Evening star., 1941-05-17
Shop Talk
News About Builders
and Real Estute
Personalities
Personalities

be held at Bay Ridge, Md, on
Tuesday. June 3, it was announced
today by Charles H. Hillegeist,
chairman of the committee max
ing plans for the event. The en-
tire afternoon will be devoted to
sports events, which will include
baseball, horseshoe pitching, SWIM
ming. races and golf tournament.
Prizes will be awarded.
Indications point to record
breaking attendance at the real
tors big outing. Those assisting
Mr.. HillegeiSt on the Program
Committee are Frank NJ Doyle,
Ralph Hohenstein, Albert E. Land
voigt, George H. O'Connor, Homer
Phillips, Nathan Poole, William E.
Shannon, Richard D. Stimson, Jo-
seph F. Swain, Oliver M. Walker,
L. S. Beaupre, Edwin c. Steffe. j.
Lee Donnelly, Harvey L. Jones.
Samuel S. Spruce, j. Hawley
Smith and Lloyd r. Coates.
The party will leave the boards
Offices at 1:30 in a motorcade and
will be escorted by police to Bay
Ridge. Dinner at 6 o'clock will be
followed by awarding Of prizes and
good entertainment program.
Tickets already have been placed
on sale.
Incidentally. don't forget the Real
Estate Boards 29th anniversary
celebration, which will be held next
Wednesday night at the Mayflower
Hotel. AS a matter of fact, the
affair celebrates the founding of
Real Estate Brokers Association of
the District, which organization
nine years later became the Wash
ington Real Estate Board.
An interesting program has been
arranged for the evening under di-
rection OF Mr. Hillegeist. 1t will
include short talks by Philip w.
Kniskern, Philadelphia, president
of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards, and Herbert
r. Shannon, prominent realtor, who
was the first secretary of the Real
Estate Brokers Association.
Lc SCSSlOll Will UC COllCluucu Will
o buffet supper.
J. Wesley Buchanan is now ready
to open his new Lynhaven devel-
opment, located on the 'northe>l
border of Alexandria just below
Washington. Mr.. Buchanan start
ed so houses at one time in the
new area, and these now are being
completed. Eventually the COM
inunity will have 800 houses.
Mr.. Buchanan, as almost every
vne knows, built Lyndale. devel-
opment of 233 houses in Southeast
Washington. The sold OUT sign
was hung up there in two short
years, an indication of the strength
of the Capitals home market and
a tribute TO the ability of Mr.. Bu-
chanan as builder and salesman.
Lynhaven occupies a high area |
between the Jefferson Davis high |
way and Washington avenue at
Glebe road. 1t is quite accessible |
to downtown Washington Each |
home contains five rooms and bath |
and is built to satisfy the great |
demand for 1ow-cost housing here. !
Two display homes have been fur
nished in contrasting styles by Pa
lais Royals interior decorating |
staff. One is furnished in modern |
manner and the other with period |
pieces.
Cheverly Hills, the low-cost home |
development in Prince Georges |
County, Md. is maintaining a sales |
record of one house per day, ac-
cording to F. r. Spear, who is SELL
ing the houses for the Cheverly
Hills Development Co. The homes |
include three bedrooms and bath. |
One of them has been furnished for |
display purposes.
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William K. Hartung has joined
the firm of Realty Associates as
sales director, it was announced to-
day by Everette H. Croxton. presi-
dent of the firm. Mr.. Hartung,
who recently returned from three
year stay in Miami, where he en-
gagged in real estate and building,
had had 25 years experience in the
realty field He said
the great activity in the local mar
ket brought him back.
Mr.. Croxton and Mr.. Hartung
are friends N long standing
Twenty years ago they were asso-
risted in business at 1108 Sixteenth
street NV. under the firm name
Of William K. Hartung & Co.
The Dorchester House, now un-
der construction on Sixteenth street
1T Kalorama road N. W., will be
the largest apartment in the city
under one roof when it is completed
on September Is. 1t will be under
of Randall H. Hagner
e. Co., it was announced by F. Moran
McConihe, vice president of that
firm.
The nine-story structure will con-
tain 395 apartment units and space
for six stores. The building, To-
Gated on one of the highest points
In the city, will include all Of the
latest Improvements in apartment
design and equipment. The Wood
mont Development Co. are the own
ers of the project. The architect
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