Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
SHOP TALK
News About Builders
And Reel Estote
Personalities

Paul J. Frizzell, who q number of
years ago gave up the vice presi-
dency of Shannon & Luchs Co. to
enter Government service, returned
to real estate Wednesday, when he
opened an Office at 1910 K street
NV. He will conduct a general
real estate business.
Mr.. Frizzell was deputy general
manager of the Home Owners Loan
Corp. and more recently civil aero
nautics co-ordinator and secretary.
He is well known and well liked in
Washington real estate circles.
His Office on K street also will be
headquarters of the Virginia Hotel
Co., of which Mr.. Frizzell recently
was made a director and executive
vice president. This company owns
and operates the Willard Hotel and
other downtown properties here and
in New York City.
Mr.. Frizzell is native Washing
tonian. He was graduated from
Central High School. Then he en-
tered George Washington Universe
ty, leaving at the outbreak OF the
World War to enter the Naval Fly
ing Corps. He completed courses
to qualify as naval aviator and
was commissioned an ensign, At
the end of the war he Joined Shan
non & Luchs as a salesman. Dur
ing Is years with the firm he ad-
vanced through numerous positions
to that of vice president and gen.
eral manager. One of his achieve
ments during that time was his con-
ception and development of the first
park and shop project in this sec
ton of the country at Connecticut
avenue and OrdWay street NV.
In 1888 Mr.. Frizzell was called on
to assist in the organization of the
H. o. L. c. He served first as as
sistant manager of the District OF
Columbia agency and later manager
of that agency. In 1884 he was
made assistant general manager OF
H. o. l.. c. and the following year
was elevated to the post of deputy
general manager. In 1888, on crea-
ton of the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority, Mr.. Frizzell became co-ordi-
nator and secretary of that new
Government agency, position he
resigned in October to set up his
own real estate business.
Rear Admiral Ben Moreell, Civil
Engineer Corps, U. S. N, will talk
about THE Nays Building Pro-
gram" at the December luncheon
meeting of the Washington Building
Congress. Admiral Moreell will be
the principal speaker at the meeting
to be held Monday, December 2. at
1890 in the National Press Club
auditorium He Is chief OF the
Bureau of Yards and Docks of the
Navy Department.
Plans are going forward within
the Building Congress for a Christ
mas cocktail party to be held shortly
before the holidays start.
H. A. Johns, chairman of the con-
gress' membership committee, re-
ports the addition of II new men,
bers since October /. The congress,
about the fastest growing business
organization in the District, now
has about 400 members. That's quite
record for this baby" group.
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A three-way tie exists for first
place in the Washington Real Estate
Board Bowling League. Shannon
& Luchs, District Title Co. and
Thos. J. Fisher Co. each has won
Is and lost 9 games. However, they
are ranked in the above order due
to the total number of pins knocked
down Teams representing j. Gar
rett Bethel Co., H. L. Rust Co. and
Donohoe- Hohenstein are only two
games out of first place. So it looks
like a dog fight for the title and the
winner probably won't be decided
until near the end of the season next
spring.
James Stanton of the District
Title Co. team has the highest indi-
Vidual average of ar1y player in the