Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
FavorS Linking Traditions of
Past and Future Great.
ness in Architecture.
SPONSORING MEETING.
MELLON ACTS AS HOST
Smoot Sketches Triangle Project.
Presidents Interest Praised
by Treasury Head.

President Hoover joined with lead
ers OF his administration last night to
throw their united strength behind the
great reeonstructive program designed
to make Washington the finest Capital
in the world
At distinguished gathering of on
cials from the legislative, executive and
judicial branches of this Government.
held at the Chamber OF Commerce Of
the United States, President Hoover de-
clared himself not only for adequate
Federal housing. but also for rebuilded
architecture, to remove present mis-
the great traditions of the past and
the greatness of the future.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. who
is charged with responsibility for carry
ing out the already authorized public
building program here. sponsored the
meeting and presided as host and chair
man OF the evening. Other speakers.
all of whom envisioned the great Capital
of the future included Senator Reed
Smoot of Utah, chairman of the Public
Buildings Commission; Representative
Richard N. Elliott OF Indiana, chairman
Of the House committee on public build
ings and grounds, and Milton q.
Medary, architect, of Philadelphia, who
is a member of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
also of the Board OF Architectural Con-
sultants of the Treasury Department
The addresses were broadcast over Ma
ton wide chains Of the Columbia snd
National Broadcasting systems.
Model Is Exhibited.
Supporting the addresses of this rep
resentative group was the first exhi-
bitten of the toy city" model Of the
monumental development proposed for
the so-ca1led Federal triangle. nurner-
Gus charts, pictures, other models and
maps and new motion picture made
for the occasion under direction Of
Secretary Mellon. depicting The City
OF Washington" past. present and
future.
A second and similar meeting viii
take place tonight At the same place
under direction of Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon, where the same exc
l1ibits and motion picture will be shown.
but different speakers will present other
phases OF this great reconstylictive period
of the National Capital. The speakers
tonight will be: Charles Moore. chair.
man Of the Fine Arts Commission:
Michigan, Representative A. J. Mon
tsgue of Virginia, Edward H. Bennett.
chairman Of the Treasury board Of
architectural c0nsultants, and Maj. L. Z.
Atkins of the District of Columbia
government 1t is an invitationai gath
ering and admission will be only by
ticket.
Stresses Spiritual Significance.
President Hoover laid emphasis upon
the economic necessity OF housing the
Government in its own buildings. but
he stressed firmly the spiritual sig11if-
canoe of architecture
Washington is not only the Nations
Capital" he said 'it is the symbol Of
America" and in erecting more ofices,
he said, the rebuilding program should
cling to the great tradition in archi-
lecture" given by the founders OF the
Reupblic.
The Chief Executive deplored as an
architectural orgy the State. War and
Navy Building, which he said was ilae
example OF how later generations had
fallen away from the ideals set by the
forefathers" He recommended re-
modelling of this building to be dupli-
cate of the Treasury Building, which
Congress originally intended.
The text of President Hoover's speech
follows:
Il am glad that the opportunity has
come to me as President to contribute
to impulse and leadership in the inn
provement of the National Capital
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