National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-03-17
THE GEORGETOWN SAVINGS DASK.

THE oEOROETOwN SAVINGS DANK.
Opcnlps on Saturday Last Nineteen
Thousand Dollars Deposited tue Firsd
Day.
Tho Georgetown Savings banR opeueu satur.
day under the most favorable circumstances.
Inc BANK was organized under acts Of Congress
mos Nay q 1870 md June ~ ISIS party
Snp a february 1919, an incofporation for
cSrPoStot SsS are eSmposcd o. NJ YoS%Ina ss
Yemen; Richard Fullaloye, A. II. Pickrel, J. q.
n mSssTs, 3 Hartley, James A. RILEY, James
shnn, Joseph Lbbsy, u. n. eheEeiL a. D.
Barnard and John 7. Mitchell.
with the act cited, entitled IAN &C, eSemptins
from taxes certain property in the District Of
Columbia, and 70 amend the act TO provide for
Columbia by general law" which provides,
among other things, that savings banks may be
organized within the District Of Columbia under
the provisions OF section four Of an act to pro-
vide for the creation Of corporations in the bis
tflct OF Columbia by general law. The object OF
said corporation Is to receive upon deposit safely
moneys which may he deposited with II in sums Of
be 10000 and he divided 10 400 shares Of $50
each, and there shall be nine trustees, who shall
manage the Affairs Of the corporation, and who
are to he elected annually. The present trustees
consist Of James Dickson, Thomas Bowling, John
Pickrcll, y. 4. Kelley and T.. A. shinn The
stockholders held meeting on February q, lsIs,
and elected the following onlaers: President, A.
II. PicErell; vice president, r. A. Shlnn: secre-
tary, =. W. Jones; cashier, James Dickson. The
officers Immediately selected a room on the FIRST
Moor Of the Masonic Temple, on nigh street, be.
tween Prospect and Bridge streets, and decided
upon last Saturday as the day for commence
ment. Long before the hour for business
large crowd assembled in the vicinity Of the
a NJ IA n fail NAUE linz
OF ladies'. line was formed, and a general con-
versatlOn ensued on the merits Of the instltu-
tlon, and but one opinion was eapressed-that
70 the effect that Georgetown can sustain q saw
ngs hank and Afford an opportunity for the
aboriug people Of this city 30 lay up treasure"
Mo o'clock the president Of the bank appeared
transact business, and invited those who desircd
TO deposit to walk In. The first person who
% mad, deP2', sI Tn william N Gnis'hnnk fol-
L. NJ. Cropley, J. 7. PROXY, e. 7. Cropley, y. G.
Eroplsy, Mrs; n. Cropley, II. CoInel, ,. slnshei-
mer, 7: bowling, J. Dickson, II. v: Berry, and
the bank until O'Clock, when the president au-
nounced that the hour for closing had arrived,
and hSss ThS had ne not n
same until to-day. The amount OF deposits up
TO the hour Of closing was $1,000. Tho bank Ia
handsomely furnished, and all hids fair that the
undertaking Will he success.
LOCAL NOTES.
George 4. Downing has prepared an address
entitled "Parincation Of the Races," which no
Will deliver In the South during the next two
months.
Ameeting Of gentlemen connected with various
Catholic associations In the District was held
yesterday afternoon at Carroll hall, when q COM
mittec was appointed TO arrange for Q banquet
to be held this evening after the 81. Patrick
parade.
on saturday morning, a little girl aged four
Jears, daughter Of Sandy CLARK, cOlored, resld-
Ing al the f0ot Of seyehteenth street, had her
clothes take frc from the flames In the fireplace
and was badly burned about her arm and side.
nF. Brockenhoruugh dressed the wound.
Yesterday afternoon hoy manned Dredge found
man lying on first street, near the Capitol with
bis face cut and his body otherwise injured. lie
removed MIN TO lIckllng's drug store, on the
when II was found that he had fallen while drunk
and injured himself. Medical attendance was
furnished by Dr. Salter.
Alta recent meeting Of the senior Jaw class Of
were chosen: President, 4. NJ. Gordon, of Ohio;
vice president, J. n. Hubbard, OF Mass; secre-
tary, ?. 7. Bowen Of Mich; treasurer, T. d.
Ieager, Of Penn. The faculty OF the college are
Professor ", 2. Welgewood, Judge Arthur Mac
Arthur, Of the Supreme Court Of the District OF
Columbia, and Judge Casey, Of the Court Of
Claims.
on Saturday morning last Detectives Sargent
and McElfresh visited the rooms Of the Commits
slOner Of Public buildings and Grounds, In the
Capitol, and removed thcrefrom three chests,
valuable gold and silver quartz, and carried
them TO police headquarters. II ID said that the
nuggets were brought here by q. n. Robinson,
with the expectation that Congress would be ir.
duced to purchase them for the museum at the
Smithsonian Institute. As the supposed owner
10 now an inmate Of the Government Insane
Asylum, and the property looked upon AZ aban-
dOned, II was brought 10 headquarters for Sc
curity, or until claimant could show the proper
proofs OF ownership.
The Sunday School Normal Association met
EaNp RftaE mi Ia Nha - an.
4. 4. building; Mr.. Warren Choate In the chair
nud Mr.. ZalmOn Richards secretary. The
special committee, TO whom had been 70
ferred constitution for their consideration,
submitted report upon the same, which was ac-
ceptec. The following Officers were then electedi
President, A. NJ. Hangover; vice president, q.
II. Bailey: secretary, e. L. Poster; treasurer,
George RyneA. Tho following committees
have been appointed: Normal school, Mossrs.
A. 4. Pratt, Warren Choate and Zalmon Rich
ards: time and place Of meeting, Messrs. o. e
Presl'ry, u. spencer and g. 4, Bates; financial
Messrs. Y. II. smith, W. II. Tenney and W. y.
Dunwoody library, S. =. bryant, y. p. Rankin
and q. e. White.