The Washington times., 1923-10-09
REALTY BOARD
ELECTS NEW
OFFICERS
John c. Weldon Chosen BY Ac-
clamation to Succeed
Charles s, Shreve.
By ROBERT LESLIE BELLEM,
Real Estate Editor.

i
One of the most impressive
scenes ever enacted before a full
meeting of the Washington Real
Estate Board occurred last night
at the associations annual meet.
ing and election held at wardman
Park Hotel, when John C.. Weldon,
newly-elected president Of the
board, was escorted to the rostruIn
by William H. Saunders and Har.
ry boss, both former chief execu-
tives Of the association, there to ac-
cept the gavelI from Charles S.
Shreve, the retiring president.
Weldon was elected by unani-
nous vote, the ballot being taken
by reclamation. A few minutes be-
fore, Morton J. Luchs, prominent
member of the board and by some
considered q serious, contender for
presidential honors, had made the
nominating speech, spending sew
eral minutes in glowing tribute to
the man whose name he presented
as candidate for the boards high
est honors. When he had finished
and Weedon's name had been for
mally entered upon the records as
nominee, q deafening roll Of APP
plause drowned retiring President
Shreve's half-hearted attempts TO
obtain order. In the hubbub some
one motioned that nominations
should be closed, and the motion
was met with a chorus of seconds.
Weldon thus became the sole
candidate, and not a. dissenting
vote was cast.
Other Officers Chosen.
With the transfer Of the gavel OF
authority to his successor, ShreVe,
the retiring executive, made grace
full speech Of appreciation for the CO.
operation that had been given him
during the past year, and heartily
congratulated the man who took his
place. Then, with the establishment
of Weldon in the presidential chair,
the regular routine OF ballottng Tor
the other offices was begun.
The same scene was enacted for
the offices of first and second vice
presidents. Only one nomination
was made in each instance, and the
vote was one of reclamation. Clar-
ence Dodge won the post Of first vice
president, while Thomas e. Jarrett.
another prominent Washington real
tor, became second vice president.
All three Weldon, Dodge and Jar
rell-had served on last years exec
utive committee.
The election Of the new execu-
tive committee was not 50 har-
monious. A hot fight was waged
in this ballotings with Morton j.
Luchs, Jesse Hedges, Charles
Shreve. w. C. Miller, Horace G.
Sm4thy, Clarence Donohue, William
J. Father, Edgar Rheem. Percy
Russell and Ben Webster all in the
running. Harry Boss and Gilbert
Dent, had also been nominated, but
both withdrew voluntarily before
the voting took place, basing their
actions upon press of private al.
fairs and consequent inability to
spare time for so much organiza-
ton activity. With the final count
1t was found that Luchs had polled
"a ballots, Hedges %, Shreve 25,
Miller 20. Smithy 20, Donohue 20,
Father IL, Rheem IL, Russell Is,
and Webster "a. Since four were
to be elected, Luchs, Shreve, Miller
and Webster were the honored
ones.
Another interesting battle was be-
gun in the election of the appraisal
committee, one of the most important
in the roster of the entire boards
activities. Seven were to be chosen,
and fourteen were nominated. OF
these, two-Joseph Bowling and
Theodore M. extraordinarily with
drew before the balloting, leaving
Arthur Carr. Alfred Lawson, r. l..
McKeever, Lee Latimer, J. Dallas
Grady, G.. C. Bowie, William J.
Father, Thomas Bones, Clarence
Donohue, John F. Maury, Clarence
WEIGH and Horace G. Smithy TO
fight it out among themselves. The
final results showed victory for Nc
Keever, Grady, Bowie, Flather,
Bones, Donohue and Smithy.
Reports Are Read.
The meeting began promptly at 8
o'clock. Due to the press of matters
to be taken up before adjournment,
the reading of the last meetings
minutes by the secretary was dis
pensed with until a more suspicious
time. The financial statement for
the period ended was then read, fol-
lowed by the report of the retiring
appraisal committee. The latter con-
tanned much of general interest,
chief of which was the fact that in
the year just completed they had
made appraisals upon District prop
erty to the valuation of nearly