The Washington herald., 1911-09-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FOR HOME-MAKERS

Smith Company, acting for whatever
department store syndicate it already
has bought three pieces of property for.
has bought up the leases of practically
every tenant in the block involved.
Planning to make Washington's new
cafe even more elaborate than it was
last winter, the management of the
Cafe Republic has obtained the lease
of the store now occupied by F J.
Heibcrger, on Fifteenth street, opposite
the Treasury and will Immediately begin
alteration looking to the addition of that
much more floor space Ito the present
cafe.
The addition of the Heiberger sales
rooms will increase the floor space of
the cafe by one-third. Although the
cafe already has a large upstairs din
ming room and a TOOmy rathSkellar, the
combined accommodation furnished by
these rooms was found too small last
winter and the contemplated addition is
the result.
While the two rooms will be separated
by a masonry wall, the cafe will be
made to bear the appearance of one
room by means of broad arched door
ways 1t also will be so arranged that
il can he shut off from the main room
when the occasion requires
The attractive swiss scheme of dccora-
tionS used in the main cafe will be fol-
lowed in the Improvement of the new
room, and women's waiting and writing
rooms will be added.
Work is about to he started on the in
terror remodelinG Of the old Chief Justice
Fuller home which will he occupied by
Its new owner. Miss Alice Copley Thaw.
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tions. which were planned by J. H. De
Sihour, will cost about 5000. The Page
Construction Company is doing the work.
J. II. De Sibour. the Washington and
New York architect, is taking bids for
the construction OF five-story brick
and stone residence for Miss Margaret
Cameron at Eighteenth and streets
northwest The house. a picture of
which was printed in The Washington
Herald some time ago, will cost in the
ne!ghbOrhO0d Of $j0CI.
All bids must be in by Saturday The
following firms are figuring: c. J. Cassidy,
James l. Parsons {. \. Langley. F. L.
Wagner, the I'agc Construction Company,
the Rovle- Robertson Construction Com
pany, and W P. LipscOmb.
Officers and members of the board OF
governors viii he elected at the annual
meeting Of the EMPLOYERS Association
Of Building Trades tonight The follow
ing names have been placed in nominal
tion.
President. George Pitt: first vite presi-
dent. samuel Miller; second vice presi-
dent. 4. s. Johnson: treasurer. W. H.
McCray; board Of governors. J. l. Mar
shall, Thomas HuGhs. W. r. Marche :.
". Frazier, T +. Landon, c. T. Kings
bury, J. Carey King. Charles A Lang
le,. J y. Kcliher Hugh Reilly r. J.
Beall, Thomas II. Melton, : 5. Shedd.
II. =. Am"s. Edward King. f. L. Elicit.
W. 5. Hutchinson. w. II. Marriott. W. :.
Rose. J. A. Pierpont. NJ J. Mccarthy. \.
F. Jorss, f. J. Febrey. and {. A. Schnei-
der.
f. c. Graham and \. c. Moses have
been appointed delegates to repre- sent the
District at the second annual ronv, ntion
of the American Manufacturers Export
Association. to he held IN New York
City. September - to 26. The appoint
ments were announced bv the Commits
siUners Yesterday afternoon.
A Belgian has invented a method for
cutting metals similar to the oxygen
acetylcne process. but using hydrogen in
place 0f acetylene in a double torch. one
jet heating the metal with the mixed
gases, the other cutting it with pure
oxygen.