The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08


Socioioliets-Booker T. Washing
ton Expected to speak on the Ne
gro Problem - The Programme.
The annual session of the American So
cial Science Association will be held, com
mencing Monday evening, April %, in the
large hall of the Columbian University
This association was founded in 1859, ana
has Cor its purpose the consideration Of
matters bearing upon the social
welfare of the world, and was
recently Incorporated by act
Of Congress. The association. which IS
national in its character. has about 1.099
active members, among whom are more
eminent men than belong to any similar
organization IN the United States. Many
weil-known organizations and move
mCntS, such as the Charities and Corrcc-
lions. are off-sboots OF the association
and have been fostered by it. The Ma
tonal Institute of Arts and Letters was
formed under its auspices.
1t is in no sense Il close corporation.
The programme this year is arranged
with special reference 10 attracting the
interest Of the people Of Washington
All sessions VIII he oDen TO the public,
and welcome will be extended to every
one. women belonging TO educational and
literary clubs particularly
The field of the association includes all
subjects pertaining to the progress of
humanity. For thirty years the society
has met almost uninterruptedly at Sara
toga. in early September, holding sessions
from Monday until Friday. IN the period
since its inception the association has
published nearly twelve hundred essays
by the foremost experts on social and
scientific questions. and the great major
ity OF these essays are included in the
thirty-siX numbers of the Social Science
Journal" now extaut.
There are FIVE departments of the asso-
citation which are classed under the heads
Of education and art. health, finance, so
ciaI economy. and Jurisprudence. Each
department holds 4 special session during
convention week and has its own chair
man and secretary. Membership in this
body is dependent upon nomination by
the executive council and the general
secretary is empowered TO tender an cleo
ton CT behalf OF the council.
The ain OF the association is never to
commit itself 10 any particular policy
or declaration of belief in regard TO any
Of the topics which may come under its
examination The object is to discuss, not
TO decide. To publish whatever infor1na-
A-Dtl ana u ilsAlrA+ - VIEWS may De Drought
before it in the course of its proceedings
and to leave 10 readers of the journal
the drawing of conclusions.
The officers of the association are Hon
F J. KingsJury, Ii. d, acting presi-
dent; Frederick Stanley Root. of I29 East
Fifteenth Street. New York city. gener-
a secretary, and the following vice presi-
dents Hon :. +. Baldwin. LIZ D; Hon
francis Waylaud, IL D; Daniel c. Gil
man. IL d; Hon William T Harris
Ii D.; Hon. Carroll D. Wright: J. b
Angel Ii D. Eon- Andrew D. White
Ii d Hon John Eaton: Lucy Hall
Browne, n d; Mrs Caroline II Dan:
Hon Charles A Peabody, Hon. Josiah
Quincy: Grace Peckham Curtis II D. H
Holbrook Curtis, M D; the Rev. +. G.
Peabody, ~ d Pref George /. Ray
mond. / Il D; Mrs Virginia b Nickel
way; MI. Robert Russell
On Monday evening April % Prof VIII
liam n SIoans. Ii D. Of Columbia Uni
veEsity. New York. viii deliver q memo
rial address upon Charles Dudley Warner.
the late president Of the association. The
remainder OF the first evening VIII be con
suuled by miscellaneous business and the
appointment OF a nominating committee.
The morning session Tuesday viii begin
at $50 O'Clock, and viii be under the
Z department Of Jurisprudence. Of which
Hon Francis Maryland. IL D. is chair
man, and Prof Isaac Russell D G l. is
secretary There viii be a morning and
an evening session and papers will be
read on legal subjects as follows: Law
yers' Work Among the Poor, Edward
Livingston and His Criminal Code
'.Latin-American Constitutions and Revo-
lutions," In The evening the topics VIII
- e
Naturalization. Its Abuse and Remedy
Wednesday the Department Of Health.
with W II DAILY, n D. chairman. and
Elmer Lee. NJ D. secretary, Will hold ses-
sions- The programme for The day will
consist OF an address by the chairman, and
discussion on the subjects. Experiments
in Nutrition, Factory Hygiene, -
Health Fads 81 Today" Social Evils Re
sulting from Unsanitary Dwellings
Transmission Of Yellow Fever by the
Mosquito and Food q the Principal
Factor in the Cause Of Disease
Thursday has been set apart for the De
partment OF Education ana Art Tue Rev.
Joseph Anderson. D. D, IS chairman. and
: + DUtt0n II. A, secretary. OF this
division The general topic .Jr discussion
Vii he The Outlook for he Education
and Progress OF the CoIored Tsstee IN the
Light Of The Present Rcacti3nary TeEden-
cies in the South" BROKER II. Washing
ton OF the TuskeSee Institute, is expect
ed 10 take part IN the discussion of this
topic Many papers by sOclOloEistS btcr-
eSJed in the negro race viii he read In
the evening the general topic for discus
sion viii he The Future OF the Library
Movement IN the United States in the
Light OF Andrew Carnegie's Recent Gift
The discussion viii be opened by Melville
Dewey. State Libra ian at Albany. and
Herbert Putnam. Of the Congressional Ii
brary. Will participate.
Friday morning VIII be given up to the
report Of the nominating committee. fol
lowed by a session Of the Department Of
Social Economy The chairman OF
this branch. 2 b SanbOrn Will
make an address on Home Build
ing and Land Owning by the Indus
trious Glasses in the United States. and
papers VIII follow on Domestic Service in
Virginia and Carolina. Settlement and
Educational Work Among the Mountain
GERS Of Eastern Kentucky and a discus
sion Of the papers in which the Russian
pubiicist Prince KrapOJkin, viii lead.
The evening session VIII be devoted TO an
adTess by Il. r Brockway, on The Best
Treatment Of Criminals Whether FclonS
or Afisdemeanants, and discussion OF IT..
The headquarters Of the association viii
be at the Hotel Gordon.
A VirgiI,ian Killed by His wife.
RICHMOND, Va, April S-John Badg-