largely attended. The feature of this occasion was a series of five-minute talks, the principal speakers being W. Stanley Parker, D. Knickerbacker Boyd and Robert D. Kohn.
During the morning session a resolution was adopted which declared that all public architecture of the United States should reflect the highest standards achieved in private and corporate work, and that this end may be attained with the lessening of work on
the government bureau and the arousing of more local interest by a provision in appropriation hills for the employment of architects in private practice.
The result of such steps in the past was pointed out by the Institute in the creation of such works
as the Lincoln Memorial, Freer Art Gallery, Hational Museum and Treasury annex and other notable national and state buildings.
The evening session was devoted to Institute business and to a discussion of the reports of the Committee on Architectural Relations and on Competitions.
The Third Day
PAST PRES. KIMBALL
HARVEY W. CORBETT
THE enthusiasm
and strong expression of approval that marked the meeting of the preceding day had not diminished on the morning of the last day and before the convention was called to order, wherever delegates were assembled, the one topic was the discussion of the excellent program of Thursday’s meeting. “Undoubtedly,” said one man, “this is the most constructive and the most dignified convention of the Institute that has been held for many years.” Said another, “The Institute has arrived and today it is more representative of the architectural profession than ever before.”
The morning session was given up entirely to
unfinished business and the report of the Committee on Resolutions, and was adjourned promptly at the opening of the polls at 11 o’clock.
The luncheon at the Washington Hotel was a get-together occasion and was enjoyed by every delegate.
In the afternoon session the announcement of
the election of officers was made. The result of the ballot is as follows: President and Director
D. Everett Waid, Hew York First Vice President and Director
Ellis E. Lawrence, Portland, Ore. Second Vice-President and Director
Abram Garfield, Cleveland Secretary and Director
Edwin H. Brown, Minneapolis Treasurer and Director
William B. Ittner, St. Louis Director, Fourth District
Hat Gaillard Walker, Rock Hill, S. C. Director, Seventh District
William J. Sayward, Atlanta, Ga. Director, Hinth District
Sylvain Schnaittacher, San Francisco
The following honorary members were elected: Edward Bok and Charles Custis Harrison. The following honorary corresponding members were elected: Charles Herbert Reilly and John Alfred Gotch.
At 3 o’clock a reception was held at the Bureau of Standards by the Honorable Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, Dr. George K. Burgess, Director of the Bureau of Standards, John M. Gries, Chief of Division of Building and Housing, and other prominent, officials of the Government. This reception was largely attended.
The program of this convention may well serve as a model for later gatherings. It was marked by a very serious intention to accomplish practical
results and it did just
that. The informal luncheons, each a most enjoyable and practical occasion, took the place of the more formal dinner. The junketing trips were omitted and the time formerly set apart for those affairs was spent on the floor of the convention in the most constructive and progressive work.
A man who would not be thrilled to receive the warm expression of respect and confidence that marked the presentation of the resolution to make D. Everett Waid’s nomination unanimous, and later when his election was proclaimed, must be a
W. S. ALDRICH
DONN BARBER
ROBERT D. KOHN
During the morning session a resolution was adopted which declared that all public architecture of the United States should reflect the highest standards achieved in private and corporate work, and that this end may be attained with the lessening of work on
the government bureau and the arousing of more local interest by a provision in appropriation hills for the employment of architects in private practice.
The result of such steps in the past was pointed out by the Institute in the creation of such works
as the Lincoln Memorial, Freer Art Gallery, Hational Museum and Treasury annex and other notable national and state buildings.
The evening session was devoted to Institute business and to a discussion of the reports of the Committee on Architectural Relations and on Competitions.
The Third Day
PAST PRES. KIMBALL
HARVEY W. CORBETT
THE enthusiasm
and strong expression of approval that marked the meeting of the preceding day had not diminished on the morning of the last day and before the convention was called to order, wherever delegates were assembled, the one topic was the discussion of the excellent program of Thursday’s meeting. “Undoubtedly,” said one man, “this is the most constructive and the most dignified convention of the Institute that has been held for many years.” Said another, “The Institute has arrived and today it is more representative of the architectural profession than ever before.”
The morning session was given up entirely to
unfinished business and the report of the Committee on Resolutions, and was adjourned promptly at the opening of the polls at 11 o’clock.
The luncheon at the Washington Hotel was a get-together occasion and was enjoyed by every delegate.
In the afternoon session the announcement of
the election of officers was made. The result of the ballot is as follows: President and Director
D. Everett Waid, Hew York First Vice President and Director
Ellis E. Lawrence, Portland, Ore. Second Vice-President and Director
Abram Garfield, Cleveland Secretary and Director
Edwin H. Brown, Minneapolis Treasurer and Director
William B. Ittner, St. Louis Director, Fourth District
Hat Gaillard Walker, Rock Hill, S. C. Director, Seventh District
William J. Sayward, Atlanta, Ga. Director, Hinth District
Sylvain Schnaittacher, San Francisco
The following honorary members were elected: Edward Bok and Charles Custis Harrison. The following honorary corresponding members were elected: Charles Herbert Reilly and John Alfred Gotch.
At 3 o’clock a reception was held at the Bureau of Standards by the Honorable Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, Dr. George K. Burgess, Director of the Bureau of Standards, John M. Gries, Chief of Division of Building and Housing, and other prominent, officials of the Government. This reception was largely attended.
The program of this convention may well serve as a model for later gatherings. It was marked by a very serious intention to accomplish practical
results and it did just
that. The informal luncheons, each a most enjoyable and practical occasion, took the place of the more formal dinner. The junketing trips were omitted and the time formerly set apart for those affairs was spent on the floor of the convention in the most constructive and progressive work.
A man who would not be thrilled to receive the warm expression of respect and confidence that marked the presentation of the resolution to make D. Everett Waid’s nomination unanimous, and later when his election was proclaimed, must be a
W. S. ALDRICH
DONN BARBER
ROBERT D. KOHN