Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
MEETS HERE NEXT YEAR
American Institute of ArchI-
tects SO Decides.
BUSINESS CONSIDERED
Public improvements in Various
Cities Illustrated.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPITAL
Expenditures In Paris Reviewed,
Whereby City Has Been Given In
ternational Reputation.
BUSINESS CONSIDERED
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPITAL

The convention of the American 1nstf-
tute of Architects continued it's meetings
this morning at 10 O'Clock at the New
Willard Hotel. Mr. Frank Miles Day, the
newly elected president, presided over
the meeting and presented the report OF
the committee on municipal improve
ments
Improvement of the Schuylkill river
banks" was the subject of an interest
ing address by Mr.. c. c. Zantzinger. The
speaker was aided during his talks by
lantern slides illustrating the various
parts of the Schuylkill river where he
insisted that some preparation should be
made to stop the yearly overflows of the
stream.
Mr.. Zantzinger showed the beautiful por-
tions of the river which passes through
Paramount Park, and called the particular
attention Of the architects to the other
parts of the banks of the river which
showed the utter lack of improvement.
Mr.. e. d. Litchfield spoke on the NUM-
cipal improvements in the Borough of
Brooklyn, New York City," and carried the
architects In attendance through the vari-
Gus parts of the city of Brooklyn by the
aid of stereopticon views. He called par
ticular attention to that part of Brooklyn
in the neighborhood of Jamaica Bay, upon
which he quoted former Controller Grout Of
New York as saying that while now low,
swampy land, at a later day, IL the nee
essary improvements are made, it will be
worth millions Of dollars"
Mr.. Edward V. SeeTer of Philadelphia
read the address which had been prepared
by Mr.. Eugene Henard on 1.-The Artistic
Development of Paris" The address traced
the work of the Identification of the
French capital from the earliest date until
the present time, when, he declared, the
city had emergd from national city to an
international one. In conclusion, he stated:
Appeal for Washington.
''The secretary of the institute wishes to
cali attention to a point. France, with a.
population of 100000. expended between
the years of 1854 and 1870 on the Haussman
improvements S265. $4,000, and now 1t is
proposed during a period Of forty years to
expend 1926, 10000. They have found the
expenditure a good business investment
Does 1t not appear that the time is ripe for
the United States, with nearly $1,000 900
population, to undertake a systematic
yearly expenditure for the development
and Identification Of our capital city?"
The report of the board of directors wa q
then received. 1t stated that the American
architects should be represented by dele
gates at the London conference of archi-
tects,
The meeting place for the assem-
bfage OF the architects next year came up
for discussion, and Washington was chosen
The report refused to deal in anyway
with the discussion of the alleged muddle
over the plans which had been prepared in
the matter of the Cook county Illinois.
court house. This caused much discussion
among the members and a telegram was
read from the architect firm of Holabird
& Roche of Chicago. in which it was stated
that dispatches to the newspapers of that
city were referred to as having stated that
the convention had gone on record as hav-
ing censured the architects who entered
the competition of furnishing the plans of
the court house.
Mr.. Rutan of the firm of ShipIey. Rutan
q Coolidge of Chicago too the floor and
made the statement that his firm had been
one or those approached when the matter
or the taking of the bids were called for.
and that In view of certain regulations re-
garding the plans the firm had declined to
enter the competition which Mr.. Rutan
described as competition for prizes"
Afternoon Program.
Mr.. Rutan was speaking when The Star
report closed The program for the after
noon is as follows: Report of special COM
mittees not finished at last session. Action
on proposed amendments to bylaws. I'm
finished business of the previous dav
There will be reception at the Octa son
from to O'Clock pm. The evening ses-
sion VIII begin at O'Clock in the hall of
the National Geographic Society. corner
10Th and M streets northwest Mr. u IA
Burnam will read paper on THE Devotion.
meht OF Manila The public is invited