Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-30
woods and over the plains and all the birds sang
to her. and wherever she stepped. and nowhere
else, grows the arbutus.


else, grows the arbutus.
OFFICERS roR THE NEXT YEAR.
The nominating committee reported the fol-
lowing list Of officers for the ensuing year,
which was approved. President, Prof F. W.
Putnam, Cambridge. Mass; treasurer DR.. John
n. Hinton. New York city. Members of coun-
cil-Franz Doas. Worcester Mass II. c. Bolton,
New York city; d. G. Brirton. PHILADELPHIA;
Thomas f. Crane, ithaca, NY; James Deans,
Victoria. Be; J. Owen Dorsey, Takoma Park.
DC; Alice c. Fletcher. Alcee Fortier, New
Orleans; Stewart Culin. Philadelphia; Horatio
Hale, Clinton, Ontario, Can; J. Walter Fewkes,
Boston; Charles G. Leland. London, Eng; c.
Z. Baldwin, Cleveland, Ohio; Otis T. Mason
Washington.
hinton. showed the receipts to be 81. S55. 80
and the balance remaining in the treasury
S63776
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL
The report of the council was read by the
secretary, Mr.. W W. Newell Satisfactory pro-
gress was reported during the year, the number
OF members amounting to about 5OO This
membership it is proposed TO increase by the
establishment of local societies. preserving
their individual independence. but connected
with the general society. The rspidity with which
the Ideas, rituals and ceremonies of the Indian
triOes We're undergoing alteration emphasized
the importance OF doing the utmost possible to
promote complete record. Tie society hoped
10 90 their part In this work by providing in
creased facilities for publication, there
oeing at present no adequate means
Tor work done by individual explorers. 1t il
proposed to print a series OF monographs to be
called tho Memoirs of the American ok Lore
society. 1t is hoped during the wear to cstab-
iish several additional local branches.
The next meeting of the society will be held
IN Boston, at a date to be fixed hereafter.
THE CLOSING PROGRAM.
This afternoon a reception will be given BY
Prof. Mason at his residence. I777 Massachu-
sets avenue, to the members OF the society.
The closing session of the society Will be
held tins evening and the program of papers il
rs follows:
James Deans-''A Haida Folk Tale"
>. Walter Fewkes-"The Ceremonial Circuit
Among the Hopi Indians"
j. y d. Hewitt. 'Tbadodaho and the Found
ing OF the IroQuois League
frank H. Cushing-A Zuni version of the
i''1ial ioiA tale Of The Cock and the Mouse"
FOLK LORE ASTHEopoLoGY.
AT last evenings session of the Folk Lore
Society Prof.. o. L. Mason. the president, pre-
scented for discussion and made some remarks
upon the topic, The Place OF Folk Lore in An
thropoIoGy. 1t is interesting 10 learn that
this newest branch of the science Of man is
ciassed with the one that deals with the oldest
TACT IN mans history-that il. archaeology.
iroi Mason terscly said that FOLK lore is FOSSIL
history. We dig in the minds of rner for the
ldeas that survive to reconstruct Tie ancient
stages Of culture, Just as the geolosist gathers
FOSSILS nom the rocks. There is Il great deal of
this fossil history living around loose every
where, and everybody can becomes, folk lcre OBJ
server and engage il the fascinating study
ana pick out the many-coloreG fragments
,hat are quite out of the reach of ordinary
history.
Nh }. Walter Fewkcs Of Boston aud Mr.. W.
". Newe'. OF Cambridge also engaged in the
discussion of this subject.
FOLK LIFE IN THE CAPITAL
Inc second half OF The evening Was aereeabIv
spent IN viewing lantern exhibition of folk
mo III and about the capital, conducted bv the
local secretary. Mr., Walter Tough. The audi
ence were given tour OF the citv beginning
AT me White House, seeing the secretaries oi
inc great departments at their desks hard at
WORK, the bureau of engraving and printing,
DaNld burns cottage, views on the canal,
Easter eSS rolling, the stonemason, the brick
layer. hotcar:ier, bootbiack. newsboy, fakirs.
woodcuttei, soap fat man, clam man. lunch
men, scenes around Center Market, .he tramp.
the gypsy and the work house gang or farm
hands: There were some of the views dis
Played OF the complex lie OF our city.