Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-11
IOWA ARCHITECTS
IN CONVENTION
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plying of power for commercial pur
poses. The lecture will be held in the
auditorium Of the Y. M. C. A..
The members of the chapter that
have thus far arrived for the conven'
ton are:
President Seth J. Temple, Daven'
port; Secretary Eugene H. Taylor,
Cedar Rapids; George H. Washburn,
Burlington; Clinton P. Shockley, Wa
terloo;s D. J. .Harfst, Davenport; H. =.
Ratcliffe,> Keokuk; CIV. Bird, Les
Moines; H. E. Wetherell, Des Moines;
A. J. Gage, Des Moines; Fridolin j.
Heer, Dubuque; w. L. Steele, Sioux
City, and r. J. Clausen, Davenport.
Presidents Address.
President Temple in his address to
the assembled members laid stress on
the cultivating Of fellowship among
the chapter members, and the most
generous application of the golden
rule in the dealings, one with the
other, The address in full follows:
1t is with pleasure that we again
call to order the Iowa Chapter Of the
Iowa AuGIlCdu luSClIult VI al I'LL 49,
Our past year has been comparatively
uneventful but feel that the chapter
Is stronger and better than it ever has
been before. Our methods are more
enthusiastically supporting it and there
is a more wide spread interest in our
meetings and in our mutual welfare.
This chapter, exists first and fore
most for the strengthening of it's indi-
vidual members by the force which
s. comes from the whole body acting in
unison for one common purpose. This
purpose is in the last analysls-the
elevating Of the practice of arch1tec-
ture to position which will require OF
the individual practitioner the very
highest type of manhood, the most
thorough preparation for his work,
the most painstaking care in its DO
ings, the most broad minded and just
use of the power which his position
gives him, the most generous applica-
ton of the golden rule in all his deal |
ings with his fellow architects, Joined
with that peculiar something within,
which gives him joy in the creation |
and execution of work of substantial !
worth.
It is we'll for us to bear in mind that
our chapter can never hope to nave
many more members than it has now.
There will be changes and we hope adj
ditions to take the place of the inevi- |
table withdrawals. Our position in
this is fortunate in that an unusual
intimacy and good fellowship among
our members is possible and is worth,
cultiyating. From this alone will
come the protection of our mutual In
terests as we will see that what is
good for one is good for all and that
an injury to one is an injury to all.
Let the; strong ones among us help the
wax. and let that help not come by
taking his job away from him. If the
strong one needs job let him go forth
and get it on his merits and not by
reason Of his strength. Let the weak
er ones feel that they can trust the
strong and not be thereby in danger of
being devoured by them. Let them ask
help from the strong if help be need
ed and let the strong extend this help
in spirit of brotherly kindness and |
good will and not Immediately there
after sneak around by the back door
and. using the information that the
weak hath impaired, proceed to DIS
credit and Undermine the weak IN the
eyes of others. Let, instead, the weak
become strong and the strong stronger
by a mutual spirit of good Fellowship |
and helpfulness which will make It.
self felt beyond the limits of the mem
bership of this chapter and influence
architects outside our numbers to
emulate our spirit by our treating them /
in the same fair and kindly way, as we
do each other, and thus change their
ideals and methods and eventually
make them proper enough and respec-
table enough to become members with
us, May the day speedily come when
there will not be a man practlc1ng
architecture in the state Of Iowa who
either by reason of his education, train
ing, experience or ethical standards
will not be eligible to membership. BY
our own conduct we can make 1t an
honor every architect will seek and
we can make it standard by wnlch
every architect will be measured SO
that one who is not member will be
set down by the public as lacking IN
something essential This is all IN
DUR control and within easy reach of
a very short time if we, as individuals
and collectively, hold ourselves to the
very highest standards in our practice
and in our relations with our fellow
men,
There are some men just over the
borders of our state whose interests
are much the same as ours and who,
by right, should be members of our
chapter. AS soon as this was called to
our attention we attempted to get a
ruling from the board of directors of
the institute as to the possibility OF
taking in such men. Since the matter
came up there has been no meeting of
the board Such an action would re-
suit We believe, in the addition of sew
eral very desirable men to our own
membership and the addition of some
members to the institute.
A chapter, such as ours, can live by
the activities and reflect the achieve
ments Of the institute and we are apt
to find that perplexing things to us
are the same to architects everywhere
and that the institute has considered |
those and is gradually bringing into