Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22
ADVANCING SCIENCE
Preliminary Announcement
for Meeting Of Society.
LOCAL COM MITTEES
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES FOR THE
OPENING DAY.
List Of Standing Committees and of
Affiliated Societies-Plans for
Entertainment.
LOCAL COMMITTEES

Association for the Advancement of Sci
ence, which will be held in this city from
December q to January 3. inclusive, are
steadily perfecting their plans for the big
meeting. The preliminary announcement
of the Washington committee has just been
issued. 1t contains the names of the MEM
bers OF the various principal and subcom-
mittees for the event, and considerable in
formation regarding Washington and points
of interest about the city, the railroad
rates, places of meeting, hotels and the
twenty-five scientific societies affiliated
with the association, which will meet IN
conjunction with the A. A. A. S. The
headquarters of the association will be at
the Arlington Hotel.
The general provisional program, as pre-
pared for the OCCASION provides for a meet
ing OF the executive committee Of the coun-
Gil at the Cosmos Club at noon Saturday,
december u. Beginning Monday morning
the program as arranged is as follows:
Meeting of the council at am. in the as
sembly hall Of the Cosmos Club; first gen
eral session Of the association at 10 am. in
Lafayette Theater; the meeting will be
called to order by the retiring president.
Prof Asaph Hall, u. s. N, who will intro
duce the president-elect. DR.. Ira Remsen: ad-
dress OF welcome: reply by President Rem
sen: announcements by the general, perma-
nent and local secretaries: adjournment of
the general session, to be followed by the
organization Of the sections in their respec-
tive halls.
presidents as follows: Vice President
Hough before the section of mathematics
and astronomy on the second floor. of the
Columbian University Law School: Vice
chemistry on the second floor of the CO.
lumbar University Medical School, Vice
President Derby before the section OF
geology on the first floor of the Columbian
TyvNixy
Culin before the section of anthropology on
the first floor of the Columbian University
Law School; Vice President WEIGH before
the section OF physiology and experimental
medicine In the main lecture room, first
floor. main building of the Columbian Uni:
versity; Vice President Franklin before the
section of physics on the second floor Of the
columbian University Law School Qecture
hall AZ; Vice President Father before the
section of mechanical science and engineer
ing on the second floor of the Columbian
University Law School Qecture hall b;
vice President Nutting before the section
OF zoology on the second floor Of the Column
bian University Medical School; Vice Presi-
dent Campbell before the section of botany
on the first floor Of the Columbian Uni
versity Medical School; Vice President
Wright before the section of social and
economic science IN the main lecture room.
first floor, main building of Columbian Uni
versity. At this hour also will be delivered
the address of the president Of the Astro-
HoHilcdl anu ASIfOpnySlCal society or Amer
lea. Prof. Simon Newcomb. In the lecture
room on the first floor of the Columbian
University Law School.
. The annual address of the retiring presi-
dent. Prof. Asaph Hall, U. s. N. will be
delivered at o'clock. The hall in which
this address will be given will be announced
later.
During succeeding days the council will
meet daily at a. m. in the lecture room on
thewest side of the first floor of the main
building of Columbian University. At 10
a. m. short general session will be held
daily in the main lecture room on the first
floor Of the main building of Columbian
University. The sections will meet daily
mediately after the adjournment Of the
general session, and from that time until
l o'clock and then after an intermission of
one hour for luncheon, from to 5.
Tuesdays Program.
The program for Tuesday evening pro-
vides for the following events: The smok-
ers of the American Society of Naturalists
and its affiliated societies will be held at
the Ebbitt House: the Botanical Society of
Washington will receive visiting botanists
at the Portner. corner of 18th and U
streets. from to IL; the address of the
president of the American Chemical So
ctetv. DR.. Ira Remsen, will be given in the
large lecture room on the first floor of the
Columbian University Medical School, at
I:30 p.m: the public lecture of the Ameri-
the main lecture room on the first floor of
the main building of Columbian University.
The name of the lecturer and his subject
VIII be announced later. The smokers re-
ferred to above will follow this lecture.
On Wednesday evening the annual din
ner of the American Society of Naturalists
will be held. and the dinner will be follow
ed by the annual address of the president,
Prof J. NICK. Cattell 1t is expected that
the annual dinners of the American Chemi-
cal Society and the American Society of
Geologists will be held on this evening.
A public lecture. complimentary to the
Thursday evening. under the auspices of
the A. A. A. 8. and the National Geo.
graphic Society. The subject will be "Volca-
noes of the West Indies" and the lecturers
Prof. Angelo Heilprin. Following this lee
ture will be held the regular meeting of
the general committee of the A. A. A. s.,
including the council and one member
eide upon the time and place Of the next
meeting. This meeting Of the general COM
mittee win be held at the Arlington Hotel
Officers of Committees.
The local committee for the Washington
meeting Is composed as follows: President,
Charles D. Walcott: vice president, G. X.
Gilbert; secretary, Marcus Benjamin.
The following persons have been selected
as honorary vice presidential. Graham
Bell, Charles ]. Bell, w. j. Boardman,
Right Rev. Thomas ]. Conaty, Rev. Jerome
F. Daugherty, John Joy Edison, John w.
Foster, Melville w. Fuller, chief Justice;
DR.. E. M. Gallaudet, Prof T. N. Gill, DR..
d. c. Gilman, c. C. Glover, General A.
w Greedy, w. T. Harris, John B. Hender-
son, E. A. Hitchcock. Secretary of the In
terror; Mrs. Gardiner G. Hubbard, John A.
Kasson, Right Rev. Michael j. Keane, 8.
H. Kaufman, S. p. Langley, Commission
er H. B. F. mcfarland, George w. Nc
Lanahan, John r. Mclean, DR.. Charles w.
Needham, Prof. Simon Newcomb, Thomas
Nelson Page, H. c. Perkins, John r. Proc
ter Herbert Putnam, Elihu Root, Secre-
tary of War, Right Rev. H. Y. Satterlee,
Herbert Wadsworth, Thomas F. Walsh, B.
H. Warner. George Westinghouse, James
Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture; S. w.
Woodward.
The Standing Committees.
Executive committee-Charies D. Wal
colt. chairman; Marcus BENJAMIN, David
T. Day, G. K. Gilbert, Gilbert H. Grosve-
nor, L. o. Howard, George M. Kober, w.
J. MCGEE, C. E. Munroe.
Committee on reception and entertain
ment-W. J. McGee chairman. w. c. Whit
more, vice chairman; Miss Alice Fletcher,
secretary; Frederick i. Allen, Mrs. Alexan-
der Graham Bell. George M. Bowers. Mrs.
Marcus Benjamin, George B. Cortelyou,
Mrs. David T. Day, o. T.. Crosby. Mrs.
Stephen 3. Eikins. William E. Curtis, Mrs.