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Evening star., 1946-11-09

H. Hillegeist, new president of the
Washington association.
Most of those planning to at
tend are due to arrive at conven-
ton headquarters at the Tray
more Hotel on the opening day SO
they can join in committee meet
ings in advance of the beginning OF
general sessions Wednesday.
Six Groups to Meet.
Also holding annual meetings
simultaneously will be six separate
organizations affiliated with the ma
tional association. They are the
National Institute of Real Estate
Brokers, Society of Industrial Real
tors, Institute of Farm Brokers, In
stitute of Real Estate Management,
American Institute of Real Estate
Appraisers, and the Urban Land
Institute.
Additional subsidiary groups also
meeting will be the Secretaries
Council, of which Charles j. Rush,
executive secretary of the Washing
ton board, is a former national
chairman: the Realtors Washing
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Housing Administrator Wilson w.
Wyatt and other Government Of
ficials defended the necessity OF
Problems Of rent con-
troll, industrialized housing and pub
lie housing projects also were aired,
with conflicting views, before the
committee.
The Legion refrained from map
ping a housing program last month
at its annual convention in San
Francisco to give its seven-man
committee an opportunity to call
the hearing. From the report, Mr..
Cadwallader said, definite instruc-
tions will be issued to the Legion's
Legislative Committee to direct
action on housing legislation before
the 80th Congress.
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CPA Approves
Seat Pleasant
Cement Plant
Weekly Production
Of 20, 900 Feet of
Drain Pipe Slated

The Civilian Production Admin
istration today announced it had
approved construction of $4,000
cement products plant at Seat
Pleasant, Md, which will have n
weekly production of 10000 feet OF
concrete drain pipe and soil pipe,
essential items in the veterans
housing program.
In announcing approvals Of nom
housing applications, Edward M.
Synan, manager of the CPA's Dis
trict Office, said the plant will be
the first unit of a 81 ,000, 900 concrete
products plant which will have an
ultimate weekly output of more
than 100000 feet of drain and soil
pipe.
The authorization was issued to
John v. Drummond. It calls for a
one-story. concrete building, 40 by
228 feet, to be located at Contra!
and Railroad avenues. Construc-
ton is due to begin next Tuesday,
and it is estimated the structure
will be completed within 80 days.
In the last week the District Of
flee approved 13 nonresidential ap-
plications with a dollar value o.
$268, ,720, and denied seven applica-
tions valued at $772, 500.
Since March 26, date on which
the CPA construction limitation
order became effective, the local
CPA Office has approved 657 appn-
cations valued at $22,755,761 and
denied 398 applications with a dollar
value of $21 ,296, TAB.
Applications Approved.
Approved applications were as
follows:
Four projects, valued at $136, 500,
approved on the basis of rare and
unusual hardship and with the use
of minimum amount of critically
short materials:
Hardy Richardson Motor Sales,
completion of service station, GIL
Wilkes street, Alexandria, Va; $3,-
500.
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, construction of basement
and a portion OF related school
wing for church, corner Dalecarlia
drive and Massachusetts, avenue ex-
tended, Westmoreland Hills, Md;
100000.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church and
School, necessary addition and re-
pairs to elementary school, 100
block West Belleaire road, Alexan-
dria, Va; $13,500.
Northeast Holy Trinity Church,
partial construction of church, TOO
Fourth street NE; $19,500.
Four projects, valued at $27 900,
approved because they were con-
sidered vitality necessary to public
welfare, health and safety:
James Commings g. Harry Katz,
necessary repairs to restaurant to
| tSee CPA, Page B-3J
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ment, plus high-economy construc-
ton cost. Such a plan must en-
body simplicity of design so that
the contractor can erect the house
with minimum of effort by labor,
and minimum of material pur-
chased.
After considerable study by ex-
perts, the house illustrated has been
developed as the minimum best
possibility" for the young married
couple. Every foot Of wood and
every nail required have been con-
sidered. The net result Is this "a
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o p e n ng at
Atlantic City on
M o n d ay, at
which a Nation
wide drive will be
mapped to seek
a b o1ition Of
G overn m e Mt
con trolls over
b u i d In 6 and
re n is. About
5000 persons are
expected to par
ticipate in the
sessions.
The local del
egation will be
lad lau Charles
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Rectangular House Embodies
Building Costs
By W. Wodsworsh Wood

by 20 foot rectangular house, which
offers everything considered essen
tial 10 modern living.
Leaving all pretenses Of luxury
aside, the house devotes its plan
to q good-sized living room, one
large bedroom, a small bedroom or
nursery, q complete kitchen and q
Evening star., 1946-11-09
The Weeks
Housing Picture

Applications for rental housing
filed at the District Housing Center
totaled laos during the last week,
of which 1912 were from servicemen
and veterans.
In the same period, 48 houses and
278 rooms were listed for rent.
The Federal Housing Administra-
tion's District Office authorized the
building of 301 new dwelling units
in the last week, of which 8 of l per
cent were to sell for less than
$500 or rent for less than $50.
The rest may sell for up to $4,000
or rent for up to $50.
Since January Is, construction OF
20.167 units has been authorized, 25.2
per cent at less than $500.
Nationally, $20,239 have been ap-
proved to go ahead, sos per cent
to sell for less than $500.
AS for conversions, 80 units were
authorized during the last week in
the District area, boosting the total
to 268. The national conversion
total stands at 101,943 units.
Rental applicants in the District
during the last week were classif1ed
as follows.
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K
50 Real Estate
Dealers Here 10
Attend ConcIave
Atlantic City Session
To Ask Abolition of
All Federal Controls
By Robert J. Lewis

About so Washington real estate
dealers will attend the f1ve-day, seth
annual convention of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards,
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Real Estate Shop Talk

continuing volume OF construction
is to continue.
I'VE do not fear a buyers strike,
as such, but rather the danger that
large number of potential buyers
will not have sufficient money to
buy the homes and other buildings
they want" the organization stated.
Higher rent ceilings on new
houses will help attract capital into
construction of more rental units,
Roy A. Shipley, president of the
Structural Clay Products Institute,
said yesterday.
The head of this organization of
brick and clay tile manufacturers
urged Housing Administrator Will
(See SHOP TAI,K page B-30
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Claiming the cost of building ma
terials has risen less than that Of
many other products the Producers
Council, an association of materials
manufacturers, declared today build
ing costs must come down If
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The housing situation has reached
q point where 1t Is essential that
architectural planning be reduced
to ultra-economic room arrange
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fully equipped bathroom-in short,
all of the conveniences to which the
(See WOOD, Page B-2)
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What amounts to a priority has
been granted to owners and builders
needing blower motors for warm
air furnaces, CPA said this week.
A certification by letter to a motor
dealer must be honored, CPA said,
liz the blower motor is needed to
make habitable any house that Is
ready for immediate occupancy.
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(See LEWIS, Page BID
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Middleton Train has joined the
real estate firm of Fitch, Fox &
Brown, 921 Seventeenth street NV,
of which his brother, Cuthbert r.
Train, is president.
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(See SHOP TALK, Page B-30
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(See CADETS, Page BE-.
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Col. Andre Merle, now out OF mill
tary service, has opened an Office
in the Southern Building under the
name of Andre Merle Associates,
Architectural Engineers.
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(See PERMITS. Page BE-.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Host ut Luncheon

The Military Attache of the Hon.
duran Embassy, Capt. Juan Da
Costa, entertained at a luncheon
yesterday at the Mayf1ower. The
party was in the nature of a fare
well, as the host will leave WASH
ington some time this month on
an assignment for his country. He
will be absent several months.
The Honduran Ambassador, DR..
Julian R. Caceres, was among the
guests at the luncheon, as were the
Charge d'Affaires of the Nicaraguan
Embassy, DR.. Alberto Sevilla Sa-
casa; Maj. Gen. Robert L. Walsh,
Maj. Gen. Edmund w. Hill, Col.
Oscar Morales Lopez, Col. William
w. Jenna, Col. L. S. Hitchcock, 1t.
Col. Gustav Pabst, jr.; 1t. Col. Jean
A. Jack, Maj. Edmundo Carvajal,
Maj. Paul Kile, Capt. Carl Lind
bergh, Mr.. William P. Cochran, jr.;
Mr.. Nicholas Panic and Mr.. Harry
Spear.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Club to offer
Brazilian S0ngs

An informal musical program, fea-
turing Brazilian songs, will be given
by the Brazilian Committee of the
National M. Eleanor Breckenridge
Club at $3.50 pm. Friday at the
Women's City Club, in honor of its
two Brazilian guests, Senior Aluizic
Napoleao and Nine Napoleao.
Senior Napoleao is the author of
several books, published in Brazil,
the latest of which is "Imagens da
America" translated Images of
America" series of articles cover
ing his impressions of various as
poets of life in the United States.
All BraZilianS, now in Washing
ton, and the presidents of the wom-
ems clubs in the city have been in
vited as special guests.
Featured on the program will be
a selection of Brazilian songs, sung
by Mrs. Emily Midkiff, accompanied
on the piano by Miss Ellen Waters.
Mrs. Midkiff, who is the daughter
of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. E. E. Mac
Moreland, has just recently returned
from Rio de Janeiro. where her
husband, 1t. Midkiff. served as as
sistant naval attache to the Amer
ican Embassy.
Sharing the program with Mrs.
Midkiff will be Miss Noemy Freire,
who will sing group of Brazilian
folk songs, to her own guitar &C
compartment.
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Lovely Home Scene of Party
mrs. Emzlem Davies Hostess
|At Successful Feminine Tea
By Betty BeaIe

Speaking of the tea table, the
food was so good that all the women
threw caution to the winds and
sampled everything. Grouped around
the table laden with sandwiches,
frozen custard and devils food cake
were Mrs. Timothy T. Ansberry,
Mrs. Cresson Newbold, Mrs. William
MacCracken, Mrs William Ritter,
Miss Carolyn Nash, Mrs. George T.
Walker. and the entertaining Mrs
John M. Eager, wife of Brig. Gen.
Eager and sister of Senator Millard
Tydings.
OF course. both Mrs. Tydings and
Mrs. Burdette Fitch, daughters of
the hostess, were there. They were
the center of a group in the garden
where the rum punch was served.
This, by the way, was as pleasing
to the eye as it was to the taste
Contained in an enormous silver
bowl, there was an orange skin
blossom implanted in the ice and
whole orange peels curled from the
edge of the bowl down into the
punch. 1t was out on the terrace
that the millinery discovery was
made. Three of the women had on
Florell creations trimmed in ruch-
ings of black horsehair. If there is
such a thing as a family among
hats, this was it. Mrs. Fitch had on
a large broad -brimmed hat. Mrs,
Tydings had on a medium sized one
and Mrs. English Gordon had on
the baby horsehair hat. They were
all becoming.
Evening star., 1946-05-01

full in national matters and that 1t
merely served to clutter the office"
Mrs. Douglas paid flattering trib-
ute to the League of Women Voters
and the American Association OF
University Women who, she de-
clared, are more prone to think Of
public welfare than any other
groups"
Lack of action in matters of ma
tional concern should not be blamed
on Congress, Mrs, Douglas added.
but on lack of unity among the
people.
my belief is that when the coun-
try is united on certain policies. we
get action "she said, citing the rapid
passage of the UNRRA appropria-
ton bill last winter as an example
of the effect of public action.
"The people rose up and insisted
the appropriations go through"
Speaking before the Women's Ac-
ton Committee for Lasting Peace,
which met yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. George Maurice
Morris, 2401 Kalorama road, Repre-
sentative Chase Going Woodhouse,
Democrat, of Connecticut, appealed
for continuation of OPA as an issue
Of international importance.
There is a close relationship be-
tween our internal and foreign
situations" she asserted. I'VE must
continue the OPA without sitting
amendments in order to keep our
economy on an even keel and to
assure an orderly decontrol, so
that we will have a foundation on
which to build internal prosperity.
If we have imitation we will have
de1ation and unemployment. And
if we have crisis and unemploy-
ment we would lose our interest in
foreign affairs and would not take
the leadership which is our great
opportunity.
"As first steps toward the goal
of attaining world peace we must
maintain economic equilibrium at
home" she added, "and make every
effort to strengthen the effective
ness of the United Nations, also
giving it practical support by pro-
viding food for the starving people
of Europe and approving the Anglo
American trade agreements"
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Pen Women Plan
.Alexandria Lunch

A luncheon meeting will be held
by the Alexandria branch. National
League of American Pen Women, at
II noon, Friday, at the George Ma
son Hotel. Alexandria.
Following the luncheon, members
and guests will 60 to the home o1
Mrs. Kyle Booth, 2704 Valley drive
where composers musicale will be
held. Compositions featured will be
by members of the Alexandria, Dis
trict of Columbia, Chevy Chase, Bal
timofe and Carroll County branches
who have been invited to attend and
participate.
The program will be in charge OF
Miss Berenice Bentley, Alexandra
composer of music for children.
During the afternoon, the new
president, Helen Sutton Booth, lee
turer, and other officers will be in
stalled by the outgoing president
Lila Wood Daniels.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Tb0mas-Fletcber
Ceremony Held

The wedding of Miss Helen Page
Fletcher, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh Fletcher. to Mr.. George John
Thomas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. j
Thomas, took place Saturday after
noon in Holy Trinity Rectory in
Georgetown and was followed by q
reception in the home of the brides
parents.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by her
sister, Mrs. Philip j. De Mar of
Port Washington, Long Island. She
wore a gray gabardine suit with
pink accessories and carried a nose
gay of spring flowers. Mrs. De Mar
was in navy blue and also carried a
nosegay. Mr.. Jack Rafferty, was
best man for Mr.. Thomas.
Following a wedding trip through
the South, the bridal couple will
make their home In Georgetown.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Miss Lnndv We'd

Miss Lille Marie Lundy. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Lundy of Phil
adelphia, Miss. became the bride
last evening of Mr.. Paul Carlton
Moore, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M
Moore of Jackson, Mich. The Rev
Dale S. Crowley officiated at the
ceremony at 7:3O o'clock and a re-
ception followed in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Lowry.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by Mr.. Lowry, wore a white
marquisette gown and fingertip veil
draped from seedpearl coronet
She carried shower bouquet OF
white roses.
Miss Lois Walp, the maid of honor
wore a blue marquisette gown and
matching hat and carried a bouquet
of snapdragons. The Misses Lena
Mcdonald of Birmingham, Ala, and
Maurice Wilkes of Chester, S. c..
who were bridesmaids, wore pink
marquisette gowns with halos of
pink net and carried snapdragons
and iris.
Mr.. Carl Moore was best man for
his brother and Mr.. Jay Lowry and
Mr.. Leon w. LaRock of Washing
ton and Mr.. George Purves and Mr.
Walter Huehl of Indianapolis were
the ushers.
Following a wedding trip to Mex
leo City, the bridal couple will live
in Richmond.
Evening star., 1946-05-01

If there was ever the slightest
doubt about women having fun on
parties for women only, it was COM
pletely dispelled yesterday after
noon at the tea given by Mrs. Emlen
K. Davies. Some of Washington's
most attractive women were there,
beautifully costumed and obviously
enjoying their complete freedom
from masculine observation.
One couldn't help but feel cheer
full in Mrs. Davies home on Kalo-
rama road. Guests find themselves
anticipating pleasant surprise as
soon as they step inside the door.
Conducive to . this light-hearted
mood are the pearl gray of the
walls, highlighted by the golden
yellow of the hangings and enhanc-
ed by the pastel shades everywhere
in this soft interior. This is the
house that formerly belonged to the
Art Landas and how they were able
to part with, it is hard to under
stand.
Lovely looking Mrs. Carrere Bar
bour was there wearing a hat OF all
flowers and silver fox cape. Mrs.
David Barry was also on hand for
this gay feminine tea, as were Mrs
Langhorne Bond, Mrs. Eugene
SWigart, in a blue and green rib
boned chapeau: Nine. Bonnet, wife
of the French Ambassador, as usual
the picture of chic; Nine. Munthe
de Morgenstierne, wife of the Nor
wegian Ambassador, and blond Mrs
Harold De Veau, who took her turn
at the tea table.
Evening star., 1946-05-01

CbevyCbase Group
Plans Art Exbibit

An exhibit of the years work done
in the different groups of the art sec
ton of the Woman's Club of Chevy
Chase will be held at pm. tomor-
row at the clubhouse on Connecti-
cut avenue and Dunlop streets. Mrs
Felix Stapleton, chairman of the
section, will be in charge of the dis
play.
Eben Comins, we'll known for his
portraits of important personages,
will speak on the influence of the
American Indian on art and will
display paintings of different types
he has encountered in travels in
South America and Mexico. His talk
will be accompanied by a display of
costume of women Of the Guate-
melan mountains and specimens of
Indian craft.
Mrs. Miles Trowbridge and men,
bers of the Art Committee will be
hostesses following the program.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Miss Bmcb to Wed Brazilian Attacbe
Col. Bauksm Rome IH0u0red at Partr

The new Air Attache of the Bra
lillian Embassy, Maj. Brig. Gen. AL
tair Roszenyi, and Nine. Roszenyi
received an official welcome to
Washington last night at a cocktail
party given in their honor by the
retiring Air Attache and Nine. Ira
vassos and the Assistant Air Attache
and Nine. Faria Lima. The affair
was held in the Chinese Room OF
the Mayfower Hotel.
Among those greeting the new ar
rivals were the Brazilian Ambas assa-
dor, Mr.. Carlos Martins, Admiral
and Mrs. w. o. Spears, the Air At
tache of the British Embassy and
Mrs. Legg, 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Har-
old L. George, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
E. M. Powers, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Ralph Wooten, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Robert Walsh, and Col. and Mrs.
Charles Kerwood. Also present
were many members of the Brazilian
Aeronautical Commission and Air
and Naval attaches from the other
embassies.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Visitor From Cuba
Feted at Luncheon

The Cuban Ambassador, DR.. Gull
lermo Belt, was host at luncheon
yesterday, entertaining in compli-
ment to Commodore Jose Aguila
Ruiz, head of the Cuban Navy.
Commodore and Sonora de Ruiz,
who are staying at the Shoreham
Hotel, were accompanied from Cuba
by the naval aide of the commodore
1t. Carlos R. Alfonso.
Guests of the Ambassador in ad-
dition to Commodore Ruiz and 1t
Alfonso were the chief of the Pan
American division of the Navy De-
partment, Rear Admiral Marshall
R. Greer; Rear Admiral Ben Davis,
Rear Admiral Herbert Seymour
Howard, Rear Admiral Thomas B.
Inglis, Mr.. Ellis o. Briggs of the
State Department.; the Minister
Counselor of the Embassy, DR.. Jose
T. Baron and the naval attache, 1t.
Comdr. Felipe Cadenas.
Commodore and Sonora de Ruiz
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George
w. Bean at dinner Tuesday evening
at the Shoreham. Other guests were
the Naval Attache and Sonora de
CadenaS and 1t. Alfonso
Evening star., 1946-05-01
In the Ne1Us

The Netherlands Ambassador and
Nine. L.oudon were hosts at small
reception yesterday, entertaining
the members of the staff and other
Dutch people residing in the Capt.
tai, in celebration of the birthday
anniversary of Princess Juliana of
the Netherlands.
A profusion of white tulips, Hol-
lands favorite flower, decorated
the rooms for the informal fete.
Similar parties will be given at
the Embassy June 20, birthday an
nlversary of Prince Bernhard, and
August 81, natal day of Queen
Wilhelmina.
Mrs. Ralph N. D. Merritt has come
from her home in Worcester, Mass,
to be with her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl A. Merritt.
and make the acquaintance of her
grandson, Duncan Howard Merritt
who was born yesterday.
Miss Margaret H. Smith, secretary
of the House Banking and Currency
Committee, returned yesterday from
Oklahoma City where she went by'
plane to address the Women's Bar
Association of which she formerly
was president.
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie left
Washington yesterday by plane for
Providence and will visit in Boston
before returning to her apartment on
Sixteenth street the middle of next
week.
Miss Erna Bea Poulson was guest
of honor at luncheon given by
her sister, Mrs. John w. Willis, at
the Congressional Club this week.
Miss Poulson, who is visiting here
from Los Angeles. will return home
next week with her sister and the
latter's daughter, Diana.
Ensign Richard Yost Smithson
was host at dinner this week at
the officers Club of the United
States Naval Gun Factory in honor
of his mother, Mrs. George Forrest
Smithson, the former Miss Selena
Yost Of Washington.