Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-13
'ROAD-OPEN|NG FETE
IS SET FOR FRIDAY
Formal Exercises to Be Held
at a. O'Clock P.M.-Ritchie
to Speak.
By a Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By a Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, May 13-The for
NAL exercises in connection with the
opening of the new east-west highway
in Montgomery County will be held at
the junction of Sixteenth street and
the District of Columbia line at
o'clock Friday afternoon, 1t was an
nounced. The speakers will include DR..
Luther H. Reichelderfer, president Of
the Board of Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia; Lieut.. Col. u. s.
Grant, Sd, director of the Office Of pub
lie buildings and public parks of the
National Capital, and Gov. Albert c..
Richie of Maryland.
Tour by Motor Cars.
Preceding and following the exercises
there will be q tour by motor car Of
the metropolitan district, in which
there will be guests of the Montgomery
County Civic Federation, District of
Columbia officials, members of the Sem
ate and House of Representatives, Dis
trict of Columbia committees, and the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, officers of the Washington
Board Of Trade and Chamber OF Com
merce, as well as members Of other
civic organizations in the District.
At the conclusion Of the tour and the
road opening exercises, the federation
will tender . good will dinner at the
Manor Club.
Commissioner Lacy Shaw, acting pres
ident of the Montgomery County
Board, together with Chief OF Police
ALIVE A. Moxley and Sergt. Guy L.
Jones, in charge Of the northern dis
trio station of the Montgomery police
at Silver Spring; Sergt. Leroy Rodgers,
In charge Of the western district station
at Bethesda, and Earl Fl. Burdine, In
charge Of the Takoma Park station,
went over the entire line of march yes
terday and completed plans for the po-
lice arrangements.
Line Of March.
The motorcade will assemble at
Lafayette Square, Washington, leaving
at o'clock under police escort. The
line Of travel will be out Massachusetts,
avenue to Wisconsin avenue, thence to
the District line. At that point the site
of the future western portal to the city
will be inspected. Turning northward,
the motorcade will proceed along Western
avenue through newly built-up residen-
tial area to Chevy Chase Circle. After
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streets in the Chevy Chase section, Wis
consin avenue will be crossed again at
Dorset avenue In Somerset. Proceed
ing southwestward along Dorset avenue
toward River Road, the new Kenwood
development, including Kenwood golf
course, will be seen.
The route from this point follows
the newly widened and improved River
road to Wilson lane, thence past the
Bannockburn golf course to Conduit
road, westward over the Cabin John
Bridge past the new school house in
Cabin John Park. Turning to the north
ward again just west of Cabin John, the
route lies past the Congressional Coun-
try Club and over Bradley boulevard
eastward to Battery Park and Edge
moor, through Edgemoor to Bethesda.
where the new East and West highway
begins. With some divergence through
Leland and other OF the newer sections
of the Bethesda area, the course is
eastward along the new East and West
highway to- its Intersection with Six
tenth street extended.