Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-29
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Decision as to the Architect
Commission.
CANNOT PAY MEMBERS
ARCHITECTS WILL VOLUNTARILY
AID THE PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Roosevelt Will Leave Friday to
Join the Sylph for Short
Cruise.

When the President recently appointed
| board of prominent architects TO direct the
| location of buildings in Washington under
| the plans of the park commission he
| nounced that they would serve without pay.
| This provoked criticism, the statement be
| ing made that the law forbade any ap-
| pointee serving without pay. The Pres
| ident thereupon announced that the archi
| tects constituting the commission woyld re-
| ceive $40 a day and expenses while on duty.
| The Attorney General verbally advised the
| President that this could not be done, and
| the President has now revoked that amend
| ment to his order, leaving the architects
| just as they were, except not having as
much official status originally. Owing
/ to the objections TO the payment or nom
payment of salaries without authority of
| law, the architects have informed the Pres
| ident that they are at his personal call at
! any time and will voluntarily advise with
him without being considered as ap-
posnteeS.
The Presidents plan now is simply to re-
| qulre officials IN charge of locating future
buildings here to consult with him before
| they arrange the location. He will call upon
| the architects who have been named by
him, and they Will advise him. He will
then direct what shall be done.
Attorney General Moody. it is stated is
not preparing any opinion this subject
TO the President, but it is admitted that he
mas verbally Informed the President what
his powers are. This opinion changes the
action of the President in form only, as
the President is determined that he Will
40 an WITHIN his power to carry out recon-
mendatlons for the beautfying OF Wash
ington There is no law preventing him
calling in friends for consulta ton and ad-
vice, and this will be the course he vii
pursue in this case. 1t is upon the supyes-
ton of the architects as to following a
plan for Washfngton's future that he is
acting and they will be glad to advise with
mn nm without charge whenever he calls upon
them. Ihey Will also voluntarily write to
or confer with him as to matters pertain
ing TO the same work.
Mrs. Roosevelt to Leave Friday
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied bv a nu,pher
OF her children and some of her relatives.
will leave here Friday for the south. WHERE
they VIII go aboard the Sylph the PresI-
oent 8 yacht, and take short cruise The
President, it is said, wished that his wife
and children might spend some time in a
cruise, believing that 1t would benefit them
but Mrs. Roosevelt will not make the trim
an extended one, it is said. She is now
maklng m her plans to return TO Washington
IN twelve or fifteen days. 1t is proba BILE
that the Sylph will be boarded at Jack
sonvllle. Miss Alice Roosevelt will NOT
become member of the party, it is learn
ed and will remain in charge of the Whita
House during the absence of Mrs Roose-
welt.
Vice President Fairbanks Departing.
Vice President Fairbanks bade gooa-bve
to the President this morning. The Indiana
statesman will leave for Philadelphia to-
day and after short visit in that city
Will go to his home in Indianapolis. He
SAID that he had not made any arrange
ments Tor spending the summer, but would
make some addresses upon invitations
Representatlye Dalzell of Pennsylvania
talked TO the President about an appointee
In the government service who deserved to
be put under the civil service Senator
Garter of Montana and Senator Long of
Kansas introduced some friends Senator
Gallinger introduced the senior class OF the
high school at keene, N. H. number of
other parties strangers In the city, were
also received by the President
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster presented Miss
Charlotte Holman, missionary stationed
at Ajmar, India, and Mis- sEmma Hayes,
national secretary of the Young Women's
Christian Association.
Two Big Freighters.
Senator Piles of Washington called to
introduce J. D. Farrell, president of the
Great Northern Steamship Company and
assistant to the president of the Great
Northern railroad. Mr. Farrell has been
supervising the fitting out of the monster
steamship Dakota recently completed at
New London. Tins vessel and her sister
ship, the Minnesota, are the largest cargo
carriers in the world, being capable of car
rying more than 25,00O tons of freight
each They will run between Seattle and
oriental ports.
The Dakota goes into dry dock at New
port News today and will then return to
New York to take on cargo. She will then
sail for Seattle, going by way of Cape
Mr.. Moody Going Away.
The President had conference today
with Attorney General Moody, who is
about to go out of town. The President
recognizes the justice of the long line of
decisions that all payments shall be only
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