Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
REALTORS URGED
TO BEAUT|FY CITY
Capital Soon Will Be Finest
in World, Board Men,
berS Told.


local real estate men in fostering the
development Of the. National Capital
into the most beautiful city In the
world were cited last night by c. c..
Heat, president of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards, in
addressing the second annual banquet
of the Washington Real Estate Board
held at the Willard Hotel.
Just as Washington holds a unique
place among the cities of the Nation
being exempt from Jealous competi-
ton with other localities In a material
way and belonging not only to the
residents Of the District, but to the
Nation as a whole, SO the real estate
men and builders of Washington
occupy a peculiar position. in protect
ing and enhancing the beauty of the
Capital, the speaker said.
Voices Pride in Developments.
Lauding the efforts Of the Washing.
ton Real Estate Board along this line.
Mr.. Heat declared the developments
that have been made in Washington
in the past 20 years were such as tc
give one "a thrill Of pride" and pre-
dicted that this city soon would be.
metropolis Of the world.
Taking up a discussion of the work
of the National Association of Rea
Estate Boards, Mr.. Heat pointed out
that it stood for better handling o:
real estate business, for better sub
divisions and better homes and TO-
| better treatment of the public.
| There are now between 10000 ant
| so 900 members of the national as
/ ISOLATION. which has nearly 700 con
stituent member boards Throughout
the United States and Canada.
Plan Tax Revision Drive
Describing the organization of the
| national realtors body Mr.. Hieatt
| told of plans recently announced by
| the association petitioning the coming
| Congress for changes in the revenue
| act to provide "fairer" taxation or
real estate, and also referred to pro
posed changes in appraisal methods
| and mortgage bond practices designed
| for the mutual benefit Of the public
and the real estate profession.
The present condition of over
| building" and "unwise" building, the
speaker said, was done in the mos!
part, not by experienced builders but
by the inexperienced and non-perma-
nent operators.
The meeting was attended by 700
members of the local board and their
guests. Among honor guests were
members of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission the
District Commissioners, members of
Congress and officials of local trade
bodies.
DIR. f. j. CattelI Speaks.
DR.. Edward j. Cattell of Philadel-
phia. acknowledgements philosopher,
optimist and wit, also made brief
address.
John Maury, president of the local
board. presided, and Roger j. White
ford was postmaster. A. II. Lawson
was chairman of the banquet com.
mittee. assisted by Ralph II. Bangs,
John A. Brickley, M. P. Candy, j.
Lee Donnelly, c. f. Donohoe, r.
Owen Edmonston, jr.; William r.
Ellis, Lloyd F.. Gaines. Earl f. Goss,
L. It. Gravette, G. H. Hillegeist, James
NJ. Judd, Edwin j. Kyle, A. L. Land
voigt, L. c.. Leigh, II. Latane Lewis
Andrew l.. Loff1er. Earl NJ. Mackin-
tosh. J. Rupert Mohler, II. Tudor
Morsell, Joseph A. Petty, James F..
Salkeld, John Saul, Howard A.
Schladt, Milton f. Schwab. Frank
a Simon, Cyrus Simmons, Fred
A. Smith, Joseph d. Sullivan,
Waverly w. Taylor, jr: William NJ
Throckmorton, Wilmot W. Trew, Fred
II. Ugast, Lansing Walk, Harry r
Wasser, Ben T. Webster and r. c.
ZantZinger.
The guests were:
Benjamin Adams. H. G. Addison, J.
d. Addison. Claude Adler, Maj. George
Allen, Daniel Altman, DIR. Amoyne, l..
Glenn Anderson, Maj. l.. Z. Atkins.
Reid S. Baker, James f. Baines, K.
c. Baltz. II. Clifford Bangs. Ralph
Bangs. ID. W. Barclay, Fl. Mortimer
| Barclay, John r. Bardroff, j. Arthur
Barker, David L. Barry, D. j. Barry,
ID. ]. Barry, Harry Bates, William r.
Baum, William l.. Beale. John M.
Beane, J. G. Bethel, Frank Bell, Col.
j. Franklin. Bell, j. Bernheimer. j.
McKenney Berry, Arthur G.. Bishop,
John S. Bixler, Robert n. Blake,
Thomas l.. Blanton, Kenneth Blum
don, Frederick A. Blumer. James A.
Boorman, Roswell f. Boothby, r. A.
Bogley, jr.; George ]. Berger, Russell
Bortz. Harry X. Boss. V. Ward Bos-
well. Milton Bouche, l.. l.. Bowen, G..
C. Bowie, p. c. Bowie, Ralph Boyd,
Edward L. Brady, DR.. J. Chester
Brady, Harry NJ. Bralove, John F.
Brawner, Edwin H. Brent, Henry L.
Breuninger, Lewis T. Breuninger, j.
Newton Brewer, John A. Brickley.
BENJAMIN III. Brill, L. III. Brodie, Maj.
Carey Brown, Norman c. Brown, In
spector Ernest w. Brown, T. G.
Brown, Walter A. Brown, Walter A.
Brown, jr.; William j. Brown, William
J. f. Brown, A. Britton Browne, Hor-
ace Browning, l.. b. Brubaker, simon
Bube, Wesley Buchanan. Arthur l..
Buchanan, George A. Bunnell, Frank
G. Burns, Charles Burr, William j.
Burrows, w. Cameron Burton.
Morris Cafritz, Edward K. Caldwell,
Robert Cahill. Victor Cahill, Morgan
Callahan, Robert Callahan, NJ. r.
Calnan, Roger l.. Calvert, r. J. Candy.
M. p. Candy. r. l.. Conklin. v. A.
Carlin. Benjamin Carow, Herbert
Carow, Arthur Carr, Edward r. Carr,
| J. w. Carr, o. T. Carr, Richard j.
Carr w. A. Carr, Fred A. Carter,
II. H. Carter, George S. Cartner.
| Edward J. Cattell, l.. Fl. Charles. John
Homer Chase. Donald l.. Chamberlain.
Frederick J. Chaplin. f. w. Cissell,
Octavia w. Clark. William A. Clark,
r. B. Glen, j. William Cleveland, John
Cobb, l.. F. Colbert, l.. r. Colburn,
Edward D. Coleman, @. l.. Conner. f.
RI. Conger. r. T. Conklin, Hugh
Conner. Richard l.. Conner, Henry j.
Conner, Col. c. Fred Cook, Oscar
Coolican, r.. J. Cottrell, William D.
Coughter. o. P. Court. Maj. William
f. r. Covell, +. Earl Cox, Shannon D.
Cramer, Carl c. Champion, w. II.
Champion, Ralph +. Crane. Fred
Cromwell, Joseph J. Crowley, Everette
| II. Croxton.
s.. J. Dantzic. j. II. Davidson, Floyd
| f.. Davis. Leo Davis, Walter G. Davis,
| George &. DeNeale, w. Gilbert Dent,
INAv iY 'ia
Charles II. Doing, J. Lee Donnelly,
John r. Donnelly, William +. Don.
| nelly, A. l.. Donohoe, Clarence #.
Donohoe, James A. Donohoe, Milburn
J. Donohoe, w. p. Dorsch. Malcolm c.
| Dorsey. William Dortch, Commissioner