Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1928, Page 19

REAL ESTATE. STATE BOARD URGED. A State real estate commission for Utah to administer the prefent real estate license law is urged by the Utah State Realty Association. hearings and to supervise generally t| The association will ask the next |operation of a real estate license las Legislature for an amendment that| They ask that the commission be would take the administration of the | given power to hold examinations to license lawy out of the hands of the |inquire into the educational qualifica- -THE - EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1928 19 NEW APARTMENT ' 55,000 Newspapers Used to Build F A few framing timbers, a little floor- common nails and heavy glue, followed ' , 59 |ing, some varnish and about 55,000 | by a libéral coating of waterproof shel- ‘REAL ESTATE. REALTY DIVISION POSITIONS FILLED in the hands of a commission of three experienced real estate operators ap- pointed by the governor for three years, functioning as a commission with the power to grant and revoke license, 1o conduct educational programs, to hold NEW OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATE REALTORS St Novel Home and Make Furmslungs in the construction of what is perhaps |out the rain and weather but also W. M. Throckmorton Elected Chairman of Associate Branch of Board. William M. Throckmorton, sales man- pger for the N. L. Sansbury Ce., was elected chairman of the associate di- wision of the Washington Real Estate Board at its annual meeting, held this week at Wardman Park Hotel. In addition to a new chairman, the | essociate group elected Horace Brown- jng of W. C. & A. N. Miller vice chairman and F. George Clendaniel of . L. Sansbury Co. secretary. Voting Delegates Elected. As the associate members are entitled ing privilege in the , the following were elected to serve as voting delegates for the year: George W. Birch, Hnracei Brown lev Buchanan, Frank | C. Bu v, F. George Clen- daniel, nes, R. E. Hall, Louis E. Hayes, Charles H. Hillegeist, Albert George Hughes, Henry K. Jawish, W. L. Ki George D. Miller, Hugh E. Phillips, K. C: sle_Posey, Paul Ryon, Milton F. Sct Richard D. Stimson, William M. Throckmorton, John F. on of two members to serve #s assistants to the appraisal committee of the Real Estate Board created con- siderable competition, which resulted ‘in the election of Raymond G. Koenig of Boss & Phelps, who will serve from | October 1 to April 1, and.Fred H. Ugast of Hedges & Middlcton, who will serve the second half of the year. This division of the board was organ- fzed in 1924. It is composed of sales- men and other employes of realtors. | While, the associate members attend c! in meetings of the nal meet- ings throughout the year. chajrman pointed out that the primary Upper, left to right—William M. work of the associate division is educa- | Throckmorton, chairman of the associate tional in character and is designed to | closer contact | developing | high standa state practice. Annual Meeting Arrangements. Arrangements for the annual meet- ing of the Washington Real Estate Board, to be held in Wardman Park Hotel Monday evening. have been completed, according to Harry A. Seay, chairman of the reception committee. Complete reports of the year's activi- | division of the Washington Real Estate Board, and Horace Browning, vice pres- ident. Lower—F. George Clendaniel, secretary. president, W. C. Miller; by John A. Petty, executive secretary and treas- urer, and Arthur Carr, chairman of the appraisal committee. Ben T. Webster, the retiring first vice president, has been nominated to suc- ceed Mr. Miller, and A. H. Lawson and Arthur Carr have been nominated, re- idents. Three vacancies on the execu- tive committee will be filled. The fol- lowig have been nominated by the nominating committee for these vacan- cies, and additional nominations may be made from the floor of the meeting: J. F. M." Bowie, vice president of the H. L. Rust Co.; William R. Ellis, A. Houghton, Charles A. Jones, Vv dent of Shannon & Luchs, Inc.; W. C Miller, and J. Edward Schwab of the firm of Schwab, Valk & Canby. After the election of officers and members of the executive committee, a buffet supper will be served. The com- mittee in charge of arrangements con- sists of David E. Barry, John F. Web- ster, W. Cameron Burton, H. H. Carter, R. Owen Edmonston, jr., Leroy Gaddis, L. T. Gravatte, Reeve Hoover, Karl Jar- rell, E. Stuart Poston, Thomas L. Phil- lips, Harry B. Pitts, M. P. Canby, Harry A. Seay, Howard A. Schladt, Leo Walshe, Thomas E. Petty, Lloyd R. Turner and Earl E. Goss. e U Door Harmony Urged. In selecting doors and trim and cabi- net work bear in mind that these carry the architectural motif of your house throughout the interior. If they are well designed and of proper proportion, you may be sure that they will harmon- ize satisfactorily. easy matter for you to choose your in- terior furnishings properly to match the woodwor] " | semi-eircular court. . | Devonshire street. It will then be an| |Ell & Kay Co. to Erect Build- ing of Unusual Outline. A large apartment house of unusual outline and design, having an estimated building cost of $1,250,000, is to be erected by the Ell & Kay Building and Investment Co. on the large site recent- .| 1y acquired from Harry Wardman at the corner of Connecticut avenue and Devonshire street, according to plans announced today by Louis architect for the project. of irregular outline and of a radia plan, with wings radiating from a large It will be situated on the site of 110,000 square feet s> as to leave wide space in both front and | ment of landscaping, circular entrance driveway and other features. The site frapts about 100 feet on | It adjoins the Gov- ernment park in Klingle Valley. There will be 150 apartment suites foyer and porch, to seven rooms, three baths, porch and foger. According to plans now being com- pleted by Mr. Rouleau, the building will have provision for stores within These will include, probably, a grocery, drug store and beauty parlor. The building also is to contain a laundry and garage with a capacity of 125 cars for the use of tenants of the building. - DOWNTOWN WAREHOUSE For Rent Rear 927 D St. N\W. 4-STORY —FIREPROOF. ELECTRIC FREIGHT ELEVATOR ik ) ! Real Estate Dept. 15th & Pa. Ave. N. T. Rouleau, | The buliding will be of five stories, | rear of the building for the develop- | Connecticut avenue and 500 feet or | ranging from two rooms, kitchen, bath, | the building, opening into the lobby. | |the oddest dwelling in the country.| The “house of paper,” locally famou: and one of the “sights” Summer vaca- tionists _exclaim about, is located on Pigeon Hill, in Rockport, on Cape Ann, | Mass. Ellis P. Stenman and his family con- ceived the idea of a Summer home made of old newspapers seven years ago. For |the last several Summers they have | been living in and adding to their news | print house. Winters they have em-| ployed shears and paste pot, those | stamtibys of the newspaper office, not in | roducing copy,” but in making| | “shingles” and rolls of paper used for | 1s, trim and furniture. Today the | ‘house is nearly completed, although it | {has been habitable for several Sum- | mers. It stands on a rocky ledge. There is| {no cellar. Wood has been used for the | framing, floor, ceiling, door jambs and | aves. Walls are of newspaper, 215 heets in §hickness, well varnished. | They are s waterproof, and have a high insulating value. In a recent issue of Editor and Pub- | | lisher and the Fourth Estate an article | appears featuring the paper home of /the Stenmans. | | Describing the finished construction, | | the article states: “Layers of paper, one over the other, {cut in such a manner as to resemble | triangular shingles, have been cleverly | matched together for the walls, the| novel boarding being held together by | makes the little four-room_cottage as arm as any house in the Winter- State Securities Commission and put it | tions of the applicant for license. tim Viewed at a distance of 40 feet, from the road which passes it, the house is hardly distinguishable from any of the others as being at all different At close view the print of the new papers_is clearly readable through the | many coats of varnish. A few feet distant the appearance is that of shin- | gles, as the yellow color of the varnish | dominates. ‘This is increased by the use of gravure picture sections. “More interesting perhaps than the | house itself is the furniture fashioned out of paper. The various pieces have || an air of real distinction. Chairs tables, lamps and a flower pot stai have all been fashioned out of news-| papers, rolled tightly in solid lengths, | which look like stocks of bamboo and | are much sturdier than the real article. | “Standing in a corner of the sun|| parlor, in a place of honor, is a writing desk made of similarly rolled papers, || all of them giving accounts of the flight to Paris of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. According to Mrs. Stenman, the desk will be presented to Col. Lindbergh if he ever passes that wa Move Into New Offices. Louis T. Rouleau, local architect, has | moved into new offices in the Invest- || ment Building. | Some Fortunate Family —who heretofore has been just barely getting along in a stuffy apartment Is Going to Step Out! They are going to move in this one remaining new Shannon & Luchs home at Third and Bryant Streets N.E., for aside from the ideal surroundings it has been arranged so that their RENT MONEY WILL PAY FOR IT. 2420 Third Street N.E. Just Above Rhode Island Avenue at Third Street Tt is new—it is on a large shrub - planted lot—it has 6 rooms and a tiled bath witn shower. The kitchen is com- pletely equipped with cabinet units and a built-in refrigerator. The basement is sunlighted. There are There are many convenient electric outlets. There are closets off each bedroom and a cloak room on the first floor. 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