Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
TO MEET HERE
LEAGUE OF AMERICA. TO HOLD
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Local Club Appoints Committees to
Make Necessary Arrangements-
Sessions at New willard.

Plans for entertaining the delegates
and guests at the ninth annual conven-
ton OF the Architectural League of Amer
lea, which is to be held in this city April
p, % and "a next, were discussed at q
meeting of the Washington Architectural
Club held last night in its rooms, I29 18th
street northwest. Resides the announce
ment of the matured plans and the trans
action of other routine business. a lecture
was given by George o. Totten. jr.. on
English Domestic Architecture"
For the convention of the Architectural
League of America the headquarters will
be at the New Willard Hotel. and the ses-
sions of the gathering will be held in one
of the parlors of that hosiery. The con-
vention Is expected to bring together
over the country. and many cities Will be
represented. Clubs similar to the one in
Washington will send their delegates.
The officers of the national association
are: President. Ernest J.. Russell of St.
Louis; vice president, Frederick w.
Mann; secretary, William B. Ittner; treas
urer. John c. Stevens: recording secre-
tary, Ernest Helfensteller, jr.
Committees Appointed.
The local club has appointed it's COM
mittees to take charge of the program
for the entertainment of the guests while
they are here; and it is expected there
will not be- dull minute in the entire
three days Of their stay. OF the general
arrangements committee the officers of
the club. N. d. Window, Percy Adams. H.
s. McAllister. w. w. Youngs, L. A. Simon,
c. L. Harding and F. B. Wheaton, are in
charge
The reception committee includes in its
membership Waddy B. Wood, chairman:
N. c. Wyeth, T. ]. D. Fuller, A. c. Harris,
r: A. Tissington. Milton D. Merrill Elliott
Woods and A. M. Burtt. The entertain
ment committee is composed of Percy
Ash chairman; ]. Rush Marshall. Oscar
Vogt, c. M. Remey, Oscar Wenderoth. w.
w. Stevens and Frederick D. Owen. These
committees are working hard on plans of
which they will have specific charge, and
the outlines of the convention dates are
now assuming definite form.
For the first day of the convention,
April %. the morning session will be oc-
cupied with the registration Of delegates
and guests and the organization Of the
convention. At II o'clock a trip to
Mount Vernon is planned. In the evening
the American Institute Of Architects, the
Headquarters Of which is in this city,
Will give a reception to the convention
delegates In the Octagon House. at 18th
street ond New York avenue northwest.
Business Sessions.
The morning Of the second day will be
occupied with business sessions, at
"iAASh toPiCS VI interest TO members Will
be taken up and scussed. In the aft
ernoon the delegates will be conveyed in
large touring automobiles to tho buildings
In the city, including the new Senate and
House ONCE buildings, the new District
building. the new structures for the De-
partment Of Agriculture and the Smith
sonian Institution. To the visiting archi-
tects this trip Is expected to be espe-
cially interesting. as an opportunity will
be given them to study the architecture
OF the new buildings. In the evening a
public meeting will be given at the New
Willard Hotel. at which a prominent
speaker will give an address
The third day will be largely devoted to
business. and will witness the closing of
the convention. The browning feature Of
the convention Is expected to be the BAN
quet to be rendered to the visitors by the
local architectural club. This will be an
anair OF some extent. and a toast list of
good speakers Is being arranged
In the course Of his address Mr. Totten
took up the development Of English archi-
lecture. His lecture was illustrated by
many views Of English castles and
houses. largely those which Mr.. Totten
collected on recent tour through Eng
land. The pictures Of the great castles
Of Windsor, Haddon Hall and Hatfield
House were shown.