Evening star., 1941-02-15
SHOP TALK
News About Builders
And Real Estute
Personalities


ton of the District had big get
together last night at the Kenwood
Golf and Country Club. 1t was the
annual meeting of the group and
featured a dinner and business Ses-
sion. The builders heard an off the
record talk by Col. J. T. Phillip,
chief of the Priorities Committee of
the Office of Secretary of War.
Nearly $50 persons attended the
dinner session, which was arranged
by the Entertainment Committee,
headed nv Paul T. Stone as chair
man. M. Sturc was assisted by
Lewis T. Breuninger and Waverly
Taylor. Mr.. Taylor is president of
the association, as we'll as heading
the Washington Real Estate Board
George w. De Franceaux is vice
president, while James c. Wilkes is
secretary and counsel. Robert N
Taylor OF the D c. Development
Co. is one of the directors.
The association is composed of
operative builders in the Washing
ton area and representatives Of
agencies which make real estate
loans. 1t is now in the midst of a
drive to increase its membership.
West Chevy Chase. a subdivision
containing nearly 200 home sites
located west of Wisconsin avenue
half mile beyond the District line
in the Bethesda area. has been ac-
quired by the Newbold Development
Co. it was announced today.
The company. which has built 300
homes in Glenbrook Village, Bethes-
da. within the last few years, will
retain full control of West Chevy
Chase. and all construction will be
done by the company according to
plans and specifications prepared in
its own architectural department.
The first unit of 80 home sites,
now open. contains lots from so to
so feet wide and 155 feet deep.
Situated in a park area. the
beauty OF West Chevy Chase is en-
hanced by a picturesque creek,
known as Willet's Branch, which
will be made the basis for a wide
boulevard 120 feet wide f1anking
the creek with artistic rustic bridges
at the street intersections.
During the last week the District
Real Estate Commission issued Ii
censes as real estate brokers to Will
liam B. Cation. 1923 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue Sc, and Worthington B.
Houghton, 900 Fifteenth street NV.
Real estate salesmen's licenses
we're issued 10 Anthony Morse, 1905
H street NV; Liam R. Mac
Eocagain, 1921 H street NV:
George F. Cook, 1119 Seventeenth
street NV; Harold j. Marceron.
6l3 Fifteenth street NV; zella E.
Copley, 1343 H street NV: Glenn F.
Stralka, Shoreham Building: George
NJ. Kuhni 915 I street NV. and
Miss Quincy Smith, 2 Dupont circle.
Business chance salesmens Ii
cen5es were issued to Irwin Liverant.
1910 Vermont avenue NV: Mar
garet V. Davis, 720-721 Southern
Building. and Zella E. Copley, 1343
H street NV.
Applications for real estate brok-
erS' licenses were received from Ed
ward A. King. trading as Huidekoper
q King, 1853 Pennsylvania avenue
NV; F R. Spear, Inc, 1922 Georgia
avenue. Silver Spring, Md; Thurm
& Pepper, 908 Tenth street NV: |
Ernest c. Pepper, 908 Tenth street
NV; Norma B. Lewis, 1902 Ma
tional Press Building: Harry S.
WEIGH, Jr.. 405 Investment Building.
Bonded Realty Co., 1910 Vermont |
avenue NV. Clarence D. Graham. |
1910 Vermont avenue NV; Lane
Pastor, 1910 Vermont avenue NV;
Brown. Goodwin & Olds. 903 Amer
lean Security Building, and Edison /
B. Olds. 903 American Security
Building.
Applications for real estate sales
mems licenses were received from
James W. Shorthand. 1882 K street
NV: Robert Walter Mess. 927
Fifteenth street NV: James E.
Mahoney, 1924 Fourteenth street
NV; Duncan Kenner Brent, 1ll9
seventeenth street NV: Harold F.
Green, 1924 Fourteenth street NV:
Theodore R. Hayes. 11l9 Seven
teenth street NV; Sydney H. Karr,
927 Fifteenth street NV: Elliot R.
BoFnton, 1924 Fourteenth street
NV; Hugh Valentine, 1Ol1 U street
NV; Anna JAYNE Mcebs. 2 Dupont
Circle, and Leo H Sablove, 1872
< street NV.
Applica tions for business chance
licenses were received from
Thurm & Pepper, 908 Tenth street
NV; Ernest C. Pepper, 9O8 Tenth
street NV: Bonded Realty Co.,
1910 Vermont avenue NV; Clar-
Rnce D. Graham, 1910 Vermont av-
snue NV, and Lane Pastor. 1910
Vermont avenue NV.
Applications for business chance
licenses we're received
from Robert D. Smith, 72O-72l
Southern Building: w. Wallace
Smith, 720-721 Southern Building.
and Mary Lillian Jay, 1910 Vermont
avenue NV.