City Readies Holy Name Meet Parade Impact
City gears up for Holy Name gathering with Sunday parade lines forming a march route through downtown. Organizers expect strong turnout, with participants from local clubs and schools.
24 Apr 1926
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1926
Page
1
City gears up for Holy Name gathering with Sunday parade lines forming a march route through downtown. Organizers expect strong turnout, with participants from local clubs and schools.
Final preparations for the Holy Name Society parade and convention in the city Sunday. Up to 20,000 expected with 10,000 marchers and 20 bands, trains and bus links organized from Baltimore Washington and Western Maryland, parade from North Market Street to the Fair Grounds with Benediction at the end. City police and militia to manage traffic and crowds as 10,000 sandwiches and coffee are prepared by parish volunteers.
The Elkton court clerk’s office echoed with a rush as couples lined up for marriage licenses before 9:30. By 9:30 three licenses were issued and more expected. all successful applicants came from out of town including Washington area, York, and near Centerville.
An afternoon inspection by the Mayor and Aldermen will review street improvements around Magnolia and Fairview avenues. Curb and gutter may be laid if needed, with progress noted on Worth Market area and Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. Signs for streets sponsored by the Kiwanis Club will be set up.
Daisy Bell Hamilton, two, was located about a mile from the family farm near Rock Hill after a daylong countywide search. She had crawled through briars and was slightly injured, while two other Hamilton children had been playing nearby when the disappearance occurred near the Fingerboard road toward Urbana. Local residents, Sheriff Albaugh, and volunteers assisted in the hunt.
Prof Frederick Losey of New York delivered an interpretation of King Lear at Bradbeck Chapel on Friday at 11 40 am. The lecture, tied to Shakespearean anniversary, explored Lear's authority and downfall using forceful quotations and analysis of dominant traits.
Washington April 24 AP The U S debt commission held a cautious session on Frances debt offer delaying a decision until Monday after 90 minutes of talks Some members urged early settlement while others warned against a hasty move The panel noted Berengere proposal exceeded Caillaux plan but offered no counterproposal The discussion touched transport logistics for Baltimore trains and buses under Baltimore and Ohio control and a wreath tribute to Francis Scott Key before the convention.
Plans for the Crandall Theatre on West Patrick Street in Frederick were announced by V. M. Crandall. The 2000 seat house will cost over $260,000 and be part of the Stanley Crandall network. Architect John J. Zink of Baltimore will supervise construction.
About two hundred Chicago high school pupils travel to the Gettysburg battlefield Sunday. They arrive in Brunswick Sunday morning, proceed to Frederick by Blue Ridge buses around 12 50, eat lunch at the Francis Scott Key hotel, then tour the battlefield and return to Brunswick by 6 o clock.
New nat urized rubber flooring is being installed in the clerk's Court Trouse. Three men from a Baltimore firm are laying the floor, paid from the excess fee fund. Half the work is complete, with the rest due next week. Some staff have moved to the neutr room, but operations continue despite daily difficulties.
Nell Vosnell also known as Nell Williams had probation from a 1924 prostitution case revoked by Chief Judge Hammond Urner. The sentence of 60 days in the county jail was immediately imposed after testimony showed repeated violations of the parole conditions and breach of marriage vows.
The Centennial Memorial for United Brethren Church frames a campaign to raise 7000 dollars for a new Sunday school building. Thirty members split into Otterbein and Peter Kemp divisions with four teams named for local pastors. A rally, progress reports, and five monthly pledges are planned, led by Reno S Harp and C Thomas Summers.
Prosecution and defense complete their evidence in the three week Senate prohibition inquiry. Brig. Gen. Andrews refused to back changing the law and focused on bottling enforcement. Witnesses from Yale News alleged students obtained whiskey from bootleggers, while Yale figures disputed past claims.
A formal senior class dinner dance will be held at Stood College in Coblenz Tall on May 8. It is the second such event, following an April 10 dance hosted by Dean Lovejoy. The event will feature yellow and white colors, with flowers favors and place cards. Mrs. Carson will cater, assisted by a senior committee led by Blanche Newman. Boly Ireland’s Orchestra of Baltimore will provide music. Attendees include Dr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Apple, Miss Elizabeth Thomas senior class adviser, and Miss Janet Laurie president of the class. From 50 to 60 couples expected.
In Paris Tennessee April 24 AP a moonshine gang has seized control of northeast Henry county after the vigilante group fled. A $1000 reward is posted for Fyane slayers with threats of further killings if arrests occur. Deputies and local leaders flee as landowners and a Baptist preacher sought to spread the bounty amid mounting lawlessness.
Miss Dennis daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McPherson Dennis of Baltimore will wed C I Theodors Gould Jr son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarendon J T Gould at Grace and St Peter's Episcopal Church in Baltimore at 6 this evening The Frederick attendees include relatives and friends The bride will wear family rose point lace over white satin with pearls and a shower bouquet Roses and lilies of the valley The maid of honor Grace Morris Poe wears old blue with pink rose accents Bridesmaids wear lavender tulle and take shaded lavender rose bouquets The best man is Mrs Purnell Gould and ushers include several Gould and Dennis relatives A reception will follow at the parents home.
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