Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22

architects of the country announcing the
fact that new building was to be erected
and inviting designs in competition. The
designs were to be sent TO the department
on or before 2 o'clock on the afternoon of
December l, when the drawings would be
opened and examined by a commission APP
pointed by the secretary of the interior.
This commission included First Assistant
Secretary Thomas Ryan of the interior de-
partment, Mr.. James Knox Taylor, super
vising architect of the treasury; Mr.. Ell
hot Woods. superintendent of the Capitol
building and grounds; Mr.. George w.
Evans of the board of visitors of Freed
mems Hospital. DR.. William A. White, su-
perintendent of the Government Hospital
for the Insane; Rev. TeuniS S. Hamlin, D.
D., of the board of trustees of Howard
University, and DR.. w. A Warffeld, sur
geon-in-chief of Freedmen's Hospital. The
commission met on the day appointed and
found twenty-five sets of drawings The
drawings were unsigned, the names of the
designers being placed in plain, unmarked
envelopes and placed in the package with
the drawings. AS each package of draw
ings was opened all of the sheets were
given letter of the alphabet and the same
letter was placed on the envelope contain
ing the names of the architects. These en-
velopes were turned over to Mr.. W. Ber-
trand Acher, chief of the division of pat
entS and miscellaneous of the interior de-
partment, and werel ocked In the safe in
his office until after the award was made
today.
The examination of the plans was based
on merit alone, the members Of the COM
mission having absolutely no idea Of the
names of the authors of the various SETS
The award was made and submitted to
Secretary Hitchcock for approval The
Secretary looked over all the plans be-
fore confirming the action of the commits
sion, and his selection was that made by
the commission also. Up to this time the
only title of this plan had been the letter
hrrt w toll tod ,sal. l.,
pened to be the letter "P." After the
Secretary had approved the award Mr.
Acker opened the envelopes containing
the names of the architects and found in
the envelope marked "P" the names OF
Messrs. Bruce Price and De Sibour, with
John Russell Pope as associate.
Description Of the Structure.
The new Freedman's Hospital is to be
an ornamental structure In every sense
of the word and is to be so built that 1t
will be one of the most complete hospital
buildings in this section of the country.
The materials of construction will b.
white limestone and red arch brick, and
the drawings include not only the build
ings that are to be erected from the ap-
preparation made by Congress, but in
clude plans showing where prospective
additions can be placed on the buildings.
According to the requirements of the de-
partment. all of which are met in the ac-
cepted drawings, the new building must
provide for not less than 200 patients.
The main structure will face south, its
central portion, known as the administra-
ton building, will be three stories high,
having on either side wings two stories
high, extending, respectively, east and
west From the end of each wing q fur
Their wing will extend north and south, o
two stories in height. The cellar Of the
main building will be finished so as to
provide dining rooms therein for en-
ployes and nurses. The administration
building will separate the male and fe-
male sections of the hospital. The first
story of this building will be occupied by
the main administrative officers. the Sec
ond story by the resident STAFF, and have
located therein the physicians dining
room. pathological room and q few pri-
vate rooms. The third story to have To-