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Baltimore Afro American September 3, 1927 p. 15 Lakeland, Maryland On Sunday at 10:30 Sunday School was held at Embry Church with George Randall acting as superintendent. That afternoon Rev. Wing, George Randall, C. Giles and J. Gray went to Kensington, Maryland for 3 pm services. Next Sunday Embry will have their quarterly conference. The congregation of Embry Church will join with Dent AME Church for joint services at Dent on September 4th and at on Sunday September 11th at Embry. The Sunday Schools of First Baptist and Embry will hold a picnic at Suburban Gardens on August 20th. Stephen Taylor and George Randall are responsible for the event. Mary Walls and Nellie Stewart had Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Matthews of Steelton, Pa and their daughter, Dorothy as weekend guests. Hannah Thomas and Mary Walls returned from the two-day convention of the Household of Ruth. Mrs. Walls served as delegate from the Magdaline Household No.6379, G.U.O. of O.F. of Lakeland. Mary Walls held a successful lawn fete to benefit the Household of Ruth last Friday. Ambrose Green. Mrs. Emma Greene, Jr and their daughter Marie visited Baltimore on Sunday, March 13, 2022 Last Sunday Ellen Briscoe, Helen Briscoe, Dorothy Mack and Delarice Dory went to the camp meeting in Muikirk. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson and family had as guests Winnie Lewis of Greensboro NC. Bertha Brown from Baltimore is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. H. Gray for a week. She arrived with her husband, Mr. S. Brown. He will go home on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Gray and their family had several guest on Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Lorger Green and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Jones and sons, Pearl Prout, Mr. Boone and others from Calvert County Maryland as well as Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner and family from Washington, DC. Mary Spriggs from Lakeland and Rosa Harrison of Muirkirk attended the Elk’s Convention in New York. They stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Washington in Brooklyn NY. During their visit the Washingtons gave several parties to honor their guests. Mrs. Mary Spriggs spent an afternoon with Mrs. Johnson and her son Eugene during her time with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Washington. After a two week visit in New York Mary Walls has returned home. Georgiana Steward is hosting her grandchild Mary Daly and her daughter Josephine and Miss Louise Brooks of New York for a two week visit. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brooks are hosting their daughter Mary Brewer of New York for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. N.J. Thomas hosted Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Miss J. Grant of Washington DC on Sunday. Viola Gross and her friend John Bowie of Washington DC visited Philadelphia PA on Sunday. Julia Briscoe, George Briscoe ,Mr. and Mrs. Mack, Mr. and Mrs. Tolson and their family paid a visit to friends and family members in Charlotte Hall, Md on Sunday.

Baltimore Afro American July 9, 1927 Page 6 Lakeland, MD At Embry AME Church Sunday School was held at 10:30, and service with Rev. Wing, pastor in charge preaching and giving communion. Children’s Day exercises were held at 8 PM. Julia Briscoe had as guests on Sunday Rev. and Mrs. Wing, Mr. Washington the father of Mrs. Wing. On the third Sunday in July at 11 am the Union Band will hold services at Embry . They will go to First Baptist for communion service at 3 pm. Former Lakeland resident George Briscoe of Charlotte Hall visited his mother Julia Briscoe. Susie Briscoe had Goldie Peake of Cumberland as a weekend guest. Mrs. James H. Gray had her sister, Bertha Brown of Baltimore as a guest for the 4th of July holiday. Bowie Normal School students, Bessie Mack and Ruth Johnson are at home with their parents for the holiday. A large group traveled to Elkridge, Md for a Queens’ Rally. Mrs. Hannah Thomas represented the Queen of Great Brittan. Her attendants were Mary Brooks, Frances Randall, Maggie Mack, Ellen Briscoe, Arline Davis, Dora Robinson, Ida Brown, Mary Johnson, Mamie Weems, Agnes Forest, Annie Crump, Alice Branson, Eunice Johnson and Eliza Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Greene hosted guests James Carter of New York, Cornelius Carter, John Brown and Ambrose Jackson of Washington DC on Sunday. Young Marie and Dorothy Greene are making a weekend visit to their godmother, Josephine Ford in Washington DC Mr. and Mrs. Moody are hosting Miss Evelyn Moody (sister of Thomas) and M. Patterson of Jersey City for a week’s visit. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas have as guests the Misses Greene from Baltimore Chesley Mack, Lawrence Brooks and his wife, Pauline Gray and Eugene Brown are making a visit to Montreal. They will stay until Monday.

Baltimore Afro American September 17, 1927 Lakeland, Maryland Services were held at Embry AME Church with Rev. Wing the pastor preaching at 11 am. Rev. Waldron of Kensington preached at 3 PM and Rev E.N. Thomas of Dent AME Church preached at 8 PM. Julia Briscoe had guests on Sunday they were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas along with their daughter as well as Mr. and Mrs. L.S. James of Bowie. The on Labor Day the annual picnic of Vermont Avenue Church and Sunday School took place at Mack’s Summer Garden. Agnes Gross and her nieces made a three week visit to her sister Emma Braxton in Philadelphia, Pa. They also visited family members in New York and Atlantic City. Emma Rollin from Elkridge Maryland and her family were weekend visitors of her daughter and son in Law, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Randall. Mrs. Randall’s uncle Roy Thompson from Baltimore made a visit. A Labor Day lawn party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Gray guests were Mr. and Mrs. McKenny and daughters, Miss Millie and Mrs. Cooper and grandchildren, Hilda Lemly and Irma Hickerbocker and Mr. Wynn of Washington DC Rev and Mrs. E.N. Thomas, Mrs. Mary James of Bladensburg and Rev Wing, Anna Jackson, Mr. Ross of Washington DC were all guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gray and their family on Sunday. Thomas Johnson is home from Freedman’s Hospital Benjamin Thomas has a fractured skull and is being treated in Freedman’s Hospital James Singleton was hit by an electric streetcar Friday night. He was treated at the hospital for a broken leg. Mr. and Mrs. J.W.C. Mack and their family had dinner guests on Sunday. They were Mrs. Daniel Stockes with the daughter Quather Stokes of Baltimore, and Mary Mahoney of New York, City. Mr. and Mrs. A. Tolson and Mrs. Briscoe had guests on Sunday. They were Mrs. Mollie Thomas with her two daughters, Mrs. Odessa Butler and son. Mrs. George Briscoe and son, Nr. R. Thomas, Mr. Whaler, Mr. Webster Tolson residents of Charlotte NC Rev. John Whalen, Mrs. Walen and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mack for a few days.

Evening Star January 5, 1927 Page 2 Newspaper Article Attorney, Builder, Inventor and Democratic Leader Expires Following Illness As an active member of the Democratic party he organized the local club, was chairman of the central committee and acted as delegate to the national convention. Mr. Newman was a supporter of William Jennings Bryan during his presidential candidacy. Newman published a newspaper called National Watchman which focused on politics. As a practicing attorney he was a member of Baldwin, Hopkins and Peyton a firm of patent attorneys. In addition to his work in law Mr. Newman helped to develop College Park, built fisheries in Lakeland and received a patent for his invention of a thermostat. He was from Allentown, PA. His survivors are his widow, sons, Cloud and Edwin Peires Shoemaker Newman as well as four daughters Mrs. Arthur Drefs, Mrs. John Cammack, Helen Carbery Newman and Asdia Walser Newman as well as grandsons Francis, David, Paul and John Newman and John and William Cammack.

The Baltimore Afro American January 7 1928 p 19 Lakeland, Maryland Pastor Rev. J.W. Wing held New Year’s Eve services On Friday at 8:00 PM the Embry AME Church Sunday School held Christmas exercises. Effie Stewart from Baltimore is visiting her parents and other family members during the holidays. Mary Walls held a parlor social on Monday to benefit the Odd Fellow’s Club. Julia Mack is home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W.C. Mack for the holidays. She is a student at State Normal School. Bessie Mack has been at home sick for a few months she is getting ready to return to school at the State Normal School. The Sunshine Girls’ Club of DC had an event at Groce’s (Gross’) Hall on December 26th. It was well attended. During the holidays Mary Tinsley and Marie Walls from Chester, Pa visited parents and other relatives in Lakeland. Last Monday Verna Waters from Elkridge. Md visited Georgiana Hughes. Several have new Arcola heating plants in their homes. They include J.W. Mack, James Stevenson, John Spriggs and Harriet Wright.

The Baltimore Afro American April 14, 1928 Lakeland, Maryland A Thanksgiving service was held at First Baptist Church for Harmony Temple No. 349 of Bladensburg on Sunday evening at 3:30. The pastor of First Baptist, Rev. Abbot preached. At Embry AME Church Sunday School was held at 9:30 and Rev. Wing preached at 8:00 in the evening. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Johnson, Charles has been at home for two weeks due to a lacerated tooth. On Tuesday evening Eunice Johnson was given a surprise party. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gray, Emma Conway, Susie Briscoe, Eliza Gray, Gertrude Walls, Pauline Gray, Louis Gray, Elmo Poole, Henry Henson and Charles Stewart attended the event. Miss Johnson was given many gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Randall hosted her mother, Emma Rollins and younger siblings over the Easter holiday. The Gays had visitors on Easter Sunday. They were two sons with their families, M. Willis, Miss Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner from Washington and their children and Elizabeth Tilghman from New York. Julia Mack is at home for the holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W.C. Mack. Miss Mack is a student at Bowie Normal School. On Thursday many parents and children attended the annual field meet in Marlbora(o). On Sunday James H. Gray, Louis Gray, Arthur Brooks, Joseph Thomas, George Robinson, and Raymond Jones went to Blue Plains on a visit to the Old Folk’s Home. On Sunday Rex Isaac, from Laurel, MD visited Mrs. Arthur Brooks.

The Baltimore Afro American October 13 1928 p. 16 Lakeland, Maryland There will be a Rainbow Wedding at the Odd Fellows’ Hall in Lakeland on the evening of Friday, November 2. The event will be sponsored by the Magaline Household of Ruth No. 6379 On Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. James H. Gray hosted Rev. and Mrs. E.N. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. William Gross and Mr. and Mrs. Guss have new Arcola Heating Plants. Mr. and Mrs. John Brooks are visiting their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamlett. Several Lakeland residents went to Brentwood, Md on Friday evening to attend a political mass meeting. The Lakeland Community Band played during the event. On Saturday evening Dorothy Mack, Chesley Mack and Clarence Gray traveled to the State Normal School in Bowie, Maryland to witness a football game. They were hosted by Bessie and Julia Mack as well as Robert Gray, students at the institution.

The Baltimore Afro American January 21 1928 p 14 Lakeland, Maryland The pastor, Rev. J.W. Wing held services at Embry AME Church. Officers were elected for the Bible class held on Sunday evenings. The teacher will be Rev. Wing, James H. Gray will act as president, Robert R. Gray will be secretary, Cornelius Giles will act as treasurer. On Sunday night Mary Falls joined Embry AME Church. Cornelius Giles was sick for a week but is out and about again. Young Randolph Brooks is at home sick with pneumonia. On Sunday evening Susie Briscoe hosted Mr. and Mrs. William Chase, Katie Dock and William Lee of Bladensburg. On Sunday evening Miss Minor hosted Rachel and Mary Jackson and Robert Oston of Washington DC M. Everhart of Washington DC will be taking a room in the home of Miss Minor during the winter.

The Baltimore Afro American August 4 1928 Page 19 Lakeland, Maryland At Embry AME Church Sunday School was held at 10 am followed by morning services by pastor, Rev J.W. Wing at 11 am. Rev, Jones from Brentwood AME Zion Church gave the sermon at 3 PM. Many members of that congregation were also present. At the evening service three children of Mr. and Mrs. George Brooks were christened. Rev. Mrs. J.A. Maxey, evangelist from Washington DC gave sermon at First Baptist. On Monday August 6th the Baptist ministers’ Conference of Washington DC will meet at Lakeland First Baptist Church from 12 to 5 PM. Lunch will be served. Rev. A.P. Abbott is pastor. There was a moving picture show at Embry AME Church on Friday evening. Mary Spriggs was chairman for the event. Maggie Mack sponsored a rally which raised $30 for a pulpit set. Rev. Wright preached a sermon. Washington Harpist Princess Richardson will perform a concert at First Baptist Church on Monday evening August 6. Mr. and Mrs. George Gross are hosting ing their daughter Margaret Gray and grandson Charles from New York. An entertainment for the orphan children of Washington DC was held at Mack’s Park. The event was sponsored by Morning Star Lodge No. 40 and Forest Temple, No. 9, I.B.P.O.E. of W of Washington DC Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas hosted his sister, Mary Boldin and her daughters Anna, Agnes, Mary and Alice for a week’s visit. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas hosted Mr. and Mrs. Maron Mack, Louise Mack, Marion White, Miss Brown, Carrie Cole of New York and Eddie Smith. Maggie Mack hosted a number of people at her home. They were Rev. D.G. Mack, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, The wife of Rev. Mack and his daughter from Baltimore, and an evangelist and friend, Rev Wright from Washington DC. Julia Briscoe hosted Clinton Collins a professor at the State Normal School in Bowie, Noah Taylor, Brent Thomas, Charles Cornish, Elsie Young from Tee Bee, Md. Hilda Kemp, Alice Douglass, and Dean Williams of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson hosted Elizabeth Stubbs and her daughter May from Washington DC Julia Mack and Helen Briscoe visited Baltimore for two weeks

The Baltimore Afro American April 21 1928 p 14 Lakeland, Maryland On Sunday at 10 am Sunday School took place at Embry AME Church. Rev. Jasper of Brentwood preached at 3 pm. He was accompanied by some of the members of that church. Rev Wing, Embry’s pastor preached his farewell sermon at 8 pm. Friday night there was a contest sponsored by the Federation of Women of Brentwood, Bladensburg, Hyattsville and Lakeland. The event was a benefit for the new high school. First Baptist Church had communion service at 3 pm Mr. and Mrs. George Gross Sr are celebrating the birth of a new grandson in New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dory, Harriet Hughes, Beatrice Thomas, Hattie Thomas, Ferdinand Hughes and young Josephine and James Waters visited Baltimore on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Gray ad Mrs. Irene Clark hosted Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sellman of Contee Maryland on Sunday. Mrs. Contee is the sister of Mrs. Gray. On Wednesday evening Mrs. Ralph Conway gave a birthday party for her husband. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Randall, Mr. and Mrs. Alex James, Mr. and Mrs, James A. Gray, Mrs. Millie Jones, Noamlitha Hodge, Mrs. Henry Conway, Eunice Johnson, Gertrude Waller, Sarah Rollins, Joseph Thomas, Eugene Brown, Arthur Brooks, Earl Johnson and Louis Gray. The monthly meeting of the Parent-Teachers Institute took place at Brentwood AME Zion Church. Attendees from Lakeland were the president George Randall, Mamie Weems, secretary, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Mack with their daughters Bessie and Dorothy, Julia Briscoe, Ellen Briscoe, Mr. and Mrs. James Gray with their son Robert, Mary E. Johnson, Mary Brooks and Ambrose Green.

The Baltimore Afro American May 5, 1928 Lakeland, Maryland Last Tuesday evening The Slabtown District Convention was put on at First Baptist Church. A speaking competition was held at Fairmont Heights on Friday April 27th. George H. Randall and Hattie Thomas competed for Lakeland School. Hattie Thomas was awarded third place. Eliza Greene, Mamie Edmonds and Emma Green are at home with the grippe. A party was given for Ruby Briscoe’s 6th birthday. Guests were Marie Greene, Bernice and Jerline Tolson, Saxaline Briscoe, Anthony and Hannah Brooks, Mary Weems, Lucille Giles, Mamie Singleton, Virginia Griffith, Isabelle Sayman, Vera Johnson, Mary and Julia Briscoe, Dorothy Mack, Omega Giles, Vicurtis Gray, Dervey Lomax, Raymond Wilson, Clarence Lyles, William Steward, McKinley Gray, Chaperons were Mrs. Sayman, Etelka Lomax, Mrs. Noamlitha Hodge, Mr. Willis and Almo Poole. On Thursday Mr. and Mrs. John Spriggs hosted Rev. J.A. Dames of Washington DC

Baltimore Afro American Newspaper column Page 21 Services were held at Embry AME Church with Sunday School at 10 am, Rev. Wing preached at First Baptist Church in Brentwood. Rev. James Gray from Lakeland spoke at 8 pm Services were held at First Baptist Church. A concert by the Happy Four from Muirkirk was held at the church on Wednesday. Students of Bowie Normal School, Julia and Bessie Mack visited their parents for the weekend. James Gray and Susie Briscoe have been ill but are improving. Mr. and Mrs. Alex James had several friends over on Thursday night. They included Gertrude Walls, Dessimae Randall, Julia Brooks, Grace Johnson, Laura Weems, Eliza Gray, Gladys and Lavella Brown, William Rollings, Earl Mason, Louis Gray of Lakeland as well as Aubry Corprew, M Smith , M. Johnson from Washington DC. Samuel Stewart returned home after several months as an inpatient stay at Crownsville Hospital. James Gray with his sons Oscar, Louis and Clarence as well as Rogers Rice traveled to Bowie on Sunday to visit Robert Gray. Robert is a student at the Bowie Normal School. Mary Spriggs at home ill. George Taylor used to live in Lakeland. He now lives in Philadelphia.

Baltimore Afro American July 28 1928 Page 17 News Article New Lakeland High Ready This Fall – School Building to House Children From Six Maryland Towns Structure Cost is $25,000- Parents Raising Funds Now for Equipment The Colored Parent’s Teacher Institute of Prince Georges County was organized of On July 27 1926. This group was approved to receive a high school on August 10, 1926. The school, now being constructed will serve the communities of Laurel, Muirkirk, Ammendale, Lakeland, Bladensburg and North Brentwood. After finishing grade school children will now be ablet to attend a convenient high school. The new structure will cost about $25,000 and be of red brick with good heating, light and ventilation. Its location will be the central community of Lakeland. A campaign has started to repay an obligation of $2,500. to the Board of Education to pay for the land. The fundraising began on April 3 and $1,000 has already been promised with $700 already received The community is pleased about the new school and a ceremonial laying of the cornerstone is being planned along with other special events. A Dramatic Recital by Gabriella B. Drake to benefit the school has been set for late this August. Much of the work to make the school a reality has been undertaken by the Colored Parent-Teacher Institute, a collective of scholarly, fearless and progressive in their work endeavors. The group’s spokesman is W. J. Conway of North Brentwood a Howard University graduate and head of a private secondary school in Washington DC. Subjects – Lakeland High School, education, school development, community relationships, Six Communities

Baltimore Afro American July 28 1928 page 17 News Article New Lakeland High Ready This Fall – School Building to House Children From Six Maryland Towns Structure Cost is $25,000- Parents Raising Funds Now for Equipment The Colored Parent’s Teacher Institute of Prince Georges County was organized on July 27 1926. This group was approved to receive a high school on August 10, 1926. The school, now being constructed will serve the communities of Laurel, Muirkirk, Ammendale, Lakeland, Bladensburg and North Brentwood. After finishing grade school children will now be able to attend a convenient high school. The new structure will cost about $25,000 and be of red brick with good heating, light and ventilation. Its location will be the central community of Lakeland. A campaign has started to repay an obligation of $2,500. to the Board of Education to pay for the land. The fundraising began on April 3 and $1,000 has already been promised with $700 already received. The community is pleased about the new school and a ceremonial laying of the cornerstone is being planned along with other special events. A Dramatic Recital by Gabriella B. Drake to benefit the school has been set for late this August. Much of the work to make the school a reality has been undertaken by the Colored Parent-Teacher Institute. They , a collective of scholarly, fearless individuals who are progressive in their work endeavors. The group’s spokesman is W. J. Conway of North Brentwood a Howard University graduate and head of a private secondary school in Washington DC.

The Baltimore Afro American August 25, 1928 Lakeland, MD There were services at Embry AME Church where Rev. Wing is pastor. Sunday School superintendents for Embry AME and First Baptist Churches George Randall and Mamie Weems are making plans to take their students to Suburban Gardens for a picnic on Saturday August 25. Communion services were held at First Baptist. On Thursday evening Union prayer meeting was held at Embry. Few were present as the weather was bad. The monthly meeting of the six communities Parent-Teacher’s Association was held in Muirkirk on Tuesday evening. The meeting was well attended. Those present from Lakeland were: William Brown, George Brooks, J.W.C. Mack, Charles Johnson, George Randall, James Gray, James Falls, Ellen Briscoe, Ellen Johnson, Eliza Gray, Maggie Mack, Mamie Weems, Susie Brooks, Mary Falls and Nellie Brown. Ralph Conway, Nellie Stewart, Raymond Wilson traveled to Crownsville on Sunday to visit their father and husband, Samuel Stewart a patient at the institution there. Julia and Bessie Mack are hosting Hilda Kemp of Washington DC Mrs. John C. Johnson is hosting her nephew young William Steward of Washington DC Ellen Randall, her children are away for a two week visit in North Carolina. Traveling with them is Mrs. Randall’s sister Maggie McDonald and her son. On Sunday Henrietta Lomax had a visit from Mrs. Breewr and a friend from Philadelphia. Mrs. Arthur Brooks, Julia Brooks and Dora Robinson made a visit to Atlantic City on Sunday.

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Baltimore Afro American June 8, 1929 Prince Georges Co. Graduates 150, County Wide Closing Exercises Held at Fairmount Heights, Md. Emory Smith Speaker Marlboro and Lakeland Second and Third in Grades Closing programs for elementary schools of the county took place on May 31 in Fairmount Heights, Maryland. The speaker for the event was Emory Smith, director of public information at Howard University. He spoke on the topic “Cultivation”. Graduates from Lakeland School were Edith Allen, Gertrude Davis, Andrew Thomas, Ralph Drewy, Omega Giles, Mary Stewart, Leroy Jones, Benjamin Briscoe, Hattie Thomas, Bernice Rawlings, and Pauline Woodson. Other schools with graduates were Ammendale School, Bladensburg School, Marlboro School, Croome Station School, Holly Grove School, Croom School, Westwood School, Sharpsville School, Chapel Hill School, Accokeek School, Camp Springs School, DuPont Heights School, Mt. Nebo School, Lincoln School, Rosaryville School, Brentwood School, Fairmont Heights School, Capital Heights School, McCarthy School, Glenarden School, Demonstration School, Cedarville School, Oxen Hill School, Highland Park School, Aquasco School, Clinton School, Tee Bee School, Bowie School, Glendale School, Duckettsville School and Fletchertown School.

Airport and lakes along with a portion of Lakeland Property of US Army Air Services

1930 Enumeration District 14-56 Sheet 11 B Berwyn Election District 21

From 1917 to 1932, the Rosenwald Fund contributed to the building of approximately 5,000 schools for African-American children in southern states. The Rosenwald program provided state-of-the-art school plans along with partial funding. Communities were required to provide cash or in-kind contributions; the remainder of the school costs was borne by local school boards. Lakeland had two such schools. Lakeland Elementary (shown here) was built in 1925, replacing the earlier school, and Lakeland High School was built in 1928.

Children would be encouraged to purchase stamps from school to support the government, the children's version of war savings bonds. - The cover is an ornately decorated paper sheet, with an image of an eagle holding the USA flag. "For the purchase of United States war savings bonds." - The first page, describing the rules for the book and the name for who the book belongs to - in this case, Elwood Gross. Affixed in the specified places are 'America on guard' 10 cent U.S. Postal Savings stamps. - Filled up to the $4.10 spot, these stamps are slightly different - they read "United States War Savings 10 cents" and have an engraving of a colonial looking man holding a rifle on it. - A short blurb describing the US Government's obligation to fulfill the value of the stamps.

Anderson Walls and Gasson D. Bradford "adopted" brothers

Lakeland High School, the community's second Rosenwald School, was built in 1928. The Lakeland community joined with their neighbors in Bladensburg, North Brentwood, Ammendale, Muirkirk, and Laurel to request that the school board approve construction of a high school for African Americans. Lakeland was selected as the site for the new high school due to its central location and the availability of train transportation. Shown here are the young women of the 1930 student body of Lakeland High School.

Charles Hamlett and his first wife Eva in 1930. He moved to Lakeland from New Jersey. Eva was the daughter of two of Lakeland's earliest African American residents, John and Maggie Brooks. The house was demolished during urban renewal.

The Baltimore Afro American November 22 1930 pg. 15 Lakeland High Loses Article Football loss of Lakeland High School’s boy’s team against Rameses A.C. The score was zero all at half time. Dudley made the first score and Brown the extra point. Carr made the second touchdown and Brown again kicked the extra point. Outstanding players of the high school were Ghost Gross, Flash Gray and the caption, Brisco.

April 19, 1930 Lakeland Hi Wins Lakeland High School’ baseball team won its season home opener beating Marlboro High school 9 to 3. Pitchers were Gross and Carroll. The Lakeland team also traveled to Bowie where they beat the Bulls. Gross pitched a no hit game.

College Park Airport

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Airport, College Park, the University of Maryland and part of Lakeland are seen. There is a clear view of the area along the railroad tracks. Property of US Army Air Services

Mary Day, Hattie Adams Williams,

Lakeland Elementary School at that time the school served grades to 6. They are shown with the teachers for each of two classrooms. Higher grades were served at Lakeland High School

Dessie Randall, James Edwards, Jr., and George Arnold are pictured here with other members of the 1933 graduating class of Bowie Normal School. Randall was one of the first Lakelanders to seek a post-secondary education. She was a member of the first graduating class of Lakeland High School in 1931. Edwards later moved to Lakeland and raised his family in the community. Arnold taught at Lakeland High School and died in a car accident after attending a picnic at Carr’s Beach with friends from Lakeland.

Charles Dory is seen {second row far left seated) with his school mates.

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Baltimore Afro American News Article April 14 1934 p. 18 Chestertown Five Tops Lakeland On Friday Garnett High School Tigers beat Lakeland High School the champions of the western shore. The venue was at capacity for the game which took place in Chestertown, Maryland. The Tigers star players were Graves and Jones. Stand outs for Lakeland were Davis and Webster.

A real estate contract between James A. Irby , Allen Mercer Wilkins and Mary P. Tabbs, the seller. Contains: - Legal details - the buyers paid in all $2500 for the house, in monthly installments of $50 after the first payment of $500; - Close up of the final signatures; - Page beginning a section with specifications for "labor and materials to be used in the construction of a [Lakeland] residence. ..."; - Financial guidelines; Constructional requirements; Excavation and concrete work requirements; Brickwork, carpenter work, and inside trim requirements; Stairway, flooring, lathing and plastering requirements; Hardware, painting, and electric-work requirements; Stairway, doors, lathing and plastering requirements; Hardware, roofing, painting and electric-work requirements; Heating requirements; - Final signoff sheet, finished by R. C. Archer Jr. on august 21 1935.

Rudolph Gross and George Gray

Around 1935, these boys were photographed in their Sunday best, which included knickerbockers. “They’re wearing knockers,” commented Leonard Smith, who grew up in the era, upon seeing this photograph. “You were dressed up then.” In the rear is Henry “Buck” Johnson, and in the front row, far right, is Charles Dory. Dory as a teen was a star basketball player for Lakeland High School and went on to work as a cook for the railroad. He was also a deacon of the First Baptist Church of College Park. (Courtesy of the Randall family.)