Evening star., 1897-04-07
WOMEN AND SCIENCE
A National Club Holding Convention in
This City.
Papers Read ON Scientific Subjects
The Protection of Birds-Some
of Those Present,

The National Science Club, an organiza.
tion of women interested in scientific study
and inquiry throughout the United States,
began its third annual convention today at
the lecture room of the Columbian Univer-
sty. Mrs. w. A. Kellerman of Columbus.
Ohio, presided, and Mrs. Laura Osborne
Talbot of this city acted as secretary.
Mrs. Rosa Smith Eigenmann of Blooming
ton, Ind, president of the club, was unable
to be present account of illness. The
convention was welcomed to Washington
In happy little speech by the seDetary,
to which Mrs. Kellerman responded fit
tingly.
The program for the day included num-
ber of scientific papers. which were read.
as follows: tHydroids,' by Miss Minnie
Stafford and Miss Buhannon. Chicago, ILL.,:
Plant Plant Variation by Mrs: Emilia c: An
son in Natural Science by Mrs. w. A.
kellerman. Columbus. Ohio; "A Voluntary
Observer" by Miss l.. NJ. McCauley. Chi
eago, ILL.,: Relation of Woman to the
Science of Being by Mrs. Elizabeth O.
Sampson Hoyt, Washington, D. c.; Eos
sis of Chicago and Vicinity" by Mrs. Ada
y. Davidson, Whiting, Ind: Winter
Buds by Miss Rebecca Wayne knight,
Vineland. N. j.
The Protection of Birds.
resolution was adopted expressing the
eAAaiihS VI tie cIuD 10 MIS-. Julla stevenson
| of Arkansas for her labors by her pen and
| voice for the protection by law of birds
Another resolution was adopted recogu;z-
| ing and approving the action Of the Wis
consin legislature in establishing a bird
day for the public schools of that state
Tie headquarters of the club during the
convention are il the science room on the
second ncor of the Lehman building, on
New York avenue
The officers of the club are: President.
MRS. Rcsa Smith Eigenmann, Bloomington.
| IND; vice president. Mrs. Almena B. VIII
1ans' M An, washington: general secretary,
Mrs. Laura O.. Talbot, Washington: treas,
| urer, Miss Katherine A. Taylor, Baltimore:
recording secretary, Mrs. Meadie Ever
mann, washington Executive committee:
n MS: Horatio King: Washington; Mrs. Ada
D. Davidson, Whiting, Ind; Mrs. Anna
Lowell Woodbury., Washington; Mrs. Har-
riet ID. Mitchell, Washington Advisory
board: Elizabeth G. B-itton, Harriet q.
baiIey, susan Minus. Mary Proctor. Eliza
beth Hugh, Mary E. Murtfeidt, Mary A.
Bootn, Cora H. Clarke Mary Howard Wei
don, Katherine j. Bush, Mary o. Samson
Hoyt, Helen F. Webster, katherine and F.
Golden. 0
-.-. Papers This Afternoon.
This afternoon papers were read before
the club on the Flora of Buffalo, N. Y"
| by Miss Edna Porter; "The Environment
| OF Plants, by Mrs. NJ. M. Boyce Chicago,
ILL.,; Sociology by Mrs. c. Bonnell,
| Waverly, N. Y; Study of Child Life by
Mrs Florence Floyd, Merriam, N. Y:
Economic Government" by Mrs. Mary +
Barnes, Lacon, ILL.,; Physical Science" nv
Mrs. Mary Newbury Adams DUBUQUE.
| Iowa; Birds by Mrs NJ. A. Booth, Mil
waukee. Wis.
At 4:3o pm. today Miss Mary Proctor
daughter of the noted astronomer Richard
Proctor, will deliver a lecture in the lee
ture room of the National Museum on
| Other Worlds Than Ours" The lecture
| Will be illustrated with the stereopticon
At the same hour the section of botan-
| lists in the club meet at the home of Mrs,
| Harriet D. Mitchell, 81 b street northeast.