New-York tribune., 1905-01-12
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS.
address to the american Institute OF
architects.

,,,,,u..or Ian IA notable gathering at
,ended the annual dinner of the American Insttute
of Architects al the Arlington hotei W =
cIuding the President of the Unlteu S'Ate' .
hers of his Cabinet, officials ana presIuets -
American institutions and universities fresiueH1
poaavaIt arrived about 1890 O'Clock, and had a
hearty reception He responded TO the toast' 10 70
President of the American Institute OIL an .
and remained after he had spoken uill A4ND -
sador Jusserand, OF France, had respoHueu ~. ~
toast ''The Place of Art in Clvihzauoh. :,
who responded to toasts were. Inc =.
Holm La Farge; ''The Sculptors, Augustus s'
Gaudens; "Art and Religion" Cardinal eiDoohs' .
ITO the Institute THE Simple Lire Ehnu 80
1.-THE Supreme Court of the United STATES Susu'e
Harlan: "The Senate of the United States SEN
otor yvatmore of Rhode Island "The House OF
Representatives" Representative McCleary' Oh
Minnesota President Nicholas Murray Butter. "
Columbia University, responded to the toast, 1ne
Place of Art In Civilization. others present "eAe
A J. Cassatt of the Pennsylvania haliroao' LAeu-
tenant General Chaffee, Senators Allison CockreH
Newlands Nelson and Dryden; Representatives
DaIzell and Foss; F. p Dunno Charles Dana Gid
SON. President William r. Harper OF Cnicago oi'i-
versity Charles w. Knapp. s. P. Langley CharieS
f. McKim ]. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas Nelsoh
Page. Whitelaw Reid Charles Emory Smith, Sec
retaries Hay and Taft and F. d. Millet, secretary
of the American Academy of Rome.
President Roosevelt expressed the pleasure no
felt in greeting a body of men engaged IN ooiiis
merely in the present generation. but IN the ~ nIe
time of many generations to come. IL was COM
paratively easy thing. he said, TO do Worh WIGS
the reward is to come in the present. Out efeA'
great nation that has ever existed mas Deeh sIeI]
because it's sons had in them the capacity 10 "oIh
for the weIbeing of generations yet unborn Such
a spirit he said, is peculiarly necessary "heh tii
work that we desire to have done Is essen'iaHy
work of a non-remunerative type, non-remuheraI'e
in more than one way; nOn-remuneratiVe In money
in mo
ton's life more important than beauty. the FFesl-
dent said: yet beauty is very important III lnis
nation while there is much in which we nave sue
ceeded marvelIously the President said, ne dld
think that IL I'VE looked dispassionately, we VIII
say that beauty has been exactly the strong point
1t rests largely with gatherings such as tnis Win
the note that is set by men such as those am ad-
dressing tonight to determine whether or not TINS
shall be true of the future He continued
The only way in which we can hope to have
State for municipality is by having such d
eumbent upon successive administrations; success
sive legislative bodies to carry out steaqy ny ndb pan
body of men that gathered here TINS even gvel1g' B
What 1 have said does not mean that we shaIl 80,
here In Washington. for instance % lhJo IhIdG hiI5i
and extravagant expenditures on pubnc bulldlnSs.
building is provided for it should be erected In ac
cordance with carefully thought Out plan adoplsd go
long before (app1ause) and that it should not be
only beautiful in itself but fitting In its relations
parks and drives of the district (Applause)
The thirty-eighth annual convention of the insti-
tute began this morning. Reports of officers ana
committees were submitted President w. s.
Eames of st. Louis in his annual address called
attention to that the institute had rejected
fifteen applications for membership and said that
an investigation of this action was made by the
board which ordered a second election, with signed
ballots, this resulting in the same reflections The
board learned that the reflections were caused by
the Brooklyn chapter of the institute and found
nothing to sustain the objections. Nothing more
can be done however, the board has no authority
to proceed further at this time. President Eames
deprecated what he said was decreasing interest
on the part of Congress in the architecture of pub
lie buildings. and expressed the hope that future
presidents of the institute would work TO promote
2 better era. He said Congress was TO be asked TO
incorporate according to the laws OF this country,
the American Academy in Rome, which more than
one hunired artists scuIptOrs architects and fnan-
ciers have promised to support.