Show ARCHITECTS SEEK ACTION BY CLUB Plans for New Ladies Literary Club House Cause of Controversy CHARGE BAD TACTICS George W Eldredge Cleared by Utah Association Action by Directors Directors Directors tors This Morning DIfference of ot opinion among mem members born bars of the board of ot directors of ot the Ladles Ladle Literary club has baa risen over oer of ot a set sat of plans for tor the proposed new club building on East South Temple street streets and a climax will wll willbe willbe be reached this morning at a special specia meeting of the board when the mat matter matter matter ter will be considered for final action Through the action oC ot the building committee of ot the tho club in selecting the tho plan plana of ot Ware are for th the new club house and recommending the adoption of ot these plans an inter interesting eating esting situation has opened up which has baa aroused to action the Utah Archi Architects association when charges o of were preferred I against George W Eldredge an arch archi architect who had submitted plans with four tour other firms Including Ware It is now charged that the tho building committee headed by Mrs Elmer B BJones BJones BJOnes I Jones had practically decided upon Ware are even eyen before the plans plant were submitted and that the theother theother theother other four exhibits were set aside without proper consideration and were returned to the bidders Will Present l Petition i The Th following petition win will be pre presented presented i at the special meeting of ot the Ladles Ladies Literary club this morning signed by George W Eldredge J A AH Headlund H and J 1 H Kent three of the five fie Architects who submitted plans We Ve the undersigned on October 10 received notification from tram the chairwoman of ot the building commit committee tee for the proposed new building for tor forthe forthe the Ladies Ladles Literary club to call and get our competitive drawings as they had decided to recommend sketches o oa of ofa ofa a certain competitor for adoption We e now learn that the sketches are to be viewed and final decision rendered by b the board of ot directors Thursday October 27 We a request the courtesy of ot having all aU the sketches as originally drawn without alteration or revision submit submitted submitted submitted ted to the board of ot directors and we would be pleased to explain our indi individual vidual sketches personally if It so de do desired desired sired Some of oC us have bae not been afforded this opportunity and none of ot us has ha been allowed the privilege to revise r our sketches to meet neet ITe t the tho ideas of ot tte members or any member of the build building buildIng building ing committee We Ye believe the ladles ladies of ot the club desire to obtain the best b st results and to be fall fair and Just to all aU competitors and In that spirit we wo make this re request reu quest questIn u t In 1 t entering th competition we wo waived the tha usual methods in such oases eases prizes fees etc and feel teel It was waa wasand and Is the intention of ot the club that tha each competitor should have full ful measure and fair tall play Architects Invited When the Ladies Ladles Literary club de tIe decided that a new now club building was nee and much of the money for its erection was wa va subscribed the board of ot directors sent out letters inviting local loca architects to submit plans for the pro proposed proposed posed POH building September IS U 1 was named for tor the last day upon which plans were to be received An slon sion was wall later granted and at that time five drawings were submitted to the building committee of ot the club with the tho understanding that at least two of the best beat Would be In turn submitted to the board of directors for their final ac no action action notion tion It is now charged however that with without without without out fair fall consideration of the plans sub submitted submitted the building committee chose the plans of or Ware Vare and rejected ejected the other four returning them to the architects Later charges were made by Mrs El EI Elmer EImer I Imer mer B n Jones chairman of or the building committee that George W Eldredge was WIlS guilty tf c unprofessional tactics and the matter mattar was carried before the Utah Architects association At that time It was brought out that the plans oC of this architect were shown at a meet meetIng meeting meeting Ing of ot the directors and the building committee was asked why they had not noi been previously shown The association of or architects exonerated Mr Eldredge of any unprofessional work and then a petition was worded by three of or the bidders which will come before the club this morning mon ng |