Evening star., 1898-02-11
THE N. e. A. CONVENTION
Places Selected for the Holding of the Sew
eral Sessions,
committee On Higher Education
Named-sfrcaiar Issued for Infor-
nation OF the Expected Guests.

|e'oai association, which Is TO be
heid IN this city in July. held a meeting
yesterday afternoon. The entire committee
was present, with DIR. Whitman of Column
bian University in the chair II was de-
terhiined that Convention Hall shall he se-
cured for the meetings the evenings Of July
and II, and that the Grand Opera House
and New National Theater be secured for
morning and evening meetings July and
| III and for morning meetings July and L.
1t was also determined to rent National
Rifles Hall, Masonic Hall and the Build
ers Exchange for two of the afternoon
sessions to be held during the progress of
the convention.
A pamphlet has been prepared. a copy of
which will be mailed to each member of the
association and prominent educational in
stitutions throughout the country Ii was
decided TO have the Headquarters of the
association at the Arlington Hotel. and sew
eral OF the states will also locate at the
Arlington.
The committee is composed of the follow
ing: DIR. b. l.. Whitman. president; Arthur
A. ONeill. secretary; Prof William b.
Powell James w. whelpley Thomas w
Smith. Archibald Greenlees, Percy 5. Fos-
ter. A. T. Stuart, Raymond A Pearson.
II; p Montgomery. Mrs. Sara a. Spencer.
Miss Anna lehman Smith b. 7 Janney
and j. IL. n. Waring.
President Whitman this morning an
nounced the subcommittee on higher edu-
cation follows: President B. L. Whit
man. ID. D., the Columbian University:
President j. Havens Richards s. J.,
Georgetown University: Rector Thomas j.
Conaty, ID. D., the Catholic University;
Chancellor John F. Hurst. LII. D.. Ameri-
can University; President J. T.. Rankin,
D. D., Howard University: President Cor
II
President E. NJ. Gallaudet IL d., Column
bia Institution for Education of Deaf and
Dumb; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Scmers, Mount
Vernon Seminary; DIR. Cleveland Able
| weather bureau. and DIR. o. T. Mason, the
Smithsonian Institution.
The pamphlet to be sent out says, In part:
The dates fixed for the convention are
July ID L CThursday to Tuesday,. inclu-
Sive
THE general scheme of meeting is as
fellows: There will be eight sessions
Thursday evening July a. Friday morning
ana evening, Saturday morning. Monday
morning and evening and Tuesday morn
ing and evening July 19.
The first and he last of these meetings
will be held in Convention Hall. which has
seating capacity of about 5000 The
other general sessions will be held in the
Grand Opera House and the National The
ater. These buildings are centrally located.
near each other and are well adapted for
large audiences. For these sessions double
programs will be arranged.
The National Council will meet July 81,
preceding the meetings of the assoclatfon.
"The sessions of the sixteen remaining
departments will take place i'm the after
moons of Friday. Monday and Tuesday
ten meetings to be held each afternoon.
Saturday afternoon and evening will he left
for social recreation and sightseeing. A
suitable hall, conveniently located. will be
provided for each department. At the sug-
gcstion of officers Of the association edu-
tional themes will be discussed in the
pCipitS of the various churches of Washing
ten on Sunday.
Reception and Entertainment.
Suitable arrangements will be perfected
for receiving members of the association
on their arrival. and for insuring their
! comfort and pleasure during their stay.
| The headquarters of the local committee
and general bureau of information and as
| sistance for guests will be announced in
good season. There will be efficient re-
ception committee constantly on duty at
the railroad stations-the members of which
| will be designated by appropriate badges.
and corps of guides will be maintained
Tor the benefit of visitors.
Ample provision has been made for an
exhibit of text books and school appliances.
The Local Committees.
The local organization is as follows:
General committee-President, Henry F.
| Blount; treasurer Charles ]. Bell: secre-
| tary. Arthur A. ONeil.
| Executive committee-Rev. b. l.. Whit
| man, DID, chairman; Archibald Greenlees,
| Thomas w. Smith, George II. Harries.
William B. Pow ell, S. w. Woodward, John
Joy Edison, Beriah wilkins James w.
| Whelpley, Edward NJ. Gallaudet, Ph. D.,
| LID; Ellis Spear. Rev. j.. Havens Rich
| ards. Mrs. Sarah A. Spencer. Albert NJ.
! Read, Marcus Baker. A. T. Stuart. Ber-
nard L. Janney, S. B. Hege. Colin Studs,
L. S. Brown, Miss Anna Tolman Smith,
George NJ. Bond, j. II. n. Waring, II. T.
Montgomery, Raymond A. Pearson, Percy
s. Foster Rudolph Kaufman.
/ Finance committee-Thomas w. Smith,
chairman; w. Woodward, Frederick l..
Moore, Isadore Saks, Ellis Spear Mrs. Sara
A Spencer. Charles c.. Dulin, S. b. Hege,
| A. t. Stuart, James w. Somerville, James
W. Whelpley. DIR. f. r. Lane, Jesse II.
Wilson, George NJ Bond, l.. s. Brown, c.
F. T. Cook. Rev. II. T. Stevenson, John T.
Freeman, Bernard T Janney, Ellis w.
Brown, ]. G. Falck, Miss Lucy E. Moten.
Mrs. Mary c. Terrell, Colin Studds, Chas.
e. Howe, Miss III. NJ. Reynolds.
Transportation committee - Archibald
Greenlees, chairman; s. B. Hege, Albert
NJ. Read, Colin Studds L. S. Brown Levi
Woodbury., John Callahan, George NJ Bond,
E. G. Lockwood. George II. Rhodes.
Committee On halls and meeting places
Prof. William b. Powell, chairman; Mar
Gus Baker, C. S. Clark. w. H. Rapley, Still
son Hutchins, Miss Anna Tolman Smith,
Rev. T. S. Hamin, D. d.; Rev. Samuel ii.
Greene. DID,; Rev. Frank Sewall, Rev. S.
NJ NeWnail, fNtN j. bTdulOru
Rev. Clark.
Hotels and public comfort-Raymod A.
Pearson, chairman; NJ. NJ. Shand, E. h.
Levy, F. H. Hitchcock, Emory Wilson, G.
F. I. Cook.
Committee on printing-George H. Har-
ries chairman; John II. Small, jr.; Colin
Studds, Percy s. Foster. Mrs. Mary c.
Terrell.
Books and school appliances-Mrs. Sara
A. Spencer, chairman Charles Lyman, 5.
w. Woodward, Brainard II. Warner. Henry
Wells.
Committee on music-Percy S. Foster.
chairman.
Press committee-Rudolph Kaufman,
chairman: H. l.. West, Whitman Osgood.
F. A. Richardson, Louis Garthe, Arthur
A. ONeill.
Membership commttee-James W.Whelp-
ley, chairman; N. p. Gage, Bernard T. JAM
rey, DR.. F. r. Lane, w. B. Patterson, ii.
NJ. johnson, John T. Freeman, Miss Edith
C. wescott, H. p. Montgomery, Mrs. j. c.
Myers, Miss Lucy E. Moten, j. II. keene
Mrs s. E w. Fuller. ]. H n. Waring
Miss Annie Scammell, Ellis w. Brown,
Miss E. 8. Jacobs, c. S. Clark. Mrs. NJ W.
Cate A T. Stuart, ]. A Chamberlain,
Isaac Fairbrother, Mrs. Sara A. Spencer,