New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-18
NETTING OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS.
GRA LAID OUT FOR THE WEEKS WORK
THE CHEMICAL n AGRICULTURAL
BRANCHES ALREADY IN SESSION.

washington. Aug. II SpeciaD.-The annual summer
meeting Of the American Association for the Advance
Tept of Science will be held in this city during tnls
week and part of next, the sessions OF the various
separa:e sections beginning on Wednesday morning.
and the final general session being set for Tuesday, An
gust 70. The council, or governing body OF the asso-
ciation. had a short meeting this afternoon. at which
some progress was made toward organizing and ar
ranging the work to be begun on Wednesday, and It
Is houed that all the necessary preparations viii be
completed at another sitting Of the council tomorrow.
The list Of papers to be read before the different sec
tons has rot yet been put in print, and Its late ap-
pearance has detracted somewhat from the interest
felt in tho lectures and discussions which are to come
in the next few days. The suggestion has been mace
that the council follow the example of the British
Association and publish a programme several months
in advance, 50 as to allow the members Of sections
time to prepare thenselve. on the topics chosen, If they
desfe. It is probable that this desirable reform will
be made before next years meeting. With the ar
rangeuent and publication Of the programme the chief
work Of the council will end. most Of the other arrange
ments for the meeting, which have been in the hands
Of local committees, being already far advanced.
The sessions to-day of the Society for the Promotion
of Agriculture and Of the American Chemical Society,
branches Of the larger association, have brought many
members here, and the list Of arrivals at the AssOcia-
ton headquarters shows now between $50 and 200
names. Professor F. w. Putnam, Of Cambridge. the
veteran secretary, expects the attendance to run mp to
500 BIZ Wednesday, and in the course Of the week to
reach from 500 10 700. As the programme now stands.
the Council will meet again tomorrow, and the list OF
papers 10 be read before the sections viii then be
issued. At 10 a. n. Wednesday. the first general Sos
sion Of the association will be held az the Law Building
of the Columbian University. There will be advises
during the day by the retiring president and by the
eight yice-nrasldents, one for each section. In the
evening the Board Of Trade viii give a reception 10 the
association al tile Ebbitt House. Meetings OF the sec
lions will occupy Thursday, Friday and saturday.
Thu sday evening the White House grounds vii be
thrown open for the members. and the Marine Band
will give a concert. On Friday evening Professor Nc
Far!and. Of Edinburgh, will give a public lecture in
the National Museum on " Heredlty a. Shown By Plant
Hybrids.r Monday and Tuesday will see the work OF
the meeting finished, and these who DO not care TO stsS
to the end can take advantage OF excursions o19Ieu 70 70
Mount Vernon. Baltimore, down the river snu OSS y"
N1rlolk. or u the SHENANDOAH Valley and Luiay.
\ general meeting Of the American Chemical society
was Eeld IN the Columbian University Duh9Ins umo
morning. The meeting was Opered with All address Dy
Pre.ilent George r. Barker. Among the papers read
were: Identification Of Arsenic and AnLmony, by
nv o. & Caldwell: \ Theory OF the Mica ana tnloilte
G-,,ps.- bv r. ". Clarke The Occurrence Of In III
american aud European Cnestnuts' by Whnam 80
ON Acid s%ulphate OF Line BY IL. Endeniahh'
4GIuteu.7 by Il. Endemann
Htmcnr the prominent chemists present we're Professor
Caldwell. Of C'rnell uniyest0 rrcie' 5nn,S @1lnI.
> n. CLARKE, chef chemist OF the 0regiorIcaI surrey
Rrsucnan, formerly Of Cornell iniver'liy Or.
George T. Barker. Of. the University oL Fe'1IBeAnad
WILEY os the Agricultural Department Dr Lupion, OF
10 University OF Alabama, aud Dr. kedzle, Oh the
Michigan agricultural C0lege.
AZ , p. m. the society for tho Promotion OF Agrlcnit-
ure held a meeting. Prolessoe =. D. COOK, the
W. n on . Fighting the Rose Chafer' and the other on
= Becs and FertiIization5 \ long paper ~ Professor
Forhes On "A Bacterial Dlsesse Of the Chineh Bug
v-ss read By title only, Professor Forbes being absent:
Tbe chinch bug is az insect that ruins thousands of