The Washington herald., 1907-01-06

The board Of directors Of the American
Institute Of Architects met at the Octagon
House. Eighteenth street and New York
Iavenue, last night, and completed arrange
meRts for the entertainment of the dele
gates and visitors to the fftieth anniver-
sary of the organization, which celebra-
ton begins tomorrow morning. The
headquarters of the association. the old
! OctagOn House, has been especially dec
GRATED for the occasion. About 80 dele
gates and representatives, from other
societies are expected to attend the con
vention
Members Of the board Of directors who
attended the meeting yesterday are as fol-
lows: r. u. Andrews, Boston; John NJ
Donaldson, Detroit; William A Boring.
New York; Ralph Adams Cram, Boston:
Irving X. Pond. Chicago; Alfred Stone,
7 Providence; Robert Stead and James G.
Hin, Of Washington. President Frank
Miles Day, Of Philadelphia, and w. n z
Mundie, of Chicago, second vice president.
! are in attendance. The secretary and
/ treasurer is Glenn Brown. Of Washington
Invited guests from societies Of art.
/ archaeology, and science have been re-
1 quested 10 meet with the institute. The
meeting Of the order will mark the birth
/ day of an important factor in the i'm
/ pTOvement Of the architecture and the de-
/ velopment Of municipal improvements Of
( the United States
Sir Aston Webb Principal Guest.
Sir Aston Webb, former presiden: of
/ the Royal Institute OF British Architects.
Will be the principal guest. He has charge
/ Of a national memorial 10 Queen Vic
/ toria. which is TO be erected in London.
/ This is one of the greatest monumental
I works Of the age. Sir Aston Webb is
/ the designer OF the monument He is
tprobabIy the best known member Of ue
profession in England and one Of the
most prominent architects Of the present
/ day. He has erected more public build
+ ings in England than any other man. Sir
/ Aston Webb is a member Of the Royal
Academy professor Of architecture IN
/ London University, and chairman Of the
/ beard OF architectural education IN Lon
+ don. He has made the trip to Wash
I ington for tie sole purpose OF attend
1 ms the convention OF the architects.
VIII Read No Technical Papers.
AT the fftieth anniversary. the custom
Of presenting formal papers treating upon
subjects connected with the various mat
/ tiers Of special interest 10 the profession
VIII be omitted. The time viii be occu-
pied with events more IN the nature of d
celebration than in the routine work Of
convention.
The first session Of the institute
viii be held at the assembly room ~
. the New Willard at 10 a. m. on January
T. At this session the address of welcome
VIII be delivered by Commissioner Mac
farlaud, followed by regular business Of
1he convention. On January at 20 a. m.
the meeting of the convention viii be
continued at the assembly room Of the
New Willard. AT r. III. a reception viii
be held al the COrc0ran Gallery OF Art,
at which time the gold medal Of the
American Institute of Architects viii be
presented by the president Of the insu-
tuJe Frank Miles Day, of Philadelphia
10 Sir Aston Webb, one Of the most dis
tinguished architects Of the world, and
the foremost member Of his profession in
Great Britain
on WedncsdaE =. January g. the ses-
si0ns Of the convention viii De continued
and at $50 p. IN. a session viii be held
at the OctaEOn Building, Eighteenth
street and New York avenue. The exer-
cises of this day viii include the unveil-
ing Of a tablet placed iu the vestibule Of
the Octagon Building In honor of the
founders Of the institute. At p. m. the (
annual banquet Of the institute viii be /
held at the New Willard.