Evening star., 1939-06-04

me L would have to submit list OF
my guests in advance. He said they
didn't want any suspicious char
acters hanging out those windows.
Well, I'm sure I wouldn't rent to
any suspicious character if I knew
he was one. In fact, I never even
thought of renting. But since he
suggested it, figure I might as we'll
make little money. I don't know
what to charge. If you know of any
one that looks o. K. send him over
But the Secret Service will have to
pass on him. How would I neces-
sarily know a suspicious character?"
The Hanover Shoe Co., 939 Penn
sylvania avenue. has three upper
floors fronting on the Avenue. The
! firm is leasing them for the day at
$50 a floor and allowing Is persons
to each floor.
A little farther west Sarnoff- Irv-
lng-hats and shoes-has some
mammoth windows on the second
f1oor-three upper stories, in all.
The concern plans to rent them and
will negotiate the price with pros
poets.
Nothing for rent said a spokes-
man for corner liquor store. This
firm has sort of gallery above the
street, an ideal location, but men,
bers and their families will fill it.
$40 Room and $40 a Window.
The American Hotel, at number
627, has put up sign: Windows
and Balcony for Rent" Inquiry de-
veloped there was only one room
left. This was on the second floor
and could be had for $40.
The Atlas Hotel, at Sixth street
and the Avenue, is six stories high.
The rooms commanding the royal
way are going at various prices.
The old Mount Vernon Hotel, at
Fifth and the Avenue. is getting $40
a window for two window rooms
that rent customarily for 81 night.
One OF the best buys in the section
is the downtown refuge of the VOL
unteers OF America. Seats on the
second floor are offered at 81 each
and look-see from the mems dor
mltory on the third floor at 81 a
head. If you get there early enough
you may be able to squeeze in. And
the profits go to charity.
There's an empty three-story
building on Market Space between
Eighth and Ninth streets, with the
upper windows overlooking the Ave-
nue., but inquiry at the Office of the
owner. who was out of town, revealed
that he doesn't want the bother of
leasing the place for a day.
Besides" his secretary added, she
has relatives enough to fill those
windows. He wouldn't dare rent
them"
Kanns Sons to Be Closed
The department store of S. Kann
Sons Co., which runs the entire
block between Seventh and Eighth
on Market space, has grand array
OF upper windows, but inquiry at the
Office brought word that the estab-
llshment will be closed during the
parade and no one will be allowed
inside, not even employees.
The store of D. j. kaufman. Inc,
at zoos Pennsylvania avenue, will
close. during the parade, but the
windows will be filled. The second
story will be occupied by officers of
the firm and their families, the
third by employees and the fourth
will be rented to the public at prices
available at the executive offices of
the store. Tickets for the fourth
floor will be sold in advance.
There are not many roofs along
the Avenue designed for lookers-at-
kings. But one small shopkeeper,
who has level roof three stories
up suggested that the correspondent
go with him to investigate it. Rent
ing might be feasible. But when the
proprietor got up there and looked
over the edge, he shook his head.
There was no railing.
Nope" he said firmly. Some
dame would get excited trying to
study the Queens gown and
poof!"
When you emerge west of the
shabbier part of the Avenue, you
iiiid, VI SOuloC, OlllCt UullQlnRS ana
hotels, still staying on the non-gov-
ernmental north side of the street
Tenants of the office buildings will
make their own ARRANGEMENTS.
naturally. Probably most of them
will have sisters and cousins and
aunts clamoring for window space.
Hotels Have All Rooms Booked.
The big hotels have had every
room on the Avenue side below
the sixth floor booked for two
weeks. The Raleigh and the Willard
are charging $40 a day for these
rooms, requiring two-day booking
The Washington, because it's on
the corner where the parade will
swing southwestward toward the
White House and thus affords sort
of double view, is exacting a three
day booking at the same price
$50 for the three days.
THE Willard" said a statement,
"has not lacked up its rates for
the period of the visit of the King
and Queen. Our regular rates for
double occupancy on our Avenue