The broad ax., 1906-09-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
Special correspondence.l

made in Cne east W1ABs IhtOu6u WHICH
nests enter and leave the mansion
wben attending receptions and other
largo entertainments. Formerly they
bsd 70 pass In and out through the hall
nav of the wing. between the long
rows Of hatboxes, and the passage ire
orantly became uncomfortably con-
eested with the large number Of people
;nvited. A number Of large archways
have been made from the wing into the
tang glass inclosed gallery which runs
naraIlel with IT.. and rich carpets, COM
sortsble seats and numerous lights will
make it a pleasant retreat for guests
while their wraps are being checked or
ohtained for them from the hatboxes
along the hallway.
Temple Of justice.
II ia fully expected that congress at
It's next session will authorize the cree
ZION of a great temple OF justice on
Canitol hill, Just across the plaza from
the capitol, at a cost Of $3y500,000.
The building will house the supreme
court of the United States and also
nroyide a spacious hall Of inter
national courts Of arbitration, peace
conferences and meetings Of the rep
resentatives Of this and foreign govern
ments. such as the pan-American con-
ference.
II Is intended that the architectural
design shall be similar to that Of the
Psrthenon Of ancient Athens, with
reat columns extending from the base
10 the roof in severely classical style
and that 1t shall be constructed Of
white granite. It viii stand between
the Congressional library and the new
senate Office building and occupy an
entire square.
The Episcopal Cathedral.
In the construction Of the Washing
ton cathedral by the Episcopal church
an architect is wanted who Is capable
Of building vaults on pillars supported
nv buttresses that will stand the ero-
sion of time for a thousand years.
After a six weeks tour Of Europe,
during which time he gathered much
valuable data regarding church build
Ing, Bishop Satterlee returned more
than ever impressed with the Gothic
type Of architecture, which was unAni-
mously decided upon by the chapter.
Patent Models safe.
According to patent ONCE authorities,
q damper has been placed upon the
hopes Of those college professors and
heads Of educational institutions who
expect to receive some Of the models
Of inventions stored In the Union build |
ing.
To store these models 1t has been nee
essary to rent three floors Of the Union |
building by the year at $4,000 a floor, |
or $19,500 At the last session Of con- |
gress the appropriation was cut down |
to $4,000, and for a time IT was be-
Heved that the patent ONCE would be
forced to hire smaller quarters, and |
plans were on foot to dispose Of some |
Of the models.
Recently the management Of the
building decided to accept q reduction
in rental and let the patent once retain /
the space at $4,000 q year.
President's Orchids.
With the addition Of the 702 orchids
recently received from the Philippines
President Roosevelt has one Of the
finest private collections In the coun-
Try.
The president already had q fine col
lection Of orchids, including an earlier
shipment from the Philippines, one
from Panama and another from South
America.
Carnegie InstitatiOn.
The Carnegie institution has acduir-
ed property at Sixteenth and p streets
northwest on which it will erect an ad-
mlnistration building at a cost Of $780,
600.
President Woodward and his stan
now occupy spacious Offices In the Bond
building, but the great institution
founded by Andrew Carnegie I'VE years
ago and endowed by him with an an
nual income Of $4,000 IL without q
nome which 1t may call its own. It's
operations extend over the greater part
OF the globe, yet it has no central build
Ing II
Ne SehOIarships.
We do not need the building be-
cause the institution ID a university, Il
Ior that Is just what It IL not" said
PRESIDENT Woodward recently. Nor u
an educational institution. It's pur-
pose Is the furtherance Of original re- {
search by those who have shown them
SeiVes capable Of 1t In their respective I
Ines OF work and its aim to bring (
sOOut practical results that win b Of I
oeneht to mankind. It IL not an In
.utuuon where men merely study, but
Wnere they investigate and achieve.
am oeluged with applications for sehol- ]
A'Soips' Of which there are none.
work Of the Instifufion..
Inc Institution Ii rapidly pushing {
HIOng It's work In many directions. For 4
instance, we have a geophysIcal labora-
IOty Just beyond the geological park, q
ccOOioglcal station on Long Island, at
Ooto Spring, and auofher at Dry Tor.