Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-18
MORE SCIENTISTS ARRIVING.
Preparing for the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science.


Preparing for the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science.
OVER TWO HUNDRED NAMES now REGIsTERED-
PROGRAM FOR THE GENERAL SOCIETY AND FOB
THE EIGHT sEcTIoNs-RECEPTIoNs AND xNTER-
TAINMENTs PROPOSED FOB THE v1srToHs.
There were more scientists to the square foot
in and around the Columbian University build
ing today than there have been before even in
the history of that ediice where so many gath
erings Of scientific men have been held. The
American Association for the Advancement of
Science meets tomorrow morning, and the van
guard which arrived yesterday received large
additions today. The room where the ar
irving members registered was the central
point Of interest, and here during
the greater part of the day there
mirable system adopted by the permanent sec
retary, Mr.. Putnam, and the secretary Of the
local committee, Mr.. Marcus Baker, works SO
well that there is no confusion and but little
crowding. The new arrivals come in, register,
pay their dues and are supplied with badges
and sent on their way rejoicing. This morn
ing over 200 names were on the register, which
Is taken as an indication that the attendance
will be very large.
THE FIRST GENERAL SESSION.
The first general session of the association
win be held in the law lecture room of the uni
versity building, beginning at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning 1t will last about one hour.
The retiring president. Prof George L.
Goodale OF Cambridge, Mass, will introduce
Ann Arbor, Mich. An address Of welcome
will be delivered by Edwin Willis, the assistant
secretary OF the Department Of Agriculture,
who Is the chairman Of the committee on recep-
tion. President Prescott will make q response
and then the association will be ready for busi-
ness. There will be announcements by the
general, permanent and local secretaries, and
then the hours Of the sessions will be fixed and
the association will adjourn.
THE EIGHT SECTIONS.
The eight sections into which the member
ship Is divided will, upon the adjournment Of
the general body, meet st once in their re-
spective halls
Section A will meet in room 10, section will
meet in room 26, section c will meet in room
ii, section d will meet in room Is, section Z
will meet In law lecture room, section will
meet in room SO, section H will meet in room
II and section will meet in room %.
ADDRESSES TO THE SECTIONS.
The sections will appoint committees and
take q recess for lunch. The afternoon will be
devoted, in the case Of each section, to hearing
addresses from the vice presidents As these
addresses form one Of the important features
of the entire meeting it is arranged that four
meet at 2:30 and four at o'clock. By this
plan those who desire to hear more than one
address can do SO. Those that will be delivered
at 2:30 are as follows:
Vice President Nipher, before section of
last
OF anthropology; Vice President James, before
section OF economic science and statistics; Vice
President Stevenson, before geology and
Ala o'clock the following will speak: Vice
President Hyde, before section of mathematics
and astronomy; Vice President Coulter, before
section of biology; Vice President Kedzie, be-
fore section Of chemistry; Vice President Gray,
before section Of mechanical science and en-
cheering.
the evening a. o'clock in the law lecture hall
for the purpose Of hearing the address Of the
retiring president, Prof. Goodale.
A RECEPTION AT TIE ARLINGTON.
At the close Of the address the association
will adjourn and the members and the ladies
them will attend reception at
the Arlington Hotel from 9 to II, rendered by
the board of trade of this city. The parlors
will be handsomely decorated and the Marine
Band will render select program
of music. Mr.. NJ. NJ. Parker, the president Of
the board, Commissioner Douglass and Hon.
Charles Foster, the Secretary Of the Treasury,
will make addresses Of welcome, and appropri-
ate responses will be made by the president Of
the association and others.
The social entertainment of the distinguished
visitors will be well looked after by the COM
mittee on reception, as well as by the resident
scientists. The program Of the committee is
not yet entirely complete, but 30 far it has
been arranged to give q musical reception on
the grounds Of the White House on Thursday
evening from $50 to 7:30. The Marine Banc
will furnish the music. On Friday evening Mr..
John NJ. Mcfarland Of Edinburgh, Scotland,
will deliver lecture in the hall Of the Ma
tional Museum on Evolution as Shown in
Plant Hybrids." The museum will be lighted
up and thrown open for the inspection Of visit
Ors.
While the association will adjourn on Satur-
day, yet it is usual for the members to remain
a couple Of days after the close of the meeting,
and this time il devoted to excursions. A num-
Der OF trips have been arranged to points about
the city. which will add very much to the
pleasure derived from the weeks stay in this
city.
THE LADIES TO BE LOOKED AFTER.
The ladies accompanying the members will
be specially looked after by the ladies on the
reception committee. A room on the second
floor Of the Columbian building has been hand
somely furnished with rugs and parlor furni-
ture, which will be the headquarters of the
visiting ladies. At the entrance palms and
other foliage plants have been massed and the
room is given a very pretty and inviting ap-
pearance.
Prof. c. v. Riley will give an informal recep-
ton this evening at his residence on Wyoming
avenue. Washington Heights, to the members
OF the Association Of Economic Entomologists
and other guests. The F street cars with red
signs will take visitors within . few squares of
the house.
PROF. r. ". CLARKE.
One Of those to whom great share of the credit
for the admirable blearrangementsfor for the meetings
of the American Association for rtheAdvancement
of Science is due 10 Prof F. w. Clarke of the
geological survey. Prof. Clarke has been
connected with the geological survey
for some eight years
.S and is one Of the best
N known Of Washington
Ia scientists. To his lot
Me fell the Craftsmanship of
c - the subcommittee on