Evening star., 1924-05-21
PURCHASE OF LINCOLN
COLLECTION is URGED
American Institute of Architects
Endorses PMposal at Annual
Convention Here.
DIRECTORS BOARD REPORTS
Joint International Conference
Will Be Held in New York.

Tie purchase OF the Oldroyd Lin
coin collection by the government was
urged in the report of the board o.
directors Of the American Institute Of
Architects at the opening session lf
the fifty annual convention
Of the organization at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art this morning. Several
hundred prominent architects from
all parts of the country are attending
the convention, which VIII continue
until Friday.
The reports-of the board Of di-
rectors, in commenting upon the Lin
coin collection. declared: The board
learns with qualification OF kgsla-
tion proposed in Congress for the gov
ernmental purchase and pre- eseyvation
of the Oldroyd Lincoln memorial col
lection of objects intimately connect
ed with the life of the great EreSi-
dent. 1t respectfully urges upon
Congress the enactment of the m.
ure, SO that this collection may be
preserved for future generations
Industrial MObiliza ton.
Among the other things taken up
by the board of directors in their re-
port was the approval of the idea Of
the study and formulation OF pro-
gram for industrial mobilization. the
preservation of historic monument.
industrial relations, registration laws
with respect to architects and many
other questions of interest to the in
stitute.
The outlook for building operations
was described as reassuring by VIII
liam B. Faville of San Francisco.
president of the organization. in an
address before the members. MI
Faville criticised the Brown plan for
he
branch of the government in its re
lation to architecture, and told the
delegates. who were here from al
parts of the country. that the prob
lem of city planning presented
challenge to their art.
International Conference.
He also announced that a joint in
ternational conference and exhibition
of community planning would be held
in New York City in 1925 in connec-
tion with the next annual conVen-
tion of the institute. The Russell
Sage Foundation, which is sponsor
ing the commission having in charge
the development of a regional plan
for New York City. will join In the
world program, he added.
With reference to community plan
ming. Mr.. Faville declared the urban
communities of the country were
faced with tremendous problems with
their growth accelerating at rate
never before known. Let US never
forget. he urged, our individual
achievements in plan and design can
never produce the type of community
in which human beings can live and
work with pleasure and grow con-
stantly toward a fuller and nobler
! ideal unless the basic plan be
sound one.
Under the Brown plan for govern
ment reorganization, ne said. those
charged with the interests of public
architecture ''are to be left without
direct contact with the heads of tn"
federal departments. thereby greatly
curtailing the influence of the public
works division upon the future Of
our public architecture" Various
reports from the officers were heard,
Paris Prize Winner.
One of the interesting features Of
the convention is the exhibition in
gallery "A" of the Corcoran Gallery
of Art of the work of the winners of
the institutes medals to the recog
nized schools of architecture. and Of
the Paris prize winners of the BeauN
Arts Institute of Design.
Following a luncheon at the Wash
ington Hotel the organization con-
tinued its resumption of business.
Later in the afternoon a discussion
of The Building Problems of the
Federal Government will be held. and
tonight there will be special
education meeting and the commit
tee on education will make its re-
| port. Addresses will be made 10y
| DR. Frederick keppel. president OF
the Carnegie Foundation, and papers
will be read by William Emerson.
| George c. Nimmons and Ellis +.
| Lawrence.