Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
SCIENTIFIC BODIES COMING.
Number Of Organizations to Meet Here
Next Month.

n NufuDer OF OrgantZatiOns 70 Meet Here
| Next Month.
| THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE
MESr OF scIEScE-LocAL COMMITTEES THAT
WILL HAVE CHARGE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT OF
-HE DELEaATEs-oTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO
HOLD SESSIONS HERE.
In August there will meet in this city several
more than important scientific bodies. In fact
that month will see a very large number of the
scientific men of the country gathered in Wash
ington in attendance on the meetings of one or
more of the scientific bodies then in session.
Beginning with the council meeting on Au-
gust H. the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science one of the most import
ant and intluen tial Of American scientific bodies,
will hold its fortieth meeting. Owing to the
fact OF there being other societies here about
the same time, the official time for this society
has been made from August II to September q.
The association will draw together, as usual. a
very larger number OF prominent men. The
hotel headquarters will be at the Arlington,
while the general sessions and meetings of the
different sections will be held in the Column
bian University building.
OFFICERS or THE ASSOCIATION.
The American Association for the Advance
ment OF Scieuce has The following officers:
President Albert B. Prescott, Ann Arbor.
Mich: vice presidents, mathematics and
astronomy. z. ". HYDE, Cincinnati; physics
+. f. Nlpther, St. Louis; chemistry r C.
kedgle. Michigan: mechanical science. Thomas
Gray, Terre Haute; geology. j. ]. Stevenson,
New York; biology, j. NJ. Coulter, Crawfords-
vile, Ind: anthropology, Joseph Jastrow,
Madison. WIS; economic science, Edmund j.
James, Philadelphia, Pa
Permanent secretary, F. W. Putnam, Cam
bridge Mass; general secretary, Harvey w.
Wiley, Washington, d. c.; secretary of the
council. Amos W. Butler. Brookville. Ind.
Secretaries of the sections to correspond with
the vice presidents above: Z. ID. Preston.
Washington, ID. c.; A. NJ. McFarlane, Austin.
Tex; I. II. Norton, Cincinnati, Ohio: William
Kent, New York; W. J. McGee. Washington, d.
c.: A. j. Cook, Michigan; W. II. Holiness Wash
ington ID. c., and Ii. Z. Fernow, Warrington.
treasurer. William Lilly. Mauch Chunk. Pa.
The council for the meeting to be held here
consists OF the past presidents, vice presidents
OF the last meeting. officers of the present
meeting and a fellow elected from each section
LOCAL COMMITTEES.
The arrangement of the local details for the
meeting here is in the hands of a local COM
mittee with various subcommittee. The local
committee consists of Garrick Mallery, chair
man; Marcus Baker, secretary, and Prof. F. W.
Clark, DR.. Robert Fletcher, Henry Gannett
Gardiner G. Hubbard. Everett Hayden. Z. S. n:
Prof. I. c. Mendenhall. Dr. C. Hart Merriam,
Richard Rathbun, Lester F. Ford, Prof Robert
B. Warder, DIR. J. c. yelling, Prof. H. W.
Wiley and W. C. Winlock.
There are then some other committees, as
follows:
Committee on reception and place of meet
lng.Prof /. c. Mendenhall, chairman; DIR. j.
5 Billings, L. s. A.; Lieut.. Commander Rich
ardscn Clover, U, 5. N; DR.. G. Brown Goode.
Gen. A W. Greely, Frank Hatton. H. W. Hen
shaw. 5. Kaufman, Prof :. p. Langley,
Joseph h. McCammon, Col Marshall Melon
aid, II. 4. +. Mcfarland, Prof Simon New
comb, Major J W. Powell, Rev. george b.
Searle. DR.. :. c yelling, Hon. Edwin Wi.litts
and Prof. W. c. Winlcck
Ladies' reception committee-Miss Alice G.
Fletcher, chairman; Mrs Frances NJ Able, Mrs.
Anna Howes Barnes, Mrs Eliza Nelson Blair,
Mrs. Martha i. Hampson. DR.. Clara Bliss
Kinds, Mrs. Anita NewcOmb MCGEE, Miss Emily
Mason, Mrs. Susan A. Mendenhall. Miss Sarah
A. Scull, Mrs. Mariana p. Seaman, Miss Annie
Tolman Smith Miss Florence p Spofford, Mrs.
Ellen Powell Thompson and Mrs. Margaret NJ.
York.
Committee on finance-Gardiner G. Hub
bard chairman; S. L. Britton, T. NJ Chatard,
W. A. DeCaindry, L. o. Howard, P. b. Pierce
and b. H. Warner.
Committee printing Richard Ratbbun,
chairman; W. ]. MCGEE and DR.. C. Hart Mer-
RAM.
Committee on excursions-Everett HAYDEN.
chairman; J. Stanley Brown and Bailey Willis
Committee on railroads-Henry Gannett,
chairman; Everett Hayden and H. NJ Wilson.
Committee on hotels-Prof. F. W. Clark,
Chairman: DIR. David T. Day and Prof. VIM.
Hardness.
The meeting Of this association will be a
most important affair and will draw q large
crowd to Washington. The hotels and rail-
roads have made liberal arrangements for the
members OF the association and the intervals
between meetings and other engagement. viii!
be used In visits to the points Of interest in and
around Washington. 1t is probable also that
excursions will be made to Luray and Old
Point.
1t is also probable that Oh Wednesday even
ing, August IS, reception will be rendered
the association by the board of trade. The
reception will be held in the parlors OF the
Arlington at the close Of the address Of the re-
firing president
OTHER SCIENTIFIC BODIES.
Besides the American Association there will
be meeting in Washington in August other i'm
portant associations. The American Micro
scopical Society will meet August II and II.
The Association Of American Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment Stations meets at the
Columbian University August IL and holds
part OF this meeting will be six lectures by r.
Warrington. F.C.S.. of Rothamsted, England,
on Rothamsted and its work.
The Association Of Official Agricultural
Chemists will meet also at Columbian Uni
versity on August l3, IA and 10.
The Society for the Promotion of Agricultural
Science will be in session here on August II
and IL.
A conference Of American chemists, includ-
ing meeting OF the Washington Chemical So
ciety. will be held also on August II and Is.
The Geological Society of America will hold
its summer meeting at Columbian University
August % and "a.
The international congress of geologists will
begin its meeting here on August rs and con-
tinue until September /.