Evening star., 1934-05-01
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. C, TUESDAY MAY 1 1884
Mounting Applications Proue
Interest Keen In Better Homes
Endorsements by Ciuic Groups Increase
Momentum in The Stars Plan for
improvement Prizes.

courage improvements to homes. with
resultant employment Of labor and use
Of materials In home repair and reno
vation. Prizes are to be given for the
best improvements. to be awarded on
the basis of selections by committees
designated by the civic organizations
in each community.
=. Commends Campaign.
"The Executive Committee of the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
has authorized me to call the presi-
dents Of the civic organizations IN
suburban Montgomery County to a
meeting to plan for participation in
the campaign. This meeting will be
held Friday evening. May 4, at 3
o'clock, at the Bethesda County
Building
The movement The Star has in
augurated Is to be highly commended.
1t should stimulate employment and
the use Of building materials, which,
in turn, will give employment to
others. 1t is In the interest Of the
broad civic interest for which organ
izations like yours stand. I trust.
therefore. that your organization will
be represented at this first meeting,
when the plans will be explained"
Meanwhile. the Arlington County
Civic Federation. representatives Of
which indorsed the contest at a spe-
cial meeting last week. Is expected to
act formally on the movement at .
regular meeting in the Lyon Park
Cnf,o ifx, tnv{nt,t
Arthur Orr. president of the fed
Grafton and chairman of a central
committee" named at the special
meeting to foster the contest in that
county. will preside at the session to-
night.
c. Of c. Considers Plan.
The Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce, meeting tonight at the County
Building in that town. will consider
resolutions to be offered regarding the
: home improvement competition, S. E.
Stonebraker, president, announced to-
day.
The contest, meanwhile, is included
on the program of business for the
North Cleveland Park Citizens Asso-
citation and the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association, both of which
meet tonight, and will be acted on by
the Central Citizens Association and
the Friendship Citizens Association
at meetings tomorrow night.
The Washington Chamber of Com
merce, which is sponsoring Cleanup
week" from May to IL. last night
devoted its weekly civic program on
Station WMAL to a discussion of the
merits OF home renovation and i'm
provement, as advocated by The Star.
Trinidad Group Acts
The Trinidad Citizens Association
last night adopted a resolution in
dorsing The Stars contest and the
chambers Cleanup week campaign.
George j. Cleary, president of the
group, named a special Better
Homes Committee to foster the con-
test in the community. The commit
tee consists of Mrs. ]. M Selby, chair
man; D. A. Fulton. J. B. Irving and
Mrs. H. A. Kite. The committee will
hold special meeting shortly to map
plans for pushing the campaign.
Urging all citizens in its section to
enter the contest, where 1t is DOS
slble for them to do So" the Randle
Highlands Citizens Association has
named committee to sponsor the
modernization movement in the RAN
die Highlands area, A. w. Lee, presi-
dent. announced today.
This committee consists Of A. H.
Blakeslee, chairman: Mrs. Eleanor H.
Lynham, F. ]. Hutchinson and Frank
Crovo.
Recommended to 4 Groups.
At the meeting of the Joint Con-
ference Of Northeast Suburban Citi-
zens' Associations last night, the con-
test was recommended for indorse-
ment by the four citizens associations.
A. F. E. Scheer announced today.
The groups included in the con-
ference are Dahlgren Terrace. Bur-
roughs, Brookland and Michigan
Park. They will hear reports on the
contest from the delegates when
each holds its next regular meeting.
Judging in the contest for the
81 900 prizes will be done by commit
tees named by each association. These
groups will be expected to choose the
outstanding improvement completed
In its territory. From the list of win
ners thus chosen, the Silver Star
Homes Committee, which has for sew.
eral years passed on demonstration
dwellings for sponsorship by this
newspaper, will name winners of the
cash awards.
Prizes are divided into two groups,
for homes appraised at $4,000 and
less, and for homes valued at more
than $4,000. In each group the fol-
lowing prizes will be given: First
prize, $3.50; second prize, 500; third
prize, $50. and four honorable men,
tion prizes Of $25 each.
Awards to Be on Merit.
With the added inducement offered
by these gifts, many home owners who
have been contemplating property i'm
provements during the past two or
three years are expected to undertake
the work Immediately in order to
qualify for the contest. Any project
of home remodeling, renewing, re-
decorating or repainting. may be en-
tered in the contest, regardless of cost.
The winning improvements will be
selected from the standpoint of merit.
taking into consideration the added
convenience provided, the extent to
which Inability has been bettered and
other elements Of home comfort.
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