensburg.
John Henry Hiser, commander at the original 1925
dedication, will be master of ceremonies. The National Anthem will be sung by the Southern Maryland District Glee Club, Ladies Auxiliary of the
American Legion under the direction of Mrs. Cecelia
Glotowski. Bladensburg Mayor Susanna Cristofane
will eve the welcoming address.
Guest speaker will be Chaplain (Col.) James J.
Murphy, director of plans, programs and policies,
Office of Chief of Chaplains, Department of the
Army. The program will also include recitals of
poetry and renditions of music of the day. A wreath
will be placed at the cross, with ceremony ending
with benediction by Chaplain Murphy and Taps.
GUEST SPEAKER at the ceremony will be
Chaplain (Col.). James J. Murphy, director of
plans, programs and policies, Office of Chief of
Chaplains, Department of the Army.
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Jazz Concert
The Army Blues, the official jam ensemble of the
United States Army Band will perform in New
Carrollton (Beckett Field) on Sunday, July 6, at 7:30
p.m. The Army Blues will perform their own versions of the latest and more innovative sounds of
contemporary composers as well as the standard jazz
favorites of yesteryear. For further information, call
249-9229. This program is sponsored by the New
Carrollton Re-creation Connell.
Gate Closing
Motorists are reminded that as of July 7, Gate 1 on
Range Rd., off Patuxent Rd., will be closed daily,
Monday through Friday, with the exception of
6-8:30 a.m., and 3-6:30 p.m.
Correction
The Prince George’s Post, in last week’s postal carriers’ demonstration story, inadvertently reported
that David Lowe, president of Local 2852 of the
National Association of Letter Carriers, denied that
the number of mail stops per carrier had been drastically increased. Actually, Don Sager, spokesman for
the Eastern Region, U.S. Postal Service made that
statement. The Post regrets this error.
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TOWN AND POST 131 EVENTS AT BLADENSBURG
CROSS DATED 1980-2014
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COMMANDERS MESSAGE
Well, I’m not sure about the rest of you, but I have
had enough of old man winter and ready for some
nice Spring weather to begin.
I would like to take this time to thank Al and Mark
DiMuzio for their contribution of the Christmas CD’s
and their donation of the new microwave oven in the
club room.
While the band was a little different and a Elide
unexpected by some of the people that showed up to
the Valentine’s dance this year, it was still a success
and all had a good time. Thanks to all that showed
up.
We raised $90 at the steak dinner to send w National to support the Emergency Fund, which is used
to support Veterans in need due to a disaster.
On June 14th we will be holding our Joint Installation of Officers for the 2014/2015 year. We will be
having a dinner for members that would like to
attend, prior to the Installation. There will be a
sign-up sheet behind the hat for all that wish to
attend so we can get an idea of how much to cook.
Come celebrate our new officers.
Please come join us for the Memorial Day Celebration at the Peace Cross on May 26th at I l am.
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Remember if you have not paid your dues, you are
now delinquent and your club priviledges are suspended.
God Bless our Troops, Veterans and America
Phil Holdcraft
Commander
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May 26, 2014
Peace Cross
11:00 am
“A very moving service for our
Veterans that have gone to
Post Everlasing”
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MEMORIAL DAY
CEREMONY
MAY 26, 2014
AT THE PEACE CROSS MEMORIAL
BLADENSBURG, MARYLAND
Sponsored by:
American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131
and the
Town of Bladensburg Patriotic Committee
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MEMORIAL
DAY
PROGRAM
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Presentation of
Colors:
R.O.T.C.
Pledge of Allegiance:
Everyone
Invocation:
Frank Stultz
Chaplain Post 131
Call to Order:
Phillip Holdcraft
Commander Post 131
Recognition of
Guest:
Marion Hoffman
Patriotic Committee
Phillip Holdcraft
Commander Post 131
Welcome:
Walter James, Mayor
Town of Bladensburg
Guest Speaker:
Gary Gifford,
Commander S.M.D.
Floral Tributes:
TBA
Taps:
Benediction:
Frank Stultz
Chaplain Post 131
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Invitation to Lunch:
Philip Holdcraft
Commander Post 131
Retirement of
Colors:
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SPECIAL THANKS TO:
BLADENSBURG
POLICE DEPT.
BLADENSBURG DEPT.
OF PUBLIC WORKS
BLADENSBURG PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE
MARION HOFFMAN
PLEASE
TAKE A MOMENT
AND
REMEMBER
OUR
VETERANS
AND ESPECIALLY
THE ONE’S
THAT GAVE THE
GREATEST SACRIFICE
[AMERICAN
LEGION SEAL]
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VETERANS DAY PROGRAM 2014
PAST
COMMANDERS
CHARGE
PHIL
HOLDCRAFT
WELCOME
WALTER
JAMES /
MAYOR
WALTER
GEORGE /
COUNCIL
PERSON
PRESENTATION OF
COLORS
MAJ.
DAVIS /
NATIONAL
ANTHEM
LT.
COLONE
L KIKER
INVOCATIONS
CALL TO
ORDER
GUEST
SPEAKER
BLADENSBURG
HIGH
ROTC
HAYWARD
MOSS /
P.G.
COUNTY
COMMANDER
FLORAL
TRIBUTES
TBA
TAPS
LT. COLONEL
KIKER
POST
131
PHIL
HOLDCRAFT
/PAST
COMMANDER
A.L. 131
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RECOGNITION
OF GUEST
MARION
HOFFMAN /
BENEDICTION
POST 131
INVITATION TO
LUNCH
PHILLIP
HOLDCRAFT
/
PATRIOTIC
COMM.
PAST COMMANDER
A.L. 131
PHIL
HOLDCRAFT
PAST
COMMANDER
A.L. 131
RETIREMENT OF
COLORS
MAJ. DAVIS /
BLADENSBURG HIGH
ROTC
SPECIAL THANKS TO
BLADENSBURG POLICE DEPT. / BLADENSBURG
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS ROTC
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COMMANDERS REPORT
I would like to thank the SAL & AUX for putting
on the Crab Feast. I understand that everyone
thought the crabs were the best they have had.
Those that attended made it a great success.
Join us every Monday night for the Shot Gun Bingo
and every Friday night for the Queen of Hearts
drawing.
On Veteran’s Day (11/11/13) there will be a ceremony at the Peace Cross at 11100am. Afterwards
there will be refreshments furnished by the SAL at
the Post home. If you have time please come and
join this heart felt ceremony to our Veterans.
For our Veteran’s that do not have a place to go on
Thanksgiving or a family to celebrate with, please
come and celebrate Thanksgiving dinner at the Post
home with us.
Also, don’t forget the Kids Christmas Party on
12/21/13 from 1-3pm.
While at the post watching your favorite teams
play or watch your favorite driver in Nascar, don’t
forget to support the SAL and the AUX by purchasing one of their great meals.
Please make sure you purchase some “WAGON OF
CHEER” tickets. The prize will be $400 cash and
ticker will be sold at 1 for $1 or 6 for$5. The winning
ticket will be pulled on Dec. 24th at the Legion
Christmas Parry.
HERE ARE THE MONTHLY
MONEY WINNERS FOR
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SEPT
OCT
$100 - Mike Casey
$104-Dane Weber
$ 50 - Al DiMuzio
$ 50 - Dee Stultz
$ 25 - Cathy Tierney
$ 25 - Jimmy Dana
Please remember those the are serving in the
Armed Forces during the Holiday season.
God Bless our Troops and God Bless America
Phil Holdcraft / Commander
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VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
PEACE CROSS
IN
BLADENSBURG MD
11/11/13 @ 11:00 AM
COME OUT AND SALUTE OUR
VETERANS
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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
HEROES
Casualties from Operation
Enduring Freedom in
Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi
Freedom in Iraq
2013
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PEACE CROSS MEMORIAL
NOVEMBER 11. 2013
SPONSORED BY:
AMERICAN LEGION COLMAR MANOR POST
AND
TOWN OF BLADENSBURG PATRIOTIC
COMMITTEE
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VETERAN’S DAY PROGRAM 2013
COMMANDERS
CHARGE
PHIL HOLDCRAFT
PRESENTATION OF
COLORS
MAJ. DAVIS /
NATIONAL ANTHEM
LT. COLONEL KIKER
INVOCATIONS
FRANK STULTZ /
A.L. 131 CHAPLAIN
CALL TO ORDER
PHIL HOLDCRAFT /
A.L. 131
COMMANDER
RECOGNITION OF
GUEST
MARION HOFFMAN /
PATRIOTIC COMM.
BLADENSBURG HIGH
ROTC
PHIL HOLDCRAFT /
A.L. 131
COMMANDER
SPECIAL T
BLADENSBURG POLICE DEPT. / BLADEN
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VETERAN’S DAY PRGRAM 2013
WELCOME
WALTER JAMES /
MAYOR WALTER
GEORGE /
COUNCIL PERSON
GUEST SPEAKER
GEORGE SCHAAD /
P.G. COUNTY
COMMANDER
FLORAL TRIBUTES
TBA
TAPS
LT. COLONEL KIKER
BENEDICTION
FRANK STULTZ /
A.L. 131 CHAPLAIN
INVITATION TO
LUNCH
PHILLIP HOLDCRAFT /
A.L. 131
COMMANDER
RETIREMENT OF
COLORS
MAJ. DAVIS /
BLADENSBURG HIGH
ROTC
ANKS TO
BURG DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS & ROTC
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HONOR ALL THAT SERVE
THANKS EVERYONE FOR COMING
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2013
MEMORIAL DAY
PROGRAM
Presentation of Colors:
R.O.T.C.
Pledge of Allegiance:
Everyone
National Anthem:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
Invocation:
Post 131
Call to Order:
Phillip Holdcraft /
Commander Post 131
Recognition of Guest:
Marion Hoffman /
Patriotic Committee
Phillip Holdcraft
Commander Post 131
Welcome:
Walter James, Mayor
Town of Bladensburg
Guest Speaker:
Gary Gifford, 1st Vice
SMB
Floral Tributes: TBA
TBA
Taps:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
Benediction:
Post 131
Invitation to Lunch:
Phillip Holdcraft /
Commander Post 131
Retirement of Colors:
R.O.T.C.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO:
BLADENSBURG
POLICE DEPT.
BLADENSBURG DEPT.
OF PUBLIC WORKS
BLADENSBURG PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE
MARION HOFFMAN
PLEASE
TAKE A MOMENT AND
REMEMBER
OUR
VETERANS AND ESPECI A LLY
THE ONE’S
THAT GAVE THE
GREATEST SACRIFICE
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MEMORIAL DAY
CEREMONY MAY 27, 2013
AT PEACE CROSS MEMORIAL
BLADENSBURG, MARYLAND
MEMORIAL DAY
Sponsored by:
American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131
and the
Town of Bladensburg Patriotic Committee
2013
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COMMANDERS MESSAGE:
As I write this it finally looks like warmer weather
is here.
Remember the AUX and SAL are still doing Sunday dinners for NASCAR tares, so come our and
enjoy.
Join us on Memorial Day (Monday 5/27/13) at
Peace Cross at 11:00 a.m. to remember those that
gave their lives so we can enjoy our freedom. There
will be a luncheon at the Post after the event.
During the May meeting, next year’s officers will be
elected and installed it June. The Installation dare
has not been set yet, so please call the Post Home
and plan on attending. Again this year there will be
a dinner From 5:30pm to 7:00pm with the program
starting at 7:30pm. It is open to members and one
guest free of charge. However, to plan for the dinner
we need everyone who is going to attend to have
their name on the sign up sheet at the Post home.
Please call the Post home if you are planning on
attending (301-779-4264) or better yet, stop by and
sign up in person. If you don’t sign up, but show up,
there may nor be enough food for you.
I would like to thank Al DiMuzia for getting our
outside lights in working order again. Also, a special
thanks to Dane Weber, Joe Libcke and Pete Lusby
for waxing and buffing the upstairs hall. Great jobs,
done by all and this is what we are all about.
The Money raffle winners:
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March
April
Mike Casey - $100
Sam Hofberg - $100
Al DeMuzia - $50
Frank Stultz - $50
Stephanie Burns - $25
Robert Howerton (Howie) $25.00
Hope to see you all soon at our Past Home.
God Bless our troops and God Bless America
Phil Holdcraft
Commander Post 131
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THE POST 131 VETERAN
THE AMERICAN LEGION
COLMAR MANOR POST 131
301-779-4246
“STILL SERVING AMERICA”
MAY & JUNE 2013
M MTG - 1ST WED 6:30PM
SAL MTG - lST THURS 7:00PM
IC BD MTG - 3RD WED
- 6:30PM
AUX MTG ST WED 7:00PM
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TOWN OF BLADENSBURG
MAYOR
WALTER L. JAMES, JR.
October 18, 2012
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Please join with the Bladensburg Town officials
and the Colmar Manor American Legion, Post 131
and our neighbors as we commemorate Veterans’
Day, on Sunday, November 11, 2012, at 11 am at
Peace Cross.
At 1 1:00 a.m., our annual tribute in memoriam for
the honored deceased of all our nation’s struggles for
the preservation of freedom will be held at the time
honored Memorial Cross. Beautiful floral pieces will
be tenderly placed at the monuments in loving
memory.
Hope you will be able to join us at this special ceremony.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marion M. Hoffman
Marion M. Hoffman
Town of Bladensburg
Former, Councilwoman &
Promotion Liaison
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PEACE CROSS MEMORIAL
NOVEMBER 11, 2012
Sponsored By:
American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131
and
Town of Bladensburg Patriotic Committee
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VETERAN’S DAY PROGRAM 2012
Commanders
Charge:
Phil Holdcraft
Presentation Of
Colors:
Maj. Davis /
Bladensburg High Rotc
National Anthem:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
Invocations:
Frank Stultz /
A.L. 131 Chaplain
Call To Order:
Phil Holdcraft /
A.L. 131 Commander
Recognition of
Guest:
Marion Hoffman /
Patriotic Comm.
Phil Holdcraft /
Commander Post 131
Welcome:
Walter James / Mayor
Walter George /
Council Person
Guest Speaker:
Gary Gifford /
1st Vice Commander
SMB
American Legion
Floral Tributes:
TBA
Taps:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
Benediction:
Frank Stultz /
AL 131 Chaplin
Invitation to Lunch:
Phillip Holdcraft /
Commander Post 131
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Retirement of Colors:
Maj. Davis /
Bladensburg High ROTC
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
BLADENSBURG POLICE DEPT. / BLADENSBURG
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS & THE R.O.T.C.
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COMMANDERS REPORT
I hope that everyone made it through “Sandy’
okay...
I would like to thank everyone who came out to
support the Crab Feast. A special thanks to all those
Legionaries, Aux. and SAL members that worked the
function. Also, thanks to all the ladies that baked
cakes for the cake wheel and to Joe Libcke for getting the crabs and seeing They were cooked.
The Friday night dinners have not been doing well,
so they are being discontinued.
Join us Monday nights at 7pm for Shot Gun Bingo
and 52 Card draw and Friday nights at 8:30 pm for
the Queen of Hearts.
On Veteran’s Day there will be a ceremony at
11:00 am at “Peace Cross’. Afterwards there will be
refreshments furnished by the S.A.L. If you have
time please come out and join us and show how
important the Peace Cross is to the Veteran’s.
There will be a Thanksgiving Dinner again this
year for those Veterans that have nowhere else to go.
Also, don’t forget the Kid’s Christmas party on
12122/12. Don’t forget to sign them up in the club
room. While at the Post don’t- forget to buy your
‘Wagon of Cheer’ rickets. The winning ticket will be
drawn at the Christmas Parry on Dec. 24th.
Please remember those that are serving our nation
in the Armed Forces during the Holidays.
God Bless our Troops and God Bless America
Phil Holdcraft
Commander
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HALL RENTALS
AVAILABLE
PLEASE CALL BAR MANAGER FOR DETAILS
DANE WEBER - 301-779-4264
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VETERAN’S DAY SERVICE
PEACE CROSS
BLADENSBURG RD
11/11/12
11:00 AM
COME OUT AND SHOW HOW IMPORTANT OUR
CROSS IS
EFOR OUR MILITARY AND HONOR OUR
VETERAN’S.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
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American Legion Post 131
4103 Lawrence St
Colmar Manor MD 20722
UPCOMING EVENTS
11/6/12 MOVIE & PIZZA NIGHT
11/11/12 - VETERAN’S DAY SERVICE
11/22/12 • THANKSGIVING DINNER
12/9/12 - MOVIE & PIZZA NIGHT
12/22./12 - KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY
12/24/12 •CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE
Don’t forget
Shot Gun Bingo every Monday night
Queen of Hearts every Friday night
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
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Regular Members Meeting
Colmar Manor Post 131
Wednesday October 3, 2012
Meeting called to order by Philip Holdcraft. Past
Commander Bob Murray and Adjutant Keith Hurst
were absent.
Motion made by Dane Weber and seconded by
Frank Stultz to accept the minutes of the Regular
Members meeting held on September 12, 2012 as
presented. Motion passed.
Motion made by Dane Weber and seconded by Ed
Mutchler to accept the minutes of the Executive
Members meeting held on September 19, 2012 as
presented. Motion passed.
Commander recognized past commanders Dane
Weber and Frank Stultz.
VAVS— report given by Frank Stultz.
1st Vice — given by commander. We have 53 paid
members at this time.
Finance report- Dane Weber made a motion to accept September’s report, subject to audit, seconded
by Frank Stultz. Motion passed.
Unfinished business:
Jesse’s Seafood needs to know how many crabs we
want by Friday.
New Business:
Received a check from Harford for the hail damage.
Did not get anything for the turbines. Dane to make
a call.
Commander mentioned we got our Harford audit.
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Veterans Day will be held at Peace Cross on
11/11/12
Good of the Legion:
There will be a demonstration at Peace Cross on
10/13/12 at 1:00 pm.
Meeting Adjourned
Phil Holdcraft, Commander
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AT PEACE CROSS MEMORIAL
BLADENSBURG, MARYLAND
Sponsored by:
American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131
and the
Town of Bladensburg Patriotic Committee
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PROGRAM
Presentation of Colors:
American Legion Post
131 S.A.L.
Pledge of Allegiance:
Everyone
National Anthem:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
Invocation:
Keith Hurst, Adjutant
Post 131
Call to Order:
Phillip Holdcraft, Commander Post 131
Recognition of Guest:
Marion Hoffman, Patriotic Committee Phillip
Holdcraft, Commander
Post 131
Welcome:
Walter James, Mayor
Town of Bladensburg
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Guest Speaker:
Steven Brennan, Finance Officer Post 108
Major, U.S. Army Retired, 82nd Airborne
Floral Tributes:
TBA
Taps:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
Benediction:
Keith Hurst, Adjutant
Post 131
Invitation to Lunch:
Phillip Holdcraft, Commander Post 131
Retirement of Colors:
American Legion Post
131 S.A.L.
THANK YOU FOR COMING
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SPECIAL THANKS TO:
BLADENSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
BLADENSBURG DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
BLADENSBURG PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE
MARION HOFFMAN
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MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY
MAY 31, 2010
AT PEACE CROSS MEMORIAL
BLADENSBURG, MARYLAND
Sponsored by:
American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131
and the
Town of Bladensburg Patriotic Committee
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MEMORIAL DAY
CEREMONY
May 31, 2010
Presentation of Colors:
Bladensburg ROTC
Pledge of Allegiance:
Everyone
National Anthem:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
Invocation:
Keith Hurst, Chaplin
Post 131
Call to Order:
Bob Murray, Commander Post 131, Past Commander, PGCC
Recognition of Guests:
Marion Hoffman, Patriotic Committee Bob
Murray, Commander,
Post 131
Welcome:
Walter James, Mayor,
Town of Bladensburg
Guest Speaker:
Bill Milligan, 1st Vice
Commander, American
Legion Southern MD
District
#1 Candidate Southern MD District Commander
Floral Tributes:
To be announced
Taps:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
Benediction:
Keith Hurst, Chaplin
Post 131
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Invitation to Lunch:
Bob Murray, Commander Post 131
Retirement of Colors:
Bladensburg ROTC
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HONORING ALL
THAT SERVED
MEMORIAL DAY
CEREMONY
May 31, 2010
Presentation of Colors:
Bladensburg ROTC
Pledge of Allegiance:
Everyone
National Anthem:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
Invocation:
Keith Hurst, Chaplin
Post 131
Call to Order:
Bob Murray, Commander Post 131, Past Commander, PGCC
Recognition of Guests:
Marion Hoffman, Patriotic Committee Bob
Murray, Commander,
Post 131
Welcome:
Walter James, Mayor,
Town of Bladensburg
Guest Speaker:
Bill Milligan, 1st Vice
Commander, American
Legion Southern MD
District
#1 Candidate Southern MD District Commander
Floral Tributes:
To be announced
Taps:
Lt. Colonel Kiker
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Benediction:
Keith Hurst, Chaplin
Post 131
Invitation to Lunch:
Bob Murray, Commander Post 131
Retirement of Colors:
Bladensburg ROTC
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MEMORIAL DAY
World War I
World War II
Korea – Vietnam
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May 31, 2004
Veterans’ Memorial Park
Bladensbug, Maryland
Town of Bladensburg &
American Legion Colmar Manor 131
This program is dedicated to
the Veterans and Fallen
Comrades of World War II.
WE DID NOT FORGET!
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
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The Town of Bladensburg:
Department of Public
Works
Police Department
Code Enforcement
American Legion Colmar Manor Post 131
American Legion Colmar Manor Auxiliary Unit 131
Sons of the American Legion
Colmar Manor Squadron 131
Program Coordinators: Marion Hoffman, Councilwoman
Town of Bladensburg
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Carole Hammonds – Public
Relations
American Legion Colmar
Manor Post 131
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 131
Program Publisher – Carole Hammonds
Memorial Photos – Carole Hammonds
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PROGRAM
Presentation of Colors
American Legion Colmar
Manor Post 131 &
Squadron Jennifer Stewart -Bowie High JRCTO
National Anthem
Recording
Opening Prayer
Pastor Curtis Robinson
Faith-Deliverance-Soul
Saving Station
Recognition of Guests
Marlon Hoffman, Councilwoman
Town of Bladensburg
Liaison, Promotion
Committee
Waiter Ficklin,
Councilman
Mayor Pro Tern-Town of
Bladensburg
Steve Premier, Past
Commander
American Legion Post
131
Michael Odeem,
2nd Vice Commander
American Legion PG
County Council
Chris Needham-Town of
Bladensburg
Principal Speaker
Robert Chiarizia, Past
Commander American
Legion Post 131 & Amer-
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ican Legion PG County
Council
Floral Tributes
Veterans and Other
Groups
TAPS
Recording
Closing Prayer
Pastor Curtis Robinson
Faith-Deliverance-Soul
Saving Station
God Bless America
Recording - Sung by Kate
Smith
Invitation to Lunch
Steve Prender, Past
Commander
American Legion Post
131 American Legion
Retirement of Colors
American Legion
Colmar Manor Post 131
& Squadron
Jennifer Stewart-Bowie
High JROTC
The Plaque on
The World War II
Honor Roll:
“In Memory of the Men and
Women of Prince George’s
County Who Made the
Supreme Sacrifice That
Freedom Might Live.”
World War II
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941: A date which will
live in infamy The United States of America was
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suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air
forces of the Empire of Japan.” President Franklin
D. Roosevelt. So began his address to Congress the
day after the attack. Later that day, the United
States and Britain declare war on Japan. On December II , Congress approved similar declarations of
war against Germany and Italy - Germany and Italy
declared war on the United States. Thus the European and Southeast Asian wars now become a global
conflict with the Axis powers, Japan, Germany and
Italy, united against America, Britain. France, and
their Allies. America had entered World War II
405,399 Americans lost their lives during
World War II
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May 31, 2004
Veterans Memorial Park
Bladensburg, Maryland
Town of Bladensburg &
American Legion Colmar Manor 131
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BLADENSBURG PROMOTION COMMITTEE
4229 Edmonston Avenue
Bladensburg, Maryland 20710
October 29, 1999
The Bladensburg Town Officials and our Promotion
Committee are extending an invitation to your
organization and friends to be present and participate in our Annual Salute to Veterans Day on
Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 11:00 am, at Veterans Memorial Park - The World War I Memorial
Cross Area.
Floral Tributes will be placed at the base of the
peace cross in tribute to all those veterans who
sacrificed their all the “The Altar Of Freedom For
American Ideals.”
Confirm your attendance by
contacting the Bladensburg Town Hall at 301-9277048, before 4:00 p.m., November 9, 1999. Please
present your organization name to the event organizer when arrive Peace Cross and you will be recognized.
The Colmar Manor American Legion Post 131 will
have an open house, following the ceremonies and all
are invited to attend.
Sincerely,
/s/ William A. Hickey, Jr.
William A. Hickey, Jr.
Marion M. Hoffman
Chairman Promotion Committee Town Council
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COLMAR MANOR POST NO. 131, AMERICAN LEGION
“Maryland’s Friendliest”
40105 Lawrence Street
Colmar Manor, Maryland 20722
June 6, 1990
Town of Bladensburg
4229 Edmonston Ave.
P.O. Box 39
Bladensburg, MD 20710
Dear Mayor Stephenson,
In reference to your letter of May 23, /990 Colmar
Manor Post 131, The American Legion viii be placing
floral tributes at the Bladensburg Annual July 4th
Patriotic Ceremonies at Memorial Peace Cross.
The names of the individuals that will be representing claimer manor Post 13l at the wreath laying
ceremonies will be Commander Elect Dane A. Heber
and President Elect Suzzette Jones.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Ralph L. Johnson
Ralph L Johnson
Post Adjutant
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