Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-09
TOUR AND HIGHWAY +.
FETES TOCO|NC|DE.
Bethesda and Silver Spring
Chambers Cooperate With
Civic Federation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Md, October e.
The committee of the Montgomery
County Civic Federation authorized to
plan the federation'S tour Of suburban
Montgomery County ending with a
large dinner at the Manor Club has
unanimously voted to cooperate with
the Bethesda and Silver Spring Cham
'berS Of Commerce by staging the fed
Grafton tour Of suburban Montgomery
County at date and hour that will CO.
incide with the dedication Of the new
East and West suburban Montgomery
highway between Bethesda and Silver
Spring.
The Bethesda and Silver Spring
Chambers of Commerce, both Of which
are among the constituent members of
the Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton, will plan and execute the dedica-
ton ceremony for the opening Of the
new roadway.
The general plan for the Civic FEEDER
alton tour Of the county will include an
automobile caravan to start from cen
trail point, probably the District Build
Civic Federation's tour Is expected to
enter Montgomery County by way Of
the River road, including o swing past
the new Glen Echo-Cabin Grade School
and Junior High School by way Of Will
son lane and then continue to the Con-
gressional Club, from which point the
tour will return to Bethesda by way OF
Bradley boulevard.
From Bethesda the tour will include
a circuit through several Of the i'm
portant developments of Bethesda and
Chevy Chase sections and will continue
East across Montgomery County by the
new highway to Silver Spring.
The Civic Federation's inspection
party will attend the dedication OF the
road. which will be held at an appro.
pirate location between Bethesda ana
Silver Spring, to be selected by the joint
committee of the two Chambers OF
Commerce. The hour OF dedication Is
expected to be 3:15 pm.
The Civic Federation expects to In
vite a number of the members Of Con-
gresS who are interested In District az
fairs, the District Commissioners and
other officials Of the District govern
ment, the officials of the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission and
several hundred business leaders OF
Washington City, delegates and alter
mates to the Civic Federation and State
and county officials.
The opening Of the new east and west
road not only represents the compile
ton of a project Of major importance
to suburban Montgomery County, but
furnishes q means of inspecting the
suburban sections of the county and
will be used for this purpose by the
Civic Federation tour.
Emory H. Bogley Of Somerset Is chair
man of the Civic Federation's commit
tee on arrangements for the tour and
dinner, with George p. Sacks Of Be-
thesda in charge Of financial arrange
ments and z. Brooke Lee Of Silver
Spring in charge of automobile trans
portation. Edward II. Jones Of the Be-
thesda Chamber Of Commerce Is chair
man Of the joint committee of the
Bethesda and Silver Spring Chambers,
with Phil D. PoSton Of Silver Spring
vice chairman and secretary.
One meeting of each committee has
been held to plan the cooperation on
the tour and road opening, followed by
joint meeting Of both committees
The decision to work together was the
unanimous vote at each meeting.
The tour will continue through Ia
koma Park. inspecting both the resi-
Dental and business sections Of the
town, and return and end at the Manor
Club for dinner.