Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-17

in Maryland was one designed to show
1t of. He expressed the belief that the
next Congress would make provision
for connecting up all Of the District
arterial highways with roads in Mary
land.
President James .ToastmaSter.
Stephen James, president of the
Montgomery County Civic Federation,
was POSTMASTER at the banquet. In adj
dition to the speaking there was a
program of entertainment. including
vocal and instrumental numbers.
The ceremonies in connection with
the road opening were under the
auspices of the chambers Of commerce
of Bethesda, Takoma Park and Silver
Spring. Edward H. Jones of the Bethes-
da chamber, president of the joint COM
mittee, introduced E. Brooke Lee, who
presided at the exercises.
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, assistant
engineer commissioner of the District,
pointed out. that the highway being
formally opened and its connection
with the District was brought about by
cooperation between, the officials OF
the District, Federal and Maryland
governments, and such development, he
continued, augurs well for future
regional planning. He conveyed the
thanks of the Board of District OF Co
lumbia Commissioners for the co-opera-
ton received in this improvement.
George E. Akerson, secretary to Presi-
dent Hoover, pointed out that the Chlef
Executive of the Nation considers him
self as much a resident OF the District
of Columbia as he does Of his home
town of Palo Alto, Calf. He Is deeply
interested in the development Of WASH
y,uir n
tinued, brought the congratulations OF
the President to the people of Mont
gomery County on the opening OF the
new road.
Keeping Pace with Times.
In the building of such highway,
the county and the District OF Column
bia is just keeping pace with the
times, by providing means for people
to get from and to their homes more
quickly, said Merle Thorpe, editor OF
Nations Business, and a resident of the
county. The crucial problem today is
movement in all its forms, he con-
tinued, and the problem is to get things
done quicker, and part OF this Is the
building of highways.
Representative Cramton pointed out
that the natural beauties in and around
the Capital City must be preserved for
the future, and In his EFFORTS 10 Drlng
this about he was happy to encounter
the Maryland spirit of cooperation.
The existence of a planning commits
sion in the county, he went on, was
evidence of that breadth of vision that
had made the task easier, and he ex-
pressed appreciation of the spirit of CO.
operation found in the neighboring
communities.
The Improvement of the highway
system Of Maryland during the past
few years was detailed by Gov.
Richie. He pointed out that it had
been recognized that it was not pos
sible to develop the highways in the
section Of Maryland adjacent to the
National Capital independent Of those
in the District, and that the latter
could not develop its highways and in
dependent of those of Maryland, and
out of a recognition of this fact had
come a broad cooperative spirit. In
and park development work,
he went on, it is the hope that through
these cooperative efforts and team
play there will be developed common
enterprise that will bring about the best
possible development.
He was confident that the stone I'M
yelled was symbolic that good will
would not make division line, but a
line of friendship only.
Music was furnished at the road
opening exercises by the Silver Spring
Community Band.