Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-06-29
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Personalities

members are expecting quite q turn
out for their field day at Kenwood
Country Club Monday. Charles T.
Penn, chairman of the Arrangement
Committee, reports that reservations
have been pouring in
Golf heads the list of activities
planned for the day. Both 9 and
l8-hole blind DOGGY tournaments
are planned along the golf line.
There will be four low gross prizes
for the good golfers, awards for
average golfers and even the. sub
dubs will get chance to win some
thing. There also will be a driving
contest, and another competition
billed as an obstacle putting con-
test" George A. Ford is in charge
of golf.
Harold Harwood is arranging
horseshoe contests, which probably
will be second to golf in popularity.
Prizes will be given to winners at
this sport, too. Then, there will be
tennis, soft ball, skeet shooting and
bridge. A dinner at will follow
the sports program, and John Har-
dell, Prize Committee chairman, re-
ports that lucky number holders at
the meal will be rewarded.
Members who are assisting Mr.
Penn and company with plans are
T. L. Eagan, M. c. McKinnon, Leon
Chatelain, jr.: James A. Cassidy, A.
w. Lee. w. M. Jones and Howard
johnson. Reservations will be &C.
cepted up to 10 Monday morning.
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Members of FranS S. Phillips or
ganization held their outing at Sol
onions Island Thursday. There we're
% in the party, and ell of them
went fishing. Prizes were given for
most fish, biggest fish and smallest
fish caught, with keen competition
reported in the last class. The
realty people and guests landed "a
ash in all and then adjourned to
Bowen's Inn for dinner. Mr.. Phil
lips had as his guests L. Cass Leigh,
John Lyon, Fred Sessions, Edwin
Shelton. Frank Doyle and H. O.
Duffy.
The Takoma Park Chamber of
Commerce is holding better
homes contest. Any house is ELI
gible that was built in the Takoma
Park area Of the District and Mary
land within the last year. Gold,
silver and bronze plaques will be
awarded the winners as part of the
program at Takoma's Independence
Day celebration. A score of entries
will be judged on Tuesday by
Thomas M Cahill of the Post and
Raymond G. Roberts and James Y.
Newton Of The Star. The chambers
committee for the competition is
composed of C. Maurice Weide-
meyer, J. Douglas Bradshaw and
Robert e. Lohr.
Starting Monday the Districts
real estate brokers should have more
money in their pockets, for that is
the day when real estate brokerage
licenses will be cheaper. The reduc-
ton in fees became applicable last
August 10, but affected only those
brokers who obtained licenses after
that date. Naturally, all the old and
well-established firm heads had put
the "big money" on the line. For
the coming fiscal year, license will
cost a broker $50 instead of $50,
while all other firm officers can get
by with $40 payment rather than
$50. Quite saving.
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That was quite luncheon Wav-
erly Taylor gave Tuesday at the
1925 r Street Club, following the
preview of his 1910 Pan-American
Life House. The house in Dunn
barton was formally opened when
DR., L. S. Rowe, director general of
the Pan-American Union, turned the
key. AL the guests at the affair
were pleased with the house, as
we'll as with the decorating job car
ried out by Mrs. Verda Woods and
Miss Geraldine Park of Palais Royal.
Guests at the luncheon in the club
garden included Hugh Potter, Hous-
ton, Tex, former president of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards; Fred A. Smith, president of
the Washington Real Estate Board;
President James E. Collif1ower of
the Board of Trade, Howard p.
Bailey, assistant to the managing
q Editor of The Star; T. Dwight Webb,
vice chairman of H. O. L. c., and
B. T. Wolbarst Of Life Magazine.
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Speaking of openings, Edward r.
Carr brought forth a novel idea
when he previewed his Yates Gar
dens development in Alexandria
yesterday with a tea. The an
nounced object of the affair was
to meet Joan Haley" who deco
rated a home In the section with
antiques. Houses in the new de-
velopment are reproductions of the
old Alexandria and Georgetown
houses that people have been doing
over" for years.
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The Carter Trophy, awarded an
nually by the National Association
of Cost Accountants for the affll-
ated group showing the greatest
improvement in activities during
the year, was given this week at
the organizations convention in st.
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