South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-19
Election of Officers Next I'M
portant Business, 0CCu-
pies Realtors Friday
Afternoon.

Terre Haute gets next years con-
vention of the Indiana Real Estate
association. winning out over Ko-
komo, the only other city in the
state that appeared as real con-
tender for the honor.
The vote, which was taken early
Friday afternoon at the closing
business session Of the association in
annual convention in this city, re-
suited in the victory for Terre Haute
by a vote Of 70. against 81 cast for
Kokomo.
J. w. Fieldhouse OF Elkhart was
elected president OF the association
over Vernon c. Hastings OF South
Bend, president Of the local board.
Following is the complete list OF
new officers:
President. J. W. Fieldhouse.
South Bend; vice presidents. E. E.
Luse, Anderson, Ind; Harry Hall,
Gary; Thomas f. Carson, Indianap-
oils. Ind; Ed. Hulseman. Evansville,
Ind; Sam Gray; executive SECRETARY,
Mark V. Rinehart Indianapolis,
Ind; Frank B. Marsh, Indianapolis,
Ind; Andy Richardt, Evansville,
Ind: second district, Joseph Bruins
New Albany, Ind; third district, A.
J. Biddinger; fourth district, f. +.
Olcott: fifth district, Howard Hyatt;
sixth district, ]. K. Burgess; seventh
district, w. f. Bash. indianapolis,
Ind. eighth district, Roy NJ. Fried
ley. Muncie, Ind; ninth district, W.
w. Drinkwater. +. ID. Miller; tenth
district, F. A. Turner; eleventh dis
trict. L. f. De Wolf, Marion, Ind. !;
twelfth district, +. w. Smiley;
thirteenth district. F. w. Kellar,
South Bend.
The Terre Haute delegates had
come prepared to carry off the honor
and as the balloting started they
stampeded the convention by their
yells. An attempt was made by
them TO sing the song specially writ
ten for the occasion, but that was
raped down by Pres't Mitchell.
A resolution passed by the asso-
citation pledged the support OF the
organization 10 the government in
the present war crisis and especially
TO the Liberty loan bond campaign,
agreeing to accept the bonds as a
medium Of exchange in the sale of
real estate.
Breakfast Conference.
A breakfast conference from 10
$3.50 a. m. opened the last day, Fri
day, Of the state convention Of the
/ Indiana Real Estate Dealers asso-
citation at the Oliver hotel Buy a
| Home" was the subject under dis
! cussion, which was led by ]. Edward
| Morris. president of the Indianapolis
| Real Estate board. The place on
the program 10 be filled by Hill Fer
! gusou chairman Of the .'Buy-a-
! Home" committee of the national
| "a association. Birmingham, Ala, who
/ was unable TO be present because of
| pressing business matters at home,
was filled by Thomas Ingersoll. ex-
ecutive secretary of the national
! association.
/ From 10 10 a. M. an address and
! discussion was heard on the subject:
/ why Realtors Should Be Inter
ested in Housing. The address was
| made by Fred G.. Smith. president OF
! the Minneapolis Real Estate board
/ and chairman of the housing com
I mittee OF the national association.
/ The discussion was led by Lee J
: Nine. cx-president of the Indiana
/ I -i Estate association.
! A joint discussion OF the Torrens
( system OF land registration was
taken up at 10 o'clock. the affirma-
\ tive being in charge OF Frederick Q
I Shipman, chairman OF r legislative
\ committee OF the Michigan associa-
Y ton. OF Detroit. and the negative
side handled by Walter r. Taylor,
I president OF the Michigan Title as
/ ISOLATION. Kalamazoo
The undersigned committee re
! specially submits the following
resolutions 20 the Indiana Real Es-
| tate association assem- bled at South
| Bend in its fourth annual conven-
1 ton,
Whereas, our country is Engaged