Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-16
RECEPTION TO SCIENTISTS.
Arrangements on the Part Of the
Washington Societies.

At the meeting Of Washington scientists
held yesterday afternoon at the Cosmos
Club plans were considered for the enter
tainment Of members Of the international
congress of Americanists, who are to visit
Washington October o. About forty or
fifty distinguished scientists from all parts
Of the world, who are to attend the con-
gress to be held in New York October 20 to
%. VIII make up the party coming to this
city. From here they will go to Ptttsburg
and Chicago. making tour Of the United
States. In the party will be DR.. Chavero
Of Mexico and DIR. Schmeltz Of the Royal
chronological Museum at Leyden Holland.
Prof. W. J. MCGEE presided at the meet
ing yesterday afternoon, and Mr. Hodge Of
the Smithsonian Institution was secretary.
It was decided to hold another meeting Of
the various committees Saturday afternoon
at 4:2O O'Clock at the Cosmos Club. when
arrangements for entertaining the visitors
will be perfected.
AS now arranged, the party will reach
Washington over the Pennsylvania railroad
early on the morning of the 18th instant.
The visitors will be taken to local hotel
for breakfast. A visit will then be made to
the Smithsonian Institution. the Agricul-
tural Department. the bureau of printing
and engraving and other points of interest.
At noon the party will visit the Army
Medical Museum. and at 1 o'clock will be
taken to the Library of Congress, where
lunch will probably be served. The plans
for the afternoon have not been decided
upon, but it is probable that visit will be
made to the National Geological Park, the
navy yard and other points Of interest to
be decided upon later. Dinner will be
served for the visitors at one Of the hotels
in the evening. and 1t is likely that repre-
sentatives of all the scientific societies in
Washington will dine with the visitors The
American Anthropological Association and
the Columbia Historical Society are also to
assist in the entertainment.
The chairman Of the committee which
will have charge of the arrangements for
the event Is Prof. McGee president Of the
American Anthropological Association. A
partial list of the societies and institutions
together with their representatives. which
are to assist in the entertainment Of the
Americanists follows:
Anthropological Society Of Washington
President w. H. Holmes. DR.. George NJ
Kober. Mr.. J. D. Mcclure Washington
branch of the Archaeological Institute Of
Mitchell Carroll, Miss Alice C. Fletcher.
Washington Academy of Sciences-Presi-
dent Charles D. Walcott, Mrs. Gertrude M.
Hubbard, Mr.. Bernard R. Green. National
Mr. 9. H. Kaufman and DR.. D. T. Day.
Smithsonian Institution-Mr. F. w. Hodge.
Bureau Of American ethnology-Dr. ].
Walker Fewkes United States National
MuSeum-Dr. w alter f1OUSn. ARMY deul-
cal Museum-Dr. D. s. Lamb. National
Geological Park-Dr. Frank Baker. Bu-
reau of American republics-Mr. W. w.
Rockhill. director; Mr.. William c. Fox.
Mr.. John Cassel Williams. Senior Veloz.
Columbian University-Prof. H. L. Hodg-
kins. Catholic University of America
Right Rev. Thomas J. Conaty, rector.
Georgetown University - Rev. Jerome
Dougherty. president. Carnegie Institution
Mr. Marcus Baker. Library of Congress
Mr.. Herbert Putnam. Department of State
David ]. Hill. Cosmos Club-General
George M. Sternberg. president: DR.. L. o.
Howard. secretary.
The men named to serve on the various
committees are as follows:
Reception committee-General Foster,
Secretary Hill, Mr.. Putnam, Mr.. Walcost,
Mr.. Day.
Hotels and Iuncheon-Dr. Kober, Mr..
Green, Mr.. Hodge.
Guidance and attendance-Prof. Holmes,
Mr.. Spofford, DIR. Lamb.
Finances, carriages and press - DR..
Fewkes Mr.. Mcclure. Commissioner West
The coming meeting OF the Amerfcanists
is the first to be held in the United States.
Although the members of the association
are devotIrg their lives to the study Of
the archaeology, anthropology and ethnol-
oey of the American continents. they are
chiefly Europeans. The association once
met In Mexico, and many Of its members
have never been in the United States. An
effort Is being made to obtain the next
meeting for st. Louis. in 1904. the year
Of the Louisiana purchase exposition. at
which remarkable chronological and anthro-
biological exhibits are to be made.