New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
Many Well Known per.
sons Present at Smoker
of Association.
EXPLAINS OBJECT
OF ORGANIZATION
No Desire to Encroach on Local
Fraternities, Says Mr..
Morgenthau.

The first smoker Of the Real Es,.,,
Association of the State Of New ~
was held at the Hotel Aston last woeI
About fifty members attended 49,
brought with them friends who ,hsr
thought would be interested in ~,
work of the association. The memhs,s
grouped themselves around small tshls,
and enjoyed the tobacco. which va,
provided by one Of the thoughtful msr,
bers, Charles s. Lyons, Of /. J. Phillio.
& Co.
The meeting was opened BY the read.
ing Of an allegorioal skit in the form
of dialogue between a real eststs
broker and an investor who had wan.
dered into the land Of "Topsy.Tury %
otherwise known as the Real Estate
World. The skit was read BY its an.
thor, Arthur VI. Bier.
NJ. Morgenthau, jr., the president
made a report on the work OF the as
ISOLATION TO date, and said that he had
adopted as his motto Deeds. no,
words" There had been a great deal
Of misunderstanding as TO the char.
acter of the state association and ia
purposes, and this had led TO a certain
amount of opposition on the part OF
certain local organizations which wa,
entirely unjustihed He made il clear
that there is no desire on the part o.
the Real Estate Association Of the
State of New York TO encroach on the
province of the local real estate boards
whether in New York City, Rochester.
Albany or elsewhere in the state.
I'VE have such a vast amount o,
work to do of a statewide character
that it is getting almost impossible to
do it all and do it right" he said "0n
such matters as are primarily Of local
concern, but which require action by
the State Legislature, our association
would very much prefer TO have the
local organizations take the initiative"
The work of the association was fully
explained by Mr.. Morgenthau. The
most important work to be done az
the present time was along the line OF
deyising additional sources Of revenue
so as to relieve real estate Of the ire
mendous burdens under which II is
laboring. No active canvass for mem
bers in New York City had been made
by the state association, but in spite
of this the membership IN New YORK
City had grown since his election 70
the presidency from about twepty 70
nearly one hundred.
Clifford 3. Harmon, the well known
developer Of Westchester County, made
an amusing speech, in which he gave
"reminiscences of his start in real
estate and some of the problems which
he had TO confront.
The meeting was thrown open for
general discussion, IN which Tax
Commissioner Judson G. Wall, Joseph
VI. Brody, of the firm Of Brody, Adler
& Koch; II. Fred Silleck, president o.
the Erie Basin Board of Trade, James
]. O'Brien, State Senator j. j. d.
hamel and others took part.
At the end of the meeting Mr. Nor
genthau announced that he had aY.
pointed a committee consisting Of
Mortimer J. Fox, architect, Of the firm
of Buchanan G. Fox, chairman; Joseph
NJ. Brody and James j. O'Brien, Of Elm
hurst. 10 take part in the conference
called by the Real Estate Board o.
New York 20 consider the consolda'
ton of the different inspection depart
ments and bureaus having jurisdiction
over buildings into one bureau.
Among those present were Henry j.
O'Brien. J. Sterling Drake, A. Z. Glitter
man, Kirk II. Pierce, G.. ii. frast' ",
Just. f Saxton Weelbacher, Edward
p. Doyle, Simon NJ. Plat, Alderman
Charles z. Cole, George A. Wood D.
w. Dorhees. James Frank, william H.
Mills, l.. Bache, II. d. Demuth, william
II. Duncan and W. /. Nichols.