Evening star., 1941-01-28
Landscape Architects
Urged by Eliot 10
Plan for Future
Says Planning Board
Is Concerned Over
Post-Defense Period

Post-Defense Period
Charles w. Eliot, II, director OF
the National Planning Board, today
called on the American Society ut
Landscape Arthitects to plan for
the future in the "post-defense era
Explaining to the society in its
&2d annual meeting at the WASH
lngton Hotel that his own organiza-
ton is vitally concerned in what Is
going to happen in the United States
after the defense program is over
Mr.. Eliot raised the question as to
how the cities of the United States
are to be rebuilt and how the whole
appearance of the United States may
be improved.
Stresses Conservation.
He stressed the importance of
conservation and development OF
national resources and urged the
architects to devote their talents to
a study of the future and move
ment to make the whole American
people see the Importance of long
range planning.
Mr.. Eliot'S appeal was somewhat
similar to one recently made before
a conference of city planners. He
is a member of both professions
city planning and landscape archi-
lecture.
The conference will continue
through tomorrow, when there will
be field trip of inspection. leaving
the hotel for many points of interest
The architects will join in the an
nual Washington dinner Of the
American Planning and Civic Asso-
citation tomorrow night, when the
speaker Will be Newton B. Drury,
director of the National Park
Service.
CarmOdy Is Speaker.
Declaring that the poor people Of
the country have right to beauty" 3"
John M Carmody, administrator
of the Federal Works Agency, last
night at the annual banquet ex-
planned what is being done in some
of the units of the F. w. A. to
beautify the country through murals
on public buildings and design of
housing.
Referring to a recent inspection
tour he made in Pittsburgh of some
housing project, he declared he had
found the first group of houses
looked like "boX-cars." Suggesting
that design be improved, he said the
Federal builders without spending
an extra dollar" sloped the roofs.
redesigned the next group and
made a whole hillside more attrac-
tive" He called for cooperation
among the professions and between
the professions and he Government.
I'VE should find more and more
means of working together" he said.
Mr.. Carmody praised the work of
the section of fine arts of the Public
Buildings Administration in the
Federal Works Agency. He quoted
Edward Bruce, head of the section,
as saying of the new National Art
Gallery here. the pink marble on
the outside makes me sick, and it is
so dark inside it's like a mausoleum.
There will be no living art in it.
Mr.. Bruce was out of the city
today and could not be reached
for comment on the incident.
Officers Elected.
New officers were elected by the
society through a mail ballot and
announced yesterday as follows:
S. Herbert Hare. Kansas City, presi-
dent: Philip H. Elwood, Ames, Iowa,
vice president, and Markley Steven
son, Philadelphia. secretary.
A D. Taylor of Cleveland, retiring
president, presided at the banquet
and introduced his successor. Mr.
Taylor presented a fellowship in the
society to Wilbur Simonson of the
Bureau of Public Roads. for his work
In developing roadside beautifica-
ton. Harold Caparn Of New York,
a founder of the society, was in
troduced and spoke briefly.
Edwin BergStrom, president of the
American Institute of Architects,
spoke on "co-operation and COL
laboration among the technical plan
ming professions
Points to Cooperation Need.
The planning professions" he
declared, need each other, and need
to work together to be completely
efficient" The general program of
development throughout the country
he declared, was so tremendous in
scope and potentiality" as to "stim-
ulate" the professions to greater
achievements.
Reviewing the construction pro-
gram of cantonments and major de-
fense projects, 1t. Col. w. D. Styer
spoke yesterday afternoon for 1t.
Col. Brehon Somervell, chief of the
Construction Division, office of the
Quartermaster General Recalling
that Congress had made available
about 81 ,5O0,O 100000 for construction
activity, he said about 200 projects
were under way. with over 100000
persons employed, some projects
having a weekly work roll of 1900
men.
A. B. Mullen, chief of the Air
port Division, Civil Aeronautics Ad-
fninistration, outlined the airport
program of the Government and
declared: There no longer can be
any doubt that a nations best in