Montgomery County sentinel., 1932-04-22

FreachinS at the Germantown Rant,sl
church next Sunday April "a, at II o'clock
oy DR.. Joseph 7. Watts, Of Baltimore
followed by revival services, Sunday pish,
ana each evening during the week Puh.
lie cordially invited to all of these services
Alexander X. Hancock. 81, of 1ls Maple
avenue. Takoma Park. a certified public
accountant. was appointed by the Board
OF county Commissioners as accounting
clerk at salary of $4,000 per year eff.
iectlve last Wednesday, at meetins here
Tuesday. Mr. Hancock was employed BY
the firm which recently completed the
audit OF the books of Montgomery County.
he Is to have supervision over all accounts
IN the county commissioners, Office and
In the suburban offices and supervision
over all books Of records and accounts of
county officials and employees remittins
funds to the county commissioners. ac-
cordlnS to the resolution adopted appoint
ing him to Office. He further has been
charged with the duty Of seeing that ali
books are kept in the proper relation to
each other and balanced monthly.
The annual meeting of the conSreoatiop
Of st. BartholomeW's P E. Church for the
election Of vestry and other officers was
held last Monday night. conducted by the
rector, Rev. Thomas Opie. The results of
the elections were: Vestry: George W.
Mobley. G. G. Griffith. Henry H. Griffith. L.
Z. Riggs. Jr; Gilliss Owings and Ulysses
Gfiftith. 7. c. Griffith and W. W. White :
senior warden. G. G. Griffith Junior war
den. Ulysses Griffith: registrar, w. W
White: alternate wardens W. W., White
and George W. Mobley treasurer. Ulysses
Griifith; delegate to the diocesan con-
vention. to be held in St. Marks Church
Washington. G. G. Griffith; alternate, UIys-
ses Griffith delegate to the meeting of the
Northern Convocation. May 18sat Ascen-
sion Church. Silver Spring. Mehrle Haines {.
alternate. Edward Roger Hawkins.
Gideon D. Briggs. 50. well known retired
farmer. died at his home in Gaithersburs,
last Tuesday following an illness of only a
few days. He IS survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ida B. Briggs. formerly Miss Spar
row OF the vicinity of Gaithersbure, to
whom he was married Sc years ago, and
the following children; Mrs. George R
Stuart of Washington. Mrs. James E. Du-
vail of Damascus and Mrs. Marshal,
Walker. Mrs. Charles Phoebus and Fred
erick Briggs. all of Gaithersburs. The fu-
neral was held at 2:30 O'Clock last We'd
nesday afternoon. with burial in Forest
Oak Cemetery. Gaithersbure The services
were conducted by Rev. Denny L. Frineer,
pastor of Grace Methodist Church, of which
church Mr.. Briggs was for many years an
official and leading member. Mr.. Briggs
was lifelong resident of this neiehbor-
hood.
Chief Judge Francis Neal Parke, soon
after the opening of the hearing and with
out argument of counsel. announced a
change of venue in the trials OF State
Senator Emory L. Coblentz and four former
officers of the defunct Central Trust Co. of
Maryland. all Of whom were indicted by
the Grand jury in the Howard county court
few weeks ago on charges of conspiracy.
growing out Of the merger of the Washing
ton Trust Co. of Maryland. last June. with
the Central Trust. The court ordered that
the records be transmitted to Cumberland
The case in this con. ..ection of State Bank
Commissioner G. w. Page was also removed
with the other cases. Senator Cobentz
was the only person present in court who
figured in the indictments. The others
were represented by counsel. The cases
will be prosecuted by States Attorney
James Clark and Jerome A. Loughran, a
special assistant appointed by the court.