Evening star., 1941-11-29
Shop Talk
News About Builders
And Real Estate
Personalities


ing at the Mayflower Monday. The
builders will get away from the cares
and problems of their business and
listen to 1t. Col. Walter l.. Weible,
Training Section, War Department.
describe the Army maneuvers now
being concluded in the Carollnas.
Col. Weible has been observing the
games and will tell of some OF the
Lessons in war learned from the
many clashes of Red and Blue
forces.
Gen. Albert L. Cox commander
Of the washington Provisional Bri-
gade, District National Guard, who
also has just returned from the
maneuvers. will introduce the speak
er. The time is 1890.
The Building Congress will hold
It's Christmas party at the May
flower from 4:30 until $50 Friday,
December 10. Committee Chairman
w, Russell Lamar said arrangements
for the party have not been COM
pleted, but he promises an enter
tanning program.
In addition to Mr.. Lamar. the
committee arranging the affair in
cludes: w. Crosdale Wits, Wallis
H. Gardella. A r Clas, Gilbert
Stringer, Henry J. Connor and Paul
Easily Smith.
Rumor has it that the Washington
Real Estate Boards big Christmas
party will be held December %.
probably at the Mayf1ower. Chair
man Charles H. HillegeiSt of the
boards Program Committee expects
to have definite information next
week The realtors celebrate their
Christmas with a luncheon and a
visit from Santa Claus.
The Well-knoWn contracting and
building firm Of Korzendorfer &
Brooks will celebrate moving day
on Monday. Their Offices, now at
923 Fifteenth street NV, will be
transferred to more spacious quar-
ters in the Denrike Building, 1910
Vermont avenue. This will be the
firms first move in eight years.
The home building organization
has specialized in larger-type homes
and operates in Virginia and Mary
land, as well as the District. The
corporation, headed by H. j. Korzen-
dorfer and William H. Brooks, has
erected about rs per cent of the
houses in Kent, one of Washington S
most exclusive residential areas. In
addition they have built 100 houses
in FSrvay Hills, Md, and many in
Kenwood.
Bert T. Amos and James Straver
have moved their realty Office to the
Investment Building, where they oc-
cupy Suite 1929. The firm specializes
in real estate mortgages and prop
srty sales.
Three well-known Colonial es-
tates in Calvert County, Md,
changed hands during the week.
Highland, near Dunkirk. owned for
some time by Bowie Smith, Balti-
more, has been bought by James
Gray of nearby Prince Georges
This attractive brick house and farm
had been handed down through gen.
erattons OF the Smith family since
1850.
Point Patience was purchased by
3. F. Tomlinson. Annapolis, from
Benjamin Parran, Wallville. and is
being restored to its original glory
The large brick home stands on a
bluff commanding a wide view OF
the PatuXent. The farm contains
209 acres, and the estates original
grant was given Thomas Aschcom
Of Calvert in 1649.
Sheridan's Point, also on the Pa
tuxent. was purchased by S. NJ
Muchbir of Washington from Will
liam H. Dowell of Barstow. The
purchaser will establish a school for
research there.
A large delegation from Washing
ton is leaving for the annual con-
vention in Miami of the United
States Savings and Loan League
Among those we'll known in the reaI
estate world making the trip are
Harold E. Doyle, real estate COM
missioner, and Curtis Walker. The
convention starts Monday at the
Miami Biltmore Hotel. Among the
high Federal Government official!
who will appear on the program i,
Administrator Nathan Straus of tn,
q. S. H. A.
AS result of this weeks rolling
Eastern and Perpetual No. / team
are on top in the District of Colun
bia Building and Loan Association
Bowling League. Current team
standings follow:
Perpetual No. ----- 21 |
Eastern " 2I