Evening star., 1941-06-07
Shop Talk
News About Builders
And ReuI Estute
Personalities

Col. Donald H. Sawyer, who this
week was elected president of Wash
ington Building Congress, has had
a very busy career as an engineer
During the first World War he was
supervising constructing quarter
master and had charge Of building
camps and warehouses throughout
the country. During the last dozen
years he has been director of the
Federal Employment Sterilization
Board and temporary administrator
OF the Federal Emergency Admin
istration of Public Works. In ad-
dition to his present position as
chief of the real estate section of the
Public Buildings Administration he
has served as president of the U. S.
Housing Corp. and chairman of the
Federal Real Estate Board.
In 1889 Col. Sawyer was president
OF the American Society of Civil
Engineers. He is an accomplished
toastmaster and public speaker.
Other officers of the congress are
J. Reuben Skinker, chairman of the
board of governors; Leon Chatelain,
Arthur B. Heaton and Claude w
owen, vice presidents; Edwin H.
Rosengarten, secretary: w. A. H.
Church, treasurer, and Hector M.
airing and Earl w. Shinn, directors.
They will take office with Col.
Sawyer at the October meeting OF
the congress.
The eighth annual outing OF the
Washington Real Estate Board, held
at Bay Ridge on Tuesday, was pro-
nounced by many as the best affair
OF the kind the board has sponsored.
More than 400 were in attendance,
including most of the higher Dis
tTict officials. The threatened rain
didn't fall in sufficient quantities to
interrupt athletic activities of the
afternoon. Every one agreed that
Charlie Hillegeist put on a good
show.
There were three competitions in
golf. The handicap tournament
was won by Nathan Poole. with
Jack Pascoe second and Allen C.
Sherwin third. Arthur II. Urban
got the first award for low gross
score, with Billy Shannon second.
g. s. Denton won the blind bogey
tournament. Donald Brown was
second, Royce Hough third and H.
G. Johns fourth.
John j. Mccarthy won first price
In horseshoe pitching singles. with
William Chase second, Joe Pricci
third and E. Ginnetti fourth. AL
Peck won the 75-yard dash. with
Merle Wagner second. The 50-yard
dash for men over 40 was captured
by Edward r. Carr. Joe Pricci
finished second. Al Brown and Dave
Legum won the three legged race.
c. J. Norton came in first in the
sack race, with Dave Legum second.
Hop. step and Jump prizes went to |.
w. E. Bartlett and Herbert Pase-
walk.
Several persons from Washington
will attend the annual convention of |
the National AsSocia ton of Building |
Owners and Managers which begins /
In Chicago on June Is. They will |
include James Med. Shea. vice
president of the apartment division /
of the association; Mr.. and Mrs. |
Darrell II. Smith, Clarence L. Hard |
ing and Rufus S. Lusk, secretary of
the local group. /
After the convention, MIR. Lusk /
will take in the big meeting of the /
Ohio Real Estate Association in |
Akron, where he will give his H. !
lustrated lecture. Uncle Sam-Real |
Estate Operator"
J. Wesley Buchanan announces
that ground was broken this week !
for % more houses in his new Vir- |
ginta development of Lynhaven. |
Already, so houses have been COM |
pleted in the section of Alexandria. |
Mr.. Buchanan plans to start an
other group soon to include 78 more
and says he will build up the COM
munity of 800 homes before the end |
of the year. That's a lot of houses.
Palais Royal has furnished two |
homes in Lynhaven.
X y u
Edward A. Dent. chairman of the |
Real Estate Commission, !
this week mailed out to all licensees
forms necessary to be filed in con-
nection with the renewal of licenses
OF real estate brokers and statesmen
and business chance brokers and
statesmen. Mr.. Dent warns that un-
der provisions of the license law the
renewal application, accompanied by
the license fee, must be filed with |
the commission on or before July l.
Should a broker or salesman fail
to meet this requirement, Mr.. Dent
points out, he would have to file