Evening star., 1948-10-12
HonleShow
Opens Saturday
.AtGuardArmory
$4,000 Attendance
Seen for Builders
Second Annual Event
BY Robert J. Lewis
Reel Estoss Editor OF The Stcr

The Home Builders Association Of
Metropolitan Washington will throw
open its second annual National
Capital Home Show-Exposition. at
/ pm. Saturday in the District
National Guard Armory.
The show will be held daily and
Sunday from l pm. to 1890 pm.
for nine days through October "a.
A special exhibit of contemporary
art arranged by the Society Of
Washington Artists, and a dahlia
show arranged by the National
Capital Dahlia Society, will be held
as part of the exposition. Ths
armory building Is located at Nine.
teenth and East Capitol streets Sc.
Special shuttle bus service will pro-
vide transportation to the armory.
S5,e00 Attendance Seen.
More than $1,000 persons are ex-.
pected to see the show this year,
On display will be new home -build.,
ing products, officials said. as well
as new equipment, furnishings and
appliances. -
More than 125 exhibitors have
leased space for displays. This Is
about Is more than last year.
Attending last years show were
rs, 900 persons, one of whom re-
ceived a house free that was esti-
mated to cost more than $4,000.
Of11cials said this years show will
be completely different and even
better" than the one held last year.;
Grand prize Of this years show
will be $500 demountable, fur
nished vacation cottage" It will
be awarded to q Washington area
woman chosen, in series Of audi
ence participation programs, as
home show queen"
$4,000 In Other Awards.
Other awards valued at more than
$4,000 will be presented on the
basis of answers to quiz" events.
One feature of the exposition will
be the exhibition of the well-known
Colleen Moore Doll House. Another
will be a Hall of Homes" display by
the Home Builders Association
showing home-building progress in
the OlStract area. 70
Association workmen started yes
terday to prepare the Arnory
buildhag for use of the exhibitors,
WheH The show "opens, 26 guards
ana ticket takefss will be IN the
home show payroll. s''@F,a' y
An official said the aggregate cost
Of the exposition, including expendi.
tures by exhibitors would be Ia
exceGof $3.50, ,0O0 Il "
Rental cost Of tlae 1morS VIII is
$A5s6,i7, plus $f.o00 fuf us of the
buildings loudspeaker Systera. Ths.
money goes to the Armory Com
mission Working Fund. . home
builders spokesman said.
Franklin d. Richards, commits
sioner Of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration, will open the show
with an address at the Armory
entrance at pm. Saturday.
Mr.. Richards will be introduced
by Clarence w. Gosnell, president
of the Home Builders Association.
which is q trade organization Of
District area builders and related
Arms.
| Ceremonies opening the exposition
will be In charge of A. Milton Tai
bert, general chairman Of the Home
Show Committee, who viii intro
duce Mr.. Gosnell. James w. Pear
son, associate executive director, 10
executive ofiicer for the exposition.
At completion of the brief cere-
monies Mrs. Gosnell will cut q rib
bon to open the show.
Guard Of Homer.
During the ceremonies the 163rd
Military Police Battalion of the Dis
trict National Guard will provide q
guard Of honor. When the ribbon is
cut the battalion will precede the
assemblage into the armory, officials
explained.
A band concert will be presented
prior to the ceremonies by the Dis
trict National Guard Band.
Special notices announcing the
show have been sent to 10000
Washington area homes, show Of
! ficials said.
, Prizes of 500, $50 and $25 will be
q, rded to artists exhibiting In the
art, 'ow by judges representing the
Societ. of Washington Artists.
An a. 'tional 500 prize will DO
awarded L the artist whose work
ranks as th> favorite in audience
polls.
This. work then will be awarded
as an additional g.. to a finalist
In the home show que \" contest.
Preparations for the sl,~w began
last February. A supplementary
association staff has assisted with
the work since then, but all direc-
ton of the show has been local.
No out-of-town promoters" hand.
led any part of the work, officials