Evening star., 1940-12-14
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and Spring Valley, whose brilliantly
lighted dwellings draw thousands OF
visitors to the community each
Christmas. will have more incentive
than ever this year to decorate their
homes for the holidays. The w. c.
and A. N. Miller Development Co.
builders of the two sections. have
announced a community contest for
Christmas lighting A number OF
prizes are offered by the sponsors.
Judges for the competition as an
noImced by the Miller company in
clude: Mrs. Frances Troy Northcross
of the Times-Herald Harold A.
Brooks, vice president, Potomac
Electric Power Co.; Leon Chatelain,
jr.. president of the District Chap
ter of American Institute of Archi-
tects: Regis ODonnell, of the Post.
and James Y. Newton, real estate
editor of The Star.
Residents of Wesley Heights and
Spring Valley have been requested
to keep their lights on all of Christ
mas week 1t is expected that the
displays will be judged on the night
of December 26.
Another Christmas lighting con-
test will be held in Glenbrook Viii
lage, Bethesda, where home owners
also 60 in for brilliantly colored dis
plays in big way. The Newbold
Development Co. announces this
competition. The more than 300
home owners of Glenbrook Village
and Overlook will be eligible for
prizes.
Invited by the company to serve
as judges for the contest are: Thom-
as E, Hampton, president of the
Montgomery County Board of Com
missioners; Day Thorpe, publisher,
the Bethesda Journal. and S. Wal
ter Bogley, cashier of the Bethesda
Bank. Results will be announced
December %.
Reservations for the seventh an
nual Realtors Christmas party re-
ceived in the Office of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board have estab-
lished an unprecedented sell-out
Richard D. Stimson, chairman Of
the Ticket Committee reports. Due
to the increasing popularity of this
social function. it has been neceS-
sary to restrict attendance to men,
bers of the board and those in their
immediate employ The affair will
be held at the MayAower Hotel on
Monday, December % at 1890 pm.
The presentation of gifts by Santa
Claus, a popular feature of past
parties, will be missing this year.
So will the large scale entertainment
of former years. Board members are
asked to bring toy for the chill
dren of needy families.
Charles H Hillegeist is chairman
of the boards Program Committee.
Assisting him and Mr.. Stimson are
L. S. Beaupre, c. R. Boucher, Walter
A. Brown. jr. G. NJ Carpenter F. G.
Clendaniel, S. D. Donohoe. NJ J.
Donohoe, Robert Gaylor, l.. T Gra-
waite, jr: w. S. Green, H. P Henry,
j. B. Herbert, William G. Mcclure,
A. Jasper Moore, H w. Morgan, jr.,
Frank Paroni. H NJ PaseWalk Ev-
CItOG " llC4PS, " SSlIH a. w.
Fred w. Smith, J. F. Swain and
H. w. Talley.
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The Washington Building Con-
gress cocktail party will be held next
Friday from to o'clock in the
Mayfower Hotel. There will be en-
tertainment. Alphonse Lee is in
charge of the program for the af-
fair. He Is assisted by Gus Buch-
holz, George Graham, Leon Chate-
lain and William Nelson. The con-
gress announces that anyone send
ing in an application for member
ship accompanied by check will be
a guest of the organization for the
affair.
Three teams are now tied for
leadership of the Washington Real
Estate Board Bowling League. These
are teams from J. Garret Bethel
Co.. District Title Co. and the Thon-
as 7 Fisher Co. However, they are