The Washington herald., 1919-07-28

With an ever-increasing demand
for apartments and houses there are
few apartments and no houses to
be had. Added to this condition
there are no building operations in
Georgetown proper. This is attrib-
uted to the high cost Of building
materials and high wages.
A most unusual situation, accord
ng to a Georgetown lawyer. is that
there is not single vacant store
on two of the most important busi-
ness streets of the town-Wisconsin
avenue and NJ street Clearly the
supply of buildings for business and
residential purposes is not sufhcient
to meet the active demand. Those
who are occupying dwellings cling
Itenaciously to, their homes, and the
old saw, 1T IS cheaper to move than
pay rent" has been reversed so far
as Georgetown is concerned. Even
the dwellers in tenement houses hold
on to their apartments grimly.
There is some building in. progress
in nearby suburban places, notaoy
at Foxhall Heights, Potomac Heights
and Harlem on the Conduit road.
Suburban construction seems to De
extending westward because 1t Is said
ground is cheaper in that direction
than northward-
]. E. Dyer, Of Dyer & Company,
referring to the scarcity Of apart
ments and dwellings in Georgetown.
said there was no special reason for
the condition. 1t is part OF the gem
eral congestion in the District as
result of the world war.
Other leading citizens referred 10
the general healthfulness of George
town and its desirability as resi-
Dental section. These things they
say have largely increased the demand
for homes west of Rock Creek They
also referred to the business oouin
and the attitude of Georgetown ceai-
ers towards the necessities of life, In
holding down the prices of foodstuns
to the lowest possible figure
An important step in the interest
OF higher education has been inaugu-
rated by the authorities of Georgetown
University in connection with the new
preparatory school which will be open
ed in September. This new departure
will be the separation OF the "preps
from the seniors and juniors until the
former are ready to enter actively
upon their collegiate courses. About
ninety acres of ground, nine miles from
Georgetown, were purchased from Hill
cary Ofrut for the new prerc:atory
school buildings. The consideration
being about $4,000. 4 large and we'll
arranged building has been constructed
on a commanding site on the George
town and Rockville pike, opposite the
entrance to Garrett Park. The grounds
are being beautifed and the entire
place will be spick and span for the
opening in September. The present
building is a unit of a series OF school
structures to be erected later.
Union services are being held by the
congregations of St Johns and Christ
! Episcopal churches. alternating Sun
days from one church to the other
with Rev. Thomas McClintock In
charge. These services began yester'
day and will continue until the FIRST
Sunday in September.
Rev. James H W. Blake. rec
/ tor of Christ Church. is spending
part of his vacation with his SON
! in-law. L. Duncan Bradley. neal
/ Rockville.
Rev. Christopher F. Sparkling. rec
/ tor Of st. Johns Church. will leave
( in a few days to spend his vaca'
/ ticn in his old home in the North
B. a. Bowles. president of the
] Georgetown Citizens Association
has gone to Lynchburg and Natura
Fridge. Va. accompanied by Mrs
Bowles and their two boys, tc
spend a vacation of two weeks. Be
/ fore departing he arranged with q
committee of the organization tC
get in touch with Chairman Mape!
Of the District Committee of thf
House in reference to certain need
ed improvements in Georgetown. in
Guiding repairs to the roadwa!
along Wisconsin avenue.
Rev. Edward J. Magrath. S. J
assistant pastor of Holy Trinity
Catholic Church. has returned from
his retreat and vacation spent Al
kayser Island, Conn.
{ Rev. P. ]. Brennan, S. j., is on hi:
annual retreat and vacation, anc
Rev. John Nonahan, S. J., has beer
added to the stan of Holy Trinity
| Church for the summer.
Work on the construction OF Key
Bridge is being retarded by the
scarcity of help. The authorities
have advertised for workmen and
offer good wages. Some men re-
/ sponded but left their jobs aftel
working a few days. it is said. Sim
| liar conditions are reported by farm
ers in the adjoining counties oi
/ Maryland and Virginia.
To assist the citizens Of George
/ town and vicinity to meet the higf
cost of living. Charles H. Murray
superintendent of the Community
Canning Club, OF Peck Memoria
Chapel. Presbyterian. Twenty-eightr
and NJ streets northwest, announces
that the active canning season will
be opened tomorrow morning. AL
citizens, whether members OF the
church or not. are invited to par
ticipate in the canning and pre-
serving.
I'VE will begin with string beans
tomatoes or making apple butter
Supt. Murray said. I'VE invite
everybody interested in such an en-
terprise to join with US, by con-