The Washington times., 1934-03-01

president OF Cne n ~
wash in gton
g Mechanics and
y one Of the
{. t.swelleSt persons
: tyou've ever met, Dunbar Hare
- says all details should be con-
,1,cluded by Saturday at the latest.
49, Mr.. Burton has been doing
50 most Of the work about this par
= Ncular merger, we've learned.
- - Ezra Gould, president Of the
Washington Mechanics, started
saGthe ball to rolling, but he just
. couldn't take it. That, with the
contract bridge he affects, almost
,:caused a nervous breakdown.
% Result? Mr.. Burton took
IS charge and still is.
-c%
-. While on that subject, it's safe
TO say that Mr.. Burton. after be-
ing out in the so-called '"Sticks"-
the 34OO block Of Connecticut
Ave. N. w., at the main Office
is going to come in town. He'll
be either at the Mt. Vernon or
. Franklin National. It's going into
the merger, too, you know.
~
- Robert C. Jones, of the invest
1nent banking concern which
xtbears his name, just now is in
{, New York.
Mr.. Jones, as you know, comes
r.. of q fighting family and there is
- iro+i fiANN fhof INA Tsoo 111Y iS
down in Miami trying to get a
:, ringside seat for that ring cham
pionship go.
e. c. Graham, president Of the
National Electric Company, and
the newly formed Hamilton Ma
- tional Bank, is in Florida. He ran
g down there to get away from the
snow.
: =: Since the publication Of an
item the other day, A. Harmer
Reside, Of WeStheimer & Com
pany, has been getting consider
able fan mail. We called Mr..
Reeside the handsomest man in
the brokerage field and the best
erooner, and stated his friends
were trying to get him a movie
: contract. They are, but he'll
never hear the end Of it.
Joseph H. Hines is one Of the
,.s8inacial men who's known as
NJ 'Hon." Everyone is respectful to
!. him, and why not? He's been in
Il the print since ne was a mere
4, Representative, and people still
4. are talking about the time he
purchased the Draper House.
f Since they are, we reprint it:
7 "A historic chandelier in the
n former Draper residence at Con.
~ necticut Avenue and X Street
+. led to the purchase yesterday
q Of the property by Joseph H.
K. Hines, wealthy owner Of the
r. Transportation Building, at
n price Of $5OO,OOO. He obtained
4. the structure from John F.
T. Maury, realtOr, and r. Golden
Donaldson, president Of the
= Commercial Bank.
BUYS BUILDING
sgs "MF. Maury stated MIR. Hines
/. interviewed him, about puchas-
ing one Of the historic cut glass
Z chandeliers, but being lOath to
4 part with the relics, suggested
= he buy the building, then he
s. would not only have . valuable
81 piece Of property, but would have
= the seven remaining chandeliers
rs well. Mr.. Hines replied, "All
+, right, I'll do it," so MIR. Maury
drew the contract and handed
MIR. Hines his fountain pen, and
4. the deal was made.
II Containing S,46S square feet
s with q frontage Of 1O9 feet on
81 Connecticut Avenue, 43 feet on
n x Street and q maximum depth
n Of 142 feet, and the property ad-
/, Joins StOneleigh Court and the
i residence Of Charles C. Glover,
s,i chairman of the board Of direc-
Il tors of the Riggs National Bank,
1 on X Street.
$:i VIVID SOCIAL BACKGROUND
tsI 'The property has vivid social
background, being the scene Of
the uItra-fashiOnable wedding Of
1 the former Margaret Draper to
\ the Count BOnCampagni, when
Cardinal Gibbons performed the
ceremony and President ROOse-
3 VeIt was one Of the guests.
n "The structure was originally
I, built for Alexander r. Shepherd,
the last governor Of Washington,
and has been the residence Of
: y Senator Don Cameron and later
, Mrs. Washington Mclean. Ad-
7 miral Dewey was entertained
there when fresh from his vic
j, tory at Manila.
II 'The property was acquired
!. by Mr.. Maury and Mr.. Donald
{ SON from the Acacia Mutual Life
Association, which at one time
Il planned to erect an History
q 0ffice building on the site."
!; Bruere Quits Post
81 WSRh E1lono Fund