The Washington times., 1923-09-29
Realty
Better Homes Show.
Recognizing Realtors.
Theater Building.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
lBy ROBERT LESLIE BELLEM.

10y 6O0EE6L 1AG044AG OGSA4A@A14AAsse
Real Estate Editor. Herald and Times
TT4E week of October s-1S win
mark the presentation of the
finest exposition for the purpose
Of furtherfng the better homes
movement that this city has
ever known. Convention Hall
viii house the affair, which is
20 be held under the auspices Of
the American Homes Bureau and
The Washington Times and The
Washington Herald. Fine fur
nit0re, handsome draperies, the
latest electrical appliances for
home comfort, water heaters and
oil burners-ln fact, everything
that In any way deals with con-
veniences and accessories to the
better horne-win be displayed
Ia over q hundred attractively
decorated booths.
A program OF Acknowledgements
inent speakers win embrace lee
lures on many important home
subjects, including real estate.
There wiz be musical concerts
afternoon and evening.
TWE Better Homes Exposition
offers washington realtors
most advantageous opportunity
to promote q greater confidence
Ia their wares upon the part of
the public at large. and to en-.
gender q large circle of interest
IN the own-your-own-home move.
ment. Many local realty brokers
VIII probably have booths. In
formation regarding the latter
rental, position, decorations, etc.
may be obtained from the
writer. Don't crowd. please!
MANY cities are adopting the
word '.rea1tora into their Of
xical vocabuIaries. Atlantic City
IS the latest community to
string along: the popular Jersey
beach resorts telephone COM
pany has afforded realtors" q
special listing IN the phone
directory.
All BY way OF preamble 10 the
repetition OF an argument adj
vanced by an out-of-town visitor
At Q meeting OF the local board
1T Wardmau Park Hotel few
months ago. This visiting reaitor
pointed out that too few of the
l0cal board members featured
advertising, publicity matter, sign
boards. etc. The Washington
realty broker - too apt TO sign
John Blank. Real Estate" In
stead OF John Blank, Reaitor"
the latter being far the more
euphonious and graceful sigma
ttIre as well as the more com.
prehensive. Perhaps Mr.. Petty
Or Mr.. Kennedy can bring this
once more to the attention Of
various members with beneficial
results.
nNE field Of realty endeavor
that Is booming in the Ma
tionaI Capital Is the amusement.
building branch. With the com.
pletion Of the New National
Theater. the opening Of Gran.
da1l'a new Ambassador at Eight
zenith and Columbia road, the
rapid strides on the TIyoh
Theatsr at Fourteenth and Park
read, and the projected Park
Theater to be built by Hoff-
man Brothers at Fourteenth and
Buchanan, three different neigh
borhoods have already expe-
rienced or anticipate experience
Ing q tremendous enhancement
Of surrounding realty values, not
20 mention the increase In vol
uue Of business transacted in
those sections.
NINETEENTH and Eye streets
~ northwest Is due for a boom,
too. The Wardman Company is
planning the erection Of an eight
that location. Concrete construc.
ton Is to be used with q red brick,
limestone-trimmed front. The
building will have a 62-foot front
age on Eye street and approx
raately 135 feet on Nineteenth.
The foundation is already placed.
= estate If you must go into debt
70 do it"-still holds good with a
vengeance today. The most stable
commodity is realty. The most
solid investment is Mother Earth.
Witness the Gould family for
tune-the only American accumu-
lation Of money, privately owned,
that has remained In the direct
line OF e single family for any
great number Of years. Practi-
cally all Of 1t is invested in sound
real estate.
ROOMS and rumors Of booms.
= The latest is the talked-of
Ford glass plant in a wartime
southeast munition plant, long
disused. = And there Is the four
story building to be erected at
Delaware avenue and B street
southwest for the Labor Co-opera.
tive Publishing Society, and said
to bear an appropriated cost Of
e175.000. The elevators still pass
ing the lower f1oors-hop aboard
and ride TO the top!