Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-08
ARCHITECTURAL CLUB
ANNUAL DINNER GIVEN LAST
EVENING AT THE CAIRO.

The Washington Architectural Club gave
its annual dinner at the Cairo last even
Ing. Professional men were about the ban
quet board in large numbers. The national
Capital was referred to from an archi-
tectural standpoint as the queen city OF
the world"
The banquet was rendered as a compli-
ment to the out-of-town judges who have
just completed the hanging of the exhibits
for the annual exhibition Of the club, which
will be opened at the Corcoran Gallery Of
Art March IL The guests OF honor were
Mr. Dom Barber of New York city and
Mr.. e. A. Crane of Philadelphia. Pa. Mr..
Cass Gilbert of New York city, the other
out-of-town member of the committee Of
judges, notified the POSTMASTER by tele-
graph that he was unavoidably detained at
lone A special guest of honor was Mr..
Sidney Nicely of the supervising architects
Office, Treasury Department, who recently
returned from Picking, China, where he su-
perintended the erection of the new lega-
ton buildings.
The banquet was held in the red dining
room of the Cairo, the walls of which were
tastefully festooned with large American
flags, and the table decorations were of
American Beauty roses and poinsetta bios
SONS, with the large seal of the club at
the head of the room. After the discussion
of elaborate menu and the lighting of
cigars President l.. A. Simon, the toast
master, gave resume of the success that
the club has enjoyed, and enjoined the
every year in the sphere of influence and
public activity. He first called on Mr. e.
A. crane of Philadelphia, at one time chief
of the drafting division of the supervising
architects Office, Treasury Department
who assured the banqueters that he was
happy to be here once more among his
friends.
Mr.. Barber declared that he counted it a
fellow
tects in this city his birthplace. Mr.. Barber
spoke enthusiastically of the national cap
ital.
Mr.. Waddy B. Wood was next introduced,
and his remarks earned applause. Mr.
Sidney Nicely, the last speaker, gave re-
cital eff his experiences in the erection OF
the new legation buildings at Picking He
was engaged in this undertaking for three
years
At the suggestion of Mr.. F. B. Weldon
a rising vote of thanks was extended to the
out-of-town exhibit judges.
The guests at the banquet were:
l.. A. Simon, Cass Gilbert Edward A.
Crane, Dom Barber w. w. Stevens, II.
s. McAllster, d. j. E. Lix, Leo ]. Weissen-
Upman, w e. Pinkham, John NJ. Dom,
Ed w. Donn Waddy B. Wood, B. S. Sim
mons. S. c. Flske, Walter G. Peter, Nathan
Wyeth, w. ID. Williamson, Oscar Wende-
roth w. w. Youngs, ]. H. Blohme, j. A.
Tissington, A, Pitts, Robert Mayo, jr.,
C. J. Allen, R. E. Adams, William D. Win
dom Robert Stead, Julius Wenig, l. d. Por-
ter, K. c. Head, George P. HaIes, Charles
Oldberg, L. R. Rice, Francis B. Wheaton.
w. w. Davis William 1. Deming, Elliott
Woods, Sidney w. Nicely, George w. Stone,
Charles Columbus, j. II. Coming, L. M.
Leisering. ]. H. Mcdowell, F. J. Woodward,
T. L. Molby, Frank H. Jackson, G. r.
Bergman and A. H. Flournoy.
The banquet committee consisted of w.
W. Stevens chairman, H c. McAllster,
d. J. Lix, W. G. Noil and Dore Wolfsteiner
The officers of the club are: L. A. Simon
president; A. l.. Harris, vice president; L.
j. Weisenhorn, secretary; w. w. Youngs,
treasurer.