New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-14
HAVE A DINNER.
THEY DISCUSS OUR PUBLIC MONUMENTS
IN IRREvERENT TERMS
SOME REMARKS on TALL BuILpINGs-THn

SOME REMARKS on TALL BUILpTNGs-rHn
United STATES SENATE SCORED.
The men through whose efforts a race known a.
the GIN Dwellers sprang into existence less than
a decade ago-Fielding the Chicago novelist, APP
plying the term to the people living or occupying
offices In the modern sky-scrap.ng buldings-sat
down to a dinner. 100 strong. last evening In the
rooms OF the Architectural League OF New-fork.
at No 2l5 West Fifty-seventh-st II was the
seventh annual dinner. and the most representative
city architects were present. None Of the speeches
was set but they were less enjoyable Among
those present were George Keisler. J. .. A. Ward
Rober, Andrews J. W. Fosdick. Frank Squier, c. A.
Cummings Alfred Stone. Frederick Haylor. George
b. Post James W Alexander. O. A. Fredericks.
G.. c. Mason. r. Stead Ehu Vedder, j. W. Wood
and John La Fargo. who sat at the table of honor:
r. r. Hunt, W. Walton Bruce Price. d. c. French.
c. W Romeyn. J. b. Baker. Thomas Hastings.
John II. Grear, II. C. Anthony Russell Sturgis. e.
~ Hoar Milton See John c. Cady. q. NJ Ryan.
H. X Bush Browne and J. Evarts Tracey The
topic of discussion WAS ''Our Pubic Monuments.
President Post made able address and spoke
of the incongrulty and lack of harmony shown in
the Federal buildings throughout the country. He
said they were on the whole. bad in design worse
IN detail and involved enormous extravaganza
He sincerely hoped that the office Of the Supervis-
ing Architect OF the Treasury Department would
be abolished and that the bill before Congress
looking toward that end would meet with the sue
cess II deserved This sentiment was vigorously
appauied The speaker declared that the Farra-
gut statue had been placed in Madison Square
without any harmonious surroundings, and with ne
knoll hill or shrubbery for appropriate back
ground He paid a high tribute to the late Ricnaro
NJ. Hunt.
Russell Sturgis read report, which was adopted
that the artistic entrance to Central Park at rlfy.
nlnth-st and Fifth-aye originally suggested by
NJ ba built with permission OK
the Park Board. The estimated cost Will be $780,
OD a par, of which the report recommended,
should be raised by private subscription ,
James W Alexander made witty address. wncn
teemed with bright stories He said that when the
progress OF the erection OF the lower OF baoe Vas
face az the earth yet when He looked at the Surety.
Manhattan and other high buildings He was proDa-
bly, OF the opinion that they had NOT neen NOR a,
blame the architects for fashloning sucn large
buildings. because he knew i was question 9t
"ducats The tortures Of the lnquisiton would
not force him to admit that the inaI cost OF =
building exceeded the architects estimate he
related a story of a Chicago woman who, being
asked by the architect If the arrangements suited.
r.pl,ei that she did not care long the draw:
lng-room was in either Louis Ounce or Henri
Clews. 49,, ,.,.
said: When think OF Clay and Webster, Wno
formerly made the Senate famous, and then tnink
OF the present Senate. which every American v
asham-no-not proud Of; when tn'nk IL n ns hat
of China India and Japan when remeHoet .nn'
a few days ago a Senator. professional ola os,,
guard poured forth discussing am ana aga,nst our
Chief Executive and when think there was NOV
man present with sufficient proper sense 70 wsnh
nei the BLACKBOARD to shut his mouth Know M"'en
Wav 70 turn when point 10 monument ITO
American l. proud or ,- IL. .noLa
MIR Squer and Mr.. Andrews also SPOKE