Show I COUNCIL OF FINE ARTS A A STEP FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION I Washington Jan 17 Quick to appreciate elate date the plea that the fine arts aiLs ts have been b i denied dene that pe governmental consideration j jEO I EO so universally accorded acred by b other nations DUons as suggested by the American Institute Roosevelt has ta taken taken taken of Architects President ha ken the first steps looking to their ther rec roe recognition by b this government Council Counci of Thirty The president announces in Sn I correspond correspondence ence once made public today that asked aske the institute mae to designate thirty mon men rep representing rep representing resenting all parts of the th country to com corn composo The ob object pose poso poo a council of the fine tn arts joeL Jet of ot the council which Is I to consist of architects painters sculptors land landscape landscape landscape architects ts and laymen of which the supervising architect of or the treasury treasur is isto Isto isto to be the eXe executive the e head is to advise avise upon b the character and design of all pub lie He works of architecture paintings i ture tore In all monuments n pat parl parka to bridges bride and a i other works of which the art of ot design deg i I forms fona an Integral part and to make mke sug suggestions Ig suggestions and recommendations r fur for fo the th con conservation cO conservation of all al historic monument Suggestions Invited President Roosevelt cordially Invite Invites the recommendations rt of o the th architects He says sas he will direct dirt members m of his cabi cabinet cb cabinet net to refer wi the proposed council all al mat att matters mt prope tern In their charge embracing architecture architecture ture tur selections care of sites s and an landscape work sculpture and paintings painting Moreover declares the th president in his letter to the architects I shall re reo request request quest leter the council to watch legislation and andon andon andon on Its own 0 Initiative to make recommendations rem Is to the executive and to The president will wi immediately call cal upon up charac character hara the council lounet for or a report as a to the tee ter and location of Ute the Lincoln memorial |