Evening star., 1940-10-12
SHOP TALK
News About Builders
And Real Estate
Personalities

Members of the Washington Real
Estate Board will pay tribute to Fred
A. Smith, their immediate past
president, at a dinner on Wednes-
day, October 90 The testimonial,
given in recognition OF Mr.. Smiths
outstanding service to the board,
will be held at Columbia Country
Club.
Mr.. Smiths term of office as head
of the realtor organization ended
on September 80, when he was sue
ceeded by Waverly Taylor. Plans
for the affair are under the direction
of Edward R. Carr, chairman of the
Program Committee The following
committee chairmen have been
named: William E. Shannon, din
ner; Richard D. Stimson, tickets;
William j. Flather, il. reception;
Raymond M. Taylor, entertainment.
Other members of the committee
who will assist Mr. Carr follow:
John H. Davidson. j. Lee Donnelly,
j. Hawley Smith, Samuel S. Spruce,
Oliver M. Walker, c. hayward Mar
shall and John R. Neale.
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Herbert E. Foreman has been ap-
pointed managing director of the
Associated General Contractors of
America by unanimous vote of the
Executive Committee it was an
nounced by President H. B. zachry.
He succeeds Edward J Harding, who
died last Saturday. James D. Mar
shall has been appoirted assistant
managing director to succeed Mr..
Foreman.
Mr.. Foreman has been assistant
managing director of the association
since 1884, and a member of the staff
since 1929 Mr.. Marshall has been
manager of the heavy construction
and railroad contracting division
since 1884 and is secretary of the
Labor Relations Committee.
Mr.. Foreman is a native of Day.
ton, Ohio, and a graduate civil engi-
neer of Ohio State University. He
lives at 6125 Thirty second place
NV.
Mr.. Marshall is native of Red
Lake Falls, MINI. He attended the
University of Minnesota, and now
lives in Alexandria. Va.
Plans are going forward for the
annual convention of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards,
which will be held in Philadelphia
the week of November II. Charles
c. Koones, chairman of the Con-
vention Committee of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board has sent
members a request to make their
reservations early. Convention
headquarters will be the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel.
The Washington delegation will
leave via the Pennsylvania Rail-
road on Tuesday, November II. at
5 pm, arriving in PHILADELPHIA at
dinner time. Arrangements have
been made for a club Pullman car
for exclusive use of the delegates.
The round trip fare, including
lounge car charge, is S955.
Mr.. Koones believes the program
of the convention will be of more
general interest to Washington
realtors this year than ever before.
It is expected large group from
the District will attend. General
sessions of the meeting will open at
10 Wednesday morning.
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Two Washington realtors have
been elected to membership in the
American Institute of Real Estate
Appraisers. professional branch of
the National Association OF Real
Estate Boards. They are Ross E.
Amos of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration and Thornton W.
Owen, who is associated with his
father in the firm of Thornton j.
Owen & Son, real estate auctioneers
and appraisers.
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James A. Donohoe. vice presi-
dent of the real estate firm Of John
F. Donohoe & Sons, has been
named first vice president of the
East Washington Savings Bank
Charles H. Hillegeist. well-known
realtor, Is chairman Of the Mem
bership Drive Committee of the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. j. A. Vein