The Washington times., 1921-11-05
REALTORSHAV
LISTED ROOMS
FORD.C. GUESTS
Board Plans to Open Two In
formation Booths at
Union Station.

The special committee on housing
OF the Washington Real Estate
Board, according to Percy ii. Rus
sell. it's chairman. has about COM
Dleted it's arrangements for taking
are OF the official visitors TO Wash
ington.
This committee had two distinct
tasks 10 accomplish In recent weeks.
First. securing housing facilities for
those expected In Washington In
connection with the conference on
limitation OF armament, and second,
for the invited guests Of the Gov
ernment who will participate In the
ceremonies of the burial OF an un-
known soldier on Armistice Day.
In the first matter, the board has
listed and classified several hundred
properties. ranging from single
rooms to completely furnished dwell
ings and apartments. These prop
arties are now ready and available
for any OF the foreign visitors and
newspaper men. Up to the present
time, however, there have been no
requests made TO the board for ac-
commodation. Those in close touch
with the situation are of the opinion
that requests will come from the diff
ferent sources at one time about the
middle of next week.
Arrangements have been made by
the special committee to have suf'
fiCient number of the committee at
the offices of the Real Estate Board
both day and night to handle the
work so that the visitors will be
located as quickly and conveniently
as possible.
Bureau At Station.
The special citizens committee,
headed by Commissioner Rudolph,
will maintain an information bureau
at the Union Station and see that
those seeking quarters are properly
directed to the office OF the Real
Estate Board. A large sign has
been placed on the building in front
OF the boards offices indicating that
the housing headquarters are To-
Gated there.
The second matter. that OF seCur-
ing rooms for those invited to the
Armistice Day ceremonies. was un-
dcrtaken at the request Of the War
Department. This work was made
necessary by reason OF the fact that
the hotels were only able TO accom-
modate about one.half Of those in.
vited by the Government. II seemed
that 500 additional rooms were need
ed and the citizens OF Washington
responded to the appeal OF the board
in a most patriotic and generous
manner. Some of the rooms being
listed absolutely without charge.
total OF over 500 rooms were
listed. and. while at first that seemed
to be more than necessary, subse-
quent developments have changed
the situation.
The War Department has received
requests in large numbers for rela-
tives Of deceased soldiers who de~
sire to attend the memorial ceremon-
les and the department is anxious
that the relatives of the men who
made the supreme sacrifice be COM
Portable housed while in Washing.
ton. it has also developed that the
American Legion will have a large
representation in Washington in ad-
dition to those officially invited by
the Government. The War Depart.
men desires to assist these war
veterans
These visitors will remain in Wash
ington not to exceed from November
Q to November IL. Owing to the tern.
porary use Of the rooms listed. pract:-
cally all of them came from private
homes and private families and tho
willingness to open their homes 10
these heroes connected with the world
war was actuated by a high sense Of
patriotism.
Rooms Card Indexed.
For the convenience of the visitors.
the War Department will establish in
Union Station a special informa flo,