Evening star., 1921-10-18
|R00MS FOR GUESTS
NOV. L SOUGHT
Hotel and Real Estate Men
Offer to Find Shelter
Over Ca1emony.

War Department officials have made
real estate interests Cor their coop
GRAFTON in solving the added problem
of housing nearly l,uU0 guests whom
the government has invited to par
ticipate in the Armistice day services
attending the burial of an unknown
learned today.
The new Increment of vista ,rs to
Washington has presented to nhe Of
hciais another serious probl'.ln OF
housing, it is pointed out, as their
arrival VIII be ccincidcnt with the
opening OF the conference on limita-
tion Of armaments These guests IN
clude holders of the medal Of honor.
state representatives of the National
Army who served during the recent
war. one officer and enlisted man
from each branch Of the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard. one
member of the American Legion from
each state and territory and one
member from each permanent war
veteran society.
The Hotel Mems Association of
waehinrton has informed the War
Depa.rtm-nt OF its dcSir.. to provide.
accommodation Tor SEQ of thcs.. oiIi-
cial guests. and the Washington Real
Estate Board will undertake. to pro-
vide qua rters for the remaining 1U".
ii was Disclosed today.
At Work This Week.
According to Percy II. Russell,
chairman of the special committee on
housing of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board, .pecial effort Will he
made this we. .k by his committee
with the hope that early next week
sufficient quarter.I VIII have been To-
Gated to report in definite manner
to the War Depart ment ofilclals. MI.
Russell further sta .eS that the fact
that these official e vests Will be in
Washington for pei Tod not expected
to exceed from Move nber to Mo-
vember II makes il me- <sSary 10 Seek
quarters other than those listed with
the board for use in CO! NecuoH WIN
the coming conference. The proper
ties heretofore listed consist primer
pally Of those whose Own,Ts ana ""-
cupantS desire rented FOR more pr
less definite term. depending upon he
duration of the conference Where ~
some. however. that will be ;HalIaD4e
for the guests during the A-nlisuce
day celebration, il iS stated.
sends Personal Appeal.
Harry H. Boss, president of the
Washington Real Estate Board. GAS
sent a personal appeal 20 every realtcr
III Washington. urgently seeking nie
individual cooperation in securing the
necessary rooms for the Armistice day
guests.
The War Department expressed
preference in this housing matter for
hotels and apartments, in order to
centralize the housing, and the specia !
committee of the real estate board
will work with that end in view, How
ever, desira bic rooms in private homes
that are available will Toe turned over
to the War Department officials. If
called to due attention Of the real
estate board. II is expected that these
| rooms will be listed in a definite man
ner and the parties listing them Will
| be advised in advance of the particular
guests assigned 10 them by the War
Department.
| 1t is the hope Of officials appointed
! to carry out the government hospital
! ity program that tie residents OF
| Washington will reSIond to this call
| for public service in ho nor OF the un-
| known soldier dead. and that they will
/ make reasonable chareSS Tor the ac-
| commodationS offered.