Evening star., 1936-06-06
REALTORS OF SIX
STATES TO MEET
Speakers at AshevilIe, N. G.,
to Include Walter Rose
and A. H. Wagg.

Realtors from six Southeastern
states-Florida, Alabama, Georgia,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee-will hold
their regional convention at Ashevllle,
N C. on June IL and 13 at the Grove
Park Inn. Not only will there be a
large attendance from States OF the
region. but speakers from all over the
United States will be present.
Walter w. Rose of Orlando, Fla,
who is president of the National AS
sociation of Real Estate Boards, ana
himself land developer, home builder
and large scale orange grower, Will oe
among the first to speak at the general
sessions beginning at am. on FRIDAY
June IL.
Alfred H. wagg of West Palm Beacn,
Fla. vice president of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards LOT
the Southeast region, will preside at
general sessions, make the keynote ao-
dress and summarize the convention at
the closing banquet. Mr.. Wagg mas
hlled many Offices in local, State and
national real estate organizations ana
is now also chairman of the national
committee seeking to prevent lawyers
from invading the real estate HELD
C. s. Wanless to Speak.
Charles S. Wanless. Springfield H.
,s another of the outstanding speakers
scheduled for Asheville. Mr.. Wanless
is vice president of the National Asso-
ciation Of Real Estate Boards 1or tne
Great Lakes region and vice chairman
of the land developers and home build
ers division of the same association
He has developed and sold rs sub
divisions in the past 27 years ana WILL
tell how he did it.
Group meetings on proKe[ase'
finance, property management tarill
lands. home building and appralsnls
will be held during the conVentlon'
and round-table discussions led by tne
following able men: ~
Robert B. Whitaker, Kenosha' Wis
chairman of the brokers division, Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
boards; George I. Huffman. houston
Tex chairman of the farm institute
of the brokers division, National AS
soc;ation of Real Estate Boards; E. u.
Hacker. Lansing, Mich, president OF
+he Institute of Real Estate Manage
r,ent National Association OF Real
Estate Boards. and J. Alvin Register,
Jacksonville, Fla, vice president OF
+he American Institute of Real Estate
Appraisers, National Association Oh
Real Estate Boards.
Because of the wide interest IN rea4
estate tax reform. the tax commlttee
luncheon on June II will be OF I'M
nortance. John G. Williams OF Phlla-
delphia will preside at this luncheon'
AR Williams is chairman of the Ma
tional Committee on Real Estate TAX
stion for the National Association OF
Real Estate Boards and is actively
leading the fight for real estate TAX
reduction in his own State ana
throughout the country
Brady to Direct Luncheon.
At the luncheon for board and State
association executives on June l3 j.
Roland Brady of Pittsburgh will pre-
aide. Mr.. Brady is chairman OF the
National Realtor Secretaries Council
and executive secretary of the Pitts
br1rgh Real Estate Board. He recently
completed a trip through the Middle
West and to the Pacific Coast, visiting
and conferring with board and State
association executives there.
Other speakers at the convention
will be:
Vincent P. Bradley, Trenton, N. j.,
managing agent for the Prudential
Insurance Co. of America for Trenton
and Mercer Counties; Lee v. Varty,
president of the Chicago Real Estate
Board and head of Varty & Co., Chi
cago, subject, Current Leasing Prac-
tices"; Harry Grant Atkinson, Chicago,
educational director in charge of the
management, brokerage and appraisal
courses conducted by the national
association in cooperation with the
University of Chicago Mr.. Atkinson
will tell the Southeast region about
the progress being made in making
technical training available to realtors
and mention other plans for establish
ing an institute of real estate.