Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-08
Washington Architect Dis
c,sSsas Details With
Directors
PLANS TO BE DRAWN
c. T. Holden Tells Directors There
Is Sentiment Here Fer The Build
ing Final Report in October

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ciation of Alexandria is going for
ward, not backward" said Charles
F. Holden, chairman Of the commits.
sion 10 study the possibilities of a
permanent equipment for the asso-
citation N this city. The remark
was made after the regular~monthly
meeting of the board of directors at
) chamber Of commerce last night
;, was visited nv Clarence L..
jrd -, a Washington architect.
Nl ding came at the invita-
{. ar Holden because of his
vug.a in association work
.a.I.r n" association secre-
tarS ~. 70 nd fer many years
has .sanG ii me board of director
of the Washington Y. He is also a
member OF the Interstate Committee
which manages the association af-
fairs for West Virginia, Delaware,
Maryland and the District of Column
bia.
Bat it was chiefly as an architect
that he visited the board last night
He went into the details of a build.
ing for Alexandria, telling of former
buildings he had constructed for as
sociations in many cities. The board
was very favorably impressed with
Mr.. Harding's opinion that a Y
building could be erected in Alexan-
dria which would meet all of the
needs of the community at cost
wcA.i within the possibilities Of the
lefty.
Mr.. Holden ana his committee
will at once decide Upon a possible
location for a building and Mr.
Harding will draw up plans which he
will submit to the committee for ap-
proval. After a tentative plan Is
accepted it will doubtless be submit
ted to the various supporters of the
association for further consideration
Mr.. Holden states that there is
positive sentiment in the city
for a building and it will be the in
tention of his commission to discov
er lust the extent Of that sentiment.
Secretary Wallace Of the local asso.
citation made no comment except
that he had never known a city that
did not measure up to its RESPONSE
bilities when once they were con.
scious Of them.
Although the commission of which
Mr.. Holden is chairman has until
the board meeting in October to
make a report, it is probable that it
may have reached a decision even
before that time.
The board meeting last night wa !:
interesting throughout. The general
secretarys report was heard with a
great deal of interest. The report re-
counted the work of. the month and
the usual amount of work done by
the association secretary which al
ways seems impossible for one man
to accomplish.
The beard authorized the secretary
to spend one hundred dollars If nee.
essary from the treasury Of the asso-
c,ation for the boys camp. which WI!
be held during the vacation season.
1t also decided to send Mr.. Wallace
to the Empolyed Officers Conference
at Lake Geneva, Wis, the last Q:
this month. Mr.. Wallace will be gone
about two weeks.
Mr.. Wallace's summary for the
month of May was as follows:
visits to churches; % visits to Sun
day Schools; Is health talks to ATT;
Z general talks TO 1899, or a to.,,, OF
20 addresses to an audience of 1855
10 gymnasium classes with an at
tendance of 242; moving picture
shows to 6S7; Gttended ten genera
meeting; sewing classes, under ths
Ladies' Auxiliary, with en- attend
ance Of 22T; 6 baseball gar,es will
nm attendance Of 1850 ara extension
work touching $50.