Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-14
STUDENTS OF HISTORY.
Meeting OF the American Historical A.
sociatioa TO be Held I'm This City.

Meeting OF the American Historical A.
sociation TO be Held In This City.
The program Of the 9th annual meeting %
the American Historical association has liza
been issued by Secretary Herbert B. AdsuA.
The association viii meet here on the -So1h
inst. and win continue in session unssl NE
evening Of the 2sth. The morning sessfom
will be held in the lecture-room Of the Me-
tional museum, and the evening eatherines
viii be In the Columbian university lecture
room.
The call for the meeting states that s'ths ad-
vantages Of the federal city rs . place Of g.
sembly for the American Historical association
were unanimously recognized by the commit
tee on time and place Of meeting. Their orig
insl plan Of meeting in Columbus, Ohio, was
abandoned because Of the prospect of an over
crowded city at the time OF the celebration Of
the centenary Of the settlement OF the old
northwest territory. IL was thought not map
propriate for the national association % meet
again in the federal city and there commeno-
rate events Of national significance. The re-
vised program presents features Of historic
and economic interest 10 the whole country -
well rs 10 the great northwest"
THE PROPOSED rSooRroRArrox.
Attention 10 also directed TO the fact thaA
there is at this time q special reason for Q
meeting in Washington. The long-delayed
bill to charter the association has been passed
by the Senate and has been favorably reported
in the House. and Washington convention Of
representative members from different states
may possibly aid the passage OF the act Of In.
corporation. The act constitutes Andrew
d. White, Of Ithaca; Geo. Bancroft Of this
city; Justin Winsor. Of Cambridge: VIM. r.
Poole, OF Chicago; Herbert b. Adams, Of Balti-
more, and Clarence W. Bowen, OF Brooklyn,
incorporation The association is to have its
headquarters in this city, and is authorized TO
hold real and personal estate 10 an amount
not exceeding s5oo.ooo.
PAPERS TO BIZ READ.
The opening session OF this years meeting
viii be held on the evening Of Wednesday, the
26th instant, commencing at 8 O'Clock. The
inaugural address will be delivered by Presi-
dent Poole, and at its conclusion Gen. James
Grant Wilson will read paper on the CYCLIC
podia Of American biography.
The session Thursday will commence at 1880
m, and its proceedings will relate 70 the his
tory Of the northwest. Papers will be read az
follows: The influence of Gov. Cass upon the
development Of the northwest" by A. G.
Mclaughlin, assistant professor of history,
University Of Michigan; The position Of the
northwest in general history" by Prof. VIM. F.
Allen, Of the University OF Wisconsin; History
of higher education in the northwest" BY Prof.
George w. knight, Ohio state university; "A
language map OF North America" by Major J.
W. Powell, director OF the U. 3. geological sur
vey. The evening session, commencing at
o'clock, will be devoted to federal and Cana
dian history. The papers are as follows: Tho
old federal court of appeal" by Prof. J. r.
Jameson, Brown university; THE federal ex-
pertinent in Canada" by John @. Bourinot,
LID, clerk OF the Canadian house OF COM
Brymner, Dominion srchivist; 1.-The states
rights conflict over the public lands, |" by James
c. yelling, president of the Columbian univer-
| sity, Washington, ID. G.
The program for Friday Is as follows: Morn.
ing, 1880 o'clock-'American trade regula-
tions before l7s9," by Willard Clark Fisher. fell
low in Cornell university: History Of internal
improvements in Ohio" by Chss. y. Morris, OF
Berkeley divinity school; The uses and hmi-
tations of historical museums," by q. Brown
Goode, assistant secretary Of the Smithsonian
institution; American archives" by Frederic
A. Bancroft, Librarian of the State departme
Evening. at s o'clock-.'The martyrdom OF San
Pedro Arbues," by Henry c. Lea, OF Philsdel-
phia; "A reply to DIR. Stille upon religious lib
erty in Virginia" by VIM. Writ Henry, of Rich
mond; The Inauguration Of George Washing
| ton President of the United States" by
| Clarence Winthrop Bowen, PHI. D.; reports "
committees; election Of officers
THE OFFICERS.
The officers of the association are: President,
VIM. F. Poole, LID, librarian Of the Newberry
library, Chicago. Independents. Chas. Ken
dali Adams, president Of Cornell university
Hon. John Jay, New York. Secretary, Herbert
b. Adams Phi. D., associate professor Of his
tory, Johns Hopkins university; treasurer,
Clarence Winthrop Bowen, Phi. D., New York
Executive council: Hon. Andrew ID. White.
| Ithaca, n. Y; Hon. George Bancroft Washing
ton, ID. c.; Justin Winsor, LID, Cambridge,
Mass Hon. Rutherford b. Hayes, LID. FREE
mont, Ohio Hon. VIM. Writ Henry, Richmond,
Va; John w. Burgess, Phi D., LID, professor
of history and law, Columbia college; Arthur
N. Wheeler, professor Of history, Yale univse-
sity.