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Evening star., 1937-02-27

as a single tile being used. OF course.
it would be difficult to reproduce q
tile job exactly. but with the new
sheets Of tile which are being made
you can hardly tell the difference be-
tween q real installation and an imi-
tation. The sheets are made Of as
bestos cement by some people. others
make them of a highly compressed
wood composition with glazed sur
face and still others are made Of
aluminium or steel pressed into shape
and glazed in wide range Of colorS
and designs.
If you should want to change your
living room into a delightful, wood
paneled style of decoration it can be
done using one Of large number OF
new paneling materials. One type
consists Of q veneer Of handsome ply
wood fastened directly to a compost
ton board in sizes about those OF
standard planks. A clever joining ar
rangement conceals all fastening to
the wall. Another popular material Is
made of compressed wood and has the
authentic wood grains reproduced on
its surface photographically. This
paneling is usually held in place by
attractive holdings at each joint.
The clever home modernizer can
find a wide range Of uses for the ma
terials which have been described, and
can bring beauty to all parts Of the
home at q very low cost.
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appearance and not only enjoy q
newly decorated home, but one that
looks like an entirely new and different
residence altogether?
If you have an old frame house with
grimy paint and sorry-looking wood
work you will be surprised to see it
after covering Of the latest siding
has been put on. You don't have to
tear off the old siding either, when this
material is applied. All you have to do
Is nail the siding directly to the old
wood, and In an amazingly short time
the whole appearance Of the place has
been changed to smart, up-to-date
piece of construction.
Shingles made of an asbestos cement
material are now being made which
look exactly like the natural wood
shingles that create such a pleasant
appearance on houses both large and
small. They contain all the grain and
other decorative features of natural
wood, and still require no painting or
staining to keep up their newness or
prolong their life. The material which
they are made of is f1reproof as well
as rot-proof, and termites come to q
dead end when they try to pierce the
rock-like surface
The manufacturers of this remark
able material have done q wonderful
job of reproducing the texture and
color of the natural wood Not only
have they given it the grain Of wood,
but they have colored the shingles 50
that the silver gray Of cypress, to-
gether with rich browns and greens
are faithfully reproduced, not only on
the surface, but deep into the ma
terial itself.
If your house is q frame one, and
you are pretty tired Of looking at the
same old boards year in and year
out, you can now change 1t into q
brick house without anywhere near
the expense and trouble that an
actual brick job would involve. A
siding in the form of bricks all made
of the same material as the single
shingles, but held together in strips
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Building Paper Omission.

Where solid sheathing Is used on
roofs under wood shingles no building
paper should be placed over the
sheathing; it is likely to rot the
shingles.
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Office Building
Constructed With
No Wall Openings
T,oo Bands Of Glass to
Cive Shad0,Uless Light
to Interior.

An ONCE building without exterior
opening In its walls" is the latest
creation Of Frank Lloyd Wright,
architect. It is under construction at
Racine, Wis, for s. c. johnson q Son,
Inc, manufacturers Of wax and pol
ish. 1t will be completed next
Summer.
The Office building Is to be low
and streamlined in appearance and
built Of brick Of q soft red color. Two
horizontal bands Of glass tubing will
encircle the building, one at 6-foot
level and the other at an angle made
by the wall and roof. The main unit
Of the building is q work room, 130
feet by 210 feet on the ground, 20
feet high and large enough to house
several hundred employees.
Daylight will enter the building
through the tubular-shaped glass
bands and from sykhghts. Artificial
lighting will eminate from the same
source. In this way light. whether
daylight or artificial, Is brought into
the building in such a manner as to
produce shadowless illumination.
Since the building is to be air
conditioned. none of the glass used. In
the circumferential bands is designed
to be opened. The building has no
exterior openings except the cham
bered entrance doors.
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BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

rs YOUR home one Of the many
which are suffering from bad
cases Of weather. beaten shingles,
L dilapidated clapboard. or falling
stucco? If it is in poor shape extern
ally why don't you change its whole
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TOPOGRAPHY SWAPS
GOTHAM HOUSING
Rivers, Palisades and Swamps
Accelerate Apartments and
TenementS,

The extraordinary topography OF
New York City, which makes 1t
unique among American cities. has
basic principles Of city residential
growth, it is revealed in the third
of a series of articles by DR.. Homer
Hoyt of the Federal Housing Admin
istration, in the Insured Mortgage
Portfolio.
The rivers. palisades and swamps
which hemmed in ew York City,
DR.. Hoyt states, accelerated an in
tensive apartment and tenement de-
velopment and impelled ext nsive
renovations and reclamations of old
areas near the business center. These
obstacles also forced the higher
priced residential development back
upon itself. Yet while this develop
ment was broken up and damn ed
by these extraordinary conditions,
the guiding principles of city resi-
dental growth still tended to assert
themselves.
In the year 1900 the settled area
OF new 4Ork embraced Lne southern
tip of Manhattan Island and small
settlements in Brooklyn and Harlem.
BY 1861 the residential area had
progressed northward to Forty-second
street, along the railroad to Harlem,
in two solid blocks in Brooklyn, and
q fringe of houses along the northern
shore of Staten Island. Com, elton
OF the elevated lines in 1878 and
opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in
1888 fastened the growth northward
on the east side of Central Park to
Harlem and a great extension Of the
Brooklyn area.
The subways, beginning in 1904,
opened further areas In the Bronx,
Brooklyn and Queens. This spread
has been aided in the last decade BY
such automobile arteries as the Hol-
land Tunnel, the Pulaski Skyway, the
George Washington, Triborough and
other bridges, with the higher-priced
groups of homes moving constantly
along the outer edges Of the high
rent sectors.
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1937SMALL HOMES
DRIVE Wins FAVOR
1,470 Retail Lumber Deal
ers in rs States to Build
Demonstration Houses.

The 1887 "small-home-demonstra-
ton" program has swept forward to
q success even greater than hoped
for, in the last two weeks. To date
slips have been received by the
National Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
citation from 1,470 retail lumber deal
ers in As States, signifying intention
to build one or more small Demon
stration homes similar to those COM
pleted in lumber last Fall In Bethesda.
Md
This means that in over 1000 cities
this Spring, definite stimulation will
be given small home building, in the
price range Of $4,000 to $4,000. It
means that the basic need of Amer
ican families In 1887, 100000 new
small homes Is not going unnoticed.
Better Homes Prospect.
It means that men and women
whose incomes are S2,500 or under
will be able to have well-built, attrac-
overlooking homes in pleasant resi-
Dental surroundings at costs lower
than ever before achieved in the his
tory of American building and that
these homes can be financed over
longtime periods SO that the monthly
payments, including principal, inter-
est, taxes and insurance can be kept
down to $40 to $25 per month.
With the small-homes demonstra-
ton well launched by the co-opera-
ton of the lumber dealers, a support
ing publicity campaign, designed to
bring information to the general pub
lie on the subject and to stimulate
interest in Spring buying, is going
forward from N. L. M. A. and F. H. A.
in Washington.
During the last week newspaper
editors in over 1000 cities have
received special stories of the progress
of the demonstration and the names
Of local dealers participating.
13 Weekly Broadcasts.
On February 20 F.. H. A. launched
its series of thirteen 15-minute weekly
broadcasts over coast forecast hook-up
of the Columbia Broadcasting System.
This series, under the title Your
Home and Mine" will be heard every
Saturday morning at the same time
through May Is. The first broadcast
was devoted to a general description
Of the program, the second broadcast
this morning was devoted entirely to
the lumber industry. Each of the
following will describe different phases
of industrial and financial participa-
ton. The final broadcast will be from
the living room of one Of the COM
pleted demonstration homes.
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NATIONAL REALTY
COMMITTED NAMED.
Walter W. Rose, Florida,
Heads List of ASS0Cia.
ton of Boards.

APPOINTMENT of the Executive Com
mittee and chairmen of several other
committees of the National Associa-
ton of Real Estate Boards has been
announced by Paul E. Stark of Madi-
son, Wis, president of the association.
The new Executive Committee follows:
Walter w. Rose, Orlando, Fla. out
going president; J. c. Nichols. Kansas
City, Mo, first vice president of the
association and member Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission; Philip w. Kniskern,
Philadelphia, Pa. past president Of
the American Institute of Real Estate
Appraisers, who was head of the
appraisal work of H. o. L. c. during
the first two years of the corporations
existence; Donald T. Pomeroy, Syra-
cuse, N. Y, chairman of the Brokers
Division of the association; Hugh
Potter, Houston, Tex, past president
of the association; George D. Robert
son, Los Angeles; Charles S. WanlesS,
Springfield, ILL.,, chairman of the Land
Developers and Home Builders Divi-
sion of the association; Joseph
Laronge, Cleveland, Ohio chairman
of the associations committee on its
finances; Mary Levy, Chicago, treas
urer of the association and of its insti-
tutes and divisions.
Chairmen of other principal COM
mittees of the association: Committee
on Real Estate Finance: Edward A.
MacDougall, New York City. Com
mittee on Housing: John McC. Now
bray, Baltimore, Md. Committee on
Real Estate Taxation: E. l.. Marting,
Akron, Ohio, who has, for the last
year, been chairman Of similar
committee Of the Ohio Real Estate
Association. Committee on Insurance:
Louis T. Orr, Chicago, Ill. Commit
tee on Rates, Rules and Customs:
Robert r. Otis, Atlanta. Committee
on Financing and Membership Struc-
ture OF Local, State and National Real
Estate Organizations: John c. Bow
ers, Chicago. Committee on Associa-
tons Finances: Joseph Laronge,
Cleveland.
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BUILDERS ARE WARNED
TO STUDY PRICE FIELD

Philip w. Kniskern, nationally
known realtor of Philadelphia, warns
builders to study their price field very
carefully before undertaking large
operations. Too much construction
activity with the idea Of relieving the
shortage Of medium-priced homes
without a careful survey of market
conditions. he says. will probably be
detrimental both to the builders and
to financial interests.
with material costs on the increase
builders ust realize that while en-
ployment is increasing, pay rolls in
general have not gone up in propor-
tion," he says. While the market
for homes is larger. perhaps, than in
1929, the price range is lower"
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SPECIAL TRAINING
PROVIDED BY F. H. A.
Accurate Information to Be Kept
Concerning Costs Of
Construction.

A special course of training for
representatives Of the Federal Hous-
ing Administrations insuring Offices
Is being provided to enable them to
keep accurately informed concerning
costs entering into the construction
Of residential properties, according
to Administrator Stewart Mcdonald
"This phase of the activities Of
the housing administration assumes
greater importance at this particular
time" Mr.. Mcdonald said, due to
sne upward trend in costs in the
building industry in general"
1t is the policy Of the housing
administration, it was explained, to
keep the trained underwriting per-
sonnel in the various offices through
out the country up to date in check
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pieces. you can do practically the
same thing on the inside using new
materials which cost little and pro-
vide a really beautiful appearance.
Bath rooms which have untidy-
looking walls can easily be made into
luxurious tiled affairs without so much
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Bath Curtain Key to Hue.

When planning the color scheme for
your bath room, first shop for shower
curtain that appeals to you. Then let
the color you select for the curtain
become the keynote of your color
scheme. Paint the walls in a light
HTasting tint. trimming the wood
Work and enameling the floor (if it
is OF wood or linoleum in strong ac-
cent colors.
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For 1la.Story Houses.

One-and-a-half-story houses are
quite satisfactory provided there is
adequate insulation and ventilation Of
the roof space and provided also that
the straight portion Of the wall Is at
least feet to the point where it
meets the roof. If it is this high,
pieces Of furniture can then be placed
against the wall.
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ing costs, SO that they may best de-
termine the relationship Of such
trends to property valuation.
In addition to this phase Of trai =
ing. all technical personnel Of the
housing administration are instructed
In every phase of underwriting prin-
ciples. methods and procedures dur
ing the training conferences. At the
conclusion Of courses individuals are
thoroughly examined and rated ac-
cording to ability. experience and
aptitude.
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of bricks can easily be put on the
face of your deserving homestead.
Each strip contains three slightly
elevated bricks in colors identical
with the real thing with recessed
Joints to simulate mortar. The sur
face of the bricks has been so formed
that it looks just like the popular
"wire-cut" outside edge which is so
widely used by builders everywhere.
and since they are made of the same
asbestos cement material they too
are impervious to rot. fire and vermin.
With either Of these sidings the
home modernizer will find that q
definite insulating effect will be
achieved. Since the old surface Is
left on you are adding another layer
to the houses skin which should
result in lowered fuel bills and a
more comfortable place in which to
live.
MOT only can you put new OIL sides
on your houses these days with
out tearing the place almost to
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Paint Is Key to Age.

The prehistoric Hopi Indians Of
Arizona were compelled by religious
ceremony to paint the walls Of their
pueblos every four years. BY counting
the layers of paint. scientists are able
to estimate the ages Of these earliest
American houses.
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and Late Summer Weddings With Vacations
By ytheWay-
Beth Blaine

vacationist who saying At the scarrnpton
in Paget Bermuda brings glowing as
summer resort Well this the holiday
have enjoyed delighted with every
little thing Our lodgings ideal This perfect spot Prob
ably the outstanding thing about cooring
with strips OF purple pnksh white spite
that there has been rain lovely
trees and everywhere The houses
are painted pale shades of yellow pink and blue white
All have shutters Of the gstenng
With large cutters catch Of an the only supply
the island.
"Bermuda is divided into parishes Paget parish
here Oe IS Just about opposite the ton OF Hamilton,
Dhere lands tom'the quanter spot be
hard to imagine There
place. the fire engine, the ambulance-ohich heaven
haze not heard to datea couple of
and trucks hich bring Uater
ply has been used There little
from one of the island to the other but euen that
has silly little toot Uhch does not jar the you
can see that the of the place something
about in this day and Every from old
to tiny children bicycles only thing you must
remember 20 keep the left side of the street. We dis
eove1sd the day a,yiuea that Only foreigners pedd
Dix 4p the incne no's sense and pus" the
which sun M few y n @
your pike and sail the The train takes the bikes
3 mionaiTs AFFORD that
The fascinating and try to keep out
S Hs are b5ss and NE sa @ o
beaches rdiculousy high the money Just through
ond s OF the zes lest M here belongs o
oE s d pead s ena s4 Z @ S M
into the hqbor Just beyond the Somerset parish MIS-
dreSt Lloyd has taken house Last she
her daughter Angelica and Teddy Wental formerly
Pol1sh Embassy The other Uhen peddno
out to dinner at Spitead some cu1no
Us from carriage 1t Teddy Tonight dine
Smiths and the Loyds Wental there We shall
sit on the terrace Nth the mater tapping asly the
ana 1dtch the go docn side and the
the other And uhat moon! Somehow it much larger
and more brilliant than in the North.
toon OF Hamuton looking like fairy city at night Nth
tDinkling lights.
The flowers here beautiful There lovely
called coaa great hedges red hibiscus
royal poncanna trees which bear pink flower
give on lovely scent when the hot beats down them
Ihere lovely blue vine which resembles
pan which is pink flower with delicious smell
aDundance The native blacks speak with
which Is too amusing for words and such
"One of the on the harbor
OF aget We encountered the Beverly
night while we were listening to band slipping
long and cooling drinks the She
turn to Washington ~ ' w
Il know that this very but if you we're only
mere and wish you would know
stay indoors to put The smell
| ocean and my bike calling stop" " ~ ~
Evening star., 1937-08-27
In the Hunt Country
Activities Among the Horse-Lovers in
Virginia and MARYLAND.

Miss Bettina Belmont, on the other
side of the run, trying to get to Mid
oleburg, called across to Mrs. Mason
not to try and swim the run. Miss
Belmont left her car parked on the
side Of the road and jumped in big
truck at the head of the line on her
side, the first machine to venture
across the high water She had i'm
portant business in Middleburg, so
Mack Tabb picked her up on the
other side and motored her into the
village.
William F. Hits front entrance was
8 to 10 feet under water as Goose
Creek swept over the bridge at New
Ford and covered his bottom land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Hardin, newly
weds, couldn't get out Of their cottage
and friends couldn't get in to welcome
them back from their wedding trip
to California and Canada
And so there was lots of excitement
all day as people rode around on
horseback looking over washed-out
bridges, viewing holes in the roads and
swapping flood yarns.
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Festival Concert
At Sylvan Theater

Miss Eileen Jordan and her mother,
Mrs. Bernard Poole, have arrived in
the city from Kennebunk Beach, Me-,
where they have bsen spending the
Summer to be present at the forth
coming Summer festival concert by
the Alice Louise Hunter Dance Group
in the Sylvan Theater at the Monu-
ment, Tuesday evening at O'Clock
Miss Jordan will take prominent
part in the dance program and Mrs.
Poole will have guests, including Mrs.
Earle Hutchinson, who came down
with them from Maine
Another recent arrival in the city
for the concert Tuesday will be Mr..
H. Jerome Graham who with Mrs.
Graham has been spending the Sum-
mer at Mishiwaga, Mich. Mr.. Gra-
ham, who composed the ballet music
for THE Garden by Moonlight"
which forms the first part of Miss
Hunters dance program, has cut
short his vacation to be present Tues
day and to play the two-piano &C
compartment, with Mrs. Edith H.
Hunter.
Still another arrival in the present
week has been Mr.. Ray Williams OF
Baltimore, who has been spending
his vacation at the Lisa Gardiner
Summer camp in New England and
who has been here for several days
engaged in rehearsals with the
dancers. Mr.. Williams will be guest
artist on the twelfth Summer festival
program next week
Among other Washingtonians hav-
ing reservations for this colorful out
door event at the Monument are the
Rev. M s. White and Miss Dorothy
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Somer-
vile, Sd; Mr.. and Mrs George g..
Israel, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. McGann,
Mrs. George Coz0ens, Mrs. Doris
Grevy, Mrs. Thomas B. IAwler, Mrs
Robert Kenner, Miss Evelyn Foster
and Mr.. Guy w. Bair.
Reservations and chair privilege
tickets are available now at the Will
lard, the Hotel Washington and the
American Automobile Association
Ticket Bureau.
Evening star., 1937-08-27
Fairfax County
Annual Horse Show
For Next Month

THE women of Fairfax County are
cooperating with the men this
year In their plans for the twenty
fourth annual Fairfax Horse and
Pony Show. 1t will be held Saturday,
September II, at the horse show
grounds on Lee Highway at Fairfax.
A virginian luncheon, fried chicken,
old Virginia ham, Is being planned
Members Of the younger set of girls.
dressed in attractive Colonial cos
tunes, will serve.
Mrs. Florence Jodzies Is chairman
Of the Luncheon and Refreshment
Committee and Mrs. Thomas N. DE
Iashmutt heads the Ladies Commit
tee In charge of arrangements, en-
tertainment and publicity.
Mr.. Estler Palmer is chairman and
Mr.. Robert Graham, secretary and
treasurer, of the Horse Show Commit
tee, which also includes District Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen, Col
Jonathan wainwright, Maj Frank l.
Whitaker, Maj. George Il. Millhol-
land, Mr.. c. G. Lamond, State Sena-
tor John w. Rust, DR.. William c
Mcclellan, MIR. Stewart Preece, Mr.
I.isle Smith, Mr.. Raymond H. Norton
Mr.. Robert Phillips. Mr. Rixey Smith
Mr.. Thomas N. De Lashmutt anc
Mr.. U. S. Randle.
An imposing list Of entries has
already been received and many more
riders have signifled their intention.
Of showing their horses.
There will be Is events, the f1rs'
to start at 10 O'Clock and continue
throughout the day, with a reces.
for lunch.
Gen. L. B. KRONER and Mr.. Lodge
3owles Of Millwood, Va, will act 81
Judges.
Evening star., 1937-08-27
ISIS ALIEN GORG AS
l WRIGHTSON and her p1,est

u A0O A1LCaEN " ~ n " "A .
M WR1GHTSON and her guest,
VI Miss Charlotte Paul, have re-
turned to the home OF her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. William D.
Wrightson, in Chevy Chase. from sew
eral weeks visit in Lexington, Va.
They were guests there Of Miss Pauls
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Letcher.
Miss Paul and her mother, Mrs.
John K. Baxter, will continue their
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Wrightson
until the middle of next week, when
they will join Mr.. Baxter at his new
post with the Social Security Board in
South Bend, Ind.
Miss Betty Ellen Brandt, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Brandt of
Vienna. Va, entertained at a dance
last evening when her guests included
Miss Anne Hooe Rust, Miss Phyllis
Richardson, Miss Betty Murray, Miss
Patsy Murray, Mr.. SHIELD McCandlish,
Mr.. John H. Rust, Mr.. Phillip Murray,
Mr.. Frank Young. Mr.. Mason Grove,
Mr.. Bart Smyth. Mr.. Connie Smyth,
Mr.. William Sheehan, Mr.. Charles
Pickett, jr. Mr.. James E. Nickel, jr,
and Mr.. W. T. Woodson, jr.. all Of
Fairfax; Miss Elizabeth Garland
Hunter, Miss Jean Brandt, Miss June
Emily Jeffries, Mr. Casilear Middleton
and Miss Peggy Jeffries, all of Vienna;
Miss Caroline Childress of Norfolk,
Mr.. Harry Snead, jr., of Petersburg,
Mr.. Berkley Gillespie, jr.. OF Big Stone
Gap, Mr.. Page Waller and Mr.. Wilmer
Waller Of Alexandria, Mr.. Eugene
Fitzhugh Of Rochester, N. Y; Miss
Lucy Marbury Of Washington and
Miss Lucy Clagget and Mr.. Richard
Hinson of Upper Marlboro, Nd
Evening star., 1937-08-27
Miss Sallie Tod
Engaged to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tod OF Youngs-
town, Ohio. have announced the en-
gagement Of their daughter Sallie to
Mr.. Henry Kelsey Devereux, II, son
Of Mrs. Julian French Devereux of
Lake Shore boulevard at Bratanahl
Ohio. Miss Tod is graduate Of
Mount Vernon Seminary here and a
member Of the Junior League OF Ohio.
She is q great-granddaughte of the
late Gen. David Tod of Ohio and a
granddaughter Of Mrs. Addison T.
Hubbard Of Cleveland and of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tod Of Youngs-
town. Mr.. Devereux has spent most
OF his life in Europe. He attended
Bryanston School in Dorset, England.
He is q grandson of Mrs. Henry Kelsey
Devereux of Nutwood Farm at Wick
line, Ohio, and Of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. P. Clay, all prominent residents
of Cleveland.