The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
OF
REALTY BOARDS
PICK TREASURER
Organization Cho oses 5
Washington Member for
Executive Position.
PETTY ELE TED
Closer Relationship Aim of
Auxiliary Organization
To Main Body.

The organization of the National
Association OF Realtor Secretaries,
according to John A. Petty, who
was recently elected Its secretary
treasurer. WAS perfected at the an
uual convention Of the National As
ISOLATION Of Real Estate Boards In
Kansas City in the summer Of 1920.
This organization was formed
primarily to establish a closer re-
lationship between secretaries OF
real estate boards in order that more
cooperation might be developed.
Problems in the organization ana
subsequent functions of real estate
board are much the same in every
city. Through the cooperative study
OF these problems, the secretaries
organization has been able to make
considerable progress in their solu-
tion.
At the recent convention held in
San Francisco definite steps looking
TO the formation and development
OF the work of this organization
were decided upon. II is expected
that as a result of the action taken.
the work Of secretaries. particu-
larly in the smaller boards. will be
greatly facilitated and particularly
in their relations to each other.
To facilitate the interchange of
ideas and the transmission of in
formation. there has been estab-
lished at the headquarters OF the
national association in Chicago a
secretaries clearing house bureau.
The purpose Of this bureau Is to
supply local boards with statistical
information on The fundamental
questions that arise in board activi-
Tics Each secretary files with the
clearing house bureau a report based
on local conditions and these re-
ports are tabulated and the in
formation collected is transmitted
in condensed form. thereby elm
mating the necessity for writing TO
large numbers of different cities in
order TO secure information or sta
tistical matter.
Generally speaking. the secretary
of a real estate board is the one
who initiates various activities and
is also primarily responsible for the
continuance of board functions.
Realizing this, the secretaries or
ganiZation is preparing to assist tss
smaller boards throughout the coun-
try in their organization and de-
velopment. A special committee has
about completed a booklet to be
known as the secretaries manual
This manual has been compiled af-
ter close study and contains the
fundamentals of the organization
of real estate board and its ac-
tivities in so far as these principles
are applicable in a general way.
II Is the purpose to furnish a
copy Of this manual to the secre-
taries Of all new boards as they are
organized. In this way II Is ex-
pected that the methods Of board
work as well as the initial plan of
organization will become more or
less standardized. The information
contained in this manual is based
on the experiences OF other boards
that are meeting with success in
their work and much of the time
and expense incident to the forma-
tiOn and development of. a real es-
tate board will be saved by apply
80 NA'N PA'ANP anu
have proven successful Ea other
cities
The secretaries organization
holds its annual convention stimuli
tancously with that of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards
and the entire time is devoted to
conferences. At the recent conven-
tion. the principal subjects discussed
we're: Ethics. civic activities. men,
hcrship development. board meetings
and Office mana cement.
In February a mid winter confer
enoe was held in the city of Chi
CaeO and the amount of construc-
tive work accomplished at that
meeting has justified the oficers o,
the association in establishing the
mid-winter conference as a perman-
cnr feature. in addition to the an
nual convention.
The funds received from dues are
devoted almost entirely to the pub
lication of a monthly bulletin for
CIRCULATION among secretaries
Throughout the country. This bull
lrtn contains information and spe-
la articles that are considered
hepful in the work of secretaries
as they deal entirely with prob
lems in which real estate boards ars
vitality Interested