The Washington herald., 1921-11-06
REAL ESTATE men
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR HOUSING HERE
Board Has Listed Several
Hundred Properties
For Visitors.

The special committee on housing
OF the Washington Real Estate
Board, according to Percy H.
Russell. its chairman, has about
completed its arrangements for
taking care Of the official visitors
to Washington. This committee had
two distinct tasks to accomplish In
recent weeks. First, securing hous-
ing facilities for those expected In
Washington in connection with the
conference on Limitation Of arma-
ment, and second. for the invited
guests of the government who win
participate in the ceremonies Of the
burial Of an unknown soldier on
Armistice Day.
In the first matter. the board has
listed and classified several hun
dred properties, ranging from
single rooms to completely fur
nished dwellings and apartments
These properties 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 accommodation. Those in
close touch with the situation are
Of the opinion that requests will
come from the different sources at
one time about the middle of next
week. Arrangements have been
made by the special committee to
have a sufficient 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 quick
ly and conveniently as possible.
The special citizens committee,
headed by Commissioner Rudolph.
will maintain an information bu-
reau at tho Union Station and see
that those seeking quarters are
properly directed to the office of
the Real Estate Board. A large
sign has ben placed on the building
in front OF the boards offices in
debating that the housing head
quarters are located there.
The second matter, that of secur-
ing roms for those invited TO the
Armistice Day ceremonies, was I'M
dertaken at the request OF the War
Department. This; work was made
necessary by reason OF the fact that
the hotels were only able 10 ac-
commodate about one-half OF those
invited ny the government. II
seemed that 500 additional rooms
were needed and the citizens OF
Washington responded to the sp.
peal OF the board in a most patri-
otto and generous manner. some OF
the rooms being listed absolutely
without charge. A total Of over
800 rooms were listed and. while
at first that seemed to be more than
necessary. subsequent developments
have changed the situation. The
War Department has received re-
quests In large numbers for rela-
tives Of deceased soldiers who de-
sire to attend the memorial cere-
monies and the Department is anx-
ious that the relatives of the men
who made the supreme sacrifice be
comfortably housed while in wash
ington. II has also developed that
the American Legion will have a
large representation in washing.
ton in addition to those officially
invited by the government. The
War Department likewise desires t.
assist these war veterans also
These visitors win remain in Wash
ington not to exceed from Novem.
Der Q to November II. Owing to
the temporary use OF the rooms
listed. practically all Of them from
private homes and private families
and the willingness to open theil
homes to those heroes connected
with the world war was actuated
by a high sense OF patriotism.
The committee handling the spe-
cial housing work consists Of Percy
II. Russell. chairman; Robert c
Howard. F. z. Middleton, J. Lee
Kolb, Robert L. McKeever, Charles
B. Caywood, Joseph A. Herbert
Harry S. welch. and r. Owen Ed
monston.