The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
ARCHITECTS FROM
 CHICAGO STOP OVER ID SEE BIRMINGHAM
Halabaird Brothers Much Impressed With City-En Route to Dauphin Island
 With Dewberry

John Halabaird and William Haabalrd' two of the foremost American architects. were in Birmingham yesterday from Chi cago, accompanying J. M DewherfN 10 Dauphin Island. The party reached here yesterday morning and left last night at 1o:15 o'clock for Mobile. Mr Dewberry lives here. and he could not resist the temptation to show his friends this city and the reasons for its greatness MT. Dewberrv and the visiting architects were joined here yesterday by some friends aud lunched at the Birmingham News paper club. Later they went for an auto- mobile ride over this city and to Fairfieldi This is the first trip to Birmingham of either of the two brothers, and they were much interested.
 William Halabaird designed and con etrueted the notable I.aSalle hotel in Chi cago as well as the sherman hotel and other noted buildings in the Windy city He is held in the opinion of architects to be one of the foremost of the craft in the United States.
 He was shown over the Tutwiler hotel yesterday by Robert Jemison, Jr., with WHom MT fta idDalTu IS dcuudlHleui anu was so deeply intereste in the magnifi- cence of the Tutwiler that he asked Mr. Jemison for a floor plan of that hostelry, which was given him.
 We are accompanying MT. Dewberry to Dauphin Island to see the place as well as to see Mobile and Birmingham, said MT. Haabaird We are not in position to say to what extent We will be interested in the developments there. l xr-il1 that Rirnip ham lS an eye-opener to me. I never looked over a more substantial or better equipped hotel than the Tutwiler. The Jefferson County bank building is as fine a build- ing as anyone would care to see. m fact we have no buildings in Chicago that have much on the Jefferson County bank skyscraper. The plan of having a club on the top of the building was a very happy one and interests me tremen- dously. l was privileged to lunch there today, and l enjoyed it thoroughly The newspaper men of this community that were actively identified with that project deserve the commendation of this city for arranging such a delightful and beau- tifully appointed place.
 Birmingham is a city that We hear spoken of delightfully everywhere This seems to be place where the livest wires live, anG I am certainly indebted to MT. Dewberry for bringing us to this city. W c looked over the residence section and other points of interest. I have seldom visited a place which was more attrac- tive than Highland avenue, Mountain Ter race and the Country club district The homes there are unusually pretty and are, l am convinced. the cause for much pride on the part of your citizens as they should be-.
 MT. Dewberry when asked yesterday about his trip to Dauphin Island, said it was one of several which would be made during the coming few months
 We intend to create playground there for tourists. said MT DewberrN, and also the chief water traffic point of the coast. Dauphin Island is destined to play most important part in the future oi Industrial Alabama as well as being a place for summer and winter colonies" 7"