Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-25
Shop Talk
News About Builders
And Real Estute
Personalities
Personalities

the largest delegation In years to
the annual convention Of the Ma
tional Association OF Real Estate
Boards, which will be held this time
In Detroit during the week of No
vember 8. Frank M. Doyle, chair
man of the Convention Committee
for the Washington Real Estate
Board, reports that 80 reservations
already have been made A number
of other realtors are expected to at
tend.
This years convention program
should prove highly interesting, as
It is based upon the constantly
changing national picture, keyed up
to defense demands. 1t will cover
the entire real estate field. Philip
w. Kniskern, national realtor presi-
dent, will speak on Maintaining
Real Estate Stability in War Econ
omy," while Senator Joseph c.
OMahoney will have as his topic
preserving Small Business Enter
prise During the Defense Program"
Other nationally known figures will
address the general and special
group sessions.
Detroit is one of the major defense
areas OF the Nation, and delegates
to the meeting will have opportunity
to inspect many of the plants which
are turning out materials for our
war effort. There also will be spe-
cial trips into Canada and Detroits
rich suburban areas.
The Washington group will leave
at sos pm. Monday. November 3.
on the B. & o. train Ambassador,
arriving In Detroit the following
morning. Some local delegates plan
to return by way of Canada, stop
ping over at Niagara Falls and Buff
falo for a day. A special price is
given by the railroad to include the
Falls stopover.
Among those who have made res
ervations are: President and Mrs.
Charles c. Koones. Mr.. and Mrs.
Claud Livingston, Mr.. and Mrs Har-
old E. Doyle, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Bangs, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul o. Drury,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Gravatte, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis M. Cooper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles j. Rush, Waverly Tay-
Tor, Arthur c. Houghton, Frank M.
Doyle, Frank S. Phillips, George M.
Carpenter. John Dean Milligan,
Thomas M. Cahill, Lewis F.. Colbert,
Thomas E. FARRELL, John w. Hurley,
Louis H. Hall. G. A. MacRae and
r. c. ODonnell.
William L. King, president, Boss
& Phelps Mortgage Co., has been
named one Of the seven new gov
errors of the Mortgage Bankers
Association Of America. Washington
has one other governor on the body,
G. Calvert Bowie, vice president Of
the H. L. Rust Co.
Mr.. King also Is member of the
Board Of Directors of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board and has
served several terms as chairman
OF its Mortgage and Finance Com
mittee and on its Appraisal Com
mittee. He is past president of
the Cosmopolitan Club and a mem
Der Of the University Club and the
NOIuullOld SOuiltIy CluD.
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One Of the real estate firms forced
to leave the Insurance Building as
the British take over is the F. A.
Tweed Co., which has set up new
offices at 55N Connecticut avenue.
The firm carries on general real
estate business, specializing in
brokerage.
Mr.. Kniskern. president Of N. A.
r. E. B., in addressing the con-
vention of the Virginia Real Estate
Association in Lynchburg yester-
day said the purpose of the priorities
plan for defense housing would be
better served if instead OF a 5000
price limit cumulative limit we're
put into effect as the limit for
materials that may be used in q
defense house. He explained that q
quantitative limit rather than a
price limit would eliminate many ad-
ministrative and other difficulties
which will occur in this big country
IN enforcing the priorities control,
because prices of building materials
show such great variation in diff
5erent sections and communities.
This supports the arguments of
washington builders who have
maintained all along that that por-
ton of their industry which builds
more expensive houses should not
be Disseminated against in favor
Of the low-cost builders. Also, it is
pointed out, in limiting materials
for automobile manufacture, for ex-
ample, o. P M. officials limited the
Total quantity of materials, rather
than ordering manufacturers not to
build cars above a specified price
limit.
Morris Cafritz staged a golf
tournament at Woodmont Country
Club the other day for the men in
his big organization. Though Buddy
Inman won driving honors for the
day, It was the steady golf of Ralph
Hisle and William Schwartz which
earned them the right to split first
prize. Mr.. Hisle and Mr. Schwartz
both negotiated the course in 7e
strokes. Russ Conn won the blind
DOGGY" prize by two strokes from
Mr.. Cafritz. Mr.. Conn carded a 70
for the day. The boys were really
hitting the ball, for eight of them
scored 81 or better.
John F. Garrett, Alexandria
builder, has just completed five new
homes in Jefferson Park and Co.
lonial Park in the nearby Virginia
city. His furnished display home at
241s Taylor avenue is copy of one
OF the model dwellings on exhibit al
last years New York Worlds Fair
The houses are all stable.
During the past week the District
Real Estate Commission issued IL
Near Grade and High Schools
Substantially Built Center-Bau II
Plan House, Thoroughly
Insulated, New Oil Burner