New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
JOHN LA FARGE'S STORY
ROYCOTTED FOR 22 YEARS.
0vercome When Receiving Honor,
Painter Makes Charges.

practically charging that for twenty-five years
- had been boycotted D. prominent architectural
s-n in this city. John La Fargo. the well known
.n5 venerable painter, created something Of a
es+jon at the dinner Of the Architectural League
= Heu York in the Fine Arts Building in West
CTR street last night
.nnaren1ly overcome by, the honor Of receiving
r medal Of honor Of the league for the best work
:. decorative painting exhibited its annual ex-
,.,.i,iou the opening Of which marked by the
si,ner. he allowed himself TO give voice TO his
grievance
r Grant La Fargo. his son. president OF the league,
Who Nas toastmaster, Mr. La Fargo said:
feel this deeply Many years ago a friend
game 10 me and said certain firm Of architects
agh1 aaas worth Of WORK and they did MOTOR tWen-
1.-TWO years. ! don't know why-possibly for some
business, deaeoli- nav fTore ra5,ne ak living es
n.cialiv in the name of art
Consequently. receive this recognition, late IL
iiye with some reticence OF thanks But have
ifis recognition as meaning shall be able to con-
finue my errors for that length of time
The diners. some one hundred and fifty, COM
--5sinr some Of the best known artists and arch-
,ects in the city. applauded Mr.. La Fargo he
SAT down. but what he had said was the subject
az talk long efterward-
The medal Of honor for the best work Of sculpt-
-. shown al thu exhibition was presented to J.
n Ward. The prize for the best collaboratve
year
"a monument a sculptor, was awarded TO
Augustus Jaegers, sculptor; Grace Johnson.
nsinter and Thomas r Johnron. architect The
T-ize of 500 was divided equally among them
honorable mention for decoration was given 10
Henri Crenier sculptor; Robert K Ryiand painter,
.,a Avrnar Erbury, &c. architect Honorable men
tion for arrangement in the same competition was
given to Thomas Mott Shaw. Of Boston
The Avery prize of so for sculpture was awarded
10 Augustus Jaegers for the work he had done in
the monument design.
The medal of honor for architecture for the
finest architectural work erected in the last five
wears. was awarded to the firm of Trovoridge q
Iirtnsston for work the house Of Henry Phipps'
IN Fifth avenue
The dinner was the occasion of valedictory to
,he LEAGUE By Mayor Mcclellan IN his official ca
pzcity. On this he said:
II less than a year shall have resumed my place
in the ranks of private life In all human proos pa
pleasure Of meeting You offcally and thereIoTe @ :,
take the opportunity OF 70 srS yox
help and your sympathy IL my adr1lnlstfIauoh mas
York the credit is entirely due TO your ability and
70 your genius
The Mayor voiced his opposition TO a bill intro
duced in the Legislature providing for city archi-
tect He said he thought the system OF Hlalueo
competition rs used in his administration WIS C.e
hest He advocated making the consulting archi-
tect OF the city permanent official 1hree cfiees
were given when the Mayor was done
Senator Newlands, of Nevada who mas ln'ro-
duoed in the Senate bill for the creation al ash'
tnr-on of a bureau of arts and public oullolngs
90 = =, edv7sorv councn of the arts. told Of his
IDEAS and received a hearty Endorsement OF them
Among those at the guests table were Arnold )"
P-unner Herbert Adams, Charles H Russell
Hamilton Bell Lloyd Warren Harvey wiley Cor
bett. NJ B. Medary Austin Willard Lord, H J.
1-.-ae-berrb Christian Brinton, 6. B. P. Trov-
bridge Frederick Dielu1an. J @ A Ward George
2 Post r D. Millet. C Y Turner. John 3 agar
Henry G Carrel. Henry B. Shell. John Beverly
Robinson, John Du Fais and B. E MURPHY