Evening star., 1947-10-08
Exposition First
TO Be Held Here
|nScoreofY Years
Officials Expect
Attendance to
Exceed 100000
By Robert J. Lewis
Reol Estate Editor Of The Stor

more than full acre OF exhibits
will be thrown open to the public
at the. grand opening of Washing
tons first home show in a score of
years at 1:30 pm. Saturday in the
huge District National Guard
Armory at Nineteenth and East
Capitol streets.
Raymond M. Foley, administrator
OF the Housing and Home Finance
Agency - the Governments top
housing off1ce-win deliver tho
principal address at the ceremonies.
The exposition of new home
building products, equipment, fur
nishings and appliances Is being
sponsored by the Home Builders
Association of Metropolitan WASH
ington.
Purpose of the show Is to bring
together for public inspection, many
new developments in the homo
building and equipment field.
| The exhibition will continue for
nine days, from to 1890 pm. daily,
through October 10.
At the close, a home valued at
between $4,000 and SIS 5000 will be
awarded to the winner of jingle
contest being held In connection
with the show.
10000 Tickets Sold.
Pointing to an advance sale OF
more than 10000 tickets, association
officials said today they expect the
nine-day attendance to exceed 100,-
900 persons.
Those in charge of arrangements
said the show will have more ex-
hibit space than any of the approxi-
mately IS similar exhibitions held
in large cities throughout the coun-
try during the last year.
Previously, the Los Angeles home
show held the exhibition space
record, officials said.
Space reserved by the 165 exhibi-
tors will include Is noncommercial
educational displays such as a Vet
erans' Administration booth, where
VA home financing services will be
explained, and a public library dis
play of books dealing with many
aspects of home building, financing
and maintenance. A 600-square
foot free nursery will be supervised
by trained nurses.
Opening ceremonies, scheduled to
be held in front of the East Capitol
street entrance, will be broadcast at
1:30 pm. Saturday, officials said.
Preview Set Friday.
A preview for public officials, as
sociation members and invited
guests will begin at 8 pm. Friday.
According to present plans, preview
scenes will be telecast.
During the opening ceremonies,
members of the American Legion
will form a guard of honor at the
site, and later escort dignitaries in
side the Armory, where flag pres
entation ceremony will be held.
Presiding at the opening will be
Donal L. Chamberlin, association
president. Among speakers will be
Clarence w. Gosnell, exposition gen.
eral chairman.
Mrs. Chamberlin is scheduled to
cut a ribbon opening the entrance
to the show.
Prior to the opening ceremonies,
a luncheon in honor of Mr.. Foley
will be held in the Armory suite OF
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, command
ing general Of the District National
Guard.
The entire show is, being handled
by committees of association men,
bers and other Washington citizens.
In contrast to many other shows
of this kind held throughout the
country, arrangements were not
made by out-of- town promoters.
A decision to go ahead with the
exposition was made last February
and active work was begun late in
June.