The Washington times., 1928-10-13
GROUP To TEST
COOPERATIVE
SUCCESS

"A tricity inspection tour covering
= large number OF the most notable
recent cooperative apartment de
Velopments in New York, Philadel
phia and Washington will be con
Quoted as the leading feature of the
annual fall convention Of the CO
operative apartment division of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards.
The divisions annual special meet
ing, the principal meeting Of the
year for cooperative apartment spe'
cialists, viii be held progressively in
three cities. Washington, Philadel
phia and New York, December 8, 4
5 and 6. the principal business SEES
sion to be held in New York De
cember 5.
The opening session vii be held
At the Mayflower Hotel. Washing
ton, on the morning of December
5. There will be luncheon meet
ing at the Wardman Park Hotel
and dinner meeting at the May
flower Hotel.
Movement Growing
The Philadelphia meeting will be
9 luncheon meeting at Alden Park,
December 4.
Increased 'tapartment.m indedness,
growth in the number of persons
who are coming to choose apart
ment living not as a temporary
convenience but as the way of life
best suited to their requirements,
forecasts increasing Importance for
the movement toward unit-owned
apartment projects. Evolution of
definite standards as to sound and
well-organized cooperative apart
ment project points the way to
safeguarding this movement for the
buyer of an apartment home. These
two factors converge to make the
coming meeting one of the most
important which has been held by
the division.
Definition Of what constitutes a
soundly organized cooperative
apartment project has been placed
by the division in the hands of a
national consultation bureau, set up
some months ago to pass upon in
diyidual projects in their formative
stages.
The work of the consultation bu-
reau. which has been recognized
generally as an advanced step in
self-regulation by business group,
will be reviewed at meeting of
the executive committee of the di-
vision, which viii be called in New
York December 5, preceding the
main business session Of the full
membership of the division.
Budget Prospects
Guaranteeing the budgets set in
cooperative tenant ownership prof.
ects will be one Of the principal
subjects to come before the con-
vention. Ruford d. Franklin, man
ager of the cooperative apartment
division of Douglas L. Gilman and
Company, New York, will address
the division on this subject. Al
bert w. Swayne, of Chicago. will
lead the discussion following Frank
Inns address.
The group ownership idea in CO.
operative developments will be dis
cussed by Walter G. Lusher OF the
firm of Bret and Wyckof, New
York.
Lawrence E. Jones, of Philadel-
mia. developer of Alden Park, will
address the division on the essence
of cooperative apartment selling.
Irwin A. Blietz, of Chicago, will
lead discussion of this topic.
Frank j. O'Brien, of the firm Of
Mickey and Poague. Chicago. Will
talk on what should be done 10
protect the buyer of an apartment
unit.
The soundproofing Of cooperative
projects will be discussed by +. A.
McNally. of Chicago, specialist IN
cooperative apartment architecture
and an architectural consultant Tor
the divisions consultation bureau.
Woman to Talk
Geneve A. Shaffer, Of San Fran
cisco. woman specialist in co-opera'
tive apartment projects. will talk on
how to make and use sales kit In
selling apartment homes.
r. Bates Warren. of Washington.
d. c., chairman of the division. will
preside at all of the sessions of the
tricity meeting.
The inspection trips will give mem
hers of the division unlimited oppor.
tunity to discuss individual problems
with men in other cities who are
solving the same problems in this
comparatively new field. officers of
the division point out.
Arrangements for the meeting are
being made by the chairman of the
division and the secretary of its con-
stIltation bureau, assisted by David
3. Sutton. of New York, member of
its executive committee.