Evening star., 1926-06-06
BANK TO ENLARGE
ITS WORKING SPACE
Changes in Commerce and
Savings Institution to
Benefit Business.

| Sweeping changes and improve
ments are to be started at once in
the Bank of Commerce and Savings,
Seventh and r. streets northwest.
| When completed the bank will have
| a wider frontage on Seventh street,
| new meZzanine. larger lobby, new
! decorations. much mere convenient
cage arrangements and additional
Office space. 1t was announced yes
terday that the improvements will be
commenced this week and will be fin-
ished some time in the Fall.
The additional Seventh street front
age will be secured by removal of the
stairway IN the front of the building
leading to the second floor. The stair
way will be reinstaled In the rear
on the f street side. and the main
ba hiking room enlarged to take in the
additional room obtained in the front
and along the north side. This change
will make the front fully seven feet
wider than II now is. The bay window
effect is also to be removed. and the
whole front and side of the building
as far as the second floor are to be
constructed of Indiana limestone.
These three important changes VIII
give the building a much more pre-
tentious appearance on the OUTSIDE.
Lobby to BE Enlarged.
With the obtaining of the additional
space on the north side of the present
ba mixing lobby. the cages viii he NOV
ed back several feet and more con
veniently arranged. This chahSe Vii
of course. enlarge the loDpA' in0 ~
present woodwork about the cages Is
10 be removed and the latest modei
iron framework substituted. Ihe new
metal work and glass VIII not pc as
high as the woodwork has beeh' anu
,be architects say that doing away
With The heavy mahogany will give
the interior a very much more foohiN
and attractive appearance tnah IL
could have otherwise. "a.
The mans also call for the lnstalla-
tion of a mezzanine and II Is throusn
This addition that the greatest amouii.
of new floor space Is TO ne secuteo'
The room adjoining the lobby re-
the first floor. will be turned INTO OF
tice space and the directors VIII nave
now room on the mezZanine moor
The room adpoininG the lophE' re-
served for the banks woman Gus
toners, will I've specially deco'a'eu
and furnished. In fact, such eXteh-
sive changes are to he made that
even the oldest customers may hot
recognize the place when the 'oii
tractor finishes his work.
The Bank of Commerce ana Sas-
inss was organized on December =
1907. and on that day deposits were
s44 900. On the date of the last con
troller's call. April l. Of this wear
deposits were Sl,935 .649.S4. The ba NIX
has 500. 900 capital stock. ana tne
surplus and net profits total si4'''
615'37. Resources were reported on
the last call as 21S3, ,322.5l,
Since the opening day the instnu
tion has had but one president ano
but one cashier. When the bank was
organized and chartered the directors
elected Maurice y. Rosenberg presl-
dent and the duties of the cashier
we're placed in the hands of John NJ.
Riordon. Upon the shoulders OF these
two men fall a large share OF the
credit for the continued prosperity
which the institution has enjoyed Tor
almost two decades
Mr.. Rosenberg is a lawyer as well
as banker nd his large practice Keeps
him away from the bank much OF Inc
time. Much of the executive work
has therefore fallen upon Mir. llor'
don. who began his banking career
in Washington as runner BACK IN
the days when there was no clearing
house and the messenger had 10 visit
for the checks which they had on
other institutions 1t was while doing
this work that he laid the foundation
which led up TO his present position
Officials and Directors.
The banks complete roster ol ON
c,als and directors is as follows:
Maurice d. Rosenberg. president
Joseph Sanders. first vice rresi9en. I.
~, I,a,patt SecoOd vice president.
irwin OWincs. third vice president
.Ioseph II. Milans, secretary; Dr.. Car
ence A. Weaver. auditor: Alexander
Wolf. general counsel; John NJ Rior'
don, cashier. and Frank OWinSs' as
sistant cashier.
Directors-R. F. Andrews, Louis
bush, A. Brylawski, Floyd +. Davis
r. L. Elliott, Ellie Sheet, {. E. Ed
wards, A. s. Galley. G. A. kneessi'
NJ. A. Leese, Harry L. Mayer and j.
F.. Maury.