Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-20

have named and their advice fol-
lowed, unless for good and suff-
cient reasons the President directs
that IT be not followed.
The supervising architect Of the
Treasury will act as the executive
officer for carrying out the rec
Ommen dati0ns Of the councillors
der issued today by the President.
In the above executive order President
Roosevelt has created for the United
States a council of fine arts, composed
of thirty architects, painters. sculptors
and landscape architects.
AS result of the Presidents order the
erection of all government buildings.
statues and monuments. and the choice
of the sites upon which they are located.
are hereafter under the absolute control
Of this council. of which the supervising
architect of the Treasury is to be the
executive head.
The council of thirty was appointed at
suggestion of the American Institute OF
Architects. from whom the President re-
Gently received a communication on the
subject
Privilege Taken From Congress.
In taking such step the President de-
prives Congress of one of its prerogatives.
In the past committees from Congress
have beer appointed to act upon ques-
tions of the sort that will in the future
h,, acted EIon by the council of fine arts.
In the letter to the President the
-.rne rican Institute OF Architects asked
that such council be appointed to act
in an advisory capacity. The President
gles further and puts the committee in
absolute control, directing that heads OF
executive departments, bureaus and COM
lnissions gtN ern themselves according TO
the decisions of the council.
The council. appointed by the Presi-
dent. is composed of architects, painters.
sculptors and landscape architects. The
selection of proper locations for buildings
and monuments. their designs and plans.
and settlement of any question that may
arise involving the architectural and
Improvement of buildings,
parks. bridges and roadways in territory
cluded in the scope of the authority OF
the council.
The architects called to the attention
OF the President the necessity of an artis-
tic SUI ervision of such work in Amer
lea. Unrelated construction as has mark
ed the carrying on OF such work in the
past has, they declare. placed America
far bshind other countries in point Of
and 'rctitectu al beauty.
In his reply the President agreed with
the views Of the experts. He thought 1t
time the American governm. mt should
give proper recognition to art.
The tuIl co. espondence between the
American Institute of Architects and the
Prs dent was made public al the White
House today. when the issue of the Pres
ident's executive order was announced.
Writing to Glenn Brown, secretary OF
the institute. under date of January Is.
the President announced the following
appointments TO the council of fine arts:
Architects-Cass Gilbert, {. Grant La
Fargo, Walter Cook. William A. Boring.
s. B. F. Trowbridge, John G. Howard.
Glenn Brown, Thomas r. kimball. John
l.. Mouran, d. II. Burnham, John NJ.
Donaldson. George B. Post, Alnold w.
Drummer, Robert S. Peabody. Charles +.
Mckim. William S. Eames, James Rush
Marshall. Abram Garfield, Frank Miles
Day William b. Mundie. c. Howard
Walker
.Painters.-John La Fargo. F. D. Millet.
E. NJ Blashfield. Kenyon Cox.
Sculptors.-Daniel C. French. Herbert
Adans. H. A. MacNeil. K. T. Bitter.
Landscape architect.-Frederick Law
OlmSt ed jr
The President sent TO the heads of de-
partments with his order. all the CORE
spondence in the case. a report of which
appeared in The Star last Monday. The
architects in their letter called attention
to the immense amount of money that
has been expended in lasting public mon
liments. and urged upon the President the
OF having these monuments,
whether buildings or statues. measure up
to The artistic standard of similar struc-
lures in other countries.
Suggestions Of Institute.
Their sugge stions were embodied in the
l. That the council should consist af
architects, painters. sculptors, land
scape architects and laymen. appointed
by the President, from nominations
made by the directors of the American
Institute OF Architects.
.. That the supervising architect Of
the Treasury should be the executive.
3. That the object should be to have
the council advise upon the character
and design of all public works of archi-
lecture, painting, sculpture; all noun
ments. parks. bridges and other works
of which the art of design forms an
integral part. and to make recOmmen-
dations for the conservation of all his
toric monuments.
L. That the details of carrying out
this arrangement should be left TO the
direction of the American Institute OF
Architects. i'm collaboration with the
SUPER visng architect OF the Treasury.
In reply to this the President expressed
ais hearty agreement with the plan. and
isl,ed the executive committee of the
ple~i.si. Institute of Architects to
'e commend 10 him the names OF thirty
men qualified. i'm its opinion, TO be ap.
-. i,I.ti Is q h.. council