The Washington herald., 1919-05-26
Georgetown
Heraldings
Business on the Jump West
Of Rock Creek-Realty
Outlook Fine -Manufac-
turing Center Local
And Personal Para
graphs.

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Georgetown Is setting q pace
| For Washington and the rest Of the
District In trade revival and business
progression. The old town presents a
valuable object lesson in commercial
reorganization in the wake Of the
world war.
Real estate Is in active demand. and
J. Mckinney Berry. realty expert,
declares that the demand far ex-
the-minute apartment house Is one OF
Georgetown's greatest needs.
p. T. Moran. former president Of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
and a business man of long standing
in the old town west of Rock Creek,
said yesterday:
Washington should follow the hus-
tling example Of Georgetown Stop
grumbling and growing and get
busy"
While the Georgetown Citizens As
sociation has adjourned until next
autumn, President B. A Bowles said
the executive committee will remain
in session all summer. Frank r.
Leetch. 1886 Thirty-hrst street. II
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| welfare Of Georgetown may be pre-
sented to Chairman Leetch or Presi-
dent Bowles. at the Potomac Bank.
in the interim.
One Of Georgetown's most observ.
ant and progressive citizens is F. II.
Hench. 313 NJ street. who believes
The Washington Herald Is doing
great service to the community her
aiding the business progression and
trade activities Of the town.
Mr.. Hench said yesterday that one
OF Georgetown's crying needs Is for
more six-room and eight-room
houses. In the good old days of yore.
the tendency was to erect large
dwellings with ample spaces inside
and out.
/ These were substantially construct
ed. and many OF them remain as land
marks and arc occupied by families
| OF means. But in recent years the
character OF the population has
changed considerably. and the gov
ernment employees and others demand
smaller and more modern residences.
The need OF a thoroughly modern
apartment house for Georgetown was
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estate expert and dealer. 1865 Wiscon-
sin avenue.
He says there are insistent demands
from government officials and others
for suites in an apartment house that
is provided with the very latest and
best equipment and service. Mr..
Berry said such a building would
prove to be a most profitable invest
ment- 1t could be located, he pointed
| out. on P street between Thirtieth and
Thirty-first streets; on Q street, be-
tween Thirtieth and Thirty-irst
streets. or at Thirty-first street and
pDunbarto:: avenue. He also said there
is an ever-increasing demand for i'm
proved real estate west of Rock
Creek. Mr.. Berry has been in the
realty business since 1891. and has
established a new record by eliminat-
| ing red tape methods and making
prompt returns to his patrons. One
Of his slogans is: "Own a home for
your children's sake"
"A bunch OF factories down on
Georgetown's waterfront gives the
visitor the impression that he has
been transported to a corner of
Pittsburgh or some other great man
ufacturing center.
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ability of the District to maintain
manufacturing plants should visit the
ancient warehouse section of the
Georgetown riverfront and look over
the District Of Columbia Paper Man.
ufacturing Company. the Arlington
flour and meal mills. the ice manu-
featuring plants, and other factories
there.
| ITS q nucleus for greater things"
s. Jay McCathran. jr., of the District
Of Columbia Paper Manufacturing
Company. said.
George Freeman, 143o Wisconsin
avenue, is the son OF one Of the pioneer
business men of Georgetown. His
dry goods store at the above number
Is veritable business landmark of
the. old town.
The school children Of Georgetown
responded enthusiastically and sub
stantially to the call of the Salvation
Army drive for funds.
The scholars Of the Addison, Hyde
and Curtis public school buildings as
sembled at the Curtis School yester-
day and participated in the services
conducted by Miss E. NJ Chase. prin-
cipal A good sum was realized for
the "Sallies."
The Army and Navy Veterans
Camp of Georgetown. composed Of
honorably discharged soldiers. sail
ors and Marines, have reelected
William A. Hickey as comman nder.
Mr.. Hickey is q veteran Of the Gu
ban campaign, war with Spain. and
the insurrection in the Philippines
Other officers elected are Herman
Benson. veteran OF the world war.
senior vice commander; John Proc
tor. civil war veteran, Junior vice
commander. and Jere Sullivan. adju-
tant.
Announcement is made that the
camp will participate in Memorial
Day ceremonies at Arlington and 9TH
er cemeteries.
The committee in charge comprises