The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-16
READY To OPEN
HOMES SHOW

The Better Homes and Building
Exposition, to be conducted by the
Washington Real Estate Board at
the washington Auditorium. VIII
be opened Monday at p. m. anc
will continue until Saturday night;
This exposition is open to the
general public and has been az
ranged largely for educational par
poses. The hours will be from
] until IL p. m. This exposition
while it is in a large measure TOT
the benefit of those engaged In tho
real estate and building business,
Is primarily to bring to the citizens
of Washington more adequate
knowledge of the details and PROB
lens that enter into home con-
atruction, home purchasing, aome
equipment and the modern nlethoo
of operating and maintaining
household.
The board has endeavored to ar.
range the exposition SO that 1t Will
present to the purchaser, to the
seller, to the housewife, to the real
estate man, to the builder, to the
architect and others closely allied
in the home problem, a means OF
closely studying the most modern
methods Of housing in the National
Capital and throughout the United
States.
Among the things that will be OF
interest to the general pubic ana
which are closely allied with the
home will be the exhibits by the
Visiting Nurses Society Of the Dis
frict of Columbia, the American
Red Cross and the Public Library.
These organizations, which have
had the benefit of wide experience
in the intimate details of home life
will cooperate with the Real Estate
Board in presenting exhibits of In
terest and of an educational nature.
Complete Model House
A model house complete in every
detail as to architecture, modern
conveniences and furnishings. has
been built on the floor of the Audi |
forum and will be one of the out |
standing exhibits. A modern street |
lighting system will also be one
of the large exhibits. Real estate |
men engaged in the sale of unim |
proved property will have displays. |
Dealers in every conceivable mod |
ern device for labor saving III the
house have taken more than $50
booths that will completely FIJI the |
upstairs and downstairs areas of
the Auditorium.
Manufacturers of raw materials
will exhibit and manufacturers of
brick, steel and other modern
materials that go into building a |
house have arranged for large dis
plays. The Potomac Electric Power
Company will have an elaborate
booth. Methods of financing, fur
nishfng. etc.. will bc shown.
OF particular interest to the
housewife will be a series of lectures |
to be given during the evenings
on such topics as cooking, interior
decorating. landscape g ar ming, |
household hints, color combinations
and the preservation of eyesight |
by proper lighting. All methods of
heating house, kitchen equipment, |
ETC., will be shown.
The four newspapers of the city
will exhibit. showing the relation OF
the daily newspaper to the home
and their work towards better
homes Life insurance companies
will have educational booths and
statistics of interest to home build
ers and home owners. The eXposi-
ton will be confined to educational
activities in respect to better homes
and better building. No efforts. out
side of this line. such as contests.
etc, will be made. Demonstrations
will be confined strictly to subjects
and talks useful to the building of
better homes.
LIST OF EXHIBITORS
Hope has been expressed by the
officials of the Washington Real
Estate Board that this their first
experiment in the National Capt. |
tai in a better homes and building
exposition will meet with generous
public response so that they might
repeat annually this affair which
they have inaugurated. It is the
hope OF the board that he beauty
of Washington and its reputation as
q beautiful residential city will be
greatly benefited by such exposi-
tions from time to time. The ex-
position is in charge of Clarence
r. Donohoe. John +. Maury. W. G.
Miller, Albert E. Landvoigt. Theo-
dore NJ. Judd. Jesse H. Hedges,
and Ben T. Webster.
The following organizations are