Evening star., 1939-02-01
Federal Architects
Award Medal for
Navy Unit Exhibit
Bureau Of Yards and
Docks Wins in Annual
DispIoy


The Bureau of Yards and Docks
of the Navy Department last night
was awarded the bronze medal of
the Association of Federal Archi-
tects for excellence in departmental
exhibit of the annual exhibition of
the association.
Award was made at the annual
dinner last night at the National
Press Club. when the medal was
presented to Rear Admiral Ben
Moreell, chief of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks. It had previously
been held by the Procurement Di-
vision, Treasury Department.
w. R. Talbot of the Veterans Ad-
ministration, president OF the asso-
citation, presided, and the awards,
including three books and several
certificates. were presented by Nor
man Monfalcone of the War De-
partment, vice president of the as
Sociation.
Among several guests of honor in
troduced during the evening were
Representative Thomas H. Ball OF
Connecticut, the first architect
ever elected to Congress; Repre-
sentative Aaron Ford of Mississippi.
Representative Joseph Casey of
Massachusetts,, Louis A. Simon, re-
firing as supervising architect, Pro-
curement Division, Treasury De-
partment, and many others from
various branches of the Government.
Speeches. Banquet.
Following the example of grow
ing number of banquets in Wash
ington recently, the association
placed on it's program no speeches.
Musical entertainment was pre-
sented by the Rays, with whom the
assemblage joined in singing old
and new songs.
President Talbot of the associa-
ton reported growth in membership
to more than 400, and the addition
of two new units in the Govern
ment, the United States Housing
Authority and the Bureau OF Indian
Affairs.
A book prize for official work by a
member of the association went to
Rees Weston of the Treasury De-
partment, for his rendering of" the
U. S. Post Office and court house at
Fresno, Calf. Book prize for indi-
vidual work in color went to H. S.
Chandler, jr., Treasury, for water
color sketch of the Federal Reserve
Fountain. Book prize for individual
work in monotone went to William c.
Suite, War Department, for litho-
graphic crayon sketch of Horsetail
Falls, Villa de Santiago, Mexico.
"Commendations" for designs were
awarded to the Treasury for its
Fresno Federal Building, and its
Court of the Nations, New York
World Fair"
Certificates Awarded.
Handsome certificates we're award
ed the following architects:
For official work-First, Birds-eye
perspective for U. S. Naval Air Sta
ton, Alameda, Calf, O. A. de la
Rosa. Navy Department. Second,
Bridge, William N. Haussman, In
terror Department.
For Office rendering-Post Office
and court house, Fresno, Calf, Rees
Weston: Air Corps hangar. by T. A.
Pope, War Department.: U. S. For
estry Buildings, Russellville. Ark,
Rees Weston; Post Ofice, Chester,
ILL.,, William S. Hartgroves, Procure
ment Division.
Awards for architectural models
First, sketch model U. S. Naval Air
Station, Alameda, Calf, Bureau of
Yards and Docks. Second. Fort
Smelling National Cemetery, Mime
sofa, Bertram L. Keyes, War De-
partment.
Awards for working drawings
First, Chapel, Fort Totten, N, Y.
(Elevation), M. L. H. Boring. War
Department. Second, U. S. Marine
Hospital, Boston, Mass. "details of
entrance), E. B. Morris, jr, Pro-
curement Division.
Awards for Individual Work.
Water color-H. S. Chandler, jr.,
Procurement Division, and J. R.
Dodge. Agriculture Department, first
award; Max Barth, War Depart
ment, second: j. E. Corey, Agricul-
ture Department., third.
Pastels-Roy S. Skipton, Procure
ment Division, first.
Lithographic crayon-William S.
Suite, Navy Department, first
Pencil sketch-H A. Page, Navy
Department, second.
Pen and ink sketch-Dan w.
Twiddy, Procurement Division, first
and second.
Linoleum-J. E. Eckloff, jr., Navy
Department, first.
Lettering-Joseph Hale Darby,
Navy Department, first; Stafford H.
Johnston, Procurement Division,
second.
Cover design-J. r. Dodge, Agri-
culture Department, first.
Poster-Joseph Hale Darby, Navy
Department, second.
Arts and crafts-George Guppy,
Procurement Division, first.
Photographs-L. M. Leisenring,
War Department, first; S. Julian
Brown, Navy Department, second;
R. S. johnson, Procurement Divi-
sion, third.
The committee in charge of the
occasion was headed by A. Waronoff,
Procurement Division, and included
Frederick w. H. Boettcher, Procure
ment Division; Howard A. Page,
Navy; M. L. H. Boring, War, and
j. H. Swafford, Veterans Admins
tration.