The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-21
IN
EVANSVILLE
PLANNED
Or. Harry J. Patterson, Of
College Park, Heads Ma
tional Bank.

tional Bank.
HYATTSVILLE, Nd, March 81.
TO succeed DIR. Charles A. Wells,
who died recently directors Of the
First National Bank Of Hyattsville
have chosen DR.. Harry ]. Patterson,
Of College Park. director Of the Mary.
land experiment station, president
Of the institution. For some time
DR.. Patterson has served as vice
president. To succeed DIR. Patter-
son as vice president. Harry w.
Shepherd, cashier, was elected, and
the office of second vice president,
to which Mr.. Shepherd was elected
recently, was discontinued. Arthur
Carr. local real estate man, was
elected to fill the vacancy on the
board Of directors created through
DIR. Wells death.
Plans already are making for the
1925 Hyattsville ChautauQua. The
chautauQua recently held here was
the most successful since the event
was established in Hyattsville. For
next years event more than forty
citizens have signed as guarantors.
They are Louis Dashiell who has
been elected corresponding secre-
tary; H. c. Weeks, Mrs. James
Severe, A. c. Moon, H. w. Gilbert
son, Maury H. Brown, j. A. Craw-
ford, Rev. G.. H. Cannon, N, G.
Durow, Mrs. B. s. Pendleton, L. r.
Fulton. DR.. H. T. Willis, Mrs. Retta
D. Norris, Charles G. Little, Mrs.
A. H. Moore, Carl H. Frey, Mrs. M.
A. Blasey, M. H. B. Hoffman, Prof.
w. r. Ballard, Frank M. Stephen,
DIR. j. B. S. Norton, Harry A. Bos-
well, G. Hodges Carr, Mrs. William
Aufderheide, Mrs. H. M. Smith, o. G.
Dudrow, E. M. Tabb. H. r. McLay,
Prof. c. j. Pierson, M. Smith, j. w.
Bradley, Wesley Winners Bible
class, Alfred Werlich, president; Jo-
seph M. Anderson, William D.
Campbell, N: H. Spicknall, DR.. Fred.
erick =. Lee. Mary P. Mitchell, w.
A: Goodman, Irwin Owings, F. C.
Little, V. K. Chestnut, Mrs. H. M.
Sturgis, Rev. ]. H. Strong, Robert H.
Kerr, George N. Bowen and Mrs.
]. L. King.
John H. Baden, vice president
and cashier Of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank Of Washington, was
chosen q member Of the board of
directors of the Hyattsville build.
ing association to succeed George
Mish Smith whose resignation was
accepted at meeting of the
directors. c. A. M. Wells was
again chosen attorney for the in.
stitution and Alexander GUIDE was
elected a member of the valuation
committee to succeed George Mish
Smith who resigned after serving
on the committee thirty seven years.
Charles H. Welsh is chairman of
this committee and, with George
n. Lanhardt, was reappointed.
Auditors reappointed are: John H.
Baden, L. c. Schreiner, vice presi-
dent Of the Merchants Bank and
Trust Company. Washington, and
Herbert H. Smith, teller; National
Savings and Trust Company, Wash
lngton, who is a resident of Berwyn.
To accept a commercial position in
washington, it is understood, Miss
Mary F. Ruthven, teacher of his.
tory and algebra in the Brandy
wine High School. has resigned
effective April 1. Her successor
has not been announced.
The Prince Georges county
assessable basis for the coming
year will be $34,563,4 against
$3S,161, 674 for 1928 or an increase
Of 81, 401 ,746, it was learned today.
OF this increase $1,159,332 is on
property in the upper section of the
county principally in the Washing.
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission
area, the balance of the increase,
$242 Ala, being on property in other
sections of the county.
The county tax rate for the en-.
suing year will be about $1.45
on the 800 of, assessed valuation,
an increase Of 10 cents on the 800
over last year. The new rate will
become effective March 81. when
the tax levy book will be signed.
The State tax rate, it is stated. will
be about q cents on the 800
against 80 cents last year. making
the total tax rate for Prince
Georgians approximately $1.72 on
the 800, against $1.65 last year. In
addition, taxpayers Of that section
OF the county in the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission area
will pay an additional cents on
the 500 on account Of the commits.
sions' service. Five cents also was
the rate last year for this purpose.
During February the best attend.
ance average among Prince Georges
county public schools was made by
Baden High School, Prof. w. r, c.
Connick, principal, with a percent.
age of 94.4. Cedar Grove, Miss
Vera Ream, principal, with "a per
cent, took first honors among rural
schools, Melwood School, Miss Eliza.
beth Baden, principal, with $50 per
cent, being second. Mt. Rainier
Mrs. Catherine T. Reed, principal.
with CO.'S per cent, led graded
schools. Other schools with an
average Of 80 per cent or more
ranked as follows: Bowie High,
Laurel High. Hyattsville High, Tux.
edo and Suitland.
SPAIN IS TO IGNORE