local freight office of the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk
Railroad Company, later being passenger and freight agent
for the Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Com-
pany at Salisbury, Maryland, until he was transferred to
the General Freight and Passenger office in Baltimore;
after which he returned to Salisbury as Chief Clerk in the
Division Passenger and Freight Office of that road. He
resigned his railroad position in June, 1897, to accept a po-
sition with the Salisbury National Bank, and has filled
every position in that institution, having been elected
Cashier in 1912, which office he still holds. In 1914 he suc-
ceeded his father in an insurance brokerage business, which
he is still conducting.

In 1916 Mr. Gordy was elected president of the Asso-
ciated Banks of Somerset, Worcester and Wicomico Coun-
ties. a local Banking Association of the Eastern Shore. In
1918 he was honored by being elected president of the Mary-
land Bankers' Association, in session at Atlantic City. For
many years he has served as Treasurer and also a director
of the Peninsula General Hospital at Salisbury, and is now
President and a Director of the John B. Parsons Salisbury
Home for the Aged.

During the World War Mr. Gordy took an active part in
his local community in all movements—Liberty Loan drives,
Red Cross work and other organized war activities.

In September, 1921, he was nominated by the Democratic
State Convention for Comptroller of the Treasury, and was
elected in November of that year. He was renominated in
September, 1923, and re-elected in November for a term
of three years.

In September, 1926, he was again nominated, and re-
elected in November, 1926, for a term of four years.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN MARYLAND

The following days in each and every year, namely, the
first day of January, commonly called "New Year's Day";
the 22nd day of February, known as "Washington's Birth-
day" ; the 25th day of March, known as "Maryland Day";
"Good Friday"; the first Monday in September, commonly
called "Labor Day"; the 30th day of May, commonly called
"Decoration Day"; the 4th of July, called "Independence
Day"; the 12th of September, known as "Defenders' Day";
the 12th day of October, known as "Columbus Day"; the
11 th day of November, known as "Armistice Day"; the
25th day of December, called "Christmas Day"; and all days
of genera] and congressional elections throughout the State.