Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-17
AID Of ARCHITECTS
PROMISED CAPITAL
American Institute to Join in
Campaign to Preserve
HaIf-and-HaIf Plan.
WOMEN TO BE ENLISTED
IN FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
Planned to Have Them Present
Washington's Cause to Friends
Throughout Country.


announced today that 1t intends to sup
port heartily the movement for the pro-
lection of the capital. and that it
pledges its cooperation to the commit
tee of 100
This announcement is contained in
letter received by Henry B. +. Mac
farland, chairman of the executive
committee of the committee Of 100,
from r. Clipston Sturgis of Boston,
president of the American Institute OF
Architects. This organization has Its
headquarters in Washington, at Octa-
gon House, and 1t has chapters
throughout the United States. The in
stitute is a large organization, nu-
merically, and its membership includes
some Of the most influential men in the
country.
Mr.. Macfarland wrote to Mr.. Sturgis,
asking his aid in getting the facts pre-
Sented in the report of the executive COM
mittee of the committee of 100 before the
United States in view Of the special in
terest the institute has taken in the de-
velopment and Identification of the Ma
tional Capital The response of Mr..
Sturgis was immediate and complete.
To Give List of Names.
The executive committee has been in
formed by the secretary of the American
Federation of Arts. also having its head
quarters in Washington at Octagon
House, that he will furnish the committee
with a list Of the 200 constituent members
Of the Fine Arts Society throughout the
United States.
The executive committee will send cop
les of its report, which gives twenty rea-
sons why the present half-and-half plan
of supporting the District of Columbia
should not be disturbed, to each of these
constituent members of the Fine Arts So
ciety direct 1t is believed that the areu-
ments presented in the report will be
made use of by these constituent men,
bers, and that they will accede to the
committees request to appeal to their
senator and Representatives in Congress
against any alteration of the half-and-
half plan.
Chairman Macfarland. had an inter
view this morning at Continental Hal
with Mrs. William Cumming story OF
New, York, president general of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
and presented her with a copy Of the
report of the executive committee to
the committee of 100, with the request
cable the matter should be laid before the
before the members of the society
throughout the country.
Mrs. Story said she would give the
request early consideration, but could
say nothing more at the present time.
Women Asked to Help.
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. chairman of the
committee Of 100. delivered an address be-
fore members of the College Women's
Club yesterday afternoon, at the Comstock
Studio on G street, in which he expressed
his belief that the half-and-half plan is
safe in the hands of Congress.
Dr. Wiley and others purpose to deliver
addresses before every womans organiza
ton in the District of Columbia on this
subject in the near future. The plan is
to have the members of the various wom-
ans organizations write to their friends
and relatives all over the country, urg-
ing them to petition their representatives
in Congress to permit no alteration OF the
half-and- half plan now in force.
DR.. Wiley pointed out that While ne
feels that the half-and-half plan Is safe
in the hands of Congress, not single
effort should be relaxed by the members
of the committee of 100 and others VINO
are interested in the progress OF the cap
ital to show Congress just where the peo-
pie of the country stand on this question:
There Is plenty to do" he SAID, ana
we wish you ladies and all others IN
terested in the capital would call on your
friends and relatives. wherever they may
live in the United States. and see that
they do all in their power to help us
make their Capital city and ours gust
what it should be-the most beautiful and
fol i,, he.