Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
Its Eighth Annual Meeting VIII he Held in
This City Next Week.

AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
It's Eighth Annual Meeting VIII He Held in
This City Next Week.
The American Historical Association will
hold its eighth annual meeting in this city on
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday Of next
| week. There will be sessions both in the morn
ing and evening" the former being at the Ma
tional Museum and the latter at the Columbian
University. The present officers of the asso-
citation are Hon. VIM. Writ Henry Of Richmond,
president; James b. ANGEL the president of
the University of Michigan, and Henry Adams
| of Washington, vice presidents; Chas. Winthrop
Bowen Of New York, treasurer; Herbert B.
Adams Of Johns Hopkins, secretary, and A.
Howard Clark of Washington, assistan. secre-
tary and curator. 1t is expected that the ses-
sions of the association will be attended by his
toriaus of note from various parts of the
country.
The program for the meeting is as follows:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20.
opening session, p. m.--"Inaugural Ad-
DRESS" by Hon. William Writ Henry of Rich
mond, Va, president Of the association. 1.
Southern HISTORY. 1.-The South Carolina
Convention of 1S60-61-62," by Francis n
Thorpe, Ph. D.. of University of Pennsylva-
MIA 9 1.-The Virginia Secession Movement
the Convention OF 1851" by DIR. Jeffrey r.
Bracket OF Baltimore. g. "a Few Facts from
the Records of an Old Virginia County," by
President Lyon e. Tyler Of William and Mary
College. Appointment Of committees.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 80.
Morning session, 1890 ANIL. American
History. ''The Earliest Texas" by Mrs Lee
c. Harby of Now York city q '.Henry Clay.
the First Political Speaker of the House." by
Miss Mary Parker Follett Harvard annex
3. "(rOy. Nm lpeta aud tho Ahsor Of
New Haven Colony by Connecticut" by DR.. B.
&. Steiner. Williams College, Massachusetts,.
4. Lord Lovelace." by Gen. Jas. Grant Will
son, president New York Genealogical and Bio
graphical Society. 5. "Ouce Famous Louis
bourg and Memorials Of the French Regime in
Cape Eroton, by J. G.. Eonrinot. c. NJ. g.,
LII. d., d. C. L.. OF Ottawa, Canada. 6. EN-
forcement of the Slave Trade Laws" by W. E.
Is. Dubois. A. NJ, Rogers Memorial Fellow,
Howard University.
Evening session, 8 pm.-III American His
tory. Lotteries in American History" by
Hon. A. T. SpoffOrd, librarian Of Congress,
Washington. ID. &. 2. some Characteristics
OF Boston Puritans," by Prot. Barrett Wendell
Government in Canada by j. G. Bourinot, C.
NJ. g., LII. D.. D. c. L.. of Ottawa. Canada
!. slavery in the Territories, Historically
Considered, by President james C. yelling of
the Columbian University, Washington, b. c.
5. Historic Portraits OF Benjamin Franklin"
illustrated, by Clarence Winthrop Bowen, Phi.
D., pf New York.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81.
Morning session, 1880 a.m.-IV. Economic,
Legal and International.-l THE History Of
the Irish Land Legislation" by Prof. VIM. A.
Dunnins of Columbia College. New York city
Phenomena Of Universal Suffrage" by
Brooks Adams of Quincy, Mass 8. .'Ireaty-mak
ing Power Under the Constitution" by Judge
Charles Il. Elliott Ph. D., law school Univer-
sity OF Minnesota, Minneapolis. 4. The United
States and International Arbitrations." by Prof.
John Bassett Moore of Columbia College New
York city, eX-assistant secretary of state. s.
"Nisitorial Statutes OF AEdover Seminary" by
Prof. Simeon Z. Baldwin, law department Yale
University. g. estate Sovereignty in Wiscon-
SIM by Albert II. Sanford, b. L., Of the Uni
yersity OF Wisconsin; to be read by Prof. G. Ii.
Haskins.
Evening session.-v. italian and American
History.-Ieport of committees. /. Com
merce and Industry of tlcrence During the
Hcnnalssance, by DIR. Walter L. Scaife of
Iltisburg. 2. 1.-The Present Status Of the Sub
lect OF Pre-Columbian Discovery by the Morse
men. by james PLinLey Baxter Of Portland,
Maine. 3. The History ana DETERMINATION of
the Line of Demarkatio Established by PoDe
Alexander vi Between the Spanish and Porta-
guese Fields Of Discovery and Colonization"
by Prof Edwards G.. Bourne, Adelbert College,
Cleveland. 4. Recent Discoveries Concerning
Columbus" by President {. X. Adams of Cor
nell University.
The association now numbers 622 members
with i04 life members sixty one new MEN,
berS have joined since the last meeting.
Papers are strictly limited to twenty minutes
and remarks to five minutes.
Tho board of managers of the Cosmos Club,
corner Vermont avenue and ii street, have ex-
tended the privileges of their club house to
members OF the association during their stay
in Washington.
MIR. and Mrs. Horatio King, 707 H street
hlV w TN, l.l
members OF the associaiiol. and the ladies ac-
companyln6 them. for Wednesday afternoon,
December ", from to 7 o clock.
The Society of Church History
The American Society of Church History will
hold Its fourth annual meeting in the reception
room Of Columbian University. 18th and ii
streets northwest. There will be three
sessions, the first on Tuesday. December
20, at O'Clock; the second on Wednes-
day morning. December 80, at 10 o'clock; the
third on Wednesday afternoon at 5 O'Clock
The following program has been arranged for
the sessions Tuesday, December 70 PIN
l, opening address. by the president, Rev.
Prof. DR.. Philip Schaff, Union Theological
Seminary, New York city; 2, THE Religious
Motives Of Christopher Columbus' by Prof
William Kendall Giilett, University of the CITY
of New York; ), The Heads of Agreement
and the Union OF Cougregatioralists and Pres
bytcrians Dased on Then. in London 1891"
by Rev. Prof. Or. Wiiiston Walker, Theolop-
lcal Seminary, Hartford, Conn. L. christian
Unity and the Kingdom OF Heaven" by MR.
Thomas Davidson. New York city.
Wednesday, December 80 10 AM, 1.-THE
PapSl Bulls Distributing America" by Rev
Prof. DIR. John Gordon. Theological Seminary,
Omaha, Neb. 2, Recent Resear1 hes Concern
ing MEDIEVAL Seets" by Rev. Pref. DR.. Albert
Henry Newman. Baptist College, Toronto, Cam
ada; j. The Confessional History OF the Luth-
cram Church in America" by Rev. John Nicum.
Rochester, n; Y. Wednesday, December 80, 3
PM, Calvin and Melanchthon," by Rev.
Prof. DR.. Philip Schaff. Union Theological
Seminary, New York city; 2, Studies in tho
History Of the Apostolic Church." by Rev.
Prof. Dr. Arthur Cushman McGiFert, Lane
Theological Seminary, Cincinnati. Ohio; 8.
Christian Thought in Architecture, by Mr.
Barr Ferree, New York city.