Art: Death of Gilbert

Death, as it must to all men, came last week to Cass Gilbert, 74, architect, in Brockenhurst, England. Had not a sudden heart attack laid him low in a bedroom of pleasant, rambling Balmer Lawn Hotel, he, his wife and daughter would have left in two days for Southampton and the U. S. Behind him Cass Gilbert left many a great building to keep his memory alive through many a long year.

Born in Zanesville, Ohio, he was educated in public schools, took a degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After a few years in...

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