Evening star., 1924-04-03
LOCAL ARCHITECTS
ASK MOORE CUSTER
Declare Fine Arts Commits
sion Head ignored D. C. in
Naming Delano.

Vexed at the disrega shown it's
of Washington be appointed to a
vacancy existing on the Commission
of Fine Arts, the Washington Chap
ter OF the American Institute of
Architects today launched a cam
paign against Charles Moore, chair
man of the commission, seeking his
re movaI.
President Coolidge yesterday an
nounced the appointment of William
Adams Delano of New York to fill
the vacancy on the commission caus-
ed a few months ago by the death
of Henry Bacon. The appointment
was announced a few hours after Mr..
Moore had conferred with the Presi-
dent.
THE Washington chapter feels
that not only has Washington been
Signally sighted in the appointment
OF another New York architect to the
vacancy on the commission, but the
local architectural profession has
been treated with small respect
said a statement authorized in the
name of the local chapter by Harry
+. Cunningham, secretary.
Demand Moore Removal.
"Realizing that the responsibility
for this disregard OF Washington $
best interests lies with Mr.. Charles
Moore Of Detroit, the Washington
chapter is determined to leave no
stone unturncd until the removal OF
Mr.. Moore from the commission, Hs
exerting an influence detrimental to
the best interests of the national
city beautiful, is secured"
Mr.. Cunningham said a committee
of the Washington chapter had called
on the President sometime ago to
present Mr.. Donns name and to point
out the great advantage of the pres
ence on the commission of a Wash
ington architect of the high qualifca-
tions of Mr.. Dom. The President ac-
cording to Mr.. Cunningham, requested
the committee to call upon Mr.. Moore
The chapter committee fully realized
the futility of such an effort" Mr.
Cunningham said, but called upon
Mr.. Moore at his Office in the division
OF manuscripts at the Congressional
Library, where ne is acting chief. and
Mr.. Moore expressed himself as
amazed that the Washington archi-
tects should presume to suggest a
name for appointment to his commits
sion to any person other than him
self"
Endorsed by City Heads.
The local chapter secured an in
dorSement of Mr.. Dom by the Dis
trict commissioners and by several
nigh government officials, including
the Secretary of War. Mr.. Cunning
ham said, adding that Mr.. Moore's
pollcy has been to pose as the mem
Der of the commission who is ia
mllar with Washington and it's prob
lens and he has not wished to have
the prestige that his supposed
knowledge of the citys problems
gives him invaded by any member
with. real local knowledge of
techinal nature"
The statement went on to say that
the Fine Arts Commission. as at
present composed, lacking in its mem
hership any technical man familiar
with Washington's traditions and Pc
culiar problems cannot hope to rem
der TO the city and the nation the full
measure of high-cla service that
should be expected of it. Two seri-
Gus mistakes have lately been made
in the locations of the Key bridge and
the Arlington Memorial bridge. The
rormer begins at the end of nothing
and leads into some railroad yards
ana the latter delivers it's traffic
against a high hill"
Mr.. Cunningham pointed out that
the chairman of the committee on CO.
operation with the Fine Arts Com
mission of the American Institute of
the executive committee of the insti-
tute the diScontinuance of his commit
tee for the reason that the Fine Arts
Commission displayed no desire for
corporation" The committee was
abolished, with the statement that
"co-operation with the Fine Arts
Commission, with view to safe
guarding the plan of Washington.
should be through the Washington
chapter"
Mr.. Delano appointed yesterday, is
prominent architect of New York city,
and has been member of the firm
of Delano e. Aldrich since 1903 His
firm has designed many prominent
buildings in New York city.
The new member of the commission
of fine arts was born in New York
city January 81, 1874, and educated
at Yale University and Ecole des
Beaux Arts of Paris He lives at 13I
East 36th street, New York, and is
a member of several clubs in that
city. Mr. Delano is member OF the
American Institute of Architects and
of the Architectural League.