Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-10
Col. Judson Urges That of
Burnham Commission.
WELCOME TO ARCHITECTS
Refers to the Scheme for Beautifca.
ton of Washington.
INSTITUTES ANNUAL SESSION
Demand for Law Permitting Private
Firms to Offer Designs for
Public Buildings.

Delegates from every state in the Union
to the forty-sixth annual convention Of
the American Institute of Architects,
which opened this morning at the New
Willard Hotel, were urged by Engineer
Commissioner Judson. in his address of
welcome, to use their influence with Con-
gress to have the parking plan for Wash
ington as formulated by the Burnham
commission carried out. Col. Judson
praise of the plan was cheered by those
present, and although no action was taken
this morning it was evident that all are
strongly in sympathy with the report OF
the commission
of Daniel HI. Burnham of Chicago, Charles
F. McKIm of New York. Augustus saint
Gaudens, sculptor, and Frederick r Olm-
sted, landscape gardner.
The speaker pointed out that immediate
action by Congress is necessary because
of the fact that the land involved is in
creasing in value rapidly. He said that
the plan had many critics opposing It., as
was to be expected, but he claimed that
all of the details had been worked out by
architects and landscape gardeners OF the
highest authority and that the plan should
be adopted without delay.
Deplores Change Made by Congress.
Walter Cook of New York, president of
the institute deplored the repeal Of the
Tarsney act by the last Congress, with
the result that the designing of many
buildings for the government, which
formerly was open to competition to out
side architects. is now to be done by
the supervising architect in the Treas
ury
Mr.. Cook was sarcastic in his remarks
on Congress and pictured the supervising
architects Office grinding" out plans for
handsome buildings by the wholesale.
urging the repeal of the act as being fun
Of 'ludicrous ignorance" He requested
the members to work for law when
will allow civilian architects to offer de-
signs for large governmental buildings.
Edward A Crane of Philadelphia gave
the report Of the board of directors OF
the institute. tracing the work done In
the past year. He also spoke OF the
Tarsney act.
Glenn Brown, secretary-treasurer of the
institute, made his report for the year.
Other officers Of the institute who are
present are Vice Presidents r. Clipston
Sturgis of Boston and F. c. Baldwin OF
Washington.
The president this morning named the
various committees to which addresses
and reports will be referred.
Afternoon Program.
The program for the session this after
noon included an address on 1.-THE Proper
Cooperation Between the Architects and
National Fire Protection Association" by
Franklin H. Wentworth. Papers, Illus
trated by lantern slides. will be read by
dorado Taft, Recent Tendencies In
Sculpture"; A. Phimister Proctor. Ami
NAL Sculpture and It's Relation to Build
fngs and Parks" and Herbert Adams
THE Relations Of Sculpture to Buildings
and Parks
F, The sessions win close with banquet
Thursday evening, at which time the
speakers will be Thomas Nelson Page
Charles L. Hutchinson. Jesse Benedict
Carter and Harold A. Caparn.
Frank Cousins of Salem, Mass. who Is
in Washington to attend the American
Institute Of Architects, is stopping at the
Raleigh.