Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1931, Page 29

HYDE WILL SPEAK AT COLLEGE PARK Agriculture Secretary to Ad- dress Maryland Univer- sity Celebration. Special Dispatch to The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 3—| Secretary of _Agriculture Arthur M.\ Hyde has accepted an invitation to be! the principal speaker at the celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the | signing of the charter of the Maryland Agricultural College, to be held at the| University of Maryland Friday evening. | The ceremonies will be held at a banquet in the dining hall of the uni- versity, beginning at 6:45 o'clock. | To Tell of Pioneer's Work. One of the features of the celebration | will be a resume of the part played by | Charles B. Calvert in establishing Mary- | land Agricultural College, and & num- | ber of his descendants will be present. | An address on “Charles B. Calvert, the | Pioneer for Agricultural Education,” will be given by Prof. Charles A. Richardson. head of the public speaking department of the university. Dr. L. B. Broughton, head of the ehemistry department of the university | and State chemist, will tell of James Higgins, M. D., who was the first State | chemist in America. Dr. Higgins was State chemist of Maryland from 1848 to 1858, the office having been created | by a measure introduced in_ the State Legislature in 1847 by §. D. Coad of St. Marys County. | Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, United States Senators Millard F. Tydings and Phillips Lee Goldsborough, members of the United States House of Representatives SIR OSWALD MOSLEY, from Maryland; A. G. Ensor, master of | Young British political leader, an- the State Grange; J. W. Davis, presi- nounced the launching of a new party dent of the State Farm Bureau, and I.|t> deal with the “grave national eco- P. Heaps, president of the State Dairy- | nomic crisis.” men's Association, have been invited to attend the celebration. Students Arrange Details. Details for the celebration have been arranged by the Agricultural Club of | the university, a student organization, | llthou{h Dr. H. J. Patterson, dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the experiment station, and Prof. Geary Eppley of the agronomy depart- ment have served in an advisory capacity. Arthur Ahalt of Middletown, Md., is president of the “Ag” Club; Mark F. Woods of Berwyn, Md., is chairman of the Program Committee, and Sydney | Lawler of Washington is head of the| Banquet Committee. The affair is open to all those inter- ested, but those who pian to attend should make arrangements at once shrough Dr. Patterson’s. office. RITES FOR G. W. MEAD Funeral Held for Decatur Heights Resident. Special Dispatch to The Star. DECATUR HEIGHTS, Md., March 3. —Funeral services for George W. Mead, 63 years old, who died Sunday at the ‘home of his daughter, Mrs. Percy Nor- man, in North Decatur Heights, one year 8go to a day after his wife, Julia M. Mead, passed away, was held this after- noon in the Norman residence, Rev. ‘Berkeley Griffith, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church of Mount Rainier, of- ficiated. Interment was in Arlington | National Cemetery, Mr. Mead having been a former service man. | Besides Mrs. Norman, another daugh- ter and a son survive Mr. Mead. The direct cause of Mr.-Mead's death was heart trouble, but he had not been | well since he suffered an accident about | & month ago. Discou " CRIMINAL— THE FIREBUG HE arsonist —A. P. Photo. MANY ILLS ARE DUE TO FATIGUE Common Cold Is Very Easy | “To Catch” When “Tired { Out” | Patigue, according to medical au- | thorities, lowers the resistance of | the human system. As a result, the | system s more susceptible to infec- | | tions. * For example, when fatigued, | the body is easily chilled and often| a head cold or worse follows. One of the most effective ways to | overcome fatigue is to eat or drink| something sweet. 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C, MONTGOMERY FAR EXCEEDS ITS QUOTA County Collects $6,193.34 for Red Cross Drought Relief Fund. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, March 3.—Al- though Montgomery County's allot- ment of the $10,000,000 drought relief fund of the American Red Cross was only $3,600, F. Barnard Welsh, head of the General Campaign Committee Taboret Nicely Finished in Walnut 79¢ No Phone or Mail Orders QOccasional Chair Nicely Finished No Phone or Mail Orders ,__, Parlor Rocker Hardwood _construction, nicely finished in mahog- 4.8 50c a Week Enough dinnerware to serve a party The set is of excel- lent quality and comes in a charming colors. of twelve people. pattern in natural Spinet Desk 24 inches long, 12 inches wide, 24 inches high. A New Colonial Aluminum base, and shade with colored print, shade s 10 inches wide. TUESDAY. MARCH 3, 1931 for the county, yesterday afternoon placed in the hands of Frank B. 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