The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-05
BETHESDA BANK
To BE READY
IN SPRING
Excavation Is Completed for
Modern Structure Of
Two Stories

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excavating for the new banking
house of the Bank of Bethesda,
which will occupy the site at the
intersection of the Rockville pike
and the Old road, Immediately OPP
posite the present bank building
at Bethesda, has been completed,
and the contractors, the Charles A.
Langley Company, of Washington.
are arranging to begin the actual
work of construction within the
next few days.
The structure will be of stone
two stories high. The lower floor
will be used exclusively for the
business of the bank and will be
equipped with the latest convent.
ences. The second floor will be
divided into office rooms. The
structure, including the vault and
other equipment, will cost around
S55, 900. 1t is planned to have it
ready for occupancy by early
spring.
Walter r. Tuckerman is presi-
dent, George p. Sacks, vice presi-
dent, and S. Walter Bogley, cashier.
About twenty-five of the substantial
business and professional men and
farmers of Bethesda district coDl.
pose the board of directors.
The modern public school building
for colored children, just COM
pleted at Brooke Grove, this county,
was dedicated Saturday afternoon.
Professor Edwin w. Broome, county
superintendent of schools; j. w.
| Huntington, supervisor Of the color
ed schools on the county, and Pro-
lessor Kelley Howard and Professor
IG. w Cook, Of Howard University.
J Washington, delivered addresses;
Doctor George z. Lewis, supervisor
of county public school property,
| formally presented the school TO the
community, which was accepted by
Howell Howard on behalf of the
Commounity Leagues the Reverend
". N. s. Hughes. pastor of he
M. e. Church, gave the invocation
| and benediction, and the Sandy
! Spring G1ee Club furnished music.
The new building contains two
class rooms and idustrial room
| and is the fourth modern school
building for colored children in. the
county, the others being at Sandy
| Spring, Sugarland, and Emory
Grove. 1t cost around $4,000, of
which amount $500 was contributed
| by colored residents of the com.
munitW, $500 came from the Rosen-
valid fund, and the remainder was
provided by the county board OF
education.
Albert NJ Bouic, of Rockville, has
purchased the farm OF the late
George E. Gather, near Laytons
/ WILLIE this county, containing ninety
four and one-haIf acres for $4,000
Under the direction of the Rev.
erend Joseph NJ. Snyder, Redemp-
torist priest. of Annapolis, mission
began in st. Mary's Catholic Church
here yesterday morning, to continue
one week. Services will be held at
| $3.50 and $50 each morning and
7:30 each evening. The Reverend
John T. Coolahan, pastor of the
church, is assisting at the various
services.
That Chief Judge Hammond Timer
of the Sixth judicial circuit of Mary
land, comprising Montgomery and
/ Frederick counties, will be unop-
posed for reelection at next falls
election, is believed in this county
/ to be a certainty. A recent poll of
the members of the Frederick bar
showed, it is stated, every lawyer
| of that county to favor Judge
/ Urner's denomination and reelection
and it is known that the same is
true Of the members of the Rock.
vile bar Although Judge Urner is
a Republican, E. Brooks Lee, Mary
lands secretary of state and recog-
nized Democratic leader in this
county, and Emory L. Coblenz,
| Democratic leader In Frederick
county, have openly declared in
favor of the reelection of Judge
Urner aud as he is the unanimous
choice of the members of his party
| in both counties, his continuance on
| the bench for another fifteen years
seems assured.
Rally day exercises were held by
many of the Sunday schools of the
county yesterday, some Of the pro-
grams being elaborate.