Evening star., 1899-02-02
OCTAGON HOUSE EXHIBIT
Drawings, Water Colors and Pen and Ink
: Sketches on View.
Display Made Under the Auspices oi
Washington Architectural Club
The Contributors.

Washington Architectural Club was given
last night in the famous old Octagon
House, corner of 18th street and New York
avenue, which has been leased and re-
| stored by the American Institute of Archi-
tects
The event was successful in every way,
and the large old-fashioned rooms on the
second floor, where the exhibits were placed
| on view. were thronged until late hour.
Surprise and pleasure were manifested
because of the artistic and attractive char
acter of the work. The walls of the two
rooms were crowded by the designs, draw
+ lngs, water colors, blue prints, photographs
and pen and ink sketches, submitted and
| displayed by the members of the club and
| also by. celebrated architects from distant
parts OF the United States. In artistic con-
| ception and execution many of the water
coiors would appear to take rank with the
works Of well-known water colorsts.
The club has gene to considerable trouble
to render the Octagon's rooms fit for the
occasion and other exhibits to follow. The
walls have been handsomely dadoed; great
square rugs cover the polished floors; statu-
airy is placed in the inches of the walls;
and picturesque brc-a-brac SUSPENDED at
advantageous points. The general effect is
striking and artistic.
The Exhibitors.
The club members vino exhibit are Arthur
B. Heaton, w. j. Marsh, julie T. Crow
Thomas j. D. Fuller, Edward w. Dom, jr.
G. A. Dessez, G. o. Totten, jr., James Knox
Taylor Walter G. Peter, Snowden Ash
ford, Waddy B. Wood, Frederick B. Pyle
and Joseph c. Hornb,ower.
Mr.. Heaton has contributed n handsome
colored drawing called "A House at Chevy
Chase and a skillful black and white. en-
titled "A Monumental Bridge Mr.. Marsh
shows striking pen and ink drawing of
his design for the Peabody School annex.
Mr.. Fuller's splendidly worked cut COM
petitve design for the LoVeJoy School has
prominent place. Mr.. DesseZ loans his
which received first mention from the club
at a competition recently. Mr.. Totten is
represented by a brilliantly colored draw
Ing of a famous church in placid Venice.
The work of Messrs. Peter and Marsh, who
are associated, is shown by the large blue
prints hung in convenient places. These
are from drawings In complete detail of
the large and beautiful buildings to be
erected for The Evening Star. Mr.. Donns
large pen and ink drawing Of Il building to
be used as a hospital is much admired.
Messrs. Dom and Wood, associated, show
their skill in colors by several attractive
sketches of a residence at Chevy Chase
MIR. w. B. Wood individually contributes
number of characteristic products. One is
| in pen and ink design for the water de-
| partment Of the city, and another col
| ored drawing of a house for Chevy Chase.
! He also has hung several photographs. Mr..
| Pyle shows q neat drawing in colors. Tot
| ten & Rogers add much to the exhibition
by their various products. Foremost among
| these is the model in plaster and wax of a
stately residence. 1t is unique and vivid
| way of showing eXteriOrs in place of the
| old method of making perspective drawings,
Another is their competitive design Of the
| building for the Jersey City Free Pub ,ic
| Library. A third is a strong photograph
| of the Smith memorial. designed by them
| and now being erected in Fairmount Park,
| Philadelphia Their pupil, G.. B. Towles,
| gives a graphic idea of his skill with
| richly colored picture of the Palace Morell
in Spain. Mr. Taylor exhibits vivid
| drawing of the United States public build
| ing at Helena, Mont.
other Architects.
| The exhibits by other Washington archi-
tects, who members of the institute but
| not Of the club, excite keen admiration, be-
| cause they show maturity of style and ripe
| conception. Among these are several very
| charming water color renderings of build
! ings ne designed for the Zoo. Mr.. 2. j.
| Pelz is represented by a beautifully drawn
| design for a new Executive Mansion. Horn
blower & Marshall have sent several
well-executed photographs and drawings
| of their completed buildings. j. q. Hills
pen and ink of colonial building is good.
| W. NJ. PoindeXter's fine designs for the
| United States naval hospital at Mare ISL
| and, Cal, and for the naval training station
| there are on the walls.
| Among the exhibits from out-of-town
chitects those of D. a. Gregg of Boston ex-
| cite great admiration, because of their bold
| coloring and clear outline. H IS pen and ink
| work is marvelously well done. Claude F.
| Bla gdon's book cover designs and meas
| ured drawings are most striking. Wyatt
| & Noting of Baltimore have sent a pho
tograph of their court house building for
| Baltimore and their successful design for
| the Norfolk custom house.
| Club Program.
The program If the Washington Architec-
| tural Club is as follows: February !, sketch
| competition-a colonial vestibule; February
| is, lecture and smoker March 4. regular
! competition-a formal garden; March is,
| lecture and smoker; April l, sketch compe-
| tition--a sun dial; April Is, competition
| cover for program for lS99-l9oO; April -,
| smoker and entertainment; May g, annual
| competion-mopumental treatment of inter-
| secting streets and avenues; May 20, sketch
| competiion-a Flemish gable; May 81. an
| nuaI stuffng match and picnic; June 3, an
| nual meeting-electfon or officers.
The officers of the club are follows:
| President, Edward Wilton Dom, jr.; Sec
retary, Arthur Berthrong Heaton; treas
| urer William Deshler Window; directors
| Theodore Frederick Laist. William Johnson
| Marsh, Walter Gibson Porter. Thomas ].
| D. Fuller.
The committees on the exhibition are as
| follows:
House, James Knox Taylor chairman;
! Elwyn Greene, Snowden Ashford; enter
| tainment, Waddy Butler Wood. chairman;
Edgar Halsted Klemroth, Chauncey Gilbert
| Graham, Frank Louis Molby.
| List of Members.
The members are F. L. Molby, Elwyn
| Greene, Arthur B. Heaton, A. L. Harris,
| w. j. Marsh Chauncey G. Graham. Jules
| T. Grow, Thomas ]. D. Fuller, Charles r.
| Oldherg, Francis B. Wheaton. Robert E.
| Cook. A B. Fitzsimmons, Herbert Hunting
| ton E. H. Klemroth, VIM. D. Window,
| Edward W. Dom, jr., Harry B. Davis Ern-
| est H Elliot. c. NJ. Mcclure, G. A. Dessez,
| Frank P. Murphy, Max F. Forester. Chas.
| w. Murdoch, Edw. a. Crane, John Young,
| G. o. Totten, jr. S. NJ. Maize, James Knox
Taylor, Walter G. Peter. Snowden Ashford.
| Waddy B. Wood, A. w. Sparks. F. L. Wag-
ner F. A Kendall, Frederick B. Pyle,
| Charles G. Anderson, Eugene Bradbury. D.
! c. Ernest Laub, p. c. Adams Theo F.
| Laist, Albert A. CIemons, Walter l. Gideon,
| H. r. P. Hamilton Jas. c. Plant, Clarence
! A. Miller, H. P. S. Keller, Frank Upman,
| Harry Dodge Jenkins.
| Honorary members-Wrn. Martin Aiken,
JOS c. Hornblower.
| The exhibition will close at 10 o'clock to-
| night.
| TO CLOSE AKRON'S SALOONS.