Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-28

MANY LEARNED BODIES.
Annual Meetings of National Societies to BE
Held Here This Week.

Held Here This week.
HISTORY AND ror.K LoRE-THE MODERN LAM
acaGE ASSOCIATIONS AND PAPERS TO BE EEAD
AT IFS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TOPICS TO BE
DISCUSSED BIZ FOLK LoRIsIs-
This week in Washington will be somewhat
remarkable for the number Of learned bodies,
national in their scope, that will assemble
here. Besides the American Historical Asso-
citation and the American Church History Asso-
citation, the programs of whose gatherings
were published in The STAR Saturday, tine
Modern Language Association, the American
Folk Lore Society and the American Dialect
Society will all begin their sessions here to-
morrow.
TIE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION.
The ninth annual convention OF the Modern
Language Association OF America viii begin
:his evening in the Columbian University
building The sessions viii continue Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday. There viii be
two sessions each day, at 10 am and P-rl-
At the session tonight the address OF welcome
will be delivered by DIR. James {. Yelling OF
Columbian University and an address VIII be
delivered by NJ. A. Il. Spohord, librarian Oh
Congress on Tho Characteristics OF style
Tomorrow morning the officers reports VIII
be presented. Papers are announced to be
read during the meeting by Prof. III w. Hlnf
% Princeton College, A +. Chamberlain. Clark
University: DR.. Daniel hllil@n. Dodge, to!um-
t:a College, y. y; Gnsiaye Gruener, 1aio Uni
v.-si:v: Prof. Joseph 5. Shetoe, Woman Col
lece, baltimore; Prof Chas. W. Kent Univer-
sity Of Tennessee; Prof. j. i. Armstrong,
Trinity College. n. c.; Prof. b. +. U Conner,
Columbia College, n L.; Proi. 6ustal j..
Karsten. Indiana University; Prof Thomas
Logic Williams College: President Henry l.
Shepherd. college of Charleston. 5. C.; Miss
Louise Both-Hendricksen, Brooklyn. N l.;
T. II. Babbitt. Columbia College, y. y; Prof.
Alcee Fortier, Tulane University, La
Julius Bsume, Johns Hopkins University.
and Prof John B. Henneman, Hampton Sidney
College Virginia Wednesday evening Prof. A.
Melville Bell, who Is president OF the phonetic
section. will give n reception at his home, 1873
35th street. 10 members of the association. The
late James Russell Lowell was president OF the
association. The Office made vacant by his
death will be filed at this meeting. The other
officers are A. Marshall Elliott, secretary;
Henry Alfred Todd, treasurer. Executive
council; The president the secretary, the treas
urer ex oficio. G.. A. Bartlett, Harvard; H. 5.
White, Cornell; NJ Carey Thomas. Bryn Mawr;
Alcee Fortier, Tulane University; Charles
w. Kent, University of Tennessee; r.
c. Woodward, South Carolina College;
NJ B. Anderson, State University of Iowa; A.
Gerber. EarIham College, Richmond. Ind;
John l. Mastzke. University of Indiana.
Phonetic section: President, A. Melville Bell,
Washington, ID. C.; secretary, C. ii. Grand
gent Cambridge, Mass. Pedagogical section:
President z. 5. Joynes, South Carolina Col
lege: secretary. A. y. Van Daell. Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Executive committee:
H. S. White, first vice president; e. W. kent.
second vice president; NJ Is Anderson, third
vice president Editorial committee: W. NJ.
Baskerville. Vanderbilt University; Waller Deer
ing, Vanderbilt University.
The FOLK LORE SOCIETY.
The A,narina,, EoIk ora Society will hold ia
third annual meeting in the Columbian Uni
versity tomorrow and Wednesday. The ses-
sions will be held ut IL A. m, 2 p. m. and pm.
on Tuesday and at IL an and SPIN. on
Wednesday. These meetings will be open to
the public and the popular interest in folk
lore viii doubtless attract many to hear the
reading of the papers. Prof. Crane Of Cornell
DR.. Brinton Of Philadelphia. Fanny Bergen of
Cambridge. Alcee Fortier of New Orleans, Alice
Fletcher and Frank ii. Gushing are among the
distinguished folk lorists who will take part in
the sessions
The program is as follows:
Tuesday, December 29-10 am, council
meeting, registration of members; IL am,
opening session. Address on behalf OF the
university by President yelling. Address of
welcome en- behalf of the Anthropological So
ciety Maj J. W. Powell Papers-D. G. Brin-
ton, Christianity in Folk Lore;" Fanny ID.
Bergen, ''Some Bits of Plant Lore;" Franz
Boas Assimilation Of Tales and Myths" Frank
III. Gushing, a Zuni Version of the italian
Folk Tale of the Cock and the Mousse" A. +.
Chamberlain, Human Phi ysiognomy and Phys
ical Characteristics in Folk Lore"
Tuesday, 18th, 2 p.m.-Alcee Fortier, "a Few
Louisiana Folk Stories" Stewar. Culin. "A
Leaf From Chinese Almanac" Alice Fletcher
Polk Tales Of the Nimipu or Nez Perces In
iians."
Tuesday, 2sth, p.m-''The Place of Folk
Lore in Anthropology. discussion led by the
president Of the society; Folk Life in and
About the National Capital" by the local Sec
Rotary.
at 10 am; ]. Owen Dorsey, ''Nanibozhu in
Siouan Mythology A F. Chamberlain, "a
Mississagua Legend of Nanibozhu;' c. z Bel
KNAPP, AN Indian Legend Of the Trailing
Arbutus;" James Mooney, Cherokee Tails
MANS Alice Fletcher, The Haze thuska Society
Among the Omahas."
Wednesday afternoon. 4 to 1.-THE president
Of the society will be at home for the members
ct his residence, III Massachusetts avenue.
ral fse wsies p fsas. "A H1 Tas
Ceremonial Circuit Among tie Hopi Indians"
J. \. ID. Hewitt. ''Thadodaho and the Founding
II the Iroquois League" Frank II. Gushing.
Story Of the Unborn Men or Villagers Of the
CLcer Wo=ld-a Zuni Folk Tale"
AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION.
The American Forestry Association will hold
its tenth annual meeting in this city Tuesday
u week. business sessions
fer tie election of officers &c, will be held In
tn t1renoons ut the Department of AsricuI-
tine. Public meetings Will be held each iay
At o'clock in the hail OF tie National
Museum. The meeting on Tuesday afternoon
vii bs devoted principally to :ho discussion
OF plans for the establishment and ma maze
nient OF public forest reservations in the west
lie Secretary Of the Interior and Senators
s..d Representatives have been invited to al
dress tbs meeting, and the Hon. 7. Ii. Carter
commissioner Q. the general land Office viii
be present and STATE lie position Of the govern
msa. towards this policy
On Wednesday afternoon papers will be read
and addresses made by President a. X. Adams
OF cornell University and other gentlemen in
te-ested III me forestry movement.
Of The many public meetings held in our city
Few are OF more Importance. on account Of the
subjects considered or the general interests in
Volyei than that of the Forestry Association,
an :; general attendance - invited.
Thanks to Dear Santa.
The FOLLOWING deter has been received at THE
bTaR Office ior Santa Claus. who made SO many
Et.le ones har-ly or Christmas 6ay.