Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-17
BANQUET AT CLOSE.
Function in Honor of institute
of Architects.
CITY PLANNING DISCUSSED
Senator Newlands' Talk on Renais.
sance Of American Architecture.
Railroads and Civic Building.

Inc forty-third annual convention of
the American Institute of Architects
which has been in session here since
Tuesday, came to an end last night with
banquet at the New Willard Hotel
which was attended by 200 persons.
Among the speakers were senator's and
prominent railroad men who dwelt on the
various phases of the connection between
traffic and the general development of the
country. Cass Gilbert of New York made
his last appearance as president of the
institute and acted as POSTMASTER.
The delegates and their guests sat down
at the banquet at o'clock At 10 o'clock,
just before the speaking began. the wives
OF the delegates joined the banuueters
and listened to the addresses
Senator Newlands of Nevada. who has
taken a great deal of interest in city
planning movements as well as the ques-
of American architecture, and who has
pending in the Senate a bill for a de-
partment of buildings and arts, was the
principal speaker.
Senator Newlands' Address.
The renaissance of American architec-
| ture, Senator Newlands said, began with
the construction of the White City for
| the worlds fair in Chicago, which was
| been followed by a steady movement by
the art and architectural societies of the
country for the union Of art with utility
in all construction work, municipal, state
and national.
THE movement has made much ad-
vance In the great cities. where civic
planning, involving the application of
the best work of the architects and art
lists to the civic problems of the water
front. the transportation center, the civic
center. the avenues Of commerce, the
parkways, parks and Fairgrounds and
the grouping of municipal structures is
now receiving much attention. It has
not yet made much impression on the
legislation or administration of the
states, nor of the nation, but public
opinion is strongly in this direction and
w. w. Finley's Theme.
w. w. Finley. president Of the South
ern Railway Company, discussed gen.
orally the question Of the connection be-
tween railroads and civic building The
location of a railroad terminal in
large city, he said, should be as near
as possible to the hotels, The terminal
facilities of Washington, he declared.
were used fully only once in every four
Years.
1T must be understood he said. that
| in referring to Union station I am in
| no way criticising the structure itself.
1t is a building of splendid proportions
and beautiful design. in which the ar
tistic and the utilitarian have been
| combined to an unusual degree. But Of
one fact am sure, and that is that the
cost Of maintenance and operation of
the passenger terminal facilities of
Washington are a heavy burden on the
railways using Them.
Other speakers were Robert S. Pea
| body of Boston, Frederick Delano, pres
ident of the Wabash railroad, and w.
H. Boardman of New York, -
Guests Present.
At the table with President Gilbert
and the speakers were I. K. Pond, the
new president of the institute; Nicholas
Murray Butler president Of Columbia
University; Robert S. Peabody of Bos-
| ton,>Maj. w. D. Morrow. U. S. A.; John
w. Alexander, president of the National
Academy Of Design; H. Jennings of
Washington, Senator Nelson Of Mime
sofa. Assistant Secretary Hilles Of the
Treasury Department. Commissioner
Judson. Frank Miles Day OF Philadcl-
phia and Snowdep Ashford, municipal
architect.