Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-26
STUDENTS OF HISTORY.
The American Historical Association
to Meet In this City Tonight.

The first session Of the fifth annual meet
ing Of the American Historical asso-
citation will be held this evening in the
lecture room of Columbian university,
and the meetings OF the association will con-
tinue over tomorrow and the next day. closing
on Friday evening. Only few OF the mem
bers nave arrived vet. but a
sudden influx is expected this evening
The headquarters Of the association have
been located at the Arlington and there this
afternoon a STAR reporter met President Poole
and Secretary Adams.
The association" said the latter gentleman,
sis in very satisfactory condition; very salts
factory, indeed Our act of incorporation has
passed both House and Senate. and now only
complete.
AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
'Do we intend to erect a building here? Oh,
no. The act makes this city our headquarters
but we shall not need building. Whatever We
have of historical value can be deposited
| in the Smithsonian Institute or the national
museum. Even if there was no such
shelter provided for documents We
would not have to build because we
do not accumulate; we disburse
The association was formed for the purpose OF
enabling professors of history to indulge in in
| terchange of thought, in discussion of methods
Our work is largely original and the society is the
clearinghouse through which the information
is given to those interested in his
umes of monographs-quite respect
able addition to historical literature
Much of this matter would never have seen the
light of day had it not been for the associa-
| ton"
Twill you always hold your annual meeting,
here?" asked the reporter.
Not always" replied Mr.. Adams, ''bu
oftener here than anywhere else"
THIS EVENINGS PROGRAM.
The session this evening will commence at ;
O'Clock, and the following program will be dis
posed Of: Inaugural address by VIM. T. Poole
LID, president of the association; the Cyclic
pedia of American Biography, by Gen. Jame
| Grant Wilson.
Work on Local Constitutional History, b,
Prof. George E. Howard of the University o
Nebraska; to be described by his colleague, DIR
| A. q. Warner.
| Appointment Of committees, who will report
as may be convenient at later meetings.
Tomorrow mornings session will be held il
the lecture room of the nationa
museum and will commence at 1890 o'clock
| The following papers will then be read:
The Influence Of Governor Cass upon tn,
Development of the Northwest, by A. c.. Nc
Laughlin, assistant professor of history, Uni
versity of Michigan.
| The Position of the Northwest in Genera
|
University of Wisconsin.
History Of Higher Education in the North
| west, by Prof. Geo. W. knight, Ohio stat
| university.
| Language Map of North America, by Majo
j. W. Powell, director of the U. S. geological
survey.
PROMINENT MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE.
The following officers and members of tn
association have registered at headquar
| nr Of 10 rh,,r
library Chicago, president of the association
Herbert Il. Adams, of Johns Hopkins univer
| sity, secretary of the association; W. c. Foster
of the Rhode Island Historical society
President c. X. Adams, of Cornell Univer
sity; W. L. Davis, of the Pilgrim Society o
Plymouth; ]. b. Sewall, Braintree. Mass
Profs. G. E. II. Weaver and W. II. Appleton. o
Swarthmore College. Pennsylvania; Prof
| James NJ. Garnett, of the University of Vir
ginia; Prof. Postlethwaite. of West Peint; Ii
brarian Justin Winston, of Harvard university
Douglas Brymner, keeper of the dominion
archives, Ottawa, Canada.