Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1926, Page 13

HOME & GARDEN REAL ESTATE 1926, @he Zoening STaf conn oo MODEL HOMES WASHINGTON, D. C, 1Al-{_(IHlTE('T§ TO STUDY TOWN PL AI\NIN(, AT PARLEY HERE ;Ccmvvmmn WI" Open Wednesday With Reception IDEA OF IDEAL HOMES LAUDED BY U. S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE John Ihlder, Civie Deve]opment Manager, Praise: The Star’s Efforts to Improve Capital and Urges Public to Visit Houses Now Being Erected. BUILDERS WHO ARE ERECTING THE STAR’S at White House—Capital Development to Be Surveyed. | \ swn planning in Florida will fea-, ventton will take piace at the Oct Now that the v s types of |lem in dealing with hou of moder residenti: buildings strated in th ideal homes ommon in our community—the de taking sponsored by The St house, the group house and well under wav, considerable inte e row house. est is being manifested in the houses e o by the public at large and va ortunce to Buyers. organizations | The nine projects being erected in | enllar architectural wnd construction a1l parts of the National Capital .llhl ditlicultié: Another vphase of The its envirops call for the completion | Star's work to which attention should of about 30 houses, ranzing in he drawn is its effort, in_co-operation from two szroups of row houses to|\ith the builder, to demc a moderately large det:ched house.|the public zood construction. No effort has heen made to erect | zreat mi ¥ of home bu residences of the mansion type oe|amateurs. ¥ buy onee to demor t homes by | a litetime. Heve, I teel, is an oppor producing a style of house that only | tunity to learn what they The entire scheme of the demonstration is| may be surer of making a sound in to foster home ownin mong those | vestment. The general public should of moderate means who need to he | take advan of thi encouraged in this step. nd visit these houses.” While the demonstration has the wproval of the Washinston Board of the W “hamber of s and ar Considerable P Considerable p (o star's | T Snitiative in makinz this demon | Comm:cree and many tion possible has been given by g Chamber of Commerce of the United | 2ctive part in it interest also s Sitates Ehrogh John Thider heen manifested by the school chil of the civic development de [ aren of the city. _ of e oi T e s | A number of individuals, including been attracted by the effort of The | - tar to encou home ownin na | to brinz about the beautification of he tional Capital by the better- | ject ment of it residonces, particularly | fconomy and domestic science. he small homes. which are pre As the houses now stand every ponder:ant opportunity i presented to see the In discussing th ration | construction of row. detached, semi sponsored by The Siav. Mr. Thider | detached and community group resi dences in all phases of progress. Some Iy 30 per cemt of arlof the vesidences are about to be annual expenditt for construction | Plastered ne the in the United States goes into dwell | Work is sving on. while others have ings. The great mejority of these | the roof dwellings _are small single-famil i luin to visitors houses. They form by far the | : and probiems that enter er “part of our cities and occupy | into construction. many times the area devoted to busi Ki ® Kitchens Come Next. pess and industry HEUSRRCO t the dem stration homes and to make them Of particular inter Give City Its Character wiil be the inst: “Thus it will be seen, as o conse- | b quence, these dwelling: ve the city | W in some of the houses its character. It they overerowd | Wit le. The lighting their lots 8o there is no lefy | fixtures, the luterir decorating and | for gardens and adequate irds | furnishin the city hecon an arid particul - 2 brick and stone. 1If they are t ) ideaces will the city as a whole lose be planned. iich house \iil receive | tractiveness. t YA civie center zroups of monu. | iandscape - sma'l house, in mental public buildings may ob. | particular, will be studied in order jects of pride, but even these cannot | that thi usually overcome the unfavorable impression | without acilities, produced by mile after mile of mo-|may be provided with attractive out notonous mediocre private dwellings. | dovr space ‘We in Amer nd Washington | The attention of the i In Ir no excepiion ve noi, generally | stitute of Ar meet here speakinz, paid enough attention to the | in ¥ y i week, will “Each of these types has iis own pe- | trate to | vers are | twice in | " uld look | one in many could afford to buy. The | ior when buying a home, so that thes | opportunity | s who are not ally taking | ind their classes, have lessons in the study of home | foundation | All hive competent | to the house- | ation of the throom fixtures, which | » will be| ing lhlc‘ regard to| st and the types that are most y ( e ture the discussions of the fifty-nint} NEW JERSEY PLANS LAW ON CONTRACTS =5 | Would Separate Branches of Work | on All Public Buildings in State. | E | zon House, from 4 te 6 p.m onvention of the American Institute| The evening session on Thursda: | of Avehitacts, which will be held in|Will convene in the Chamher of Coni- | merce Building Auditorium, ai which . <se and papers on the general Wednesday | topic of “Washington and Environs” John Nolen, president of the Na- | will e given, Plans for the obsary | Pt e Pl | ance of the bi-centenary of Washing [oBs Conteien ity Planning, |/ og birth, in 1932, will be discussed will describe advances in the 1aying| An enrly morning business meeting out of new communities whic have from ) to 1 will start the last risen, it was announced by . Everett | day's sessions. Iesults of the voting ald of New York, president of the | for the gold medalist will be n tuie. Mr. Noten's address will be | nounced at 10 a.m. delivered o Iuncheon meeting farvey W, Corbett of New York Helilh atthe Hptel Washipston | will speak on “The Restoration of day I derusalem as an Exposition Project™ AL wecduione io cchitects by | #1 the luncheon session at the Iotel President (oolic S oclock on| Washington at 1230, Friday after the s nother central|noon a portrait of Thomas U. Walter et Y avds, conserva-| will be presented to the Government tlon g onrces. historic | Later in the afternoon officers and di GE bMmicraiand n the ensuing vea I he announced Washington for three days beginning | Jga! . plans to develop Wiash- | W ington architeciurally education, | <sions_will close with a ban school building standards, and fo auet in the Chamber of Commerce and indusivial refations \ill be main [4uditorium at § p.m., followed by an themes of the convention. which is to| evenin . at which “Fine Arts eld in the United States Chamber | in Educs * will be discussed ommetce Balliiae Medals will be presented to Leopold e b o e Inatitute s | Stokownkiiand Vi B van Lossbery: heapters. in all parts of the coun. | 10d awards of fellowships announced it e L an pote: | The induction of the new officers wili ies of s The Toild | then take place, bringing the conven ing industrie A portrait of Themas | tion to an end. U. Walter will he presented to the - 3 Government by the institute s c 0 gates as they arrive from every OMES L e e repii Taet OB R ANALYZED the Hotel Washin, o | b 10 10 0'clock on We ¥ e | morni in the lobby of the Chamber w of Commerce Building. where Preei.| COPPEr and Brass Researchers Shov dent Wald Wil open the sessions on Relationship of Vari- Other meetin special groups include 2 mes the Association aus Elcm!n's' of Colleziate Sceho of Architect —_—— Monday at 10 a.m. in the Chamber | of Commerce Ruildin sossion of The Copoer and Brass Research A the B Reued Cotinell | sociation has analyzed the cos | Tuesda pom. at rl}' nine houses of frame construction i b il varyine in price from $9,000 to $23,000 |ND|AN TRIBE RITES Sicaiax skt oy Sl veiaslug STHMIONanN Eridu (he oup will also gather for dinner foliowing relationship hetween the at the hotel on Tues pm. and| arious id TO FEATURE MEETING‘m.m ther special meeting at § p.m. | “orious elements: {in the Chamber of Commerce Building exerw doiln exvowde = Centa An address by President Waid will | G dir ete.. . . PR - start !)vv st session of the conven- Masonry .. cees . . 84 War Dances and Other Ceremonies |, ok a0 Ao Corvien, | Hison plaster, ete. et address will he followed by reports! Carpentry Scheduled for Real Estate Con- |from the treasurer, the hoard of direc-| Roofing tors and the co itte on publie | Flas! . vention in Oklahoma. 1=t B R patt Hf’,,,\,‘,""‘ i | Codes to Be Revised. Heating Electrie w archite re of our | houses. The Separate contracts for plumbing and i result has been a cause humilia- | deme The members of the|gasfitting, steam and hot-water heat- | N Bl Al L G GRE G Contbe i) Tl LG i Hardware tion wherever we serve as guides to| Dis er of the American In-|jne steam power plants, ventilating | neral ceremonies and the rest will be | ?ml asde o etbics el " | Painting e . .., |stitute of Architects, who have drawn|apparatus, electrical work, roofing | reproduced by the Indians of Okla. |p7ee% e Sereens ‘Consequently, the effort of The|the plans for the model houses under|and sheet metal work on public build homa for visitors to the annual con (Ll b Phid Star to improve the architecture m‘ special commitiee, will be on hand |ings is the aim of a bill recently in | 2 annua with and glazing. < Total for construction. .. our small houses is one that calls for |to discuss the details and to bring (0| troduced in the New Jersev Legi | vention in Tulsa, Okla.. June 8 to 11, | fchool by ards and archives the proh- | ceremunies ve held in R cimeriea o the orcasion | "5, Thursday morning session. CONTRACTS AWARDED. wooded bit of tive 1a - . . S L primitive land- | wpich will open at 9:30. the scientific al i ) research rtment and the com-| . The Tndian dahces are s »;:(Iu‘:w;xfm‘,w on Is will make their| Service Sewers Will Be Constructed " 1 norts srican Architecture and th _of the WERtIon { \jodern Art” will be the topic for the ey will rank with the | a S el Al witn i |latter half of the morning session A contract for the constry b stunts td'be given later (n the | i, the, discussion led by (eorge . |a service ih . BiE 2% principal featiies of the con, | Nimmons of Chicago. = Others who|tween Sevente il S ard g Bt eent Giaiing! gl contribute papers on the subject | streets, v vention entertainment progvam. ‘The | i, jnge Eljel Saarinen, Philip 11 | sioners yesterday to the M. Kain e entertainment plans open on Monday | b 1 of Boston., Howard V. aw of | whose bid on » project was § when therg will be | (pjcaeo “and e }. Edsell of 343 YA rriving delegates and | N I mbridze. Mass, The Commissioners also awarded 1o alleged to have defrauded so 0o | 2 e. Hotels Mayo and |5 | j2lleged to, have. defranded some: 406 | ¢ e L f M Thursday afterneon sessions will he |W. A, Pate. jr., FINANCE FIRM OFFICER i s - = The swimming baths of one of the | ments. conservation of natural re.|tsenih streets. and in Hemlock stres fs the question of adequate’ lighting, | (CPWED/e UENINE FRLITe del HreS CHERSINg SHAmEs. e tractors could big Atlantic liners hold 120 tons of|soun and earthquake hazards. lxm“m\ Twelfth street and Alaska Without the proper arran:zement of | S (€L ICTE ARGTE CL T '“.“4“‘:",“0" The judiciary subcommittee of the | By the Associated Press The jury began its deliberations sea water and there are 30 a forum on town [avenue. The hid on the first project this fmportant feature the “Xork of the | (I FRCCilc, [Rafis O WERINEION | touse District committee yesterday | g1, LOUIS, May 1. Edward J. ! wednesia in Several Streets. much commendatlon. The Star, 1|the attention of the national organiza- | ture. The bill provides that sepa Row 1, left_to right: W. C. Miller, A. N. Miller, Lewis E. Breuninger | of the National Association of Real | Wil take up the afternoon session on | Landscaping Jort of the builders, is ture of Washington. el L i of Commerce | Financing * B Row 2. left to right: Jesse Hedges, F. Fliot Middleton, Morris Cafritz, | ence in directing reproductions of | BUlling 10 discuss the development = " ~ - < ELECTRIC LEAGUE CO-OPERATES e et ety opposed |, W: €. and . N. Miller are huilding the Georgian detached home in Wes. [ty He . Breuninger are building the detached ! s e e mlum houses on_ Dec. between Fourth ifth streets. Ruby lacing of Fixtures and Adequale Switch Devices |the same L 3 e i S g works within the State. The bill, | plce mencr }:olnled Out as Important Factor in e e e ises at Thifte - Well Balanced Home. feel, with the co-operation of the ar- |tion the w omplished in | ean & ahall be ieftactive o oin. | S 8 Wednesday f 0 5 oeielis BIIeE B IDEols phitects and the whole-hearted sup- | beautifyin Fesidential architec: |Gy h ol A5 o o e otk 2 v 2, rizht: C. H. Small. Bernara Saul, Tom Jarrell, Mrs. Sam. | Fstate Bouwde Prank Covon. him | o e evenin Architects will | Architect's’ fee o i s rk and, self an Indian noted for his experi-[meet at the hamber 2 1 | Ruby Lee Mi ‘ X of the Octagzon property and receive municipalitiex and all political sub- | TEX g (6" Tty (o right: Henry L. Breuninger and Walter Vaughn. . © td e | the report of the committee on small by the New Jerser membership of the £ ) ey | colonial 1 u durrell and Mrs. | IN LIGHTING OF I‘IODEL HOMES e T ot | Rtsmbauy ol tie 184 it Constru ;i ecting_the detached ; | house in Wynnewood Park, near Silver Spring. M afritz is erecting the | Minar is constructing (he provides for t ] : licensing_of contractors on pul 1l Bernnrd Suul of the C. . Small Co ! tractors engaged on any other type of work. BY LA DAV | for the new home, allow 3 per cent of 1 Upshur streets north Marietta 3 Eliot Middleton are hnlllflng the stone detached hou !t Thirty-| fl"h and Massachusetts av contracts for con TWO BILLS APPROVED. Becretars. Electric League of Whshington. | Your total building cost for the puv : sotorsY that en. | chase of your luminaries. In making | Favorable Report Ordered on Meas- q.h"? . ”'P..’:\' e Balt e"?d;...l.’.:") your selection secure the adyice of a B rs into a_ prop reputable lighting fixture dealer. His of the con 6666665 666% ANNOUNCEMENT rooms ranzed areund thelplanning will be held. Tea and re-|was and on the latter $1 i the interiory house, the | - . corahi » ception for woman gues r:r}:(:\:‘_r(g:"l‘:xm i et i oo ucted by The Evenirs Star. 1 ordered a favorable report to the full | oo 0t S Tl e de and will co-operate wit committee on two bills. he builder may be ruinfed. Because | 25 SO0 WL SIS this | " One of these is to change the name | funct Federal Home Building Corpora- '79"*"{ g ¢ this the Electric Leasue of Wash-| Loi"0Ur" pleasure to conter with a | Of, "the trustees of St. Joseph's Male |tion, was found guilty late yesterday | | ) ’4 L B number of the architects and builders | OrPhan Asylum® to “St. Joseph's | . 1 ino counts of using the mails to | Gl rest in the ideal hornes demonstra- T Sehool.” . < i on made possible thwough The Star. | Of these model homes. e o . what is Bnowi as | 080ud by & jury in Pederal Coust. Sentence was deferred. ‘The jury dis The question of iflumination is as the Davenport bill for incorporation 2 . of the American Social Science Asso- |a8reed in the case of Christian W. ciation. This measure had previous- | Beck, president of the company, who | ised a fire 10 keep away wild animals F‘.::: Bk itien ivon e uime ne| LARGE BUILDING GAIN the early ages to the X-ray. < Is Important. | REPORTED BY CANADA Iy been rejected by the full Dis-|was tried jointly with Barrett. trlet committee. It is now proposed 10 amend an existing act of 1899 hy changing the title from “The Ameri- Indictments against Gus O. Nations. former chief Federal prohibition agent here, and three other defendants, who Opening ‘and Naming of | S ranfleris Tiome ST CoRAR IR behes | can Soclal Selence Association” and | were officers officers in the company. ftage or miansion. should be wired | ! Boc . ‘ o - oo . an adequate manner. It is vitally |48 Per Cent Increase Over February | to make It the "Natlonal Instituta n e ";’;w"r‘:m;;g “{;‘i] and 22 Per Cent Over Last | | portant that this be done. In the March Noted. “SHEPHERD PARK” (Formerly part of 16th St. Heights) The Old Homestead of Gov. Shepherd, First Governor of D. C. LE Breuning’er & Sons Developers anning, =ee to it that adequate illu- | ination’ is provided with proper | itch controls. You should be Iib- | tal in the placing of convenlent out- | « throughout. See that they are! aced in the proper positions. These| The 60 leading Canadian cities jpor-saving outlets mean much to|authorized bullding operations of $10.- yr convenience and comfort. The |538,423 in March, a gain of 48 per ;ir}:!lle cost of :;:«-:}rr.fi.'«lr;:?fi?tm:r cent, over the nrecedd[m: 1',"0{'9‘3'5 and i ows : ge. - |of 22 per cent over March, 1925, ac- d m:,\._ o ets with very little ad-|cording to the Dominion Bureau of ectric League o shington, | with a to-Marc n of 2 per Jough any of Jte authorized yepre: |cent In the United States and with a s, Wi » glad of an_oppor per cent main over February ‘v:vh\‘; n"xrulml tlnm"yyr“i-n:nn{el-"“wl:'? ‘\“‘l‘lli‘\own by the building survey of 8. oper p < of an efficient | W, Straus & Co. | :l:mu layout” for your home. Thix| Ruilding costs are lower than they | vice is rendered without cost. |have been since March, 1920, when Chistos ot il i |the wholesale index was 208.1. Now | 4 |it is down to 1 | "vvn y‘\‘..-.‘: k;)r:h‘ “-_.‘(” I;n:\\mJ N 'nynli;t:" Hln}:dln-' n the first quarter was | v those tha el e particu- | the heaviest in th v the [ purpose intended. Be careful and | Hominion, being $ 1 - i e it sources. By that | of 12 per’ cent over the same period ¥ !.u{ ',‘v".l'" 2 »-d lamps. st yvear, while in the United States Jeden BIEut atan el > ef- | the quarterly zain was 2 per cent. nt if properly directe Montreal and Toronto each had a : Lh!x are beyond price little ovex $2,000,000 in building in enerally beyond replacem |March. Yancouver and Point Grey | E«»m d light is a comfort. Comfort |each had over three-quariers of Owners Distinctive Tilework in The Star’s Model Homes Much of the charm and individuality of The Star's Model Homes will be achieved through the use of properly selected tile. We appreciate the opportunity the demonstration of these homes will afford us in displaying the merits of tile in home con- struction. Shepherd Park will be developed with 200 beau- tiful homes, built by L. E. Breuninger & Sons. Upon completion this subdi- vision will be unequaled in Washington for its beauty. Prices ranging from $17,500 up. In Shepherd Park we are erecting The Evening Marble — Mosaic— T errazzo Tiling—C eramic—Fireplaces UNITED STATES TILE AND MARBLE COMPANY, INC. 1553 9th Street N.W. Potomac 519 Star Model Home, 13th St. and Alaska Ave. Your in- ans restfulne Comfort, there- | jhillion, while Windsor and Winnipe: is a necessity rather than a|p,q ove million. Subsian: | Ihn'\ Study the chavacter of your | (jal progress was noted in Edmon. | me. and select luminaries that har- | on, Giagara Falls, Hamil nize and ones that will produce the | o’ nd Quebec sired quality of illumination. The {ried assortment manufactured to. | will allow you a wide latitude t i from, both as to price and |dulling of the Enzlich fad for imita In ‘making up your hudzet tion jewelry. | spection now invited. A Rose-Roofed Building Woodland Drive Sites —Is a Leak-Proof Building -+ | OUR expense for roof maintenance is cut to the MassaChusetts lowest—when you give your roof-work to us Park to do. 7707 13th St. Opening[ of First Home in This Park—13th St. North of Alaska Ave. : See This Home Sunday Beautiful detached home—Wide Lot—Garage—3 Large Bed- Rooms—2 Beautiful Baths—Large Living and Dining Room— Finish unexcelled in homes twice its value. L. E. BREUNINGER & SONS. Owners Realtors Developers 706 Colorado Bldg. Main 6140 Drive out 16th St. to Alaska Ave.—Out Alaska Ave. to 13th St. Lol bl We've got to do it our way—bhecause we ! . . o e have a reputation at stake-—but the protection ‘—are becoming steadily more limited. Washingtonians of long of that reputation insures your satisfaction. tanding are continually amazed at the \plemlnl growth in this Tt isn’t just a “job” with us, there’s a scien- ine residential «:mnmnm'\ which includes all that remains of wilic side 1o the pmMem——whl b e ssolve in The Triangle of Increasing Values every case—and then go about our work under- —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. standingly and efficient Wooded and rolling sites for individually designed jomes are now Be on the safe side—let Rose do it. available. i |~ As the firm under whose management this restricted area has:been We'll budget the cost for your convenience in payment ! cuccessfully developed into one of the city's fine sections, we are singu- - larly prepared to furnish accurate information. Park Office: 32d street and Cathedral avenue. 2120-22 Georgia Ave. North 847-848 Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. STABLISHED 18%9 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200