Evening star., 1923-05-16
ARCHITECTS BACK
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Assistance in Developing Pol
icy of Identification
Pledged by Institute.

Assistance to the government in
developing and shaping real archi-
tectural policy in relation to the gov
ernment departments will be given
by the American Institute of Archi-
tects. which today opened it's fifty
sixth annual convention in the hemi-
cycle of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
President William B. Faville, of
San Francisco declared that "as
result of the new and enlightened
policy of the present administration,
there has been appointed by Presi-
dent Harding special commission
charged with the study of a COM
plete reorganization and regrouping
of the executive departments of the
government. including the status OF the
supervising architect, and including in
it's scope all public building projects.
Whatever form the reorganization
and regrouping or government de-
Eartments may take, Presldent
of the government toward the pro-
fession of architects is under advise
ment, and the committee on public
works Of the institute will be en-
couraged. to endeavor to formulate
method of procedure and to hold
itself in readiness to assist the gov
ernment whenever possible IN de.
veloping and shaping an architectural
policy. which holds such vital inter-
est not only to our profession, but
to the whole nation as well.
Goudy to Get Medal.
#, Late this afternoon Frederick w.
Goudy of New York was presented
with a medal by the. institute for
Typography, after which an exhibit
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Institutes medals in craftsmanship
and fine arts was opened in the eX-
hihition room above the hemicycle.
Tonight. at $3.50 o'clock, c. Howard
Walker will present an illustrated
lecture on Tendencies of American
Henry Bacon of New York city.
architect of the Lincoln Memorial, is
scheduled to receive from the hands
of President Harding. at the scene
of his work, Friday night. gold
medal. awarded him by the American
Institute of Architects. In connection
with the tribute paid the noted archi-
tect a brilliant pageant, reminiscent of
historic times. will be held on the
lagoon of the memorial.
Pageant To BE Imposing.
The pagernt is to include an impos-
ing procession. composed of archi-
tects, painters. sculptors. landscape
arc'':.eots. engineers. civil. electrical
mechanical and consulting;r building
trades and crafts. architectural
schools and clubs, manufacturers of
building materials. the building con-
tractors. structural steel erectorS and
of the American Fed
Grafton of Arts, the National Acad-
emy of Design, the American Insti-
tute of Arts and Letters and the
League of New York.
The participants will proceed in
columns on each side of the Memorial
pool from the east end toward the
Memorial where they will take posi-
tions on the approaches and steps.
Slow burning torches will provide a
decorative illumination during the
progress of the procession and
trumpeter will play joyous process
sional.
At the moment the professions begin
the president of the institute and Mr.
Bacon will embark upon barge
decorated in the manner of historic
state barges of olden times, which
will be at the east end of the pool.
The barge will proceed to the steps of
the lagoon in front of the Memorial
and there its occupants will disem-
bark to be greeted by the United
States Marine Band. They will be re-
ceived by Chief Justice Taft of the
United States Supreme Court. who Is
to present them to President Harding.