Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-22
CONVENTION OF ARCHITECTS
HERE FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
Address Of Welcome by Commissioner
Macfarland-Visit at Mount
Vernon This Afternoon.

Architects from every important city of
the country gathered at the New Willard
today. the occasion being the ninth annual
convention OF the Architectural League Of
America. The local contingent Of architects
was out in force. Delegates have been sent
here from the most important clubs Of this
country and Canada. An extensive program
Of entertainment had been arranged in
Guiding luncheons. automobile tours about
the city, reception by the President and a
trip to Mt. Vernon.
Commissioner mcfarland welcomed the
members Of the league on behalf Of the
District government. He said it was par
ticular pleasure to meet again ]. B. Hynes.
the Canadian delegate, whom he had the
pleasure Of knowing In Toronto, and he felt
that he would carry back to Canada the
friendly greeting of the american people
and be able to report favorably on the prog
ress OF architectural work; he had
viewed 1t in America.
Ministers Of Beauty.
"a special welcome awaits all the minis
tiers of beauty in this city of beauty" Mr..
Mcfarland. continuing, said. You who rep
resent that high art which is constantly
adding to the beauty of the national capital,
you who can appreciate its achievements
and its possibilities, in its progress to the
NoSoiotC Sily uSdulllul, WHICH IS the IDEAL
Of us all, you will feel at home here without
any welcome. All intelligent Americans
ought to feel at home here, where we well
come them only because 1t is pleasure to
do so, but have no keys to present because
our gates are open wide to all who come.
You will rejoice to see George Washing
ton 8 plans-plans which one but such
seer and statesman could have devised for
republic which most other men thought
experimental and temporary-are being car
ried out. You will rejoice that the so-called
park commission, the outgrowth of the
National Capital Centennial of 1900 did not
try to improve upon George Washingtons
plans. but only extended and applied their
principles throughout the District of Column
bia.
This is why, without having been adopt
ed by Congress, those recommendations of
the park commission have authority, and
why what has been done since 1902 has
been practically In accord with them FIFTY
million dollars Is the estimated cost of the
public and semi-public buildings building
here, which you will see tomorrow in your
tour Of Washington. And park projects,
important though less costly, are in prog
ress or under consideration. The trans
formation of this city since 1875 when the
present form of government began it's work,
has been unequaled. But we want far more
beauty. material and spiritual, and we look
to you and those whom you represent to ex-
ert your great and intelligent influence to
make this the finest capital in the world
Speaker and Secretary.
w. D. Windham, president of the league,
thanked Mr.. Macfarland for his address
and the meeting proceeded to the election
of Adm B. Lacey of Philadelphia as speak
er, and S. c. Gladwin Of Cleveland as sec
rotary. Invitations read from the
architectural clubs of Chicago and Detroit,
asking that the league hold it's next con-
cention in those cities. Action on the sub
ject was postponed
The league was entertained by the Wash
tngton Club at luncheon at noon, and at
1:30 o'clock took the boat for Mt. Vernon,
where the afternoon was spent.
Those attending the meeting include Hans
Gherke of Detroit, Alfred Alschuler, l..
Binghaffer and Leslie D. Howell of Chi
cago; j. NJ. Watson and Ernest ]. Russell
of St Louis, August Headman of San
Francisco, Adm B. Lacey of Philadelphia,
John P. Hynes of Toronto. Stanley l..
Rasch, John T. Ingham and Henry NJ.
Kropff of Pittsburg; ]. T. Steffend, s. c.
Gladwin and NJ. A. Vinson of Cleveland;
Walter Grierson of the University of
Illinois, Percy Ash. Walter G. Peter and
Morris Leisenring of Washington; Albert
Jaegens of New York, L. B. Howell of
Illinois. E. B. Lee and Richard Kiehad of
Pittsburg. c. D. Lennox of Toronto. A. c.
Skeels and Alexander Wolf of Cleveland
and Max Dunring, Newton Wells, John c.
Stevens and Samuel Sherrer of st. Louis.
The league will be received at the White
House tomorrow afternoon.