Evening star., 1940-10-05
SHOP TALK
News About Builders
And Real Estate
Personalities

The Washington Real Estate
Board held its 10Th annual meeting
Monday night at the Wardman Park
Hotel. 1t was an all-business af-
fair-election of officers, review of
last years activities and formula
ton of plans for the new year, but
there was a buffet supper afterward.
The organization new year started
October /.
Waverly Taylor, prominent home
builder, was elected president. Will
liam j. Flather, jr., was named first
vice president, while Charles G..
Koones was made second vice presi-
dent. If the board follows its Gus
tomary line of succession, Mr.. Flath-
er will be president next year and
Mrs. Koones the year after.
The following were named for
two-year term on the boards direc-
torate: B. L. Cotton, S. Dolan Dono-
hoe. Harvey L. Jones. Thornton W..
Owen, Fred A. Smith and William
M. Throckmorton. Directors whose
terms expired are Clarence Dodge,
J. Lee Donnelly, r. A. Humphries,
Mr.. Koones, Andrew Saul and Sam
uel S. Spruce.
Reports Are Submitted.
Reports of all standing and spe-
cial committees were submitted to
the board by the various committee
chairmen. Activities of the organ
lzation during the past year were
reviewed by Fred A. Smith, who re-
tired as president. Mr.. Smiths
tenure of Office was an exceedingly
prosperous period for the real estate
business here. The year also saw
the boards social program reach a
new high, under the guidance Of
Mr.. Smith and Edward r. Carr.
Mr.. Koones, as chairman Of the
Convention Committee, presented a
schedule of plans for the annual
convention of the National Associ-
alton of Real Estate Boards. to be
held in Philadelphia November II
to Is. He urged all members who
plan to attend to make reservat tions
early.
H. Clifford Bangs, a past presi-
dent OF the board. presented an
inscribed gavel on behalf of the or
ganization to Mr.. Smith.
Skinker to Be Inducted.
James Reuben Skinker, new pres
ident of the Washington Building
Congress, will be inducted into Office
at the organizations annual meet
ing to be held Monday at 1890 in
the auditorium Of the National
Press Club. He succeeds Hector M.
airing, during whose term in Office
the congress showed unprecedented
growth in membership and activity
Mr.. airing will become chairman
of the Board of Governors of the
congress. Other new officers in
clude; Col. D. H. Sawyer, Arthur
B. Heaton and Leon Chatelain. jr.,
vice presidents. H. A. Johns, secre-
tary, and w. A H Church, treas
urer
officers and committee chairmen
will report on activities of the past
year at the meeting, and will out
line some of the plans for the COM
ing months. Members who joined
the congress during the summer re-
cess will be welcomed This is the
first luncheon meeting of the season
for the organization.
Gardiner Forms Partnership.
A. S. Gardiner. who has engaged
in the real estate business in
Washington for 35 years, has
formed a partnership with his sons,
A. S. Gardiner, jr., and w. M. Gar
diner, The new firm will bear the
name of A. S. Gardiner g. Co.
Mr.. Gardiner started in the real
estate business in 1904 as rent COL
lector for D. D. Stone Later. he
was a salesman for Moore & Hill,
leaving that company in 1909 to form
the corporation of Gardiner e. Dent.
He served that firm as president