Evening star., 1921-12-17
WOULD FACILITATE
TITLE INQUIRIES
Real Estate Board President
Appoints Committee to In
vestigate Methods.


With view to facilitating Issuance
OF titles on realty, President Harry
h. Boss OF the Washington Real Es-
tate Board has appointed a special
committee to investigate the situa-
tion ana recommend steps which
might aid in this matter.
Inc committee. composed Of w. Gill
pert Dent, chairman: Percy II. Rus
sell and William ]. Flather, jr. will
interview the title companies and
! seek their cooperation in examining
Titles and issuing certificates in a
shorter space of time than now is re-
quired. The committee also will un-
dertake to have the recorder of deeds
Withdraw the recent ruling which
prevents the filing of papers for rec
ora after 3 o'clock. even though, it is
SAID persons desiring to file them ar
rive in the Office of the recorder be-
Tore the closing hour
Committee on Boundary Line.
Another special committee has been
appointed for the purpose of consid-
ering the question Of establishing a
boundary line around the city beyond
winch line the commission rate for
sales VIII be 8 per cent. This action
was taken after receipt of many
complaints from members on the in
consistency in commission rates for
certain sections not specifically emu
merated in tie present standard
schedule of rates.
This committee, composed of Harry
Z. Smlthy, chairman; Jesse H. Hedges
and William s. Phillips. will report
nrst to the executive committee and
later to the full board.
announcement of the APPOINTMENT
OF an entertainment committee, head
ed oy robert L. Mckeever, as stand
ing committee Of the board, was made
by President Boss this week The
committee held its initial meeting and
perfected the organization.
In outlining the duties of this COM
mlttee, Mr.. Mckeever stated that it
was desirable to have entertaining
features included in all meetings Of
the board. The members were urged
TO secure prominent speakers, and
subcom mittee was appointed TO ar
range other features of entertainment
at the different meetings.
Plans Dance as Recreation.
In view of the fact that a large
number of the younger men have re-
Gently become affiliated with the
board as associate members, the com
m1ttee felt that in order to establish
better acquaintance and mutual CO.
operation among this class of mem
bership. some special feature should
be developed. With this in mind.
subcommittee, consisting of Lee d.
Latlmer. jr.: Taylor Eiker and Frank
A. Gibbons are working out the plans
for dance to be held shortly after
New Year.
The membership Of this committee
is as follows: Robert L. Mckeever.
chairman: F. A. Gibbons. Milton
Sohwab. Theodore NJ. Judd. Taylor
E:ker. William r. Ellis, Jesse W.
Rawlings: w. H. Lanham. Robert Ma
horney. Lee D. Latimer. jr.; H. G.
Kennedy, James H. Holmes and Jo-
Seph A. Herbert
Monthly Report.
Other recent news of the real es-
tate board as announced in the month
ly report of Secretary Petty follows:
almost daily there are calls made
on the board by those unemployed and
seeking work. In most cases these
requests come from men with no spe-
cial training. and who are invariably
seeking clerical work. There has as
yet been practically no demand from
members for service of this character
since the reorganization the board
; has established and put on a perma-
nent basis the semi-monthly lunch
con meetings. and it is gratifying TO
report that through the entire period
the attendance has averaged seventy
eight. with several meetings attend
ed by more than ninety, and the last
one by 108 members.
Realizing the value of a library.
the board has acquired as basis
about twelve volumes on the subject
of real estate, and is accommodating
file of the National journal as well
as journals and bulletins issued by in
dividual boards and real estate organ
izations throughout the country As
this increases it will be a compara-
lively simple matter to cross-index
articles on standard or special sub
jects in Il manner that will make them
easily accessible for the purpose of
research or study
Committee Meetings Frequent.
almost daily some standing or
special committee of the board meets
in the boardrooms. and this fact is a
practical demonstration of the actiy-
ity Of the board. These committees
are all working along constructive
lines. and their creation and activity
has resulted in bringing approximate
ly seventy-five members into a much
closer relationship, which is a good
basis and foundation for future de-
velopment of mutual and congenial
cooperation in the work of their
individual Offices.
Under what might be termed per-
sonal sefvive, it is interesting to note
that the boards Offices are fast be-
coming known as the headquarters
for the real estate fraternity. This is
evidenced by the fact that during the
past month six inquiries relative to
the standing of individual real estate
brokers have reached the board. In
twelve instances the board has given
advice to members and the public on
various matters pertaining to real esA
tate. There have been nine com
plants filed since the last meeting,
six of which have been adjusted by
the secretary. one by the arbitration
On nit o~A