New-York tribune., 1896-12-28
DIR. STORR.S TO OpEN THE SESSION
LARGE AUDIENCE EXPECTED TO HEAR
HIS ADDRESS AT THE HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATIONS MEETING.

Many persons came TO this city yesterday 70 he
present at the opening session OF the twelfth an
nua meeting Of the American Historical Associa-
ton. which will be held tomorrow morning at
1870 o'clock. at Columbia University. in Room No
"a Hamilton Hall. There indications that the
meeting which is the frs, ever held in this city by
the association Will he one OF the successful
OF its Kind held in this country. 1t will end on
Thursday evening.
On each day from the opening until the closing OF
the meeting there will be two sessions OF the asso
catlon. the early one beginning at 1880 a m and
the late session at D. m. All the sessions. with
the exception OF the one arranged for tomorrow
night which will take place at the New-fork
Academy OF Medicine No. Il West Forty-third-st.
will be held at Hamilton Hall The reason why
the Academy Of Medicine was selected as the place
for the holding OF the first nights session was be-
cause the Rev Or. Richard 8 Storrs the president
OF the association. VIII deliver his inaugural ad-
dress tomorrow night. and large audience Is ex-
pected TO be present. Hamilton Hall. 1t was be-
lieved would not hold all those who would attend
the first nights session The address OF Or Storrs
expected be unusually interesting. Tickets OF
admission to the session may be obtained at the
office OF President Low OF Columbia University. at
the Windsor Hotel and a; the office OF The Inde-
pendent" No 13O Fulton-st Seats Will be reserved
for ticket, ,-holders. Those who come to the meet
Ing without a ticket Will be admitted free. There
will be informal preliminary meeting Of the
Windsor Hotel.
Plans for the annual meeting OF the association
begun early last spring. Among the
members who most active in perfecting the
arrangements for the meeting were Professors Her
bert Il. Adams OF Johns Hopkins University; Will
lam A. Dunning. OF Columbia University; II. Morse
Stevens. Of Cornell University. and George b.
Adams OF Yale University.
Some OF the papers 10 be read are: The Melanc-
thon Quarto-C Centenary February Is. l@o. by
President +. d. WaraelG Of Lafayette College
and Know Nothingism in Massachusetts, by
Professor G. II. Haynes. OF Worcester Polytechnic
Institute. the opening session. The Use or Ills.
tory Made by the Trainers OF the Constiu,ioh
by Professor f. @. Bourne. Of Yale on W zines
day morning; papers or remarks oy iroi'ss,"'ss, ~
r. Adams f. Emerion. OF Harvard. J. t. McMas-
ter. OF the University OF Penn=y lvana- ana Others
and a Report on the Work OF tn" Historical Man
uscripis Commission" by Professor J. + Jameson
OF Brown University, on Wednesday nish', ne
Wet as a Field for Historical study. by Profes-
Thursday morning. and Ihs lnnl'nc. oi 'ias 10
American Revolution on Ensands .iovernment ot
Her Colonies" by Professor o. i. Adams oil
Yale on Thursday night
one OF the most prominent features OF the pro
granmc thls year will bc the discussion OF the
papers after they have been read Many protnii-
~ some OF the par,er- and they have been re-
ques,ed comment on them. Inc Hl~scusnlVis ~ "a, =
ing Another important and popular ieatur" OF
the three days meeting VIII be mo br.ak'art
which VII be gwen Al tho Windsor Hotel after IN"
,t.,,.,r " s.ss,,n on W.-ln.sdav Or Storrs Will
preside and seated around the tables "ill b" many
me, of National reputation. Among those who
have signnel their intention of being present arc
Senator fIoAr Of Ma~sl rnus"rst 'hAfl"H ihN''H
,d.,,s lanes = Rhodes and Dr Justin Wlnsor
of Eoston. President Gates Of Amherst 'oi-s"'
Professor Woodrow Wilson. of Princeton. frvi"s,
49, r,r.-.,n ~ Harvard. Professor Jameson. o,
Rrown and Professor Moses colt Tyler, oi 'pt-
nell Tho guests Of tho association NJ ihe pr'"H
fss, viii be Edward T. 4" l.anc.y the correspond .
ing secretary and Robert Schc'l ia" treasurer oi
the Sew-York Historical Society. r'~p'f il''ly-
A, IA. last lon of the association m" erection
Of Officers for the ensuing Year VIII De- h'4I \
Tribune reporter was informed last night that an
trdic.,iona poiufed 20 tho election of Dr- James
(, houl.r N. first Nicc-prr-iitnf, 20 the pr"s'-
dencv and that IDr George i FISHER. the present
second vice-presideri. would probably he Dr
Schouler's successor.