Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-31
Shop Talk
News About Builders
And Real Estute
Personalities

of highways, will address the June
luncheon meeting of the Washing
ton Building Congress. which will
be held Monday at the Mayflower
Hotel. Capt. Whitehurst will discuss
his recently completed study of traf-
f1c problems in the District. After
ward, he will answer questions pro-
pounded by congress members.
The building industry, probably
more than any other group, is
greatly concerned with the traffic
problem, ana means of alleviating
highway congestion by development
of new streets and thoroughfares.
Congress appropriated $4,000 for a
comprehensive traffic survey, cover
ing an area 10 miles outside the
District. The study deals not only
with problems, but suggests solu-
tions and methods of paying for the
program. With the traffic situation
becoming more acute every day,
Capt. Whitehurst's talk should prove
most interesting to the builders.
The builders will hold their annual
election of officers at Mondays
meeting. The Nominating Commit
tee has submitted a slate of one
name for each Office to be filed.
Men elected will not take Office until
October, so that new and retiring
officers will have opportunity to
formulate policies together. The
following have been nominated:
Chairman of the Board of Cover
nors, j. r. Skinker; president. Col
Donald H. Sawyer; vice presidents,
Leon Chatelain, jr.; Arthur B..
Eeaton and Claude w. Owen; secre-
tary. Edwin H. Rosengarten: treas
urer, w. A. H. Church: directors,
Hector M. airing and Earl w. Shinn.
More than 400 persons are expected
10 attend the eighth annual stag out
ing Of the Washington Real Estate
Board at Bay Ridge. Md, on Tues
day, Charles H. Hillegeist, general
chairman of the Program Commit
tee, reports. Many persons con-
nected with the Federal and Dis
trict governments will attend. The
main party. headed by President
Waverly Taylor, will leave the boards
Offices, at 1417 K street NV. at
1890. They will be escorted to Bay
Ridge by officers of the Metropol-
itan Police Department and the
Maryland State force.
Upon arrival at Baur's Beach, many
Rnnrio1 fnatIJroc i
for entertainment of guests and
realtors. There will be foot and
swimming races under the direction
OF Thomas w. Sandoz, with prizes
offered to the winners. Then. there
will be golf tournament, softball
and horseshoe pitching and more
prizes to be won. The golf tourna-
nent will be held at the Sherwood
Forest course.
A dinner will be served after all
the outdoor activity of the after
noon. Afterward, prizes for the
athletic contests will be awarded.
There will be an entertainment pro-
gram, which is being arranged by
committee OF realtors, headed by
Samuel S. Spruce Although ticket
sales have just about reached the
limit. Nathan Poole, head of the
Ticket Committee. says more paste
boards will be available on Monday.
Meetings of two important COM
mltteeS of the Real Estate Board
were held during the week. Brokers
met under the Craftsmanship of J.
Garrett Bethel, while Paul o.
Drury called his Property Manage
ment Committee together.
The local F. H. A. Office estab-
hshed a new record in May. as
mortgage insurance applications
received by the District of Columbia
insuring Office moved across the
$4,000 900 mark. according to H. 10y
Anderson, director.
Applications involving about LAO
family units were received during
the four weeks ended May "a. with a
dollar volume of s4.302 900, Mr..
Anderson said. The previous high
mark was set in August, 1910. when
applications amounting to 1894, 900
were received.
Thomas Goss of the Goss Co., in
Arlington, reports the sale of three
new homes in Lee Heights. The
houses, built by William S. Phillips.
tr.. are in the 4l00 block of North
Twenty third road.
During the past week the District
Real Estate Commission issued
licenses as real estate brokers to
Preston H. Harris, 1000 Eleventh
street NV, and Cuthbert R. Train,
1713 I street NV.
Real estate Salesmen's licenses
were issued to William r. Naylor,
p27 Fifteenth street NV, and Roy
B. Smith, Woodward building.
Applications for real estate sales
mems licenses were received from
Duncan D. Burroughs, 1882 K street
NV: Nicholas Miles, jr., 1515 K
street NV: Robert L. Ogletree,
1417 L street NV; Spencer David
Blackwelder, 1882 K street NV;
A. Edwin Sparks, 1417 L street NV,
and Abb Henderson Kempson, 1882
K street NV.
An application for a business
chance salesman's license was re-
ceived from Robert L. Ogletree, 14l7
= ctroet NV