The completion of the railroad and the city's incorporation in the 1870's established a solid base for Gaithersburg to grow and flourish. After the city's incorporation in 1878, Henry Ward became president of the town's Commissioners. By 1891 the First National Bank of Gaithersburg had opened, and not long afterward Gaithersburg became the first community in Montgomery County to have telephone service. In 1898, George W. Meem was elected the first mayor as the town changed to a mayor and council form of government. In 1913, electricity became available and the first moving picture place opened at the Masonic Hall on Russell Avenue. The first interstate bus line passed through Gaithersburg in 1916. Ten years later, Asbury Methodist Home was established, then known as the Methodist Home of the Aged and Orphans, and it provided a sense of community as later generations followed the founders in tending to the needs of the community's most vulnerable citizens. City leaders led their community into the modern era.