Evening star., 1925-06-20
CAPITAL REALTORS GO
TO DETROIT TOMORROW
Sixty District Real Estate Men viii
attend Eighteenth annual Conren-
tiOn of National Board

Approx imately so Washington real
tors. representing large number of
the leading real estate houses in the
National Capital. viii leave tomorrow
afternoon for the 18th annual conven-
tion of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards in Detroit.
This convention is one Of the larg-
est gatherings of American business
men that is held annually. and ii Is
expected that there will be 5000 real
tors representing real estate boards in
5l6 cities throughout the country at
tending the gathering which will con
tinue from June % toes.
The Washington delegation will be
Joined by score or more realtors
from nearby Virginia. and will leave
Washington for Detroit tomorrow
afternoon AT 2:30 by special train.
The train will go direct TO Detroit.
Hartung Is Leader
The Washington delegation will be
under the leadership of William X.
Aartuns. chairman of the 1925 con.
Nention committee: Tom farrell. DreSi
dent Of the Washington Real Estate
Board. and John y. Petty. executive
secretary and treasurer of the board
Because of the developments in the
real estate field and housing in the
National Capital since the last con
vention. when the Washington realtors
entertained more than $500 real estate
men from "A parts of the country. the
various meetings and topics to be at
tended nd discussed in Detroit. ii i
expected will be of special interest
locally.
Robert l.. McKeever and John A
Petty are both scheduled to speak be
for the gathering. MIR. Mckeever will
speak on Brokerage" and Mr.. Petty
will speak on Active Membership
Qualification for Real Estate
Boards. Lester a. Pratt, engineer
of Washington. will speak on Stand
ardized Accounting for cooperative
Apartments.
There will be a number of topics of
general interest discussed at the con
Vention One of the talks > that i
looked upon generally by the realtors
as likely to be one of the most I'm
portant is the scheduled address by :
w Straus of New York City, who VIII
speak on real estate mortgage bonds
Because of the great interest re
gently evidenced In Washington in the
financing of buildings some of the
topics Of the fina ncial division of the
national associa ton. it is expected
will be of great interest to the loca
men.
Many Addresses.
Some of the subjects in this line
will be: Financing Above the Ffrs'
Mortgage" and a report on number
of personal Investigations. by Samue
N Reep of Minneapolis: The Position
of Mortgages in the Investment
Field" by Bryon V. kanaleyl of Chi
cago: "I7surance Company Busines:
Property Loans" by r. Graeme Smith
Hartford, Conn. Other talks on TIN:
subject are also planned.
There was much discussion last
Winter during the Rent Commission
controversy about the real estate
license law it is expected that thi:
will again he brought to the attention
Of Congress al the next session. lr
view of this. the discussion and re
ports on the various real eStatt
license laws throughout the country
will be of special interest to the loca
delegates. The results of the license
laws in California and the recent de
velopments will be discussed One ol