Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-30
CONVENTION HALL
ARCHITECT NAMED
Auditorium Building Commit
tee to Be Chosen
at Once.

Robert n Harper, president or the
Washington Auditorium Corporation.
last night announced that the hrm OF
Milburn. Holster & Co. was the sue
cessful entrant in the architecturai
competition for the design OIL INC
auditorium to be erected at 18TH
street and New York avenue.
The competition was conducted I'M
der the rules and regulations OF the
American Institute of Architects, IN
which ten of the best known men IN
the profession were invited 10 COM
neie- Plans were submitted by nNe.
Al Mans we're presented at meet
Ing If the general committee in the
Willard Hotel saturday, April ., anu
turned over to jury of award, con-
sisting of r. \. Harper Charies j.
columbus, W. W. Everett, X. r; An
drews, Joshua Evans. IT, anu NJ a.
LeeSe.
CnpitoI Architect Aids.
This jury was assisted by Eiilo..
Woods. supervising architect OF tne
canitoi and Louis a. Simon, assist
inr superyising architect or the
Treasury Department
president Harper was directed TO
name a building committee OF HNe, y,
which he is 10 he the chairman, anu
The committee is to meet with the
architect at the earliest practical date
10 advise as to the details OF the
auditorium which is to serve wash
ington's need at this time:
..The competition was for the pur.
nose of selecting an archltect anu ny.
An agreement on the plans. saio
President Harper This work is TO
liz carried forward by the successLul
architect after consultation with tne
building committee. on oehaii VI w
committee and the thousands el
! Neutrality-suspicious. who look torWalu ~
an Immediate setting up OF conVen-
lion hall for Washington. we desire
to express a deep sense OF gratltuos
10 the broad minded spirit exerciseu
by the Washington architects VINO
entered this competition. giving gen,
erously of their valuable time anu
Thought to the end that the audi
torium should present as near an
ideal as is humanity possible
Vow that an architect mas peen
selected no time will be lost IN
gathering together the elements es-
sential to starting the work OF con-
struction.
1 Frequent Conferences Likely
THE building committee naturally
will hold frequent conferences Win
Milburn, Hester & Co. in the prepara-
ton of the plans for the building.
which, when completed. will be sub
mitted to Elliott Woods and Louis A.
simon, who will be called on to ad-
wise on the structural elements OF the
auditorium.
THE Washington Auditorium Cor
poration has been formed ana the
CORPORATION has taken title to the
property at 18th and z streets ana
New York avenue, paying for the
property in full. in cash, since there
will be no trust or mortgage on the
property other than the first mortgage
bonds, which are given to all IN
pvestors in the auditorium. dollar TOT
dollar, with the stock subscribed TOT.
1T is mandatory therefore that the
sale Of stock and bonds should be
Immediately completed SO that there
can be no possible delay in erecting
the building.
TT will be splendid thing il we
can complete the auditorium by the
late fall and in fact we must. because
Washington has been selected as the
convention city by organizations OF
great size on the assurance that the
auditorium will be ready for conVen-
ton use, on the dates selected Tor
these conventions"