Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
ARCHITECTS AT FEAST;
CONCLUDE CONVENTION
Identification of National Capital
One of the Subjects of
Discussion.

Senator James D. Phelan of Cali
fornia, Charles Moore, president of the
commissio of fine arts; DR.. Jesse Bene-
dict Carter director of the American
Academy at Rome, and Lawson Purdy
of New York were the principal speak
ers at the banquet held at the Shore
ham Hotel last night, which ended the
forty-ninth annual convention of the
American Institute of Architects. More
than one hundred men and women of
distinction in the realms of art and
architecture. both in this city and in
other municipalities of the United
States, were seated in the banqueting
hall. which was decorated with solid
masses of cedar trees and boughs and
with palms. At the end of the room,
over the seat Of the presiding officer,
was placed a painting showing the plan
for the development of the capital by
the commission of fine arts.
Senator Promises Support.
Senator Phelan advised the members
of the institute and their guests that
coming here for the first time, it will
be his pleasure to stand as "a bulwark
for art and architecture" and for the
idea that the National Capital is some
thing which must endure for all time
The obstacles overcome during its in
fancy by the commission of fine arts
were described by Mr.. Moore, who voiced
the hope that in the near future politics
public buildings. DIR. Carter discussed
THE Education of Public Taste" and
Lawson Purdy, president of the depart
ment of taxes and assessments of New
York, delivered a short address on
Science, Art and Business"
The cover design of the menu showed
a representation of the colonial doorway
Of the Octagon House, Washington head
quarters of the institute.
Among the persons distinguished in or
patrons of the architectural art who COM
posed the list of members and invited
guests were
Present at the Banquet.
c. c. Glover of the board of trustees
and Powell Minnigerode, assistant director
of the Corcoran Gallery of Art; Miss
Leila Mechlin, secretary of the American
Federation of Arts; 7. J. d. Fuller
George Oakley Totten, jr., Waddy b.
Wood and Robert Stead of this city
Lawrence Mauran of St Louis, new presi-
dent, and l. X Pond of Chicago, and F.
NJ Day of Philadelphia, past presidents
Of the institute, Thomas Hastings, h
Van Buren, Magonigle and Edgerton
Swartout of New York, and John Gayland
Howard of San Francisco. Charles A
Coolidge of Boston and Charles Herrick
Hammond of Chicago
Louis Ayers, Arthur II. Brockie Ed
win H. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank C. Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Bone, T *. Boyd,
E. r. Bossange, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
a. Crane, Charles y. Cogswell, Joseph
S. Cote, c. +. Cody, n. Max Dunning,
]. A. Dempwolf and two brothers,
Clyde y. t'riZ, Robert d. Farquhar, J.
H. Freedlander, Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Fen
ner, Charles w. Hopkinson, c. L. How
ell, John G. Howard, X. H. Hunt, Mr..
and Mrs. William Ittner, Elmer c. Jen-
sen. Mr. and Mrs. E. c. Kemper, Prof.
Warren Laird, Julian Clarence Levi,
Prof. Emil Torch, S. ]. Lubchez, Mr.
and Mrs. b. W. Morris. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fairbanks, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Martin,
A. 3. lie Bontiliier. Arthur l. Meigs,
Milton Il. Medary, jr.. J. W. McLaugh-
lin, w. b. Olmstead, w. w. Youngs,
T. V. Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs J. H
Pierce, Fred w. Perkins, C. H. Prinde-
Vile. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Purcell,
Frank II. Quimby, f. A Russell, e. j.
Russell, Arthur Wallace Rice, Hubert
man, g. n. Ray, Albert E. Skeel, Levi
T. Schofield, E. NJ. Bliss, l.. J. Kost,
John z. b. Sinkler, Horace w. Sellers,
William H. .5chuchardt. John Il. Slee
Richard f.. Schmidt, Mr.. and Mrs r.
Clipston Sturgis, Miss Moore, Eugene
H. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison VAIL
hIr and Mrs. Everett d. Waid, Arthur
Woltersdorf. George q. viii, c. C. Will
son, 0. H. Waltz. J. C. White, Charles
o. Whitmore, W. B. V. Wilcox and
7. C. Young.