The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
FOREIGN OFFICIALS
LIVING In HOTELS
RELIEVES BOARD
Accommodations for Del
egates Attending Con-
'ni' ference Inspected.
ASKS PRESS CLUB AID
Real Estate Board Will House
Large Number of News
paper Men Here.

In connection with the coming
conference on Limitation of arma-
nents it is understood that several
OF the embassies have made tenta-
tive arrangements to place their
delegations in hotels. This fact, ac-
cording to Mr.. Percy II. Russell.
Of the Washington Real Estate
Board, will materially relieve the
need Of furnished quarterst which
the Real Estate Board has been list
ing for several weeks past The
board. however. 1t still soliciting
furnished properties, especially
dwellings and apartments. These
accommodations. which are now be-
ing personally Inspected by the
members of this committee. will be
held to meet the requirements ex-
pected from other sources.
A rather large number of news
paper correspondents, both from
this country and practically every
Foreign country is expected in
Washington and II is the desire of
the Real Estate Board that these
newspaper men be given the same
service that is being extended to
the official delegations OF the coun-
tries invited TO the conference. The
board has requested the assistance
of the Press Club in securing in
formation as to the possible re-
quirements from the different press
associations and individual news
papers.
While participation in the confer
enc Is limited to only a few coun-
tFies. indications are that practically
all of the foreign governments will
have some informal representation in
Washington during the conference
as observers. Mr.. Russell further
states that. up to the present. 1t has
been impossible to determine with
any degree OF accuracy just what
demands will be made on the COM
ufittee, but II is desirable to have
a sufficient number OF properties reg
isteTed with the board to meet any
possible contingency that may arise
early in November.
There has been some misunder-
standing on the part OF property
owners and brokers who have been
listing their properties with the
board as to the position OF the board
in this matter. Mr.. Russell states
emphatically that there would be alb
solutely no charge made by the board
for the service IT Is rendering. The
board is simply acting as a central
listing bureau for the purpose OF sup
plying information to those expected
in Washington in attendance at the
conference as to the location OF de-
sirable furnished properties. In each
instance where properties are rented
by these parties, the final negotia-
tions and payment Of rent will be
handled by the parties with the prop
erty owner or their rental agent, II
they have one.
Inquiries are daily coming to
the board from property owners as
TO the status Of their property and
thsy are being informed that def
inits requests for accommodations
have not yet reached the board.
TIES, requests are not expected to
come In definite form for several
vsskG All Of the work done to
date By this special committee has
bean more or less preliminary in
character In order that the entire
natter might be facilitated at the
last minute when the visitors be-
GIN TO arrive.
tTne committee OF the real E5-
tate Board, which Is working in
oentunction with the Central Citi-
ssnE Committee in handling this
special work Is composed of Percy
II. Russell, Chairman: Robert c.
Howard. F. z. Middleton, ]. Leo
Kelb, Robert L. McKeever. Charles
b caywood. William X. Hill. Harry
s. Welch. r. Owen Edmonston and
z. q. Perry.
Lee d. Latimer. chairman Of the
luncheon committee OF the Wash
ington Real Estate Board, an
nouncss that the next regular
luncheon OF the board will be held
at the Hotel Lafayette, Sixteenth
and I streets, Thursday, October 6,
The meeting will be addressed by
CHARLES Edward Russell, his topic
being Problems of the Pacific"
Russell recently spoke before the
forum of the City Club and was
enthusiastically received.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements for this luncheon
consists OF Lee d. Latimer. chair
man: Percy H. Russell and Jesse
II. Hedges.