The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-05
The National Bank of Rising Sun
Opens Its Handsome New Building
Saturday, June 9th

| chairs it offers welcome accomoda-
tions to the women, who in fast in
tcreasing numbers are coming to use
the facilities of the bank.
The main banking room is at once
noteworthy for its bright and cheer
l'ful aspect. Nine huge windows
flood the room with daylight, softly
and thoroughly diffused through
corded easement cloth curtains until
not shadow can be seen. At night.
one single massive chandelier throws
its light to every corner, aided by
side brackets and desk, lamps care
fully placed for the accurate IL
Elimination of the working surfaces.
The ample public space into which
the vestibule opens is wainseoted
counter-height on its four sides with
Mariposa marble carefully matching
the veining that is characteristic of
this material. Over the marble
base, on the work room side, is a
beautifully. executed and finished
Mexican mahogany screen separat-
ing, with its plate glass and bronze
grilles, the working force, money
and records from the public space.
Under foot. in the public space is
ahpolished marble terrazza floor
bound in bronze strips and bordered
with honed marble. Cleanliness,
precise workmanship and endurance
mark every material in the build
ing, but nowhere as pronounced as
in this publis space. This Is rightly
done for it is here that every one of
the banks customers come to tran
sact his business! this part OF the
bank is distinctly the customers
part.
Above the marble wainscot rise
the walls in blended tones of french
gray, absorbing the brilliance OF the
light and giving it back in subdued
tones. Surmounting the walls is a
dentilled cornice over a quietly de-
corated frieze, tinted in the prevail
ing gray with glimpses of brighter
colors that blend the walls into the
cream tone of the ceiling. A strong
note OF color is struck by the heavy
folds of deep blue velour curtains
used to close the three openings be-
tween the banking room and the di-
rectors' room on the rear mezzanine
floor. Held back with their ties
whenever the board is not in session,
through these curtains and the pro-
tecting wrought iron balustrades
can be had view OF the directors
room. Furniture Of blue leather
upholstered mahogany, window
drapes of easement cloth and blue
velour and walls of gray harmonic
the directors room with the banking
room. Seen through the curtained-
openings it adds interest to the wall
that faces Us as we enter the bank.
Immediately at the rear of the
public space, polished steel grille
spans between the screen and the
wall. Behind it, with its entire in
terror in full view from the public
space is the handsome massive
vault-the heart of the bank.
Heavily reinforced concrete walls
form the main structure OF the vault,
Within this structure is built another
completely separate stell vault, FORM
ing the best known means OF
burglar protection-a vault within a
vault. Not content with these
physical barriers, though, the bank
has embedded within the concrete
tstructure complex net work or
wires and plates electrically con-
nected to the outside gong and so
designed that an instant, deafening
warning is rung as soon as an un-
authorized attempt to enter the
vault is made. The vault door it.,
self, a mass of metal weighing over
ten tons, is as carefully assembled
as watch and its ponderous bulk
is almost as finely poised on its
huge crane hinge as is the delicate
druggists scales. Truly the cracks
man who essays to enter the Rising
Suns strong box will fnd himself
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