Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-12
National Convention of Man.
ayers and Owners in Session.
MEET TO EXCHANGE IDEAS
About 800 Delegates Present, Repre-
senting All important Cities.
PAPERS READ THIS MORNING
Qualifications Of q Manager Dis
cussed by Alfred Higbie Of
Warrington.

Problems relating to the management
Of ONCE buildings and apartment houses
are being discussed by the 800 delegates
to the third national convention Of the
Building Managers and Owners which
convened today at the Arlington Hotel
for a three-day session. Shortly after
the convention was called to order by
President Edward Fl. Doyle the dele
gates took OF their coats. lighted cigars
and proceeded to the TRANSACTION of
routine business.
Alfred Higbie OF Washington, read the
first paper. entitled THE Qualification OF
Building Manager" L. l.. Banks Of
Leases, Should be Made" 1.-The Employer
and Employee was discussed by Claude
b. ricketts,, after which the convention
adjourned for luncheon.
Charles p. Doty Of Cleveland present
ed the first paper at the session this
afternoon. on Fire Insurance AS 1t Re-
lates to Buildings"
Meet to Exchange Ideas.
The purpose of the convention is to
bring together and discuss the ideas and
experiences of men in all the leading
cities OF the country who are connected
with the management Of Office buildings
and apartment houses. Practically every
city In the United States and Canada IL
represented at the convention. There Is
no formality about membership or ere
dentials, as the men interested In build
ings have arranged the convention merely
for the purpose of getting acquainted for
mutual profit
Only about 300 Of the delegates have
as yet arrived in Washington, but II Is
thought that at least a hundred more
will be here in time to attend the ses-
sion this evening.
The following papers were on the pro-
gram for this afternoon:
Comparative Rentals In Leading
Cities" by F. H. Haywood. Columbus.
Ohio: More Net Revenue for Less Floor
Space" by Cullen Brown, Detroit. and
ment Standpoint" by G. Richard Davis.
New York.
Paul Bauder Of Cleveland. Ohio. win
read a paper this evening on Use and
Abuse Of illumination" After the dis
cussion Of that paper stereopticon views
Of the cities making a bid for the 1911
convention will be presented.
Tuesday and Wednesday Programs.
The program for tomorrow is rs fol-
lows: Buying Supplies" J. NJ. Walshe.
Little Rock. Ark. o am: Building Equip
ment," Charles Flynn. New York. 10 am.
Bookkeeping System and Services" Ed
win wasserman. San Francisco. 1O:4i
am: Building Management as a Profess
sion," H. F. Martin, Montgomery, Ala,
1880 am: COOPERATIVE Apartments
F. s. Bancroft, New York, HAS am; ad.
journment at 1890: ef1cisl photograph OF
convention.
Tomorrow afternoon and evening will be
devoted to a special entertainment pro-
gram under the auspices Of the Baltimore
association. The delegates will be taken
to Baltimore, where a boat has been char
tered for a trip down the bay. Many
novel features Of entertainment will be
For Wednesday the following program
Is announced:
Meeting called to order at am. ''Man-
ayers Standpoint Of Liability" III. L.
Oldham. Decatur. H.. am: Light.
Heat and Power in Buildings" c. NJ.
Ripley, New York. 10 am: Benefits De-
rived From a Local Association" J. Ed
gar Brown, Seattle. IL Am.
Meeting called to. order at 1:30 pm.
Convention city selected for 1911.
Election Of 1911 officers.
Appointment Of committees and such
other business as the delegates may de-
sire to bring before the convention.
Adjournment At 3 pm.
The remainder of the afternoon and
evening will be devoted to entertainment
provided by J. o. Evans. chairman OF the
entertainment committee, Washington.
This will include q tour OF sightseeing
about Washington In automobiles. q din
rer on the roof of the Evans building and
other features.
The president OF the national convention
Is Edward HI. Doyle of Detroit. Promi-
nent delegates are John c. Knight. Claude
]. M. Walsh. F. H. Haywood, II. L. Old
ham, Charles E. Doty. ]. Edgar Brown,
Cullen Brown. G. Richard Davis. Paul
Bauder, Edwin Wasserman and H. F.
Martin.
The members Of the local committee are
John o. Evans. Alfred Higbie and George
H. Dunster.