Evening star., 1932-04-16
TWO ARCHITECTS
HERE NOMINATED
PeasIee and Baldwin Are
Chosen for Posts in Ameri-
can Institute.

Two Washington men have been
nominated fer official positions in the
American Institute of Architects. it was
revealed today as plans for the sixty
fifth convention. to be held here April
27-29, were being completed.
Horace w PeaSlee has been placed
in nomination for the post cf second
vice president, which he now holds, with
John c. Bollsnbacher of Chicago as an
opposing candidate, and Frank c. Bald
Win Of this city has been proposed for
reelection as secretary.
Nominated for President.
Ernest J. Russell of ST. Louis has been
n0mins ted for president to succeed Rob-
EFT D. Kohn of New York, who retires
after serving two terms Nominations
are made by petition of chapters of the
Institute, of which there are &c through
out the country. Members CT the
Boston, Philadelphia and Washington
Chapters named Mr. Russell.
D Knickerbocker Boyd of Philadel-
phia and Charles D. MaginniS of Boston
were nominated for first vice president.
Edwin Bergstrcm of Los Angeles was
proposed for reelection as treasurer.
James O. Betelle of Newark, N. j., is
proposed as regional director for the
Middle Atlantic division.
Mr. Peas.ee was nominated by men,
bers of the Detroit, Northern California,
San Diego, st. Louis. Southern Cali
fornia and Washington, D. c., Chap
tiers. Mr.. Baldwins name was submit
ted by members of the Indiana, Ken
tucky, San Diego, Santa Barbara,
Southern California and Washington,
D. c.. Chapters
The seventy-fifth anniversary of the
founding CT the institute will be cele-
brated by the convention delegates.
To Read Van Buren, Letter.
The grandson of the first president
of the institute will read the minutes
of the first meeting in 1857 and the
letter written in 1854 by which Martin
Van Buren introduced Richard M Hunt,
first secretary of the institute, to Rich
>ard Upjohn, first president of the
institute. Progress made by the pro-
fession during the rs years of the insti-
tute history will be reviewed by speakers
at the banquet at the close of the con-
vention.
Current problems before the institute
and the profession will be discussed at
other sessions. Consideration will be
given to efforts of the Committee on
Public Works. which is seeking to secure
legislation making permanent the policy
of employment of architects in pri-
vate practice for Government building
projects.
Consideration also will be given a
proposal to bring into affiliation with
the institute all architects of the coun-
try through organization of all-inclusive
State societies of architects, based on
the mere fact of registration or prac-
tice
At joint sessions with the Producers
Council consideration will be given to
certain economic problems CT the con-
struction industry and at joint sessions
with the National Societies of Mural
Painters, Sculptors and Landscape
Architects and various city planning
bodies attention will be devoted to
further development and promotion of
the plan of Washington.
One of. the most important subjects
of consideration will be that of the
newer aspects of housing, the economics
of site planning, taxation and the social
purpose.
Practice of architecture during period
Of depression will be another subject of
discussion.