Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1935, Page 23

REAL ESTATE, ARCHITECT POST T0BE CONTESTED S. F. Voorhees and C. D. Maginnis to Seek Insti- tute Presidency. Stephen F. Voorhees of New York, chairman of the Construction .Code Authority, and Charles D. Maginnis of Boston, noted as a designer of ecclesiastical and collegiate buildings, will compete for the presidency of the American Institute of Architects, according to an announcement here. The election will be held in con- nection with the sixty-seventh con- vention of the institute in Wilwaukee, Wis., May 2° to 31. The winner will succeed Ernest J. Russell of St. Louis, who has served two terms. Mr, Voorhees and Mr. Maginnis were nominated by petitions of the institute chapters located throughout | the country. Nominees for other in- stitute offices are: First vice president, Louis La- Beaume of St. Louis; second vice president, M. H. Furbringer of Mem- phis, Tenn,, and Francis P. Sullivan of Washington, D. C.; secretary, Harry F. Cunningham of Washing- ton, D. C., and Charles T. Ingham of Pittsburgh; treasurer., Edwin Berg- strom of Los Angeles; regional direc- tor for the Middle Atlantic division, William G. Nolting of Baltimore; regional director of the great lakes division, Cleveland. Nominating Chapters. Mr. Maginnis was placed in nomi- nation by members of the following chapters: Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Maine, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Northern California, Oregon, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, St. Louis, South Texas, Tennessee, Washington, D.C. Mr. Voorhees was members of these chapters: Balti- more, Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Central Illinois, Central New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dela- ware, Detroit, Eastern Ohio, Florida North, Florida South, Georgia, Grand Rapids. Indiana. Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Northern California, Oregon, Phila- delphia, Pittsburgh, Rhode Island, Scranton - Wilkes - Barre, Virginia, Washington, D. C., West Texas. Mr. Voorhees is a member of the Durable Goods Industries Committee, of the Executive Committee of the Construction League of the United States and of the Housing Advisory Council of the Federal Housing Ad- ministration. He is « member of the firm of Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker. New York, which has designed many notable buildings, including the New York Telephone Building, the West- ern Union Telegraph Building, the 1 Wall Street Building and _the Headquarters Building for the New Jersey Telephone Co., Newark, N. J. Architect at Princeton. nominated by Mr. Voorhees is the supervising architect of Princeton University. He is now director of the institute for the New York division, chairman of the Advisory Board on vocational and industrial education of the Board of Education, New York, and presi- dent of the Apprenticeship Commis- sion of the New York Building Con- gress. Mr. Voorhees was born in Rocky Hill, N. J., in 1878. He attended the State Model School at Trenton, and graduated in civil engineering from Princeton in 1900. He served in the Spanish-American War as corporal, and was captain and major in the Sanitary Corps of the United Staies Army from 1917 to 1919. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Amer- fean Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Princeton Architectural Associa- tion, the Princeton Engineering Asso- ciation and the Architectural League of New York Mr. Maginnis is a member of the Boston architectural firm of Maginnis and Walsh, designers of the Boston ‘College group: St. Catherine’s Church, Boston; Trinity Coilege Chapel and National Shrine, Washington, D. C.; Sulpician Seminary, Baltimore; Car- melite Convent, Santa Clara, Calif ; Novitiate buildings at Weston, Mass., and at Wernersville, Pa.: at Ossining, N. Y.; churches at East and South Orange, N. J.; Immaculate Conception Church at Waterbury, Conn., and church at Chevy Chase, Md Maginnis and Walsh are en- gaged in the completion of the Cathe- dral of St. Paul, Minn. Mr. Maginnis was born in London- A DISTINCTIVE NEW HOME 502 Goddard Road Center-hall plan. All-brick construction. Slate roof. Six large rooms. Lovely screened porch. Modern electric kitchen. Ideal location. Be sure to inspect Out Wisconsin line to Batter; Directions: Follow car CYRUS KEISER, Jr. 5211 Wisconsin Ave, LOOK FOR THAT INSURES Walter* R. McCornack of | seminary | Aifred T. Newbold, builder. is with the Bureau of Standards. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 18 1935. in Battery' Park Sold Dr. and Mrs. Gordon M. Kline have purchased this house. at 109 Battery lane, Battery Park, Md. from The transactior was made through the office of Realty Associates. Dr. Kline —Star Staff Photo. derry, Ireland, in 1867. He lltended} Cusack's Academy, Dublin, and won the Queen’s prize in mathematics at South Kensington, London, in 1883. He came to America in 1885. He holds the honorary degree of doctor | of laws from Boston College and Holy Cross College. He is first vice presi- | dent of the American Institute of Architects, president of the Liturgical Arts Society, a trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and fellow of | the American Academy of Arts and | | Sciences and of the Royal Society of | | Arts, London. He is a former chair- | man of the Massachusetts State Art Commission and of the Municipal Art | Commission of Boston, and a former | | president of the Boston Society of | | Architects. | | Mr. Maginnis is a Laetare medalist. | | His firm has been awarded the in-| stitute’s gold medal for ecclesiastical | architecture, the J. Harleston Parker | | gold medal, the Washington Chamber | | of Commerce bronze medal and the | diploma of honor at Budapest. { 'TWO CONSTRUCTION FIRMS INCORPORATE !Home Offices Are Designated at Silver Spring and Be- thesda. | Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE. May 18 —Two realty construction firms in Montgomery | County, one at Silver Spring and the | Air Conditioning Equipment of Latest Type Will Be Installed in Theaters Here. BY LAWRENCE TUCKER. The installation of the latest type of air-conditioning equipment is now in progress at the Ambassador Theater | at Eighteenth street and Columbia road, and the Tivoli Theater at Fourteenth and Park road. These systems will be of the most up-to-date design, and the patrons of the theaters should not be bothered with the cold. draughty conditions which exist in many play houses which have old systems. In the early installations of air conditioning in theaters the difference in temperature between the outside and inside sometimes ran as high as 25 degrees and little attention was paid to the removal of moisture in the air. The result was almost like pouring cold water on the heads of the occupants, causing draughts and re- sulting many times in colds. The new systems use an entirely different method of cooling and dry- ing. The old style air washers have been eliminated and instead huge re- | | glazed. A constant temperature of | 64 degrees, together with a relative | humidity of 75 per cent makes it an | absolutely perfect spot for the preser- | vation of valuable cigars. | The cigars are not wrapped but are | tied together in small bundles and | kept in bins so that the moist air | can circulate about them freely. Many prominent men keep their private stocks here and their favorite | cigars will be aged or conditioned from 2 to 10 years before they will| consider smoking them. The British Embassy here is heated by means of a system seldom seen in this country but used extensively abroad. It is known as panel heating and consists of hot water pipe coils embedded in the ceilings or walls s0 that the entire surface gives off radiant heat. The coils on this installation are buried in the concrete roof slab, which in turn transmits heat to the plastered ceiling. The radiant heat from the surfaces warms the occu- pants as well as the contents, in the same manner as the sun’s rays. As a result an air temperature in the room of 63 degrees will correspond to 70 degrees in a room heated in the or- dinary manner. Experiments are now being made using cold water in the coils to cool the room. VOLUNTEERS AID F.H. A PROGRAM 250,000 Co-Operating in Work, Administration Of- ficials Report. For every paid worker in the Nation- wide bettér housing program of the Pederal Housing Administration there are 90 volunteer workers helping the movement to revive the durable goods industries and the construction indus- try as a whole, according to the ad- ministration. Figures released here by the admin- istration show that there are only | 2,769 paid employes, while there are | 250,000 volunteers backing the pro- | gram Citizens Co-operate. From the outset of the better housing program, labor, business and industry have enthusiastically co- operated in the furtherance of the work. In local communities a greater portion of organization work was car- ried on by civic-spirited citizens under | the guidance of representatives of the | housing administration. At national | headquarters the greater majority of | major industries have maintained, at | | their own expense, representatives who work hand in hand with the various divisions of the housing organization. | During the Spring of 1935 more than 1,000 trained men from various industries participated in a series of educational meetings held in key cities | ization credit plan of the Federal| throughout the country to acquaint retailers and independent dealers, as| well as the general public, with the | far-reaching benefits to be derived from modernization and repair proj- ects. At the same time, industries pledged personal modernization proj- ects and campaigns within their own concerns to educate their employed personnel in the purposes of the bet- ter housing program. | Rural Residents Aid. I Rural communities have also shown much co-operation in the program, and hundreds of unpaid workers have carried on the tasks in local better housing committees in 48 States. The actual work of organizing house-to- house canvasses, obtaining definite pledges for repairs, and putting prop- erty owners in contact with materiais | dealers, contractors. and architects has largely been the work of the volunteer staff in every locality. Local better housing committees re- | cetve no funds for their operations from the Federal Housing Administra- tion. Each community finances its | own program, many with the assist- ance of the local Emergency Relief Administration, in_providing canvas- sers and clerical helpers. In many sections canvassers receive compensa- tion from retail trades. Committees vary in size from a hundred or more to less than half SPRING IS IDEAL TIME TO BUILD FLOWER BOXES Charming and Beautiful Effects May Be Obtained With Tempo- rary or Permanent Boxes. ‘The warm days of Spring offer a splendid opportunity for the home owner to build attractive flower boxes in windows and sun parlors and on porches. These may be painted a bright col- or to harmonize with their surround- ings and then filled with rich dirt, in which numerous flowering plants may be grown. Spring is an excellent time for flower box planting because of favorable climatic conditions. Charming and beautiful effects may be obtained with flower boxes. In ad- dition, flowers are thus made avail- able for all occasions during the long season before Winter returns. Flower boxes built and installed as a permanent part of the house come under provision of the modern- Housing Administration. e Insignias Lend Interest. Painting the floor of a boy's room is often a solution of the problem of | finding a surface which is attractive | and which will stand wear and tear. Deep green, dark blue or rust are good colors for such a room. A stenciled pattern in the center—an eight-pointed compass, a sailing ship, the Boy Scout insignia—will lend much interest. + | 4612 Ntingham Dr REAL/ ESTATE, Cuban Paint Shows Gain. | With domestic paint sales con-| tinuing at & favorable level, the | Cuban trade is showing improvement, | according to a report by Commercial Attache Walter J. Donelly at Ha- vana. One of the two largest paint | plants in Havana resumed operations last month. Varnish Library Books. Taking a cue from the publc library’s practice of varnishing the backs of new books, some booklovers are doing the same thing with their own volumes. A light, clear varnish, applied in a thin coat with a good varnish brush, will preserve the orig- | inal freshness of cloth covers. Individually Built Priced Unbelievably Low at $7,950 205 4703 Chase Avenue, Bethesda, Md. You will rever see more house for the money. d & i ble French doors cornect to a dining 4~ " Attic completely floored—{ully Course—situa o screened and weather-stripped To nspect i street. turn o the right to home GOS§ 1105 Eve St s. o Open ‘for inspection datly and REALTY CO. Eaton—Sales Dept. Overlooking the 60x145. House coltains six ar garage e, past Bank of Bethesda. At first Sunday. NA. 1353 ive Chevy Chase, Md.-$9,950 A beautiful brick home on a large lot in this charming section . . . 6 large rooms (the three bedrooms are the largest we know of), 2 lovely baths, finished attic, well insulated; el tric kitchen and refrigeration, open fireplace, slate roof, copper flashings and detached garage. THE FINEST VALUE WE HAVE EVER OFFERED AT THIS PRICE | other at Bethesda, were incorporated | this week. Eugene C. Brokmeyer of | Washington and Milton Brokmeyer and Charles T. Bready, both of Silver | | Spring, incorporated Bready & Brok- | meyer, Inc., of Silver Spring with a | | capital stock of 100 shares. par value | $10 each, and John V. Carter, Eugene | H. Henry, jr., and Robert L. Oates, all of Baltimore, incorporated Carter & | Co.. Inc.. of Bethesda, with a capital | stock of 100 shares common stock, no | | par value. i | The North Chesapeake Beach Land | & Improvement Co. of Calvert | County, Md., has filed with the State | Tax Commission a revival of its char- ter. | FLOWERS TO BE SHOWN Announcement was made today by | the Chevy Chase, D. C., Garden Club | that its annual flower show will be| held at All Saints’ Chapel, Chevy| Chase Circle, Wednesday, May 22,/ from 2 to 10 p.m. \ Schedules may be obtained from | Mrs. D. G. Davis, chairman of the | show, at 3752 McKinley street. In addition to the flower show the Ladies’ Aid of All Saints' will serve supper | from 5 to 7, followed by a tree il- lustrated lecture in the parisn hall. | Members of garden clubs and ama- teur gardeners are invited to attend. , Battery Park, Md. over the week end. Ave. to Bank of Bethesda. y Lane. Left to property. CL, 5371 THE HOME Wiring Often Dangerous. The insulation on electric wires laid tnder rugs receives considerable wear. frigeration coils cool and dry the air| as it is drawn from the auditorium. | By using machinery of this type the temperature of the theater is more accurately controlled, and will be maintained at a comfortable difference of only about 15 degrees less than outside. and dangerous fire. Such danger can be largely eliminated by rewiring the home to provide for a sufficient num- | ber of outlets for all lighting and vower accessories. including lamps, 1adio, toaster and other appliances. A unique application of air con- ditioning has been made in the British Empire Building at Rockefeller Center, New York City. A giant cigar humidor located under the famous Dunhill shop is completely air conditioned and provides storage space for 750,000 cigars. The room is Spout Measures Pourings. Beverages are poured in measured portions from another new dispenser, according to the amounts set on its lined with solid cedar, which is adjustable spout. Uses: Restaurant backed with 2 inches of cork insula- | cream dispensing, tion, the few windows are double Ing, etc. 15 MINUTES to Washington In the historic and rapidly developing section of BUFFALO PARK, Va. On the Alexandria- Leesburg Road LD COLONIAL BRICK HOME. set well back from the street in a grove of 30 large hardwood trees. surrounded by almost an acre of land. Spacious and comfortable. Will be sold at a bargain price. Living room 15x30 ft.— large dining room—wide hail—open fireplace. Toilet on 1st floor—6 bed rooms, child’s room and bath on 2nd floor. Convenient to everything. OPEN All Day Sunday, the 19th Be sure and see this attractive old home. Drive out Lee Highway to traffic light in Falls Church, turn left about Y; mile to property. The Toledo Guaranty Corp. 1026 Woodward Bldg. National 2626 3755 KANAWHA ST., CHEVY CHASE, D. C. One-half Block West of Connecticut Ave. A fine home in a delightful community at today’s low price of $12,850 XCELLENT condition. Master bedroom with private bath; 2 guest rooms with hall bath; large closets; attractive living room with communicating sun room; G. E. Refrigeration; maid’s room and bath; built-in garage; screened; weather-stripped; oil burner; 70-ft. lot, well landscaped. OWNER AWAY. YOUR COMPLETE INSPECTION INVITED Saturday Afternoon and All Day Sunday Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. Exclusive Asents 5520 CONN. AVE, CLEVE. 2300 2nd may break and result in a severe | highball mak- a dozen, depending upon the popu- lation of the community in which it is functioning. Canvassing organi- zations range from paid forces of | trained men and women to carpenters and bricklayers on relief or volun- teer salesmen representing building- supply dealers. Open Saturday afternoon, all day Sunda and every afternoon. Drive out W consin Ave. 1 block south of Bradley Lane, turn left a few doors to home, ~ Phillips & Canby, Inc. 1ncamen Blde. - e FALTH HOME The Old Way and the New Acacia Way TO BORROW MONEY ON REAL ESTATE THE OLD WAY: You borrowed the money for three or five years, paid a commission and other fees to get the loan, and paid the in- terest during the period. 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And you may have this special privilege—you can make any size larger payment or pay your loan off completely any time. Acacia loans are available to owners of satisfactorily located properties in Washington and nearby Maryland and Virginia. The $6.15 per $1.000 plan is available only on new properties or properties recently completed. Ask for Information Under Acacia’s mortgage loan plans you have a definite amount to pay, a definite monthly payment date, a definite time of maturity. We invite you to come and ask for further information. CALL IN PERSON AT Mortgage Loan Department ACACIA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co. Assets, More Than $56,000,000 1437 K Street N.-W.’ ington, D. C.