Evening star., 1929-06-28
D. c. REALTORS GAIN
.HONORS AT SESSION
Award in National Advertis-
ing Contest Is Captured
by Capital Firm.
BY DON S. WARREN,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY DON S. WARREN,
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
BOSTON, Mass, June 28.-Washing-
ton realtors have won considerable rec
ognition and honor in the annual con-
vention of the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards which will come to
a close here tonight. having captured
one of the several awards in the ma
representative on the board of direc-
tors of the national body with the
election of one of their number to a
divisional craftsmanship, as well as tax
ing prominent part in the lengthy
series of educational meetings.
The firm of M. & r. B. Warren Of
Washington was announced this morn
ing as the winner of the award in the
cooperative apartment section of the
national advertising contest with the
Washington exhibit, which included
clippings of advertising published in The
Star by the firm of its Tilden Gar
dens cooperative apartment develop
ment. Judgment was based on the
quality of the advertising copy.
Craftsmanship for Miller.
william c. Miller of the firm Of
w. C. & A. N. Miller of Washington
builders and subdividers' division of the
national association, which makes him
an ex-off1cio member of the board of
directors of the national body. This
is regarded as a special honor for
Washington, since the home builders
section, formed at comparatively re-
cent date, now has before it an outline
Of standards for subdivision develop
ments setting forth minimum require
a nH.I 10 hat
facilities they should pledge and carry
out when offering home sites and new
houses to the public in new sections.
1t Is indeed far cry from these stand
ards to practices of some subdividers
in earlier days when the builder with
little thought for anything but his i'm
mediate profit, built houses and left
the buyers to worry about street i'm
provements, parkways and general COM
munity development.
Leadership for Capital.
Washington Is regarded by many as
being far ahead of the average city in
some of its newer subdivisions, In the
matter of carrying out general COM
munity development on high scale.
Mr.. Miller as division chairman will
be in position to promote these stand
ards on national program.
Washington also has made strong
bid for honor in the annual home town
speaking contest, which was held last
night with realtor orators from many
sections of the United States compet-
ing for the awards. w. Cameron Bur-
ton was Washington's spokesman In
this event, which Is one of the most
attractive features of the convention.
Winners will be announced this evening
at the closing general session of the
convention.
Further representation for Washing
ton in the work of the national asso-
citation has been provided by change
in the organization of the states coun-
Gil, which makes the president and the
secretary of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board members of this body
These are Ben T. Webster, president,
and John A. Petty, secretary. The
Washington councillor in the section is
w. C. Miller.
Weaver Aids Programs.
John L. Weaver of Washington, a
past president of the national associa-
ton, has been acting in an advisory
capacity at the convention In the plan
ming Of the programs of the associa-
ton. Clarence F. Donohue, past
president of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board, was called on yesterday to
act as chairman of a meeting of the
brokers division in the absence Of the
presiding officer, who was detained at
another meeting of executives.
National officers of the association
will be elected tonight by the 1900
official delegates Leonard P. Reaume
of Detroit has been nominated for the
presidency, and Earle C. Krumrine of
Chicago for the post OF treasurer.
Among those nominated for director
ships is Harry E. Gilbert of Baltimore.
The Washington government officials
have given the realtors the benefit OF
their studies in relation to real estate
business. They are DR.. Elwood Mead,
United States commissioner reclama-
ton, Department Of Interior, and DR..
Frank M. Surface, assistant director OF
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, Department of Commerce,
who addressed division meetings this
morning. and James S. Taylor, acting
chief of the division of building and
housing. Department OF Commerce, who
delivered an address earlier before the
home builders division.
Farm Reconstruction Plea.
A plea for farm reconstruction
through organized aid was sounded by
DR.. Mead in his address before the
farm lands division today. DR.. Mead
regarded such reconstruction as the in
telligent treatment OF the farm situa-
ton, which, he said, should be regarded,
not as the farm problem" but as
multitude of problems demanding care,
thought and intelligent plan of action
If they are to be solved.
DR.. Mead discussed actual projects OF
the Government and of individuals in
settling people on small farms under
plan which creates a new type OF
farms community comparable to the old
New England farm town.
Rural reconstruction is problem
which transcends the power of the indi-
vidual family" r. Mead said. THE idea
of planned and supervised settlements
Is not new. In 80 of the foremost
countries of the world 1t was and is a
national policy and has worked mar
H,eIotls in1,roven1el1t fY1 Yfiral life The