Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13
Work of Convention Finished
Today.
OFFICERS ELECTED
CLEVELAND, OHIO, SELECTED AS
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
Other Business Transacted at Today's
Sessions-Paper by Capt.
Sigsbee Read.


tute of Architects. which has been in ses-
sion during the past three days at the New
Willard Hotel, adjourned this afternoon to
meet next year in Cleveland. Ohio. Mr..
Charles F. McKim of New York was re-
elected president and all the other officers
were selected to serve another term.
Mr.. McKim is one of the most prominent
architects.
He was selected by President Roosevelt
TO design the improvements at the White
House made recently. and was allowed free
rein in the prosecution of this difficult task.
He was member of the park commission
and was one of the members who made q
tour OF Europe to secure the best ideas of
municipal Improvement for the national
capital His election was practically unani-
nous.
Proceedings of the Session.
The last days sessions of the convention
were begun at 11:30 o'clock this morning.
an hour and half later than usual, on ac-
count of the reception accorded the dele
gates by the President. The morning ses-
sion was devoted to the consideration of
unfinished business and the election of Of
ficers.
The report of the auditing committee ap-
proving the report of the treasurer was
then read and approved. and a report was
also made from the educational committee.
"A paper DS capt CnarleS u. SlSSD6e on
certain improvements in Washington was
read by Mr.. Arthur Totten. Captain Sigs-
bee suggests the construction of a perma-
nent reviewing stand on Lafayette Square
in front of the White House. 1t was sug-
geSted that the stand be made of marble
and highly ornamental. vote of thanks
to Captain Sigsbee was passed and the
paper was referred to the committee on i'm
provements in Washington for considera-
ton.
Resolutions Adopted.
Mr. Robert S. Peabody of Boston offered
resolution pledging the support of the in
stitute to the American Academy which
has been established or partially establish
ed at Rome. The resolution was adopted
unanimously. Mr.. Peabody also offered a
resolution providing that it was the sense
of the American Institute of Architects that
the artists and architects of the country
had suffered a great loss in the death of
Senator James Mcmillan of Michigan, and
that his memory will forever be preserved
by the institute. AS a further mark of re-
spect it was provided that rising vote be
taken. The resolution was adopted unan-
imouSly.
question as to the practice of bonding
architects for the faithful performance of
their work. Mr.. Marshall suggested that
the board of directors be asked to take the
Mr.. Marshall said he believed the practice
of bonding architects absurd, but that it
was his desire to have the institute express
some opinion. The suggestion of Mr. Mar
shall was adopted.
A resolution of thanks to President
Roosevelt for permitting the delegates to
the convention to view the Improvements to
the White House was then adopted.
The Officers Chosen.
The entire McKim ticket was elected, as
follows; President Charles F. McKim; first
vice president, Frank Miles Day: second
vice president. Alfred Stone; secretary and
treasurer, Glenn Brown; board of direc-
tors-Robert S. Peabody. William B. Nun
die, Isaac C. Ditmars; auditing committee
S. A. Treat, VIM. G. Preston.
The three directors selected today will
take the place of three members whose
terms expired today. The directors are
elected for terms of three years. A recess
was then taken for lunch and short SEES
sion held after luncheon, and, after
adopting a resolution of thanks to the en-
tertainment committee, the convention was
adjourned sine die.
Interesting Exhibits
One of the features of the convention that
has attracted considerable attention Is an
exhibition of the steel structural work In
alt it's phases in conjunction with the ex-
hibit of graphite prepared by the Joseph
Dixon Crucible Company. The steel work
exhibit includes pictures and photographs
of many buildings and bridges wherein
graphite paint has been used as preserva-
tive of the steel Among the pictures shown
are those of the new Naval Academy build
ings at Annapolis, the frame work and fin
ished buildings of the Edison Portland ce-
ment works in New Jersey, the largest ce-
ment works In the world, and many large
office buildings.
The graphite exhibition includes a large
lump of graphite in the crude state as 1t
comes from the mines in Germany, and
the same material at other stages of it's
development into paint crucibles and pen
ellis. The representatives of the Dixon Co.,
MeSsrs. Raymond D. Sailor and w. A
Houston. were kept busy throughout the
day in explaining the merits of their COM
pany's product. ''-'