Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-18
Mr.. Hutchinson Nominated as
Federation President.
WASHINGTON PEOPLE IN
Mr.. Millet for Secretary and Miss
Mechlin for Assistant.
EXPENSE FUND is PLEDGED
Over $4,000 Offered to Keep Up
Work Of the National
Organization.

Charles l. Hutchinson of Chicago for
reelection as president of the American
Federation of Arts, was the choice of the
nominating committee. which presented
its slate this morning to be acted upon
this afternoon, when the annual election
will be held.
Other officers put In nomination are: n
d. Millet of Washington. for secretary
Miss Leila Mechlin Of Washington. for
assistant secretary: Marvin F. Seattle of
Pittsburg, for treasurer.
The following vice presidents were slat-
ed for reelection: F. Lindsay Blayney,
George w. Gable, Prof. Mitchell Carro1l
of Washington. Robert Fletcher. Cass
Gilbert Mrs. z. W. Pattison. Henry
Read and Mrs. Charles Scheuber. For
additional vice president to be elected.
the nominating committee proposes: Ed
win Rowland Blashiield. Gardiner w.
Lane, John Frederick Lewis and Robert
De Forest.
For directors the slate proposes Bryan
Iathrop, Franklin MacVeagh, Francis
Billiard and Gilbert II. Grosvenor of
Washington.
For the executive committee, f. ID.
Millet Glenn Brown. James Rush Mar
shall, Thomas Nelson Page. A. j. Par
sons and Gilbert H. Grosvenor, all of
Washington, were slated.
Expense Fund Pledged.
For the general fund of the organiza-
ton. to provide money for running ex-
penses, the sum of $500 was pledged.
Organizations and individuals engaged
themselves to raise various amounts
4 S5xkD- l.. Hut
Crimson, $500: Art Institute of Chicago,
500; a friend. 500; Mrs \. J. Parsons,
500; Lloyd Warren. 500: William S.
Evans. 500: Hennen Jennings, 500, Phila-
delphia Chapter. American Institute of
Architects 500: New York Chapter, A.
/. A, 500. John w. Alexander, 500;
Mrs Z. W. Patterson. for st. Louis, 500;
William NJ Elliott. for Baltimore. $40.
Incongruity of American art. and its
failure TO represent the highest ideals of
democracy and rational religion were
commented on by Irving X. Pond, presi-
dent of the American Institute of Archt-
tects, in his address before the conven-
ton of the American Federation of Art
at the New Willard Hotel this morning.
American deficiency in art Ideals Is
merely proof of lack of development, he
expressed the hope. If serious express
sion of national life such instances o.
American art, Mr.. Pond considers, pred
icate the decadence of our civilization, as
Rome's fall was similarly indicated.
Stereopticon Pictures Shown.
Stereopticon pictures of recent arnbi-
tious architectural structures in many
cities of the United States were shown on
a screen. Their defects. as Mr.. Pond saw
them. were pointed out. Art Lndividu-
atty was the topic of Mr.. Ponds paper.
The religious impulses of art in ancient
and modern architecture and monumental
structure was set forth by Mr.. Pond. He
commented on the art motives of Egypt,
Greece Rome and the medieval period in
Europe. and of oriental and Mohammedan
peoples.
The renaissance he spoke of as a pro-
test against the ideals of the middle ages.
The overculture of that form of express
sion. he considered, has been the basis of
modern schools.
The individuality of the American peo-
pie. said Mr.. Pond. is not expressed in
American art. The altruism OF the day,
he predicted if sincere, will insist on the
vital principles of art. and avoid the ex-
preston of fantastic vanities and auto
cratic ideals
Simplicity. he said, would dominate the
standards of today. These ideals would
represent democratic philosophy and be-
lief in the souls immortality.
Roman Tradition in American Art
was the topic of the address by William
Samuel Harris, secretary of the Ma
ttoHdl OcIclE VI fdIteTS Id-
pers were read on the subject of "Archi-
tectural Training in America" by Lloyd
Warren. chairman of the Paris prize
committee. Society Of Beaux Arts Archi-
tects. and by \. L. F. Hamlin of the
College of Architecture, Columbia Uni
versity.
Statues Are Criticised.
That Washington has many hideous
statues so badly placed thew are Of
fensive 10 persons of intelligence and
artistic taste, was the declaration of
dorado Taft, sculptor. of Chicago. at the
session of the federation yesterday after
noon. But the people are awakening to
what constitutes real art and beauty, he
mendable examples of the sculptor's art
as the statue of Grief by Saint Gaudens,
IN Rock Creek cemetery, would find place
In Washington and other American cities
Mr.. Taft's lecture was illustrated with
steTeopticon slides.
The hemicycie of the Corcoran Art Gal
lery was thrown open last night for the
inspection by the delegates of the as
sembled exhibitors OF the travelling dis
play OF the National SCULPTURE Society
and the National Society of Mural
given reception at Octagon House. the
temporary White House following the
days of the occupation of Washington by
The British and later the residence of VII
liam Ogle Tayloe.
Helped Receive Visitors.
The reception committee was headed b.
President Charles II. Hutchinson. and in.