El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-22
FREE EXHIBIT
READY To OPEN
Architects to Dedicate Ex-
position Tonight; Mayor
Lea to Speak.


Tuesday was hanging day at the
first annual exposition of the South
western Architects association. From
the crates and bundles ia the base
ment, the drawings. water colors. oils
and sketches were taken out, busted
and hung on the burlap screens which
have been built in the assembly room
Of the chamber Of commerce. There
were so many exhibits sent from out
side architects and contributed by the
local architects that there VISA not
hanging room in the big assembly hall
for all o. the exhibits for the first
annual exposition, which viii open
this evening
The opening viii be attended by all
of the architects Of the city and the
city beautiful" exhibit will be for
mally opened BY mayor Tom Lea at 8
o'clock An orchestra will play during
the evening from the balcony of the
chamber OF commerce and punch Will
be served TO all who visit the expOsi-
ton on the opening night and on sue
ceeding days Following the formal
address, which viii open the exposi-
ton, H D Slater will deliver an illus
trated address on The City Beauti-
full" Illustrated with a large collection
Of slides which he has made of the city
and its possibilities for Identification.
Each evening during the exposition a
similar lecture will be given free.
All Ready for Opening.
Lights have been strung in the cham
Der Of commerce hall so that the ex-
hibits of the architects can be seen TO
the best advantage. These lights have
been strung in garlands overhead so
that they will throw the light directly
onto the screens, giving the effect of
border lights and bringing out the
beauties Of the different drawings and
water colors- Palms and rugs have
been arranged in the assembly hall to
civ Of n,
salon The permanent exhibit in the
chamber of commerce fit in appropri-
Rtely with the architects displays, be-
ing mostly models of bungalows, art
glass and lumber products.
One Of the first panels near the main
entrance TO the chamber Of commerce
is filled with the work of Gibson d
Robertson, Of FL PaSO, who have been
largely instrumental in making the ex-
position a success. These exhibits IN
clude residence plans in colonial and
mission designs, a mission home de-
signed for the mesa with three eleva-
tons and connected with pe-EOlas and
terraces: the Hendricks sanatorium.
which was designed by this firm;
Pueblo design for a home down the
valley, and Orchard Lawn, the home OF
Mr. Gibson's father in Barre, \. Y.
J. julius WallwOrk, Of this firm, has
a well executed drawing Of a scene
from the court drive Of the Robertson
apartment house which is being built
on San Antonio and St Vrain streets.
Dallas Mans Work.
Sanguinet & Stats, OF Dallas, also
have a large collection Of work that
has been done by this firm in east
Texas and other cities Of the south and
east One shows St Andrews church.
of Fort Worth; another the proposed
Tarrant county criminal courts build
ing and jail; another the First Metho-
dist church in Shreveport. La; the clas-
steal Methodist church in Washington,
D c.; the 5. r. Carter building of
and other buildings in Fort
Worth and Houston.
Mrs Kate Krause has contributed
some oil paintings and pastels to the
exhibition which have been hSng on
the same panel with the architectural
work Of E Krause, the FL Paso archi-
tect- These show woods scenes, figures
and landscapes in oil and water color.
A design for a Catholic church, an
other Of Mr. krause's drawings, is seen
beside the original front elevation Of
Hotel Dieu. showing the tower room
on the front of the building and over
the entrance to the hospitals Front
elevations of bank buildings and office
buildings and drawing OF proposed
hotel are included in
Mr.. Krause's exhibit
s. T. Patten is another local architect
who has a number Of framed drawings
in his exhibit One is plan for per
manent convention hall; another is a
while office buildings, churches and an
design for a banquet hail. /
an adaptation Of old English !
finish. are shown on this panel
Northwestern Architecture.
Braunton & Leibert have one OF the |
largest displays at the exposition OF {
anv local architects. A majority OF I
their work is from the northwest and |
includes hotels in Vancouver, b c, I
mission apartments, the Royal Jubilee /
hospital in Vancouver and school plans I
showing the use of inclines for. fire /
and panic. such as are required on !
school buildings by law in five states /
The EIks' home in Tacoma, Wash. a l
country school that was built in Co |
ouftlann. Wash. and other northwestern I
buildings are included in this exhibit ]
Of the architects who have recently Z
come to FL Peso-
II A. Beuteu has a pencil sketch Of /
an English cottage, the offices Of the 4
International Brick company and other I
designs in his exhibit Two drawings l
Of the billiard tables and a bar are the 4
work Of J. H Stahl. of the Brunswick
Bake CoIlender company. Herbert A I
WEIGH has two drawings Of bungalows 1
IS a contribution from another FL Paso /
architect
New Bungalow Exhibit.
The Mayfield Building and Realty !
company has Just paced In the cham 1
Der Of commerce a bungalow, exact re-
production on scale Of a regular bum 4
zalow, which is attracting attention
The Mayfield company's men made the 4
bungalow and il is complete in every /
7a+.f1 avon 70 doors with glass in \