Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1924, Page 17

REAL ESTATE. BETTER HOMES MOVE TO REACH WIDER FIELDS aiue of Service Headed by Hoacer and Aided by National Figures Is ited in Statement. C { For the past threg years several hundred American communities have organized and held better homes dem- onstrations, under thel guidance and with the advice of the\nntional edu- cational ‘organization, Better Homes in America. Plans arg now under way for extending this public service 16 hupdreds of additional communi- ties in 1925 us well as in those com- munities which make! a “better homes' demonstration an annual af- fair erfert Hoover, Secretary of Com- dent of the organiza- ve divection of Better Homes in America is in the hands of Dr. Jimes Ford, executive director. Dr. Ford is a member of the faculty of Harvard, having been granted special leave of absence in order to undertake this educational work. Better Homes in America is support- ed entirely by public and private gifts, Value of Move Great, There are numerous excellent rea- sons Why every community in the country should take advantage of the existence of this organization and, With its help, demonstrate some o all of the s in which American homes may be made -r places to live in. “This means making the most 6f the family income in the di- rection of comfort, economy and beauty. The Better Homes or ization directs its principal efforts toward aiding the American family of small or moderate means, l The', 192 0ok for Better Homes. Campa ich is put in the hands of community committee chairmen as soon as they are ap- pointed. contains an excellent list of reasons “why your community should participate in this campaig: Un- der this heading, the guldebook suys 1. In your community, as in others throughqut the country, there are families ‘who wish to set up hous keeping, but who do not know how to €o about the purchase or construe- tion of a house. There are also fu flies who are living in apartments o tenements who would like to have homes of their own, The better homes campaign should provide them with the help which they need. 2. There may. be premises which unkempt or poorly planned. Your campaign can encourage the cleaning up ot premises, the improve- ment of grounds and the planting of window box . flower beds suc) The new building in your com- munity may be only for the well-to-do, or the houses constructed for other fam- llies may be neediessly unat poorly planned. Ti demonstrations you t¥pes of house plans from which possible to build under present tions for fumilies in ‘moderate n show the it is condi- circum- stances. | Beauty Possible to Al 4. There may be families in your com- muaty who belleve that good taste and comfort in furnishings are possible only for the well-to-do. Through your dem- onstration it can be shown that beauty and comfort are consistent with econ- omy in housefurnishi 5. In your comm ity there are prob- ably many home kers who are suffer- ing from needless drudgery, due to la of Fmewledge of labor-saving devices of t% best ways of arranging fur: the home economics =pecialists of local schools and nearby colleges, county _home _demonstration agents, and with extension departments of State colieges, it should be possible to demonsirate ways of reducing such burdens to a minimum, and of organiz- ing and facilitatiag all departments of housework and homemaking. | 6. There may be families within your mmunity that are suffering from in- sanitary housing conditions or unwhole- some living conditions ith the co- operation of local physicians, heulth! co-wgeration with T L LT T 2 7 L2 o T P72 T 2 e T2 Beautiful New Homes Located on 16th The Fashionable Residential Street. The Famous Preston Homes Several Purchased and Occupied by Prominent Citizens The style, arrangement, finish, size and location outclass any other homes on the market at near the Z 7T L2 T price. PNIIII L I PP 2RO 21 11 1 FL ALY Main 4884 77777777770772777 2077212771771 117 111 L L FRY L L 1L L L L L L LT T L L L L L 2L [o[c——=[a[———|alc———=|alc——x|o} LARGE - SIX Detached home on one floor. These are some of the added fea- Finished basement. tures of this home— Open fireplace French doors One-piece sink Combination faucet Folding ironing board Pantry with cupboard and shelves Relrlrgyentor iced from outside 32,000 Cash Payment With a Discount for More Cash. Monthly Payments Are Easy Price, $11,750 SAMPLE HOUSE 704 Butternut St. N.W. ctive or | ough better homes | best | | throughout | | | Ready for Immediate Occupancy Sample i{ouse, 3543 16th Street Open, Heated and Lighted Until $ P.M. Daily and Sunday GARDINER & DENT, Inc. between dining and living rooms agencies of Bthte calieges and mational agencies for improved health and hous- ing, it should be possible, as a part of the campaign, to show the ways in which housing conditions c2 & most read- ily be improved. Instructs Future Wives. 7. Even though most of the daugh- ters of your community will eventu- ally become homemakers, there may as yet be no adequate instruction in the public schools or elsewhere in home economics and the art of home- making, or such Instruction may reach only a small portion of the girls in the community. The better homes campaign, with the co-opera- tion of parent-teachers' associations and the school authorities, may stim- ulate extension of such instruction in the public hools where needed, and, where it appears advisable, may lead to the construction of a cottage to serve as a school practice house in the art of homemaking. Instruction in_homemaking may be extended also through Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and similar organizations. 8. There may be inadequate knowl- :dge of household management, bud- geting and household operations on the part of the adult population. The better homes cammpaign may provide special instruction in these subjects, and, if necessary, may lead to the es- tablishment of continuous Instruction the year, either in con- junction with the home er“qnmi teachers of public schools or in co- operation with the extension depart- ments of local or State colleges, or under the auspices of the local better homes committee. Surveys Home Needs. 9. The population of your commu- nity may be growing rapidly, and there may be an actual shortage of houses at certain rentals. A survey of this condltion in co-operation with the local chamber of commerce, man- ufacturers’ association or other local organization may lead to a definite progiam to cope with the situation, and to provide satisfactory new homes for the families which need them. 10. There may be families in your community in which the finer joys of family life are unknown; families In which parents have forgotten how to play with their children; where good music is never shared by parents and childfen together; where there are no good books; where there is nothing in the family life which would in- duce the children to spend their eve- nings at home: where there are no common enterprises of interest to all members of the family. The better homes campalgn can demonstrate the play activities that will be interest- ing alike to parents and their chil- dren; can show how to develop music and reading in the home; can provide | suggested lists of reading for parents and children —the nucleus of the| home library; can show how to de- velop a workshop and homecrafts for the father and son, Ways to con- struct the home playground and the development of handicrafts and other forms of home art. 1 Strengthens Character. | in alll needed your community, attention is alw 11; others, in r[upon the problem of character train-|clestick maker” certainly would en- |ing in the home. Many of the funda- mental lessons in character develop- | ment can be taught more effectively | in the home than they can in either of | the other two chiefl Institutions or | character building—the church and the school. Since the son has quite generally ceased to be apprenticed to his father in industry, and sincej daughters now spend less time in household operations with their mothers than formerly, attention to such instruction has declined. Dis- cussion of this fundamental problem “(Continued on Eighteenth Page.) 1409 L St. NW. T 2 2 Ll 2227 20 ROOM Attic over entire house. Heated and Lighted Sunday and Evenings - CYRUS SIMMONS 1410 H St. THE EVEN A Stucco House Of Pleasing Design Proper Planting Adds Warmth and Charm to the House of Stucce. A stucco house is always accom- panied by a note of formality and dignity, no matter how smail the house may be. While to many this is a pleasing attribute, I belleve the majority of home lovers would ngree that a desirable touch of beauty could be added to a stucco house by the addition of trellises, ornamental planting and a good garden setting. Vines creeping here and there against the wall break the monotony of color, and window boxes with a lovely bit of brightness give the needed note of cheer. Unconventional paths, flower-bordered, leading up to the entrance and then on to a pic- turesque ~garden logically planted around a cozy Summer house—appro- priate shrubbery and as many larger trees as your lot will warrant—add to this a pleasing deslgn and a won- derfully convenient interior, and the “dignified stucco house” has merged itself into the home of simple loveli- ness plctured toda In this design we have tried to combine these qualities—aignity, con- venlence, simplicity and beauty. The house is made of hollow tile and stucco and is-so planned that jt can be comfortably managed with but one servant. From the hall a large living room is seen at the left, with a bright open fire in the corner. Light enters this room through two groups of win- dows and a French door opens on a porch, intended to be used as an out- door sitting room. The dining room is entered directly from the living room and it also is provided with a French door opening on the porch, so that the meals can be served on the porch In Summer if desired. A large pantry, with abundant shelf room and a sink, is im direct wonnection with both kitchen and dining roo A novel feature of the kitchen sec- tion of the house is seen in the pri- vate stairway for the mald's use in £oing to her own quarters or to the cellar. If the mistress of the house decldes to solve the servant problem by doing her own housework, this stairway could be done away with and the size of the kitchen thus in- creased. Upstairs the effect of this change in the stairway would be to increase materially the size of the sewing room. Elimination of this stairway Wwould, of course, slightly reduce the cost of building also. But “back stairs” are incredibly convenient at times, when some one in the kitchen desires to go upstairs without being seen by those in the living room! Over the porch at the back of the house is a sleeping porch, which could be glassed-in for a Winter sitting room, if desired. The porch was placed at-the back of the house to afford privacy and a view of the garden. We have supposed this house to be used on a suburban lot, and almost any suburban lot would leave room for a small garden gt the back of the house, large énough to raise both vegetables and flowers. If the builder of the house could af- ford to extend the wall shown in the cut down the side of the house as far as the end of the porch the inclosure would make a most effective kitchen garden. The “butcher. baker and can- joy serving the household that gave Cleveland Park In close proximity to the Episcopal Cathedral = and schools; a comparatively new 2-story modern house ; containing 8 rooms, 2 baths, hot-water heat ; spacious lot, over 5,000 sq. ft.; specially priced for quick sale. $18,500 Thomas J. Fisher & Co., Inc. 738 15th St. N. Main 6830 To Secure a Large 6-Room House in That Well Known Section ~ COLUMBIA Our Terms Will Be Satisfac?ory Homes Like These Are Hard to Find Inspect 5232 enien leadi lines. Open today and Sunday until 9 P.M. o : m ;ghmgt.u:u marked ‘,'l'-hnz-" to 7th St., walk south to houses; or 9th St car to Ingraham St. N.W., walk 2 blocks east. D. J. DUNIGAN, Inc. . Phone Main 1267 || To inspect, 1319 New York ING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1924. The service stairway can be elimi~ated, in favor of economy, and more roons for the kitchen and sewing room, if desired. The living porch downstairs and the sleeping porch above are desirable features of this plan. them such a fragrant and attractive entrance to the kitchen. The kitchen porch is large enough for a maid's sitting room and she would enjoy a view of the kitchen garden. If maids could have a where they could rest and look off to the garden, housework would be mor attractive and would appeal to a class of girls who now find it far pleas- anter to work in factories. The color of the exterior of this house should be chosen to harmonize with the type of planting that is to ! used about it. Stucco can be tinted in many delightful ways that will it from the usual cold gray tone. the walls were toned a light cream then the roof and all the woodwork could be a soft green or mellow brown. planting around it with the groun from the earth should alway its base to connect : otherwise it rises too sharply. There be a few evergreens, such as juni arbor vitae, retin- isporas and cedars and a few broad- leaved evergreens such as rhododen- drons and laurels. The house, being only feet in width, could be built on a 50-foot lot, but this would be altogether unap- propriate, for such a design should DEAL WITH “Own gestions that go vou decide to follow the first sug- gestion, make sure to also follow the second. Only members of this Board are “Rcalt«zrs” Washington Real Estate Board 1417 K Street N.W. RIS s S Ave. NW. vine-covered porch’ A house of this type needs | your own “Deat with a Realtor” are two sug- PARK 7th St. be ompanied by spacious sur- roundings and the builder would be { ntirely dissatisfied with the final re- sult if he erccted t house a narrow lot entirely devoid of and shrubbery. A corner lot, wooded, would be ideal. Ince the prices of labor and mate- | rial vary so materially in different lo- | 1o not attempt to | estimate as to cost, but suggest that | [you eonsult your local builder, who {can give you detailed information to the costs 6f your exact needs (o be installed in this desizn. For information as to the procuring of the bullding plans of this design, No. 4. send stamped and self-ad- dressed envelope to the Real, Estate ditor. TMe Star. (Copyright, George Matmgw Adams.) on tre well Spain Aids Home Builders. | Cheap houses constructed on -plans agreed upon by the government are belng built in Spain, such construction | being encouraged by favorable o ment loans available to builders. new decree providing for | | owners is expeeted to gre inre | the building of cheap houses not only lin Madrid but in all of s A REALTOR and home” together. - When RIITE NITY | I Six Good Size Rooms Complete Tile Baths Extra Large Porches Front and Rear Deep Lots to VeryWideAlley N.W. | the CHICAGO REALTOR DIES. Louis T. Jamme Is Victim of Heart Disease. Loufs T. Jamme, head"of the clear- ing industrial district of Chicago and and prominent in the industrial divi- jon of the National Association of 1 Estate Boards, died December 3. death, attributed to heart disease, rred at a meeting of the Chicago istate Board, of which he was president. A few minutes evious to his .death he had been ale the board's Industrial division. AMr. Jamme was in charge of a na- tionul study’ now in progress through industrial division -~of -the ~ Na- Association of Real Estate rds to ascertain the best methods the development within cities of industrial dis- b tional E £ :fficient concentrated tricts. ECSTTO B Home Safe Investment. Owning a home is one of the safest investments. It provides both for the present and for the future, and gives o of sccurity against pos: dapreesions. ted to, the board of governors of | REAL ESTATE. ;- NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS CONTINUE AT HIGH RATE Business During November Shows Only Slight Decrease From Month Before. Higher Than Year Ago. Contracts for. mew construction continue (o ba -let at a very high rate. The November record for the 36 Mastern States (which include about seven-eights of the total con- struction of the country) registered a drop of only 7 per cent from Oc- tober and showed a 19 per cent in- crease over November, 3. Last month’s contract total for these States was $379,669,600, according to F. W. Dodge surve Detailed analysis of the November record shows 50 per eent of the total for residential buildings, $191,318,600. This ‘was $25,000.000 more than the corresponding item in October. Pub- lic works and utilities last month amounted to $57,455,100, or 15 per cent of the total; commercial bulld- ngs, $5 ,400, or 15 per cent; in- dustridl ‘buildings, $34,313,200, or § per cent, and educational buildings, $18,311,000, or 5 per pent. The November figures brought the total construction started from the first of the year pp to $4,154,753,100 This is not only aimost 13 per cent over the corresponding period of last vear, but it is 4 per cent over the entire 1923 total, which was the rec- ord year up to the present one. The, biggest increases this year have been in the Atlantic S ates from New York to the Gulf. This big construction volume has made rapid progress in catching up with the accumulated building de- mand. Contemplated new work con- tinues to fall off. The amount re- ported last month was $517,391,800, a decrease of 7 per cent from the amount reported in October and of 16 per cent from the amount reported in November of last year. Congracts for November. Noveniber - building contracts / in New York §tate and northern New Jersey amounted 1o $109,481,600, which was practically the same as the Oc- tober figure, but 12 per, cent under the figure for November, 1923. Con- struction started from the first of ¢his vear to December 1 has eclipsed all previous. records, 229,287:300 Contracts awarded in New England during November amounted to $25 611,600. This was a decrease of 1% per cent from October, but an in- crease of 4 per cent over Nove: 1922, Total construction started in New England during the first eleven mouths of this yeap has amounted to $324,826,000, an increase of 6 per cent oyver the corresponding period of last yéar. Last month’s building contracts in the Middle Atlantic States (eastern Pepnsylvania, Southern New Jersey Maryjand,” Delaware, District of Col umbia and Virginia) amounted to $37,974,300. Although this was a de- crease of 36 per cent from October, it was 60 per cent over the total volume of contracts in November of last year Total building contracts in this dis- trict in the first 11 months of this year have amounted to $452,731,800 this is not only a 28 per cent increase over the first 11 months of last year but al®o 21 per cent over the entire 1922 total. Construction started during Novem- ber in the Southeastern ates (the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Tennes- see, Alabama, Mississippl, Arkansas and Louisiana) amounted to $38,316,- 100. This was a drop of 41 per cent from October, and an increase of 30 per cent over November, 1923. Con- struction started in the Southeastern States during the first 11 months of 1924 has amounted to $561,360,000. The » over the corresponding 11 mon per cent; over total 1 construction volume. 15 ver cent. Increase of 54 Per Cent. November building _contracts in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia Ohio and Kentucky amounted to $66,- 135,200. This was a 64 per cent in- crease over October and & 61 per cent increase over November, 1923. Construction started in this district during the firet 11 months of this (Continued on Eighteenth Page.) amounting to $1,- Massachusetts Park Washington’s most beautiful residential section of detached homes. Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six miles of-improved streets. Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. Over 200 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- struction. $8,000,000. St. and Cathedral Ave. Actual improvements and home values exceed . Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1599 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 9 A a & 3 7 ) @ a a 8 0 &4 A Christmas Gift for ALL the family Yillage Home EXHIBIT HOUSE ‘ 3317 Cleveland Ave. Open Daily & Sunday ing what difference a little care makes Community and designing the Houses that comprise it. planning a English Village Homes represent sound values—they are well built, modern in every respect and situated in the heart of enhancing residential property valuation. English Village Homes are admirably adapted to social eni- tertainment. 1430 K Street Yet in addition to these qualities they possess a charm all their own; each dwelling is distinctly individual in design and appearance, while clearly an integral part of the harmonious community. Residents of the English Village delight in this freedom from the commonplace, and take pride in inviting their friends to Homes that are not just like every one else’s. You, too, will appreciate a “Home with a Per- sopality. the “village” this Sunday! In justice to yourself and your family, visit Drive out Comnecticut Ave., through Woodley Rd. to 34th St., and land Ave. From $15,000 Up On Moderate Terms e square south to Cleve- Pl English Village Homes are Priced “We-House One-Tenth of Washinglow's Population™