Evening star., 1938-04-30
REA[T0R SESSION
TO DRAW LARGE
D. c. DELEGATION
Central Atlantic Conference
Opens In Richmond on
May 6.
HEAD OF NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION TO SPEAK
John Marshall Hotel Selected for
Observation-Disclosures on
Friday Night.

One Of the largest delegations in
recent years will represent Washing
ton at the Central Atlantic regional
conference to be held by the National
Association of Real Estate Boards in
Richmond May 6 and 7, it was an
nounced today by Frank M. Doyle,
chairman Of the Capital realty board S
Convention Committee.
Considerable interest is being shown
here in the program for the meeting,
and 1t is expected that more than SO
will attend from Washington. Ma
tionally known speakers, including Jo-
seph w. Catharine, president, and
Herbert u Nelson, executive vice pres
ident of the national association, will
appear on the program. Other well
known speakers will be James c.
Downs, president of the Property
Management Institute, and K. Lee
Hyder. president of the American In
ctitute of Real Estate Appraisers.
Luchs One of Speakers.
Morton ]. Luchs, president of the
washington board, is scheduled to
make a presentation of real estate
conditions in the Capital area, while
j. Garrett Bethel, prominent local
realtor, will address the brokers di-
vision on Selling Homes Today"
Convention headquarters will be the
John Marshall Hotel. There will be
general convention sessions on Friday
and Saturday mornings. while the
afternoons each day will be devoted
to meetings Of specialized groups in
the real estate business. A special
luncheon session will be held Friday
to be attended by presidents and Sec
retaries of local boards and officers
OF the national association. The Real
tor Secretaries Council is sponsoring
this affair.
Banquet Friday Night.
A banquet will be held Friday night
with special entertainment afterWard
Reports from Richmond indicate that
some of the famous homes and gardens
in the city will be opened to delegates
Sunday.
The board Of directors of the ma
tional association will meet Thursday
On Wednesday and Thursday the gov
erning boards of the associations in
stitutes and divisions will convene, and
the various national committees en-
gagged in specialized work will meet
The Central Atlantic region embraces
In addition to the District and Vir-
ginia, realtors from New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania. Delaware, Mary
land and West Virginia.
Washingt0nians to Attend.
Among those from Washington who
will attend the regional conference
are:
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Houghton, Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Crumbaugh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles c. Koones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis A. Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Wesley Buchanan. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Weinberg, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Gravatte,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Phillips, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold E. Doyle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward R. Carr, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Herbert, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel S. Spruce, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Garrett Beitzell, Mr. and Mrs. H.
Clifford Bangs, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
]. Rush, Paul c. Drury, F. Wallace
Stoever, A. Jasper Moore, William E..
Shannon, Raymond M. Taylor, Frank
J. Luchs. Frank M. Doyle, Percy H.
Russell, Bradford L. Burnside. Lansing
Walk, Nathan Poole, Richard D. Stim-
son, E. G. Phelps, George D. Miller
and Waverly Taylor.