Evening star., 1922-03-04
REALTORS FROM MANY STATES
TO MEET m CONFERENCE HERE
Midwinter Session Of Executive Com
mittee of National Association Convenes
Monday-Broad Activities Outlined.

that a special committee appointed
to investigate and develop this idea
will have an extensive report to MAKE
It's advocates strongly. urge chat II
be universally adopted on the theory
that 1t increases economy: and at the
same time makes it possible to render
a more complete and efficient service
to the public.
AS this will be the last meeting of
any considerable number Of realtors
before the annual convention. the con-
vention committee no doubt will report
comprehensive outline Of its plans. This
Is customary each year, and the prac.
tice Is followed for the purpose OF
co-ordinating the arrangements of all
local boards in matters of transporta-
tion. sightseeing. etc.
While q considerable portion of the
sessions will be devoted to purely or
ganization matters, 1t is also expect
ed that questions Of national impor-
tance will come up for discussion in
connection with reports from COM
mittees on taxation, housing and
legislation.
Omcers Of Association.
The Importance Of these meetings
is evidenced by the fact that this
committee represents over 400 local
boards, composed of approximately
10000 real estate offices. with a total
personnel of over 100000 men en-
gagged in the real estate profession.
Prominent among the expected dele
gates are the following officers of the
association, who. with only few ex-
ceptions, usually attend every meet
ing:
President, Irving B. Hiett, Toledo.
Vice presidents, ]. NJ. FranciScus,
l.. Dol h.
ert Jemison. jr.. Birmingham; ]. T.
Sloan, New Haven; Ira E. High, Boise;
G. c. kellar, Flint: r. D. Glow. jr,
Camden: A. D. Parker, Toronto; A. E.
Kern. San Francisco; ]: w. Work.
Evanston.
Secretary. Tom S. Ingersoll, Chi
cago.
Treasurer. H. S. Cody. Chicago.
Advisory board, A. s. Taylor. Cleve-
land; S: S. Thorpe, Minneapolis: E. S.
Judd, Chicago: c. L. Simpson, Kansas
delphia; w. G. Piper. Detroit: H. P.
Haas. Pittsburgh; w. M. Garland.
Los Angeles; ]. L. Weaver. Washing
ton; F. E. Taylor. Portland, Ore.
Many OF these realtors gratuitously
served the government during the
war for long periods of time, assist
ing the various departments in con-
nection with the appraisal purchase
and Communicating of real estate for
war purposes. Some are at present
assisting the government departments
as representatives Of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards in
the solution of problems of housing,
coming and other matters that per-
tain to real estate.
The Washington Real Estate Board
will be represented in the coming
meeting by Harry X. Boss. it's presi-
dent: William E. Shannon. it's ma
tional executive Committeeman, and
John L. Weaver, a former president
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards.
A reception and information room
will be established on the tenth floor
of the Willard Hotel for the duration
of the meetings. and. in addition, the
Offices of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board. second floor Of the In
ternational building. 1919 F street
northwest a few doors from the
Willard. will be open at all times for
inspection by visitors and to accom-
modate them with information.
Rooms for the entire delegation
have been reserved in the Willard
and Washington hotels.