Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-23

PRESIDENT Hunt influence TO hundreds
OF Young men. George b. Post, architect Of
in New York, was another student. while Gam
briell, Furness and other prominent men have
studied under him. Besides the influence
which he has exerted over the profession
through his students his work has had a
wholesome effect
1t is based on classical models, conservative
and refined in treatment. Some of the promi-
nent buildings designed by him are the Len
nox library, Henry G. Marquands' and the
Vanderbilt houses in New York. He is now
building the new naval observatory in this
city and the renaissance palace for Cornelius
Vanderbilt near Asheville. NC. He was secre-
tary OF the institute in his early days and Was
elected president two years ago when the Amer
lean Institute and Western Association joined
hands. He was reelected unanimously by east
and west to lead :he consolidated association
The first regular business this morning was
the reading of the report OF the A. j. Bloor
indemnifcation committee. The report was
laid on the table and the committee was con-
tlnued.
ARCHITECT NULLErr's FUNERAL.
Mr.. Hannafoid, in referring to the death of
MIR. A. B. Mullett, suggested that the committee
to attend his funeral should consist of three
members. and Mr.. Carlin, the acting president
appointed Messrs A. J. Bloor of New York.
Samuel Hannaford Of Cincinnati and Levi 7.
Schoield of Cleveland on the committee
Secretary Root read letter from Gen.
Casey inviting the institute to visit the new
Congressional Library building either in body
or individually
A letter from the National Association Of
Fire Engineers asking the cooperation of the
architects IN the matter of procuring uniform
fire ordinances and a communication from Mr..
Cummings giving an account OF the progress
OF the excavation of Delphi were read.
THE CONSERVATION OF ARCHITECTURE.
Mr.. R. NJ Upjohn of New York seemed to ex-
press the opinion of all the members present
when he rose to say few words on what he
| referred to as the urgent necessity of some ac-
ton being taken looking toward the conserva-
ton Of architecture. He said that
preserve fine old buildings, especially
public buildings, from being torn down and re-
moving from the face of the earth character
| istic examples of the architecture of different
periods of the country's history. For instance
the New York treasury building he said Is in
many respects fine piece of work,
planned after the Parthenon, and constructed
at period before iron had begun to
| take the place of wood as a structural material
And yet the real estate boomers of the city
were endeavoring to have the building de-
| stroyed and the site of the treasury moved
| farther down town under the pretext that if
| this were done the section OF great business
| blocks would spread down town and incidentally
| they would make money.
| And yet this would establish the precedent OF
demolishing fine buildings in answer to the
cry of real estate agents. Mr.. Upjohn intro
duced a series of resolutions protesting against
this manner of things, and they were carried
unanimously.
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
The committee to consider the matter OF es-
tablishing a code Of professional ethics re.
ported adversely and a lively discussion en-