The Washington times., 1932-10-15
ALEXANDRIA To
ENTERTAIN
REALTORS
Convention of Virginia Real
Estate Association to
Open Next Week

urday, october 20. 81. % and %,
marks the twelfth annual conven
ton of the Virginia Real Estate
Association at Alexandria, Va,
where the Alexandria, Arlington,
Fairfax County Real Estate Board
will act as host.
A fine program has been care
fully arranged by the local board
and large attendance Of Vir-
ginia Realtors is expected.
At 11:45, Thursday, large BUSES
will convey the visitors and their
wives on a tour of inspection Of
some of Washing ton'S outStand-
ing home communities, including
Foxall, the Waverly Taylor devel-
onment; FoXhall Village and Col
ory Hills, the beautiful communi-
ties being developed by the firm
Of Boss and Phelps, and Spring
Valley, w. C. and A. N. Miller's
latest contribution to Washing
tons finer residential sections.
Box Lunch Served
During the inspection trip a
.5ox lunch will be served in some
picnic spot. by Scholl's Cafe de-
livery service, and the visitors will
then be entertained at the Belle
Haven Country Club, where at
o'clock the annual Virginia Real.
tors golf tournament will be held.
At 3 o'clock the visiting ladies
will be entertained by a shopping
tour in Washington and the visit.
ing realtors will be taken on an
inspection trip through Alexan-
dria, Arlington and Fairfax coun.
ties.
A joint conference of the execu.
tive local board of presidents
and secretaries will be held at the
George Mason Hotel in Alex.
andria, where at the same place
will be given a progressive bridge
party for the ladies.
The Friday Session
The business session will be con-
vened Friday morning at 9:30 at
the George Mason Hotel with C..
V. w. Trice, of Norfolk, Va, preSi-
dent of the association, presiding.
Rev. Percy Foster Hall, of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church. will de-
liver the invocation.
Addresses of welcome will be
given by Mayor E. V. Ticer, of
Alexandria, Va, and President w.
Seldom Washington of the Alex
andria-Arlington-Fairfax County
Real Estate Board, with response
by Realtor Joseph B. Newlin, of
Winchester, Va. Hon. C. H. Nor
rissett, Of Richmond, Va, will de-
liver an address upon "The Future
Of Taxation in Virginia as Seen
by State Tax Commissioners. "
Merrill S. Raub, also of Rich
mond, will address the convention
on the subject, collection of
Rents During Periods of Economic
Stress"
National Features
Other speakers on the program
are Lawrence T. Stevenson, presi-
dent of the National Association
Of Real Estate Boards, who will
make an address on Activities of
the National Association, and w.
c. Miller of this city, president
elect of the National Association,
who will speak at the morning ses-
sion of the convention upon the
subject, Selling Homes, Proper
Approach and Correct Alignment
of Interest to Home Owners"
At l o'clock a luncheon to the
executive committee and board of
presidents and secretaries will be
given, followed by a bridge lunch
con at the home of John G. Ora.
ham, for the visiting ladies.
At the afternoon session will be
read the annual reports of the
president, treasurer, chairman of
the legislative committee and Ii
cense commission and an address
estate Legislature and How I
Keep on the Inside of Things In
Richmond" by Col. c. R. Kelley,
Of Richmond, Va.
Annual Banquet
The annual banquet will be held
Friday evening at 7:30 at the
George Mason Hotel, when Ches-
ter Leasure, former associate ed
itor of Nations Business, will de-
liver an address on "Shall We
Help Drive, or Just Be Driven"
followed by the annual Home
Town Speech Contest" conducted
by c. Edgar Winn, of Norfolk, Va.
Dancing will follow the award of
the annual golf trophy, the home
town speech cup and the appraiser
contest cup.
Music will be furnished by a
realtors quartet composed of j.
F. M. Bowie. James P. Schick, H.
Tudor Morcell and Rodjer j.
Whiteford, of Washington, ac-
companied by George H. Wilson.
Mrs. Harry White, of Alexandria
will render several vocal solos
and dances will be given by Lee
and Cody O'Neill, of Falls Church,
Va.
A breakfast conference at $50
Saturday morning, led by w. Lud-
well Baldwin; a talk on "Uni-
form Method of settlement of
Sales and Mechanic Lein Law"
by Clarence R. Aholt, of Claren-
don, Va; a sightseeing trip of
Alexandria for the visiting ladies
and the selection of the 1888 con-
uentinHa cit11 will clnsa the conuero-