The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-03
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SEE HOMES
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The Ideal Home Exposition. being
held at the washington Auditorium.
ends tonight. Over 10000 people
have attended the exhibit and the
underlying principle Of the EXPOSE
ton which is that of "Horne-owner-
ship. has been implanted in the
minds OF many through the visiting
ofsthe booths Of the realtors. banks,
mortgage companys. Industrial con.
Germs and builders.
An attraction of the exposition
was the labor contests held each
night OF the show. Al brick-laying
meet was the feature OF the Monday
evening program. The contest was
held under the direction OF Thomas
p. Bones. vice chairman Of the
exposition committee and was won
by r.. O. Cowsill. OF the D. J. Duni-
gan firm, who received SIS cash
prize and q silver trophy presented
by the West Brothers Brick Conn
pany. William Clay. representing
NJ. and r. 3. Warren, won second;
Fred Pitts. Of Waverly Taylor. Inc,
third; James Cox, Wardrnan Com
pany, fourth; r. ]. Haisiip, Of w.
G. and A. N. Miller, fifth place.
Lath and Plaster
The Tuesday night feature was q
Iathing and plastering contest. won
by Frank Mann. OF the North Wash
irigton Realty Company and e. j.
Anderson, OF Walter DUNCAN Com
pany. Both men won q SO cash
prize awarded by the Washington
Real Estate Board. The Rosslyn
Steel and Cement Company awarded
silver trophy cup to Frank Mann,
winner OF the lathing match. Claude
Eaton. OF Walter DUNCAN and Com.
pany, won second in the lathing
meet and John y. DOlan, Of the
North Washington Realty Com
pany took second place In the pIas-
tering contest.
The carpenters contest, held
Wednesday night was won by Earle
Dodson, representing Waverly Tay.
Tor, Inc. -. w. Miller from Ward.
man Company was second, followed
by the u b. Shapiro Company,
entry; a. G. Johnson. "A small
silver loving cup was presented to.
the winner OF this contest by the
w. Z. Galliher Company.
The last OF the series OF labor
exhibitions was held Thursday night
in the form Of a speed painting
contest. The walls and woodwork
OF the house sections erected on
Tuesday and Wednesday nights by.
the other contestants were painted
by the contestants on Thursday
night. y. G. Ballard, OF w. C. and
A. N. Miller Company, won first
place and was awarded a silver
loving cup, presented By w. r..
Winslow and a SIS cash prize from
the Washington Real Estate Board.
Second place was won by Harry
Matchmaker of the N. L. Sans
bury Company.
Builders and Dealers
The board Of judges for the vari.
GUS contests were comprised OF
men from the District Building and
leaders or dealers in the various
crafts Represented.
These contests were new features
Of Ideal Home Expositions and DEM
Onstrate the Importance of employ
ing the services Of skilled workmen
in home construction.
One Of the most interesting ex-
hibits presented is that of the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, showing illus
trations depicting the historical de-
veIopment Of Washington.
"A map shows the location Of
indian villages and workshops
formerly occupying the District Of
Columbia: plans Of L. Enfante ana
Elliott so arranged that com.
PARSONS can be made Of the vari.
GUS changes which occurred before
the city was finally laid out:
original designs OF the Capitol and
White House and illustrations OF
their condition in 1912 and mans
indicating the condition OF building
at various stages In the city,s de.
yelopment.
As whole the exhibit wildly
pictures the Washington OF yester.
day and affords a clearer concep.
ton Of the future washington,
based on developments and i'm.
provements now imminent and in
Another feature OF the show IL
the Washington Times and The
washington Herald booths which
display q Mosaic map of the Dis
trict OF Columbia and adjacent
territory.
NAP FROM AIR
The map, which is the only one
Of its kind In existence, is the
property Of the United States Army
Air Corps and is six feet high nv
eight feet wide, Composed or TX
individual photographs taken at an
altitude Of approximately 10 400
feet and reduced to scale so that
the looker-on can well think that
ne is viewing Washington from
the air.
Other features of the booth ara
special real-estate sections featuring
The washington Times and Herald
Ideal Exhibit Homes. copies of sne-
cfal resort and travel and farm
garden, and poultry numbers.
The main floor Of the auditorium
features the exhibit of the real.
estate board. 1t contains a nina.
ture modern residence with sur.