Evening star., 1941-12-06
Shop Talk
News About Builders
And Real Estote
Personalities

Members of the Home Builders
Emergency Committee, industry
group headed by Hugh Potter. Hous-
ton. Texas. will meet with repre-
sentatives Of manufacturers of home
building materials in a conference
at the Msyflower Hotel next We'd
nesday The meeting will explore
the possibilities of saving critical
materials as well as the development
of alternate materials for home
building. so that civilian building
may be saved from extinction during
the defense emergency.
The committee, appointed at the
recent National Association of Real
Estate Boards Convention in De-
troit, is composed of Mr. Potter Will
Liam J. Levitt Of New York City.
vice chairman: Waverly Taylor.
Washington: Herbert U. Nelson,
Chicago; John Nice. Mowbray, Balti-
more; George Miller, Detroit: J. c,
Nichols, Kansas City, Mo- and Ellis
Stoneson. San Francisco.
Milton w. Morris of San Fran
cisco is executive officer of the COM
mittee. which has established head
quarters in the Ambassador Hotel,
It has been decided definitely to
hold the Washington Real Estate
Boards Christmas party IN the main
ballroom of the MayfloWer on Tues
day. December %. at 1890. Tickets
already are reported as selling at a
fast clip. more than 100 reservations
have been received since Thursday.
This will be the boards eighth
annual yule party. which has al
vsvs been ore of the high lights of
the realtors social season. Charles
H Hillegeist. chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee, will be in charge OF
the affair.
Heading the Ticket Committee will
be Nathan Poole and Richard d.
Stlmson. Entertainment Will be un-
der direction of Samuel S. Spruce.
In the true spirit of Christmas. the
realtors and their guests will bring
dolls and toys to the party TO be
turned over TO some member instltu-
ton of the Washington Community
Chest for distribution to under
privileged children.
Assisting Mr.. Hillegeist in arrang-
Ing the affair are: John r. Neale.
n, c. Hines. Howard D. Sullivan, P.
J. Ganzert. Joseph F. Swain. Frank
M. Doyle. j. Lee Donnelly. Harvey L.
Jones. j. Hawley Smith and William
z. Shannon, ID.
Rufus S. Lusk. Washington stat
isticlan. will give his illustrated lee
ture. Uncle Sam-Real Estate Op-
orator" twice next week. On Tues
day night he will appear at the ban
ouet in Syracuse, N. Y. of the New
York State Association of Builders.
The next day, Mr. LuSk Will address
the Boston Real Estate Exchange al
Q luncheon meeting.
A silk American flag has been pre-
sented to the Washington Real Es-
tate Board by H. Clifford Bangs, a
former president of the realtor
group. The flag will be displayed
In the boards Offices.
The Maryland Real Estate Co. has
moved into its own building at 1884
Colesville road. Silver Spring. j.
Ingram Medley is president of the
firm. while Walter l.. Funderburk is
secretary treasurer.
William n. Grimes, vell-knoVn
Washington realtor has been award
ed the professional designation, Ger
tilted property manager, by the gov
erning council Of the Institute OF
Real Estate Management at recent
meeting in Detroit. The title, in
dicated by the initials. c. P. M, des-
isnates persons who have met the
requirements for individual men,
bersflip in the institute.
Mr.. Grimes is manager OF the
rental department, American Sc
curity & Trust Co. A member Of
the Washington Real Estate Board,
he has had IS years experience In
the real estate field and II years ex-
perience in real estate manage
ment.
Current standings in the D. c.
Building and Loan Associations
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