Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-08
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

The second meeting will be held this evening,
beginning at 7:3o. Hon. John W. Noble, the
Secretary Of the Interior, will preside and will
make an address Addresses will be made by
Hon. John W. Daniel, LID. of Virginia,
United States Senator, 1.-THE New South as an
Outgrowth of Invention and the American Pat
emit Law" and by Hon. Edwin Willis of Mich
igan, assistant secretary of agriculture, THE
Relation Of Invention to Agriculture"
From to 11:30 this evening special recep-
ton to inventors, manufacturers and the ladies
who accompany them will be given at the patent
Office by the Secretary of the Interior and the
commissioner of patents and their wives. The
ladies receiving will be Mrs. Noble Mrs; Miller,
the wife of the Attorney General; Mrs. Mitchell
the wife Of Commissioner Mitchell. and Mrs.
rockingham, the wife Of the assistant COM
missioner Of patents.
TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS TOMORROW.
Tomorrow there will be two public meetings
--one in the afternoon and one in the evening
and on Friday there will be an excursion to
Mount Vernon, a review of the military in the
afternoon and the closing public meeting in
the evening.
The National Committee Meets.
The largest and one Of the most distinguished
OF the committees connected with the patent
centennial is the national committee, composed
Of members scattered all over the country
and representing every branch in any
way interested in patents, either Is
inventors or as manufacturers or
as attorneys. One Of the main questions
which this committee was expected to devote
its attention to was the advisability and practi-
cability Of organizing permanent association
of inventors and persons connected with in
ventions.
This national committee may be said to have
started the patent centennial, as this morning
at 10 Of clock a meeting Of the committee was
held in parlor No. 10 of Wizards,
cation was discussed. The committee met
with closed doors, or rather stood with closed
doors, as the sounds Of argument which reached
the corridors showed the committee to be not
entirely blessed with that spirit of unanimity
which would forebode successful organization.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE PRESENT.
The national committee, as appointed, con-
sisted Of 100 members. The following gentle
men have accepted membership, and most of
them in letters have expressed their opinions
for or against the formation of a permanent
organization: W. F; King. Pennsylvania;
William Corliss, Rhode Islandi d; G.
]. A. Price, Pennsylvania; Joseph N. Wilson,
Pennsylvania; John II. Bartlett, Virginia: II.
N. Ely, Pennsylvania; Henry Howard, Rhode
Island; Alex. ]. Arthur, Il. g. Hay, Wyoming:
1nomaS W. falUler, Mlcnlgan; ~. N. Smyth,
New Hampshire; Gov. r. J. Howard, Connecti,
cut; Gen. E. s. Greeley, New York; Eli Whit
ney, Connecticut; w. ]. Johnston, Electrical
World, New York, and Messrs Simonds and
Cohen.
Those present at the meeting today we're
Mendes Cohen, Maryland; John 81. BARTLETT
Virginia; W. J. Johnston, New York: N. c.
Sales, Connecticut; VIM. A. Rosenbaum, New
York; Thomas d. Stilson, Penntylvania; j. A.
Price, Pennsylvania; George II. knight, New
York; Robert Fenwick, Washington; W. c.
Dodge, Washington; Gardiner @. Hubbard, WASH
ington; NJ. C. Stone, Washington; David Smyth
New Hampshire; F. E. Sickeis, Missouri; Prof
Watkins, Washington, and L. w. Serreu, New
York.
srARrrKa on THE BUSINESS
The committee started its business by elect
ing Gardiner G. Hubbard, chairman. and Prof
Watkins, secretary. The question Of . per-
manent organization for inventors and
those interested in inventions was dis
cussed to considerable length. It was
developed that probable majority
Of the members present were in favor Of tax
ing the initiatory steps to the formation of Q
permanent league. The matter was then placed
in the hands of q subcommittee, which COM
mittee was to take up the letters which
had been received and other data which
interested in the proposal and should
decide ON the advisabillty of calling q public
meeting to consider the question Of . perma-
nent organization. It Is Thought probable
that this subcommittee will decide for Q public
meeting TO be held at Lincoln Hall tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.