New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
FOR PROMOTION OF ART.
Pice-PresideHt Welcomes Conuentiou
at WQshin gtOn-Mr. Root Speaks.

Washington. May u--Architects. artists Isnd-
scape gardeners. scuptOrs. OF science ana
others to the number Of two hundred. constituting
the delegates from ART societies and institutions.
village and Improvement associations and other
organizations intended for the promotion OF art
and the e1ucation Of the public taste. mot in con-
Vention here to-day The object OF the zathsrinK
is the formation OF national federation, and
it is being held under the auspices OF the National
Academy OF Are. Of which ]. Pierpont Morgan -
president
The convention IS being presided over BY Charles
L. Hutchinson, Of ChiAso. first vice-prssident oe
the National Academy OF Art.
Vice-Pre5ident Sherman welcomed the delegates
and expressed his hearty sympathy with the move
meT,t. Senator Root. Of New York. explained IN
detail the objects OF the convention, pointing OCT
that the present the age OF concentration. CO.
operation and combination and that team work
was more essential than Individual effort He be-
Ieved that the movement might be promoted and
public sentiment developed in favor OF its purpose
by uniting tho many Institutions societies. schools
city and village Improvement associations and
other organizations formed for the purpose OF eu-
tfvating artistic taste
stir was created when Senator Nevlands. or
Nevada in speaking OF his bill for the creation OF
a government bureau Of fine arts. declared that
President Roosevelt tTenched somewhat on tns
prerogativss Of the legislative branch OF the gov
eminent BY appointing. without authority a eoun-
Gil OF arts which would pass on the designs Ior
contemplated government structures congress ne
said, had resented this interference and the eoun-
Gil had gone out Of existence Senator Newiands
gave the council credit. however, for performing
distinguished services while they held ONCE h9
spoke Of the great constructive work IN whien ths
government now was engaged, and predicted tns-
the time would soon come when such work would
be thoroughly organized under a great board OF
public works connected with which would De tne
great engineers and architects Of the country, anu
with whom should be identified the great artists OF
the country A suggestion that in the Improvements
Of rivers and harbors there should also be an ar
tistfc DEVELOPMENT Of the waterfront OF every
town upon a river or harbOr met with hearty aP-
plause He closed by saying that the United states
government should lead in artistic deVeiOpIneh'r
vvbils the states individually should follow Iheie
should be built up a strong public sentiment No
said which would have its effect on congress-
which he asserted. rarely led but almost aiN@S
followed.
Ambassador Bryce was not upon the ptOsi s-'4-iiss
hut entering the room toward the end OF the ses-
sion he was invited TO the platform. He SPOKE
entertainingy Of his impressions OF various cues
and xave some original ideas civic beauty one
NJ them was that property rights ought not to BE-
sufficient 10 allow to raise a monstroslty OK
a building.
He also gave a description OF the gloom IN sons
Of the London streets where block after DOCK Nas
covered with the same kind Of houses
This afternoon the delegates were received in ths
East Room Of ths White House by President and
Mrs. Taft