Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1935, Page 23

REAL CONVENTIONPLANS IN COMPLETE FORM Building Owners, Managers to Convene Soon in Cincinnati. Plans have been completed for the | twenty-eighth annual convention of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers, to be held | June 10 to 13, at the Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati, according to an announcement made today by Execu- tive Secretary Beach of the national headquarters. ‘The opening address will be given by President Frank S. Slosson of Chi- cago on “A Review of National Act " “There never has been a time, stated Mr. Slosson recently, “when the smooth functioning of trade associa- tions was so important as it is today. Our national headquarters has been the watch dog of the industry during the past 12 months. The problem of overlapping codes was responsible for & tremendous amount of work, as cited by the fact that over 40 hearings were held throughout the country during the latter part of 1934 and the first five months of 1935. Legislation Is Problem. *Legislation, too, has been a big problem with us. while ever-increasing taxation of an already overburdened | industry. has been of great concern. I feel that at Cincinnati we can work out manv of our problems and from the subjects to be discussed. together with the prominent speakers who will be with us, we should return to our offices with an increased respect for | our national association and what it has accomplished for us.” Following President Slosson. Walter Gordon Merritt of New York City will speak on “The Labor Issue.” recalling | some of the difficulties which the New York group has had with the labor problem during the past eight months. Heat conservation is an economic problem to all building owners and managers because of the heavy ex- pense involved in heating the huge structures which they own and oper- ate. J. Earl Seiter of Baltimore, who is nationally prominent in the heating field, will address the delegates on “How to Reduce Your Heating Costs.” Schmidt to Speak. “The Right of Ownership™ is a sub- Ject assigned to W. S. Schmidt of Cin- einnati. Mr. Schmidt., who is presi- dent of the Cincinnati Real Estate Board. is particularly well qualified to handle this subject. Claude B. Ricketts of St. Louis will speak on the subject of “Owner and Manager.” Mr. Ricketts is a national figure and is at the present time serv- ing on the board of directors of the National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor. Charles O Rose, chairman Finance | Committee of the City Council of Cin- | cinnati, will speak to the delegates on “Cincinnati’'s Municipal Government.” Mr. Rose will cover the interesting story of how Cincinnati, which for 20 years had the dubious distinction of being the worst governed American city, installed a city manager form of government in 1924 and as a conse- quence emerged head and shoulders ' above most of the other cities in the country in municipal government Among other subjects on the pro- gram are an address on “Better Light —Better Sight,” by J. F. O'Brien of New York City and Earle Shultz of Chicago; “Remaking an Old-time Of- fice Building,” by Walter Johnson of Omaha: “Resl Estate Financing,” by | H. C. Sharon of San Francisco; “Air Conditioning,” by E. B. Murray of Kansas City, and “Forecast: The Im- mediate Future,” by Andrew Steers of Beattle. ESTACEES This attractive Colonial-style home, at 5900 Utah avenue, Chevy Chase, D. C., has been sold to an unan- vyd E. Davis Co. It was built by Smith & Marshall. nounced person by the Fl THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, —Star Staff Photo. ARLY June is the ideal time for planting dahlias in this region. Late planting regulates the flowering period so that it reaches its height in late September and early October, when the cooler nights and shorter days ideal conditions for this The dahlia is, by its very nature, a heavy feeder. This means that the soil should be spaded deeply and fertilized liberally. One pound per 40 square feet of § mixed fertilizer may well be broadcast during the soil preparation and a double handful of shredded cow or sheep manure placed under the hill, but not in direct contact with the roots. The dahlia requires full sunlight exposure to do its best and the plants should be spaced at least 4 by 4 feet. The roots may well be set 6 inches below the finished level of the bed and covered at first with about 2 inches of firmly pressed soil. As the shoots emerge the soil may then be drawn in until the bed is leveled. Most growers place the stake near the root at time of planting and attach the label to the stake. This avoids mistakes in naming. With the soil as moist as it is now there is no need of ap- plying water and. in fact, good cuiture is better than watering, unless droughts occur. Cutworms sometimes cause losses to young dahlias and may be deterred by placing bands of tarred paper around the young stems. Later on, in August., supplemental fertilizing as a mulch around the plants may be necessary to encourage the strong growth that means large and beautiful flowers. Just as a suggestion for varieties, there is presented the following list: | Satan. red semi-cactus; Jane Cowl, | old gold decorative; Kathleen Norris, pink decorative; Amelia Earhart, apricot semi-cactus; White Wonder, decorative; Daily Mail, orange dec- orative; Cameo, coral rose decorative; | Paul Pfitzer. pink cactus, and Sun- TAYLOR ANNOUNCES | NEW DEVELOPMENT Calhoun Estate Surrounding Rossdhu Castle to Be Site of Home Building. | killed burst, orange decorative. There are literally hundreds of fine varieties and it would be impossible to suggest a list of best kinds. ” Climbing Roses. LAST Winter was hard on the climbing roses, much more so than on the bush types. which re- ceived some protection from the snow which was on the ground during the coidest days. Many climbers were to the ground. but are now staging a strong comeback. Some of | the very beautiful new climbers, such Announcement of the starting of a new development in Rollingwood. just south of the East-West highway in Maryland, was made today by Waverly Taylor, Inc. The development is located on rolling land lying between the Brook- ville road and Rock Creek Park, along the East-West highway between Six- teenth street and Connecticut avenue. It was originally the Braemer Forest estate of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Calhoun, socially prominent in Washington It surrounds their old home, Rossdhu Castle. The Taylor corporation announces the purchase of the eastern portion of the property, overlooking Rock Creek Park, where it will build 15 detached homes. expressing modern interpretation of Normandie archi- tecture. The homes will be of re- claimed brick. both painted and natural color, and will contain three and four bed rooms. two main baths. living room. paneled study. dining room and kitchen. They will have screened porches and the basement will contain lounge rooms paneled in knotty pine. servants' quarters and two-car garages. as Mme. Gregoire Staechelin and Jacotte, were hard hit and supposedly | sturdy kinds. such as Dr. W. Van Fleet and Silver Moon, were badly hurt in the suburban areas. Yet one cannot conscientiously urge the aban- | doning of these varieties in favor of | the old types with their mildew sus- | ceptible foliage. Climbing American Beauty, with its mass of ‘clear pink blooms. is still a favorite if its abun- dance is an indication. Paul's Scarlet, | with its brilliant display of bright red and long-enduring flowers, is very | popular. It is a question whether Blaze of identical color and of ever- | blooming characteristics will succeed in displacing Paul’s Scarlet. because so far it doesn’'t appear as vigorous a grower and its value as a Summer | bloomer has yvet to be demonstrated | locally. Golden Climber has very beautiful flowers. but needs a moder- ate Winter or two to display its worth. No list of climbers is fully complete | without the old and tried Dorothy | Perkins, mildew susceptible, but, | nevertheless, a marvel of beauty with its display of shell pink bloom after | most climbers have gone. There is plenty of room for improvement in | Has 5th and Quacke living is raised to the “N'th” degrt ducible minimum. 1519 K St. N.W. This Is The Corner Around Which Prosperity Been Everything that a home could mean. urious baths, automatic oil heat, built-in garage. See It Today Sure—Open Daily and Sunday WM. H. SAUNDERS CO,, Inc. Hiding obos Sts. NW. Sizeable rooms, 2 lux- Here the joy*of ee, the drudgery cut to the irre- DI 1018 climbing roses. There is need for fully hardy types with the beauty and cut- ting qualities of Mme. Staechelin and the like and for varieties similar to Dorothy Perkins., but free of mildew and some of the thorns. Hollyhock Rust. ECAUSE of the tall, erect growth and brilliant display of colorful flowers in late June. when the Spring perennials have gone, the hollyhock is a favored plant in many gardens. It is particularly useful as a background for smaller plants and. therefore, it is disappointing when the leaves start falling in early Spring from attacks of a disease known as rust. From experiments conducted at the New York Botanical Garden it would ap- pear quite within the realm of pos- sibility to control this disease. For two years the plants in the garden were kept free of rust by the simple expedient of destroying all plant parts after blossom time and dusting the young leaves each Spring & few times with sulphur. However, if dusting was deferred until th® plants are two or three feet tall it was hlmost im- possible to stop the spread of the rust, each spot of which gives rise to many thousands of sporidia. Suc- cessful control rests primarily in the prevention of early Spring infections. A more hopeful outlook now lies in experiments in progress at the Cali- fornia Experiment Station. Here they are attempting to develop rust-immune hollyhocks. It appears highly prob- able that the station will succeed just as it has with the snapdragon or antir- rhinum rust and that, in a very few years, home gardeners will be able to grow hollyhocks with complete im- munity from rust. This accomplish- ment would tend to make the holly- hock an extremely desirable Summer flower. ¥ Hardy Primulas. 'HE hardy primulas have proved their adaptability to local gardens by coming through the two past Win- KILLS Insects Acts quickly. safelv. Also helps keep piants free from funsus diseases. Stabilized so as to retain full killing strength SLUG SHOT The SAFE Dust Insecticide Successfully used for siXty vears — Comes in_convenient sifter- oD can sale st Seed Stores and Hardware Stores FREE 4 Bed Room New Detached Brick ‘8,950 A truly startling value in this day of rising construction costs. The pleasing arrangement: provides an e living room, 24 feet in length (with fireplace); well propor- tioned dining room and modern kitchen. Three bed rooms on second floor and a fourth bed room, den or guest room off Garage, on lot level, entbrs direct from the stair landing. rear hall. Centrally located in this popular suburban community, less than two squares from Georgia Ave. and short distance from Beautiful lot, 50x180 feet. Open 10 A.M.'to 9 P.M. Today and Sunday Drive out 16th_St. or Georgia Ave to Silver Spring, continue on school. To reach: Georgia Ave. to Bonijant St. HANNON & LUCH AGENTS 1505 H St. N.W. | rant. ters in excellent condition. Low tem- perature does not seem to be as severe a test for these plants as does a Win- ter of alternate warm and cold periods. Primulas have made an unusual| growth this Spring and now need di- viding if their continued beauty is to be assured. The plants may be lifted with a spading fork and cut into two or more parts as their size may war- A sharp spade or a strong knife may be used in division. After pulling | off some of the oldest bottom leaves, | the divisions can be reset in their | former positions after reworking the soll. For a week or so, the plant may look a bit wilted, but in a short | time will recover and be in much better condition for next Spring. An- nual division is almost a necessity with strong growing primulas. With the constant doubling or trebling of one’s | plants, it becomes necessary to dis- card considerable stock, retaining. of | course, the more attractive colors. Every once in a while one will find volunteer seedlings near the old plants. These may very well be saved, for they will be different from the parents and may be even more desirable. Primulas are particularly valuable for edging perennial bprders and paths where low-growing plants are desired. The African Violet. A COMPARATIVE newcomer among | = house plants, the African violet has gained considerable popularity in | the last few years because of the close | resemblance of the flowers to true violets and the habit of blooming perpetually. As a matter of fact. the species. Saint paulia joantha, is not even remotely related to the violets | but is closely connected with the | gloxinias. The fleshy leaves, when | placed in a vase of water or in moist sand, will form little plantlets which may be separated and grown in- dividually. The plant has been grown in green houses for many years, but its value for our warm, dry houses has not been widely recognized. Necessity Converts Town. Necessity has converted Howden- on-Tyne, England, from a shipbuilding { to a portable-building center. Iris Street N.W. $16,500 A heantiful Shepherd Park all- lal ed . d enelose heat and recrea- hes tion reom. The 2-ear brick garage ol on 3 paved % did home with attractive Open to 9 P.M. Saturday and Sunday Ralph Morgali Exclusive Agent 923 15th St. NNW. NA. 3928 eptional and turn right to the houses, D. C, VOORHEES HEADS ARCHITEGT GROUP New Yorker Is Elected by American Institute—Di- rectors Chosen. Election of officers, fellows and honorary members is announced by the American Institute of Architects. ‘The new president of the institute is Stephen F. Voorhees of New York, who | was chairman of the construction code authority. He is a member of the firm of Voorhees. Gmelin & Walker, which has designed many notable buildings. He succeeds Ernest J. Russell of St. Louis. Other officers for 1935-36 are: First vice president, Louis La Beaume, St.| Louis; seccnd vice president, Francis P. Sullivan, Washington, D. C.; treasurer, Edwin Bergstrom, Los An- geles; secretary, Charles T. Ingham, Pittsburgh. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1935. REAL ESTATE. #*» B-7 New Home in Hillwood Drawing of the home of Mr. and Mrs, Roy Funk, which is being erected in Hillwood, new subdivision on the Lee Memorial Boulevard, near Falls Church. The name of the section was formerly Buffalo Park. Eakin Properties Corp. recently acquired 400 acres in the section and at the present time are installing improvements throughout the section under direction of E. F. Thelander. 'ACID TAKES WHITE SALTS OFF BRICK Chalky Substance on Outside Walls Due to Seeping of Water. Home owners, in checking their houses or other Huildings to detsrmine | necessary repairs, frequently discover a white chalky substance on the surface jof walls made of stucco, brick, solid | concrete, stone. and concrete wasonry. This growth of crystals on the sur- face is known 2s efflorescence. It is due to the evaporatiioh of a salt solu- tion which leaches out ot the walls The presence uf efflorescence usually indicates that water is seeping *hrough | the walls or masonry joints, carrying | soluble salts to ihe surface. In such cases the walls need protection against penetration by moisiure, Efflorescence usually appears after long ramny pe- riods. The amouat and character of the deposits vary widely and may or’ | may not be soluble. X in the new City Hall at Jt. Minn. It will be 35 feet tall. Mr. Shurtleff, who is 51 years old. Paul, || | was designated as an architect to de- Regional Directors. ‘The following have been chosen re-' gional directors to serve three years: Great Lakes division, Walter R. Mc- | Cornack, Cleveland, Ohio: Western | Mountain division, Wiliiam H. Cro- well, Portland, Oreg.; Middle Atlantic division, William G. Nolting, Balti- more, Md. Carl Milles, sculptor and professor of sculpture at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook. Mich., and Harold R. Shurtleff of Bostoi. have been elected to honorary membership in the institute. Mr. Milles is 58 years old and a | native of Sweden. He relinguished his | post as professor of sculpture in the | Royal Swedish Academy of Art three years ago to join the Cranbrook col- | ony. He studied under August Ro- | din in Paris, and is said to have exe- cuted more pieces than any other liv- ing sculptor. Exhibited at Cranbrook. Descriptions of his works have been London and Paris. Last Fall he ex- hibited 65 bronzes at Cranbrook. He designed the Indian figure represent- ing peace which is to be executed in Mexican onyx and which will stand termine the historical background for the restoration of Williamsburg. Va., by John L. Rockefeller. jr. He also has assisted Samuel Eliot Morison, professor of history at Harvard, in the writing of a history of that uni- versity, which next year celebrates its 300th anniversary. Fellows of the institute have been elected as follows: Robert Seeley De Gol and William Jones Smith, Chicago: Alfred Fellheimer, Freder- ick Augustus Gold., Philip L. Good- win and Henry Stuart Waterbury, New York, Walter R McCornack. Cleveland: Floyd A. Naramore and Harlan 7Thomas. Seattle, Rudolph Weaver, Gainesville, Fla. Poet’s Home Restored. The home of Robert Tannahill, the weaver poet, a cottage in Paisley, Scotland. is being rethatched. It is owned by Palsley Burns Club, of which body Tannahill was first secretary, and the club intends to restore the ,nubllshed in two large volumes in building to as near the eighteenth century stvle of Paisley cottage as possible. A practical thatcher is busy on the stripped roof, and the old one- story house will stand out in all its old-world quaintness 5819 5th St. N.w. $7,950 IN NEW HOUSE CONDITION & rooms, large lot. Built-in garage. closed rear porches, hardwood trim throuzhout and Open Daily, 10 to 9 Harry Wardman, Inc. 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