Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
REALTY GROUP TO STUDY BOND
ISSUES FOR INVESTORS SAFETY
National Board of Realtors Will Name
Committee to Make Survey in Move
Against Unsound Investing.

committee of the House in a formal
brief, a hearing on which has been
granted for the last week in January.
1t Endorsed general program of
State legislation in matters affecting
real estate.
Amendments were passed to the
constitution of the association which
will make possible a closer working
relationship between the national as
ISOLATION and the 81 existing State
and provincial real estate associations,
and which will give the various State
groups of real estate boards repre-
sentation upon the national assocla-
TONS board of directors.
New President Elected.
G. C. Hiatt of Louisville, Ky, was
formally indicted into office as presl-
dent of the association for the year
1927. succeeding Robert Jemison, Jr.,
of Birmingham, Ala
With Mr.. Hiatt were inaugurated
Fred f. Reed of Oakland, Calf, hrst
vice president; Joseph *. Britain OF
Chicago, treasurer, and other oIilceiS
for the year as follows:
Remaining vice president-at-large-
Erank MCLAUGHLIN, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada: Guy S. Greene. Detroit, Mlch.;
Paul E. Stark, Madison. Wis.
Vice presidents representing terri
torial divisions-Harry 7. Turner,
Lynn. Mass, for New England States;
Joseph r. Ashmore, Trenton, Nd, Tor
New York and New Jersey; Robert }.
Nash, Philadelphia. Pa. for Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, Maryland and DIS
trict of Columbia: Harry T. Sharpe,
Ashville, n. c., for Virginia, North
Carolina and Georgia; Frank }: Pep
per, Miami, Fla, for Florida; Joseph
r. Emery. Shreveport, La, for Ar
kansas. Mississippi, Alabama and
louisiana; Walter S. Schmidt, Gin
cinnati. for Ohio, Kentucky. West
Virginia and Tennessee; Lawrence
Miller, Dallas. Tex. for Texas and
New Mexico; Frank f. Gates, Indian
apolis, Ind. for Indiana and Michigan;
Walter J. Ruediger, Belleville, ILL.,, for
Illinois and Wisconsin: r. Y. Rath-
bone, Lincoln, Nebr., for Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa
and Nebraska; John H. Miller, Tulsa,
Okla, for Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma; Charles H. Culver, Culver
City, Calf, for California, Arizona
and Hawaii: Frank Wheeler, Seattle,
Wash, for Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and Montana.
Divisional chairmen who are also
ex officio vice Observation-Disclosures
and finance division. John H. Stalker,
Detroit. Mich; home builders and sub
dividerS' division, John J. Hurst, Bal
timore, Md; brokers' division, Parker
Webb, Boston, Mass; industrial prop
erty division, r. Vernon Clark, Sast
st. Louis, ILL.,; property management
division, Carlton Schultz, Cleveland.
Ohio; farm lands division, j. E. Mil
ler Geneva. Ohio; cooperative apart
ment division. Albert w. Swayne, Chi
cago, ILL.,; realtor secretaries divi-
sion, Perry Powell, Milwaukee, Wis.
Directors Selected.
Directors for a three-year term
Harry E. Gilbert, Baltimore, Md;
Leonard P Reaumo. Detroit. Mich;
William H. Gardner. Winnipeg, Mani
toba Canada; Joseph w. Hannaeur,
st. Louis, Mo-; Walter w. Rose, Or
lando Fla. Phillip v. NJ. Fry, Port
land, Greg term expires 1929.
Chairman of the national board of
presidents and secretaries of State
real estate associations-Harry b. AL
len, San Francisco. Calf. The ex-
ecutive committee of the association
for the coming year will be made up
as follows: c. c. Heat, Louisville,
KY, incoming president; Fred e.
Reed, Oakland, Calf, first vice presi-
dent: William III. Gardner, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada; Leonard P. Reaume,
Detroit, Mich. II. r. Ennis, Kansas
City, Mo-; Joseph K. Britain, Chi
cago, ILL.,; Herbert u. Nelson, Chicago,
executive secretary.