Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
VOTAW is HONORED
BY TAKOMA CITIZENS
Newly Elected Bank Cashier Guest
of Honor at Dinner and
Reception.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TAKOMA PARK, Md, January "a
Abner L. votaw. recently elected cashier
of the Citizens Bank Of Takoma Park,
was guest of honor last night at a re-
ception and dinner given, by the officers,
directors, stockholders of the banks and
their friends in the hall of the Takoma
Park Volunteer Fire Department Build
ing The affair included musical and
literary program following the dinner.
DR.. Wade H. Atkinson, vice president
of the Park Savings Bank and di-
rector of the local financial institution,
was chairman of the Reception and
Dinner Committee and acted as toast
master during the evening. The other
members of the committee were Gull
Barber, vice chairman; Henry E. Allan
son, Lawrence v. Lampson, Louis Sher-
man and j. Milton Derrick.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. Thomas G. Clark, D. D., pastor
emeritus of the Takoma Park Presby-
terrain Church. Luther s. Cannon,
president Of the Citizens Bank, deliv-
cred the address of welcome H. F.
Taft president of the Takoma Park
Bank, responded, followed by express
sions of appreciation by Mr. Votaw.
Those participating in the program of
the evening included Carey E. Quinn,
transformations; Mrs. s. N. Fairchild,
vocal solos; Harry Angelica, baritone
solos; c. Alfred Smith, tenor solos, with
musical selections by the Lyric Man
dolin Orchestra, under the direction of
Herman Won Bernewitz, ST. The dinner
was served by the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire De-
partment, with Mrs. Walter Hawley,
president of the auxiliary, as chairman.
The guest list included the following !:
Thomas w. Page, Maryland bank exam
liner; Robert ". Fleming, Washington
reserve agent; Henry B. Wilcox, Balti-
more reserve agent; Henry F. Taft,
president Takoma Park Bank; Raymond
l.. Schreiner, president and cashier of
the Bank Of Brightwood; James H. Cis-
sci, president, and Ira C. Whitacre,
cashier of the Silver Spring National
Bank; Edgar v. Crittenden, president
Northwestern Savings & Loan AsSocia-
ton; ]. Frank Rice, Mayor Ben G..
Davis; Councilmen John r. Adams,
Martin F. Iverson, Peter Remsen, ROYAL
@. Sherburne, H. e. Rogers and Irvine
H. Ware; DR.. William A. Shannon. DR..
A. v. Parsons, DR.. A. B. Little, DR.. Al
bert H. Parham,. DR.. Lynwood Heiges,
DR.. =. Clyde Shade. DR.. Z. j. Coping,
DR.. Joseph w. Voelker. DR.. Henry A..
Swanson, DR.. j. A. McAIlister, DR.. w.
A. ReisS, Rev. j. Marley Cobb. Rev. r.
Paul Schearrer, Rev. 3. Franklin Bryan.
Rev. William z. La Rue, Rev. M. FL
more Turner, Rev. r. G. Steinmeyer,
Rev. II. v. Wheeler, Rev. Thomas C..
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. @. B. Osborne.
Walter M. OLaughlin, Gordon w. Bon
nette. president Of the Takoma Park
Chamber Of Commerce; Herbert Walton
Rutledge, president of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association; DR.. D. N. Shoe
maker, president of the Citizens Asso-
citation OF Takoma, d. c.; Walter d.
Lambert, president Takoma Park Com
munity League; S. E. Blassingham
president of the Takoma Park Home
and School Association; Ralph E. Gould.
president of the Takoma Silver Spring
High School Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton; E. ]. Rowley. president Civic and
School Association: Mrs. George A.
Cook, president Takoma Park Grade
School Parent Teacher Association: Mrs
James A. Robertson, president Takonna
Park Women'S Club; Thomas j. Holmes
I'd. master Takoma Lodge, No. 29'
F. A. A. M.