Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-12
GIFT TO ARCHITECTS
Table Upon Which Madison
Signed Treaty of Client.
INSTITUTE BEGINS SESSION
Delegates to Forty-Fifth Annual
Convention Number Over 100.
WELCOMED BY DIR. TINDALL
Committee Assignments and Reports
Take Up Early Hours
of Day.
WELCOMED BY DR.. TINDALL

The table upon which President Madison
signed the treaty of Client was pre-
scented to the American Institute of Arch
fleets at the opening session today of the
fOrty-ffth annual convention of the or
ganiZatiOn, which is being held in the
New Willard Hotel. The presentation
was made by the San Francisco chapter
The table was in the Octagon House,
the present headquarters of the Institute,
at the time President Madison had his
residence there, following the burning OF
the White House by the British. Shortly
after the war of 1912, the historical old
piece of furniture was sent to San Fran
cisco. where it remained until the earth
quake and fire in 1905. 1t is to be re-
turned to the Octagon House, where it
will be given . prominent place in the
exhibits of the institute.
Delegates Number Over 100.
More than 100 delegates were in attend
morning.
DR.. William Tindall, secretary to the
board of Commissioners, officially well
coined the delegates. Commissioner john
ston had expected to speak, but an en-
gagement with the House appropriations
committee made it impossible for him to
attend.
President Irving X. Pond of the inSti-
tute in his annual address. briefly re-
viewed the progress of the years work
and paid glowing tribute to the char
acter and conduct of the members COM
posing the organization
Announcement of committee assign
ments and reports Of standing and spe-
cial committees occupied the greater part
of the morning session Reference to the
Lincoln memorial was contained in the
report of the board of directors and 1t is
expected that resolution putting the in
stitute on record indorsing the location
Of the memorial i'm accordance with the
park commission $ plans. will be intro
duced during the convention.
Candidates for Office.
An ovation was rendered Walter Cook
of New York, who presented the commit
tees report Mr.. Cook is slated as the
next president of the institute. while
is understood that the nominations com
mittee will bring in the name of Glenn
Brown Of Washington for reelection to
the position of secretary-treasurer, Mr..
Pond the retiring president, being pro-
posed for the board of directors.
One of the most important reports pre-
sented this morning was that of the COM
mittee education.
The committee announced that there
will be an educational conference tonight,
to which each chapter has been invited to
send delegate. 1t is planned at TINS
conference to take the first step toward
co-ordinating the educational interests of
the country, eliciting direct statements
from the several sections as to conditions,
desires and possibilities and stimulating
interest In this fundamental and vastly
important consideration.
Papers Read This Afternoon.
At this afternoons session number
of papers will be read. Among the speak
ers will be Fl. A. Gardner, assistant d.
rector Of the Institute of Industrial Re
search: ]. NJ. Dyer and c. C. Zantzinger.
Members Of the institute to be made
fellows. in accordance with a recOmmen-
dation contained in the report of the
board of directors, include ]. Millen Dyer
of Cleveland, J. ii. Rankin Of Philadel
phia. A. NJ Rantoul of Boston. Lloyd
Warren of New York, II. b. Wheelock of
philadelphia and O.. c. Zaptzinger of
Philadelphia.
Tomorrow evening in the new National
Museum, the gold medal for distinguished
service in architecture will be conferred
unop George b. Post of New York.