Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
Presidents Engagements Tonight.
WANTS 1917 MEETING
OF WORLD CONGRESS

| Unanimous approval of a resolution
| inviting the International Congress of
| Architects to hold its 1917 meeting ia
Washington was given this morning by
| the delegates to the convention OF thc
American Institute Of Architects. ia ses-
sion at the New Willard Hotel
The congress has been called To me
! in St. Petersburg, Russia, in MIA. IL
was decided by the institute to send az
exhibit of photographs of American archi-
lecture to the st. Petersburg meeting ar,
TO put forth every effort TO secure tue
next congress for Washington.
On motion of George B. Post OF NeA
York, who tonight Is to be presented d.
the institute with a gold medal for ois-
tingushed service in architecture, t.r
delegates referred to the executive com
mittee the question of indorsing the bill
now pending i'm Congress. To- establish g.
forest reserve i'm Virginia and Mars a..
coordinate with the park system of IA,
National Capital.
The bill providing for the improvement
carries an appropriation of s2,VotpD.
Gives Committee Power to Act.
The motion of Mr.. Post, which car
ried without opposition, stated tina
Willie lHt Is Impressed villa
the Importance of the matter, its on
portunities for investigating it eN-
haustively have been limited. and for
that reason, it should be referred -
the executive committee, with power
to act.
Reports of committees took up tho
greater part of this mornings session
The Importance OF town planning and the
conservation OF natural resources
elaborated In special reports submitted
yesterday, today was Endorsed IN the
port Of the committee on special com
mittees, presented by ID. Everett Maid o.
New orK. which the convention adopted.
One OF the features OF the conservation
policy outlined yesterday WAS that steps
should be taken to set aside Tor park puf-
poses Doth sides of the Potomac rlvoI,
above and below Washington.
No resolutions We're presented today
concerning the Lincoln memorial PROJECT.
but the report OF the committee on tho
report of the board Of directors, which
was adopted, contained reference 10
this subject. The report said.
The report of the board calls our at
tention to the circumstances still
rounding the Lincoln memorial project.
Although the action OF President Tart
committee and the fine arts commission
is substantial progress in the right direc-
ton, still the energies of the institute and
all of its chapters and members viii have
to be vigorously maintained IL the de-
plorab BILE roadway scheme is TO be defeated
or any other plan than that laid down
by the park commission.
Reception in Museum Building.
More than six hundred persons havo
been invited to attend tonight's meeting ia
the new National Museum, when the gold
medal will he conferred upon Mr. Post.
A reception will be held in the museum
building from - until 10 o'clock, imme-
diately following which the presentation
ceremonies will take place. Among tho
speakers will be- President Taft, Ambas-
sador JuSserand, Senator Elihu Root aud
Dr. Charles II. Walcott.
The institute confers the gold medal
every three years, the first having been
given TO Sir Aston Webb. the architect az
the Victoria Memorial, London, and the
second TO Charles Il. Mckim. a member
of the park commission. Mr.. Post se.s
the third medal.