Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-24
MEMORIAL HALL
PLANS TAKEN Up
BY PROF. LAIRD
Noted Designer Holds Confer
ence With the Building
Committee.
VISITS BUILDING SITE
ON SOUTH BROAD ST.
Assurance Is Given That struc-
fure Will Rank Among
the Best.

Steps were taken at the meeting Of
fhe building committee of the Com
mittee of One Hundred yesterday
afternoon to insure to this city one
OF its finest structures IN the new me-
mortal hall. The committee viii leave
nothing undone to accomplish It's pur-
pose and to be guided by lessons Of
the past Professor Warren P Laird,
of the University OF Pennsylvania.
Was the guest of the committee. He
explained the necessary steps IN order
that the building shall be fitting
monument 70 the progress Of New
ark He holds the chair Of arehitee-
lllre at the Philadelphia institution
and ranks among the foremost struc-
tural designers of the country
As told exclusively in the Evening
Star yesterday Professor Lard has
been engaged to supervise the plans
for Memorial Hall. The COMMITTEES
will visit various Eastern cities in
order to obtain the general scope of
needs of the local building This
suggestion was made by Uzal 4. Nc
Carter
At the conclusion of the meeting
former Governor Franklin Murphy
chairman OF the general committee,
said:
ssThe committee would thankfully
receive any suggestions any Of our
people may have as to the uses OF the
building which would best contribute
to the desires OF the public"
Dizeussed the Types.
Professor Laird and the commit
tee after the meeting took dinner at
the home of HE Murphy They spent
the evening discussing the possible
uses Of tie building and the various
types Of structure that might Be
adapted TO NeYarf's needs, and that
would conform to utilifarian and
memorial requirements.
Professor Laird this morning visited
the site at Broad ard Camp streets.
After studying the I0cafion he said
he did not believe more than two
months. and perhaps not that tins.
would be required for The preliminary
plans
The meeting yesterday vas attended
by City Clerk Alexander Archibald.
appointed on the committee By Com
Lilo m X member ahseuf WINS RanEd
Solomon Foster. appointed at the
same time az Mr. Archibald. He was
unable to attend because Of other
duties.
The members discussed with Pro-
fessor Laird the prelimfnaries OF the
building program. with specific refer
enee to Newark architects. The de-
sire is to give to the Newark archi-
tects full opportunity to enter the
fnal competition The final eonapsti-
tion will include some of the most
noted architects OF the country The
plan at present Is to conduct a pre-
liminary competition among Newark
architects and invite the two who are
most successful TO enter the final
contest.
The general features Of the use of
the memorial building were fully ais
cussed No conclusion was arrived at
beyond the statement of the general
feeling that il should contain an Ru-
7itorium OF rather large size. and
should provide for the Newark Mu-
scum. The committee expressed the
desire that special attention should
be paid to the design OF the building
to emphasize its monumental fea-
lures.
Professor Laird promised to give the
whole work his Immediate attention,
and hopes to report progress shortly
Mr.. McCarter's suggestion that other
cities be visited WAS enthusiastically
recefved.