Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-15
TODAY'S SESSION OF THE CONVENTION
Annual Election of Officers and
Section Chiefs.
D E n YER NEXT YEA r

decided upon as the time.
Resolutions expressive of the high per-
sonal regard Of the association for Maj
Henry E. Alvord, and recognizing the sub
stantial assistance he has rendered to it
in a variety Of ways. but more particularly
as chairman of the executive committee
We're unanimously passed, and the decision
Of Maj Alvord to retire from further offi-
cial duties in connection with the COM
mittee was formally regretted But the
association had a surprise in store Tor
him later in the day.
A committee was appointed to draft reso-
lutions recognizing the cOurteSieS extend
ed to the body during it's convention, with
instruct lions to report at tonights session.
Prof. Hayes presented a scheme for the
cataloguing of the agricultural literature
of America, supplementing similar work
now undertaken by experiment stations
Several members discussed the suggestion
from favorable point of view, and com
mittee of three war created to examine IN
to it's feasibility.
Numerous invitations were extended to
va ious domestic and foreign agricultural
and mechanical associations and lnstltu-
tons to join in furthering the op)ects Oh
the association in behalf OF farmers ana
artisans.
Election of officers.
Nominations of officers of the various
sections were then announced and con-
firmed as follows:
Mechanic arts-President, ]. X. Patterson.
president Kentucky College; secretary, F.
p Anderson, pr ofessor mechanical engineer
ing, Kentucky College.
Agriculture and chemistry-President, T..
B. Voorhees,, director New Jersey state
station; secretary, Z. Z. Georgeson, pro-
fessor of agriculture, Kansas College.
College work-Presdent, A. w. Harris,
president Maine College; secretary, H. ii.
Wing, professor Of dairying, New York Col
lege.
ntomology-President, C. p. Gillette; Sec
rotary. +. K. Aldrich
Delegate Harris of Maine, chairman OF
the nominating committee, reported the
names of those selected to serve as officers
during the ensuing year. They were con-
firmed follows President, Henry E. AL
word, president of Oklahoma College; vice
presidents A A. johnson. president of
Wyoming College; A. Q. Halliday, presi-
dent of North Carolina College; T. b. Com
stock, president of Arizona College; E. b.
Craighead. president of South Carolina Col
lege and o. Clute, president of Florida Col
lege; secretary and treasurer, j. III. WASH
burn, president of Rhode Island College
Executive committee.-H. II. Goodell,
president of Massachusetts College; II. c.
White president of Georgia College; Nj. A.
Scovell, director Kentucky station; Stephen
d. Lee, president Mississippi Agricultural,
Henry E. Alvord and j. II. Washburn, the
last three named being members eX-oiIicio.
Observation-Disclosures w. johnson of
Connecticut.
President Sylvester of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College extended warm invitation
to the delegates to visit the institution and
get a taste of genuine Maryland hospital
ity, and many signified their Intention of
accepting it.
Gen. Breckenridge of the army was down
on the program for an address, but official
business had called him away from the
city. A committee visited the War De-
partment to secure some other representa-
tive of the military branch of the gov
eminent to talk on the relations existing
between the department and land grant
colleges, but the mission proved unavailing.
Charles w. Dabney, assistant secretary of
agriculture, addressed the convention and
interested 1T with description of the
value to American agriculture of the ex-
pertinent stations and the advantages the
latter secured from being established
wherever possible at the seat Of an agricul-
tural college. The convention then ad-
journed until 80 pm. at the same place.
Last Evenings Session.
Yesterday evening the convention met in
Grand Army Hall and was addressed by
Prof. E. H. Jenkins of Connecticut and
Prof. F. e. Emery of North Carolina on
the results of the cooperation Of expert
Inent stations with farmers organza lions.
President Mills of the. Ontario Agricultural
College described the good results of such
cooperation in Canada, and an extended
tuberculosis in cattle.
Secretary Morton was introduced during
the evening and made a few remarks ia
vOrable TO transferring the duty of dis
tributing seed from the Agricultural De-
partment to the experiment stations. He
described the beneficial results of such a
change and announced his intention of
asking Congress to make an appropriation
of $500 for the purpose TO each experim mt
station.
Delegates to the Convention
The delegates and visitors in attendance
upon the convention are e. d. Smith, pro-
fessor agriculture, Michigan College; w. A.
Henry, dean, Wisconsin College; G. w. Gar
field, board of control, Michigan College;
p. III. Nell, botanist Alabama station; l..
G. Gorton, president, Michigan College;
e. Il. Voorhees,, director, New Jersey state
station; A. h. Blount, professor agriculture
and horticulture, New Mexico College; Nj.
A. SCovell, director, Kentucky station; G.
w. Woods, vice director, Connecticut Storrs
station; j. l.. Hills, director, Vermont sta
ton; S. Il. McCrea, president, New Mexico
College; T. j. Godfrey, trustee, Ohio Col
lage; III. II. Goodell president, Massachu-
sets College; e. H. Jenkins, vice director,
Connecticut state station; S. NJ. Tracy, di-
rector, Mississippi station: j. X. Patterson,
president, Kentucky College; N. w. Tyler
professor mathematics, Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology; A. A. johnson, pres
ident, Wyoming College; G. E. Morrow,
Champaign, Illinois; b. Irby, professor ag-
riculture, North Carolina College; 7. F.
Hunt, professor agriculture Ohio College:
w. l.. MCGEE, agriculturist South Carolina
College; ID. ID. Halsted, professor botany
New Jersey College; c. o. Flagg, director
Rhode Island station; II. +. Armsby, di-
rector, Pennsylvania station; w. e. Drake
professor mechanical engineering Rhode
Island College, w. G. Welborn, professor
agriculture, Mississippi College; N d.
Frat, trustee, Wisconsin College; A. L.
Ernigh, trustee, Colorado College; w. L.
Roy professor chemistry, Southern Univer-
sity of Louisiana; NJ II. Buckham, presi-
dent, Vermont College; j. A. Myers, direc-
tor, West Virginia station; F. w. Rane,
professor agriculture West Virginia Col
lege; ]. r. Power, president, North Dakota
College; w. H. Evans, botanist office of
experiment stations; +. G. Test entomolo-
gist, office of experiment stations; c. S.
Murkland president New Hampshire Col
1ege: II. j. Patterson, chemist Mary
land station; w. E. BrittOn, horti-
culturist Connecticut state station;
Il. B. Comstock, president, Arizona COL
lege; c. E. Johnston, office of experiment
stations; l.. Bruner. e1tcmologist, Nebraska
station; E. F. Laid, chemist, North Da-
kota; w. LIE Roy Brown, president Ala
bama College; E. w. Allen, assistant di-
rector, Office Of experiment stations. w.
Frear vice director, Pennsylvania station;
c. c. Moore, jr., Department Of Agricul-
ture: G. de Chalmot, Johns Hopkins Uni