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this additional bond of mutual in
terest between u.s."
Charles G. Edwards of New York
City, president of the New York City
board, was elected president; H. U.
Nelson of Chicago, was reelected
secretary, and Hiram +. Cody of
Chicago, treasurer.
The following vice presidents were
chosen: Emerson Chalteigh, Indian
apolis; Edgar Allen, tr., Richmond, Va;
John j. Hurst, Baltimore; ]. ]. Liddy.
Ottawa, Can; Walter Lang, Manches-
ter, N. H.; C. A. Nichols, Oklahoma
City: Fred Reed, Oakland, Calf; Al.
| Orlando, Fla; John White, Utica, N. Y.
The following directors were nam
ed: j. {. Nichols, Kansas City; Frank,
Ryan. Los Angeles; w. A. Smith,
Houston, Tex; Benjamin D. watkins,
Atlanta, Ga; Ben Faast, Eau Claire,
Wis; Water Eggleston, Minneapolis.
Detroit Wins 1925 Convention.
Detroit, Mich, won the vote of the
convention as the place for holding
| the next meeting. Tulsa, Okla, was
strong contender for the position.
The meeting place, however, is sub
ject to final vote of the board of
directors. Atlantic City was voted
as the place for this convention, but
Washington won it in the vote of the
board of directors. However, there
Is said to be a strong sentiment also
in the board of directors for the final
selection Of Detroit.
The affairs of the convention viii
come to finality this afternoon with
a meeting of the board of directors
in the New Willard.
reports of the result of the
divisional sessions which have been
meeting during the week were re-
| ceived at the morning session and
OF these was the adoption of the
code OF ethics, which constituent
boards were urged to try out for anoth-
er year.
Important features of this code.
which was presented by A. III. aBrn-
hisel of Tacoma, Wash, provide that
property should be offered solely on
its merits without exaggeration, con-
cealment, or any form of deception or
! misleading representation. 1t points
out that IT is the duty of the realtor
to ascertain all pertinent facts con-
cerning every property for which he
accepts the agency, so that IN oHer-
ing the property he may avoid error,
| exaggeration and misrepresentation
IT says also that realtor when act
ing as a broker, should make 1t clear
for which party he is acting, and he
should not receive compensation from
more than one party, except with the
full knowledge and consent OF all parties
to the transaction.
Code of Ethics Adopted.
A realtor, il continues. should not
buy for himself property listed win
him, nor should he acquire any inter
est therein without first making his
true position clearly known to the
listing owner. When asked for an
appraisal of real property or an opln-
ion on Il real estate problem, the code
decrees the realtor should never give
an unconsidered answer: HIS counsel
constitutes a professional service
which he should render only after
having ascertained and weighed the
facts and for which he should make
. fair charge.
Newly elected officers OF the vari-
Gus divisions were announced as fol-
lows by the divisional chairmen in
their reports:
Property management-Good
Gibson. Toronto. chairman; Louis T.
Orr. Chicago. vice chairman. Direct
ors-James w. Belanger. Chicago;
Carlton Schultz, Cleveland: j. W. Pat
Murphy. Dallas. Tex: w. Ross Camp
bell, Los Angeles; w. H Gardner,
]. G. Morgan. New York City, and
C. 7. Abbott, St. Paul
Brokers-Executive committee:
". B. Leady, Birmingham; Benjamin
Il. Houston, Tacoma, and George >.
Horton, Brooklyn.
Industrial property-Harrison S.
Colburn, New York City, chairman;
Orris F. Hart Chicago. vice chair
man: Matthew Carey, Flint, Mich,
secretary.
Executive committee--James b
Fisher Brooklyn; S. +. Lyons, To-
ronto: w L. Brent, Los Angeles.
Farm lands-H II. Richardson,
Jacksonville. Fla. chairman; j. F..
Miller. Geneva, Ohio. vice chairman;
A. G.. Bauer, Cedar Rapids, Ia, sec
retary: Directors, H q. Meredith,
Canada L. C. Fulenwider, Denver.
and Ben watkins. Atlanta
Mortgages and finance-Frank Lin
coin johnson, Chicago. chairman; j.
c. Weedon, Washington. ID. C., vice
chairman; executive committee, John
s. Stalker, Detroit; Earle G.. krum-
rine, Chicago.
Home builders and subdividers-
Bert L. Clopton, Los Angeles. chair
man; 1. n. Griscom, Atlantic City. vice
chairman; Herman c. Brown, Wash
ington, second vice chairman; execu-
tive committee, H. A. Brown, Brock
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