Evening star., 1941-05-03
Shop Talk
News About Builders
ond ReoI Estate
Personalities
Personalities

llC w OOAi
eress will hold an evening forum
session at the Mayflower Hotel on
Monday, May II, at 8, on the general
topic OF THE Construction Industry
Under Present Conditions" This
meeting will be held in place of the
luncheon sessions on the first Mon
day of the month, the time the
organization usually gathers.
Theodore Irving Coe, technical sec
retary of the American Institute OF
Architects, will be chairman for the
forum. Mr.. Coe promises to use his
gavel whenever a speaker exceeds
the five-minute limit which has been
set for each talk. The general sub
iect for discussion has been divided
into four Subheads and each one will
be led by member of the congress
who will select three or four especial
ly qualified men to make additional
remarks on his subject.
Miles L. Colean, director of the
Twentieth Century Fund, will lead
the discussion on Housing" F..
Stuart Fitzpatrick, director of the
Construction and Civic Development
Department, United States Chamber
of Commerce, will tell about Con-
struction." F. G. Addison, jr., presi-
dent of the Security Savings and
Commercial Bank, will discuss
Financing" Hector M. airing, as
sistant to the president of the Johns
. Manville Corp, will talk on Ma
terialS."
Food and refreshments will be
served after the meeting. Program
Chairman Arthur B. Heaton says he
planned this meeting for the men,
bers who find it difficult to get away
from their Offices for the noon ses-
sions. Everybody will be given a
chance to talk, Mr.. Heaton points
out, as an open discussion from the
floor will follow the brief speeches.
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. The Realtors Softball League
opened its season on Tuesday, with
the team from the Thomas J. Fisher
Co. defeating Boss & Phelps, s to L.
The game was played at the Taft
buI IOuSlLo leu hO 5lSiltCCLlUll dilu
Perry streets NE.
There are only four teams in the
league at present, the others being
from the District Title Co, and the
Columbia Title Co. League heads are
hopeful of enlisting about four other
teams to insure best competition.
Washington real estate men
heartily indorse the action taken
by the Board of Trade in making
Fred A. Smith its president. Mr.
Smith was president of the WASH
ington Real Estate Board last year,
and was one Of the most popular
and capable leaders of the realtors.
He is vice president of the Floyd E.
Davis Co., one OF the Capitals best
known realty firms. He retired in
October as head of the realtors.
Russell Sans, president Of Mont
gomery Realty Co., announces the
moving of his Office to 1904 Wiscon-
sin avenue, Bethesda. For some
time, the Montgomery company S
headquarters have been at Wilson
lane. Mr.. Sans has built up one of
the largest house brokerage Offices
In nearby Maryland.
Frank M Doyle is representing
the Real Estate Board on the COM
mittee to raise funds for the
Greater National Capital Commit
tee. the Board of Trades promo
tional Office. Joseph A. Herbert
jr., chairman OF the Education Com
mittee of the Real Estate Board
addressed a meeting of the Norfolk
Real Estate Board Thursday.
The fast-growing Building Con-
gress points out that dues for new
members are now pro-rated Il
half price for the remainder of the
fiscal year, which ends Septembel
30. So, it looks like good time fol
you who have been planning tc
Join up to take the step.
incidentally, someone has sug.
sested that the Congress form 6
giee club. If you are interested. vol
do not have to have a trained voict
to sing with the builders, you only
have to be member Of the Con
gress. Under the plan now beins
considered there would be very lit
tie practice, just an informal sing
ing group. Maybe builder doesn'
need practice to sing these days.
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J. Wesley Buchanan, realtor, ha
been appointed sales agent for In
dian Spring Club Estates, the de
velopment on the golf course ou
Colesville road way in Silver Spring
Ground WAS broken this week TO