The Washington times., 1906-01-09
ARTISTS Of WORLD
ASKED TO CAPITAL
Architects SeEli-Centennial
Occasion.
IDEA OF PRESIDENT EAMES
Designers of Buildings Began Thirty
ninth Annual Convention at Will
lard This Morning
IDEA OF PRESIDENT EAMES

Shortly before II o'clock today. in the
assembly room on the tenth floor OF the
New Willard President William 5
Eames called The thirty ninth annual
convention of the American Institute
OF Architects to order. Nearly 200 dis
tinguisned architects from the United
States, Canada. and other countries
were present and more are expected
during the day
Commissioner II b. r Macfarland
welcomed the delegates. He congratu-
lated them on having the official head
quarters in this city at the Octagon,
where President Madison lived when
the Presidents house was being painted
into a white mouse after it had been
burned b. the British
District Grateful.
Mt Macfarland said that residents
OF this city viii never forget how the
association aided the District at the
time of its Centennial celebration five
years ago by bringing out OF it as
permanent memorial new life for the
old plans Of George Washington and an
extension of its design TO the entire
District Of Columbia.
When Commissioner Macfarland left
the hall all of the members stood and
applauded.
President -Eames. who will retire from
ONCE at the conclusion of the present
meeting. thanked the members for their
cooperation and predicted successful
future for the association.
Great Meeting MOOted.
He said. in part;
The coming year. 1907. will mark the
semi-centenniaI OF the existence OF the
American Institute OF Architects
think il Will be generally conceded that
this meeting should be held in the city
of Washington and should bring togeth-
er not only fellows ana associates Of
the institute. but a representation OF the
allied arts-Dainters. sculptors. and the
literary world. and all having an in
terest in the advancement OF architec-
ture."
President Eames then appointed the
following committees.
Credentials, y. ). Hubbell, L. c. Bald
win, and W. q. Noting presidents ad-
dress, Z. 5. PEABODY, J. 9 Hornbloper
and r. W. Gibson recommendations, r.
:. Peabody, j. 9. HOrnblOWeT, and r.
W. Gibson; chapter reports, A c. Ely
ner, l. r. Pend, and c. A. Martin
standing committee reports, A Stone. T.
r. Kimball. and H A SChulze: bal
lots, r, D. Andrews, X. Marshall, and
It. r. KimbaIl. special committee re-
ports, W 3. Mundie, q. 3. Post and
". Il. Ittner
The following nominations were re
ported BY the nominating committee
They viii be elected this afternoon:
President, Frank Miles Day OF Phila-
delphia, vice president, Cass Gilbert OF
New York, second vice president VIII
liam b. Mundlei secretary and treas
uTer, Glenn Brown, OF Washington; di-
J., cJOrs for three years, Alfred Stone
Irving X Pond. and Ralph Adams, for
two years. Merritt J. Reid; auditors, }
g Hill and Robert Stead
Work in Washington.
The report OF the directors laid stress
upon the work the association had done
toward identifying Washington. Il
stated that the membership of the asso-
citation was 75g at present.
The following reference was made e
the work being done in this city:
The initiative of the American In
stitute of Architects in the improve
ment Of Washington through the papers
read before that body was the first steT
toward the appointment of the park
commission on the work of the park
commission there will be q paper bS
Eugene Henard, Of Paris. The new Fed
eral buildings in Washington, are beiue
erected in accordance with the program
laid out by the park commission"
The committee recommended that q
body be appointed with a majority OF
the members architects, and similar Il
the council of France to conduct all
competitions for Government buildings
The newly elected officers will be in-
trQddced at the conclusion Of this az
terncons session. and tonight there
will be banquet at the New Willard