The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
GAY BANQUET ENDS
REALTY CONVENTION
Souvenir Gifts stop Only at
Deeds for Corner Lots
Along Broadway.
FREE FLOW OF ORATORY

They didn't quite 20 10 the extreme Of
giving out deeds for corner lots along
broadway as souvenirs at the eleventh
annual blowout Of the Real Estate Asso-
citation OF the state Of New York In the
crowded grand ballroom Of the Hotel As-
tor last night but they ala give loving
cups, swagger feed elaborate oratory
and to President William H. Mot'itt
loving cup absolutely too splendiferous to
use-supposing loving cup can be used.
That seems to be a long enough SELL
tcnce for the first paragraph. Now 10
take up further detaiis IN sequence.
The dinner marked the wiudup u two
day convention OF the association. The
delegates had 81 much to do yesterday
that there was cause for the appetite they
brought into the Aston. They had listened
attentlvely during the day session To in
ter,sting talks by state Tax Commits
s.oner Joseph $. Schwab on Exemption
of Personal Property from Taxation To
Ha j. EttiHgers address on "New YORK
Tenement House Law, to the Hon. Cyrus
Mnler's thoughts on "Rea! Estate and
Termina. Markets. to Abram l. Elkus's
speech on THE New York state Factory
Laws and to Edward d. Boynton on
Real Estate Developments
Mayor M.tchc! was down on the 81
Il speakers a the banquet that brought
the convention to an enthusiastic close
last night, but the Mayor WAS unable 20
be- pre.en, Besides To stnastcr Mlhitt
the speakers az las nights dinner Mere
Borough President Marcus NJ. Marks ot
Manhattan, Charles r. Lamb, the arch-
tcct Fitz James Browne, real estate man
an auctioneer of Montreal Thomas shall
cross, Jr., pres dent 81 the national AS
socation OF Real Estate Exchanges (,
nNertprf HrSf lJpnt
Of the Real Estate Association OF the
State OF New York. and Gage E. Tarbeu.
At the guest table also were b rough
President Charles ]. Mccormick cf Rich
mond. Borough President Douglas
Mathewson OF The Bronx Borough lTes-
idcnt Lewis Pounds cf Brooklyn. Henry
Bloch E. B u ynton, N, D. Bo,hs'
r bert T. bowling, Robert T., Flllcy
James Frank, J. J. Halleran. Robert W.
Higble. c. A. Hills. Thomls = lnsers"ll'
T.. l.. Langdon. b. r. Martin, LAURENCE
NJ n. Mcclure, Cyrus g. Miller. Fenton
NJ. Parke, Franklin Petit TAX Comn,ls-
oner Lawson Purdy, II. l.. Reed, Milan
Robinson. Walter Stablcr. James l.. Wells,
candidate for State Treasurer, ana l. D.
Wo dworth Of Rochester, FIRST N.Ce-pres-
idcnt - the association.
The big noise of the night happened
early when Ftz James Browne not only
stood up hut stood up on top OF the
speakers table and auctioned off his
badge in Chinese fashion. With walter
in his wake carrying "A basket. he cruised
through the crowd OF diners then ana
didn't stop talking until he had sold the
badge 10 J. Clarence Davies OF The Bronx
for $l2i75, the money being promptly
turned over 10 the association.
There were hints nj the present imam
c,aI depression IN the speeches but also
there was q sincere note OF optimism rum
mig through a., the talks, note That
met with vociferous approval from the
audience. Also there was a cabare, bill
that halted only 20 let the silver tongued
folks say their say and more than once
throughout the nigh, the diners were
,cs,hctically assured hat It's long, long
way to T,p-ah-raTe rec but nah heart
right there