The Washington times., 1911-06-07
TAFT INVITES FINE
ARTS BODY HERE To
APPROVE BUILDINGS
Seven Members of Commis-
sion Asked by Telegraph
to Come to Capital.

President Taft has summoned by wire
the seven members Of the National Fine
Arts Commission to meet in this city
on Thursday, June Is, to consider the
plans for the three new Federal build
ings to be located between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets
These plans were taken up yesterday
by the President and Secretaries Nagcl
and Knox and Attorney General Wick
ersham. They had been finally sub
mitted by the three architects, and We're
approved yesterday by the Executive
and members of the Cabinet, who are to
occupy them. when finished.
If the Fine Arts Commission approves
the plans and the general landscape o.
fects to be produced. the President Will
direct the Treasury Department to pro-
ceed at once with the award of the
contracts. Within eighteen months or
two years, therefore, the Departments
of Justice will move into handsome new
quarters.
The Department OF Justice will occupy
the building nearest the TreasuB the
Department IF Commerce and Labor
the next, and the Department of State
the building furtherest from the TSeas-
ury. All three buildings have architec-
tural features that harmonic. II COM
pleted, as now planned, the three great
structures will be the greatest single
improvement ever undertaken in the
SdD1Idl
At the time the Fine Arts Commits
sion passes upon the public building
plans, they will also pass upon the de-
sign for the Perry memorial at Putin
Bay, Ohio, to commemorate the valor-
Gus deeds of the late Commodore
Perry.
Want Taft In West.
An invitation has been received by |
the President through Representative |
l,S, ha
ercises of the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the founding of the first settle |
ment in the Oregon Territory. This |
celebration is to be held in Astoria Au-
gust l 0tc September 9. The President |
expressed regret that he would be unable !
to attend this celebration. He said he
had planned to spend the entire month
of August at Beverly, provided Con- !
gress adjOurns.
The Council of Jewish Women has
invited the President to speak at the |
opening of the sixth triennial conven-
ton, TO be held in Philadelphia on the
evening of Tuesday, December u, The
Executive found 1t impossible to make
any appointments, even tentative, that
far ahead.
The Presiden, today advised Repre-
sentative Martin of Colorado that he
will accept the invitation to visit Den
yer on the September trip, If II is found
possible for him to work that city into
made up within the next month.
letter has been written to the Inter-
national Association Of Accident Under
writer's that he will be unable to at
at New Castle, \. H, on July %, owing 1
to engagements already made
Still other Invita- tions came 10 the
President today. He is being deluged 4
with requests to speak here. there, and
elsewhere. The people Of Winthrop, !,
Mass, want him to witness the coach
ing parade in that city on the last Sat
urday in August. This was declined.
Senator Root invited the President to
be the guest of the New England So
ciety in New York on December 90.
Invited to Dakota
Senators Crawford and Gamble and
Representative Burke today called at
the White House and urged the Pres-
dent to attend the South Dakota State
fair to be held at Huron. September IL
This invitation was taken under ad-
visemept
Tomorrow morning the President will
leave for Brooklyn, n. Y, to be the
guest of the united Sunday schools of
that city. He will view a parade of
more than 100000 Sunday school children,
and will visit a number of friends in
that city. At night he will speak be-
fore the Cotton Seed Crushers' Associa-
ton.
DciS6dle AhuIe"S OF new MEXICO To-
day brought to the White House a tee-
gram from a number of people in his
Territory. saying: The President hav-
ng expressed a willingness to sign the
Flood resolution we think the people of
New Mexico will appreciate il if the
Senate acts at once. We want State
hood"
Mr.. Andrews was told by the Presi-
lent that he was not urging the Senate
% act one way or another with regard
70 the amendments to the Statehood |
oills.