Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1929, Page 16

REAL ESTATE. APPRAISAL REPORT THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, BOARD RECEIVES BUILDING METHODS UNDERGO REFORM 1929. SPARROW DAN¢ER’S PET. Tine Mellers’ Rescue of Wounded Bird Sets New Fashion. LONDON, (N.AN.A).— Tina Mel- ler, sister of the famous Racquel, whose Spanish dances are a feature of Mr. Cochran’s *“ Wake Up and Dream,” has started a new fashion in pets. Walking in the park recently, she found a wounded sparrow, which she took home, nursed and fed. She has christened it Bebe, and it has now be- come her constant companion, ac- companying her to the itre each night in a pewter vase covered with a plece of a Spanish lace mantilla. There was something of & sensationopened in the Transvaal. vacancies on the executive committee. Realty Group Elects Alfred H. Lawson President at Annual Meeting. The appraisal committee of the ‘Washington Real Estate Board during the past year made appraisals of 87 parcels having a valuation of $2910,- 463.46, it was reported by Willlam J. Flather, jr., chairman, at the annual meeting of the board held this week at Wardman Park Hotel. During the 13 years of the life of the committee it has made appraisals having an aggre- gate total of more than $65,000,000. Alfred H. Lawson, real estate officer of the Washington Loan & Trust Co., was elected president of the board, succeeding Ben. T. Webster. Arthur Carr was elected vice president, Horace G. Smithy of the N. L. Sansbury Co. was elected second vice president and Mr. Flather, Willlam A. Hill and Clar- ence F. Donohoe were elecied to fill All elections were unanimous, on re- port of the nominations committee. Large Attendance Noted. Attendance of active members at the annual meeting was the largest in the history of the board, indicating live interest on the part of local real- tors in the development of the organi- zation, Mr. Lawson said. Reporting on the finances of the board, John A. Petty, executive secre- tary, showed that the operation of the board during the past year was handled on a basis which resulted in a surplus for the annual budget. Mr. Petty stressed the fact that the present active membership is the largest since the board was organized and. recalled the successful ideal home exposition held in the Fall of 1928 and emphasized the largs attendance at the feature meet- ings held during the ¥ear and _the honors won by the Washington realtors in Boston on the occasion of the an- nual convention of the National Asso- ciation of Real Estate Boards last Summer. Executive Committee Meets. At the first meeting of the newly organized _executive committee Mr. Lawson indicated his ideas and policies for the coming year, which contem- plate an aggressive activity in further upbuilding board membership, develop- ing its appraisal activities, furthering the ideals of ethical practices and cre- ating new practical services through the specialized divisions covering the dif- ferent branches of the real estate business. ‘The personnel of the executive com- mittee, which will be in charge of de- ‘veloping and carrying out ths program of the board’s activities for the coming year, consists of President Lawson, Mr. Carr. Mr. Smithy, Mr. Flather, J. F. M. Bowie, Mr. Hiil, W. C. Miller, Mr, Donohoe, J. Edward Schwab and Horace Browning. . e e ‘Hoof-and-mouth disease is causing Upper—Left to right: Alfred H. Lawson, president; Arthur Carr, first vice president, and Horace G. Smithy, sec- Lower: William J. Flather, jr.; Willam A. Hill and Clarence F. Donohoe, new members of the ond vice president. executive committee. Business for Haphazard Methods Progressing. The reformation of those methods and conditions that have made for ir- responsibility in the construction in- dustry is proceeding so rapidly as to promise early results throughout the Nation, declared D. A. Garber, general manager of the Assoclated General Contractors of America, after the close of the conference of the executive bodies of that organization held at Hartford, Conn., October 7 to 9.. ‘The hundreds of millions of dollars lost in bad accounts, the unwarranted delays in construction, the dual pay- ments forced from owners under ex- isting ilen laws and the countless other losses sustained the public because of existing uneconomic practices were all under review at the executive board meeting, where plans were perfected for promoting the present “houseclean- ing" program of the association, it is reported. The task of substituting sound busi- ness practices for the “prevalling hap- hazard procedure” involves five major objectives, it is stated by Mr. Garber. Each of these will tend to correct con- ditions which have made for irrespon- sibility and will become effective at succeeding stages of initiating and car- rying forward construction contracts. Mr. Garber states that the five ob- jectives toward which the various groups in_the industry are co-operating include: Prequalification of contractors before being allowed to bid, instituting more rigid examination of contractor applicants for surety bonds, the elimina- tion of loose credit in the sale of con- struction equipment, greater care in ex- tending banking credit to contractors and the curbing of loose credit in sell- ing construction materials to con- tractors. Seventh Street House Sold: Mr. and Mrs, James E. Broady have THREE NEW POSTS ADDED TO CABINET OF BELGIUM By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 19.— Minister of the Interior Carnoy having resigned, the cabinet is to be enlarged by the creation of three new depart- ments. Premier Henri Jaspar will re- tain only the presidency, his successor as minister of colonies being the former Catholic Minister Tchoffen. Another former minister, M. Fort- homme, a Liberal, becomes minister of the new department of posts and tele- grams. The navy is separated from raflways, of which Maurice Lippens re- mains minister. A newcomer in the cabinet will be suspension of hunting parties in parts of England. $13,400 the Flemish Democrat, M. Vanganeg- hem, who succeeds Henry Baels as minister of public works. pointment was specially intended to neutralize whose alliance Wt =7 This ap- the Catholic _Democrats, h the Flemish Ex early next montl New Open . Detached Sunday Bricks 10 to 6 1704 ¢ Phone $ O Oil Burner Acv::.. 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