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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
AN INCREASE IN RATES
Has Been Definitely Decided Upon
by Insurance Companies.
1T IS TO BE TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT
Copy OF the Circular Which Is Now
Being Sent Out TO the Agents
Throughout the State.

While Il can not he learned that all Of
the Insurance companies doing business In
Texas have ordered an increase In rates,
some OF the agents have been notified Of
such action in the circular given below.
This action was forccasted recently IN a
special 10 The Post from Dallas. Every
town In the state will be affected by this
increase. The circular letter which has
been agreed on is in part as follows;
I'm consequence OF the large aud numcr-
Gus ares which have occurred tn the past
three years. rendering toe fire insurance
business Improbable and forcing the with
drawal Of many companies, the hardship
Of the situation being emphasized by the
CONGREGATIONS OF last year with no pros
poet OF relief VIC find # necessary 10 in
crease our rates. and therefore inform you
that We Increase our rates % per cent on
all stocks Of merchandise without cXcep
tion. and on frame store buildings also on
all manufacturing risks and other special
hazards: this increase ia take effect to-
day February IS. 1902. This
action IL taken by ms individually In har.
mony with our action throughout tho coun.
try So far as Texas is concerned our
action Is taken independently and without
any agreement with other companies In
respect 10 their action in the promises.
We do not know what tho action NJ the
other companies win he. hut for ourselves
VIC shall charge tho advance or permit
the business to leave MS. Tho public Is
aware that the business Of drc Insurance
has been Improbable during the past three
| years. and extremely improbable during
( the past year and are expecting the
l natural consequences ~ an increase IN
ratps. and would, indeed he greatly sur
/ prisod and unable to understand it N the
( advance was not made. As Indicated above.
/ our action is general throughout the coun.
/ try. with tho sole exception of the Padnc
/ coast, where tho business has been very
profitable VIC are not singing out any
/ iocnlity. state or section n the country
for tho Increase. and. on the contrary, are
applying the Increase broadly and gen.
/ emily"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08

cb. where Wall street operations. which
infect hank settlements heavily were only
twu-thlrds ot the enormous total last year.
Omltuug New York, exchanges are S9.4i4,-
i2o,1O1 against S2.iST. Isl .OO2 In February
last year. gain Of iOI per cont Deduct.
ing The market value Of stocks sold at New
York both years. total exchanges of an
leading cities lu the United States arc so
per cent over last year settlements
through the banks arc heavy for Fehru-
AIRY aud reflect large trade payments Bos.
ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago. 81.
Louis and San Francisco all report larger
exchanges At nearly every clty thvro is an
increase. oven in the South the Increase
cies. though triac larger than last year.
nrc relatively small hut solvent payments
through The banks are the largest ever
known.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08

iatter sum, ar course, does not include The
olu'l'il chatch 9u'UnEe' hN' "NiF specimen
More than hair Of TINS great sum has been
p'ch by three persons. 49, follows Andrew
'Hfncgie, $l2hNs, 500 Jauc L. stanford,
sNN,i." Ia tho detailed Hist thgrc arn
twenty eight GIiS r'nGius from H'Do"n
70 %NtupHo, for vurious purposes, and
hiiNuno gifts to colleges ranging from
$llrVop to S3oOo~n,
Mr. Andre" Carnegie has been Quit" for
tuUutC In getting rid of some OF those mill
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
PRIcKlEY pEAR As A FArrENER.
What Bee County Experiments Have
Demonstrated

Demonstrated.
RcevlIlc. Texas March 6.--Tntil within
tho past fcw wears it was thought that The
cactus, or "pricsly pear" as It Is more
commonly known which grows most luz
urtantIy and abundnutly throughout South
west and Wcst Texas. was practically
worthless and onlg cncumbercd the soil -
thlstes and rhorus in many other conn-
tries Stockmeu discovered during some
Of the severe drouths several years ago
that the cactus would sustain life in cattle
and was better than M feed al all when
the thorns were burned or But Il re-
maiued TO be still moro recently demon
stratcd that when mixed with suIa' pro-
portion Of other fecdstuhs " has few su-
nrriors as fattcner for beef cattle. This
has been most Thoroughly demonstrated by
Ranchmau John torigan Of Bee county
this winter NJ IN experiment he placed
about 100 steers on feed NJ cactus anu
cotton seed huls and tho last ~ February
shipped tho steers so faftened - 81 LOUIS.
immediately uppn their arrival there hc
10 whom he had shipped them stating that
thcv wore the hncst looking lot ~ bcoye
that had been placed on that market IN
some time This week he received re
turns on the cattle m the rate ~ 4,1f14
prr hundred pounds. The further fact
that cattle thus fattened nrc not subject
10 amy more shrinkage n shipping than
those fed on any other feed was also
brought ont The beevcs left here averag-
ing SEQ pounds and arrived IN 81. Louis
averaging S. pounds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
FALL RIVER SITUATION
COMPLICATED QUESTION BETWEEN
WEhVERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
Mr. Borden to Advance 10 Per Cent
While manufactures Association
Propose. 5.7t Per Cent Increase.

The much discussed question Of wages is
now agltatng the cotton goods manufac.
turcrs at Fail River Mass. and TO such
degree as may likely ancc the immediate
domestic consumption Of cotton. Strike de-
/ yelopmcnts have not yet assumed definite
/ shape but I'm the month OF March some
/ serious differences must be adjusted.
! The Fan River Wcavers association held
| a meeting last week for the purpose Of con
| sidering the matters at issue. 1t voted 10
reject the oGcr made 10y the Manufacturers
association Of a voluntary advance Of Oh
| per cent to take effect the first Of April.
| 1t also anpolntcd committee to confer
With the manufacturers In the matter OF
securing standard length of eat. The
wcavCrs claim that as matters are nov,
they are being Systematically yctImized
. 10y tho present system of payment, and they
want AN understanding ass 10 what shan
! grounds for rejecting the voluntary advance
/ ~ 81 per cent arc given as being has 81
ou the tact dat 'h" manufacturers never
make d reduction OF less han 10 per cent
and that the advances should be OF tue
The executive committees Of the Manufac
I turcr5 association mot saturday aud m
I strurlcd their secretary to acknowledge re-
ccipt of the letters from the WeaVcrs union
and the lcNtiI" council tn which more
{ wages Wcr. requested. The operatives rep
/ rr~aufHfiNoS We're further notified that 4
meeting OF manufacturers would h" ar
{ ranged for at The earliest Tine poNSlnHt
and after th1t meeting "a more dehnltc lrl-
ter would Do" sem concerning me f"lu' ~ .
. Inc New York Journal Of Commerce says.
'-The committee took no action looking
toward "a recommendation To the manufac-
turner's but tho members admit that as Ina.
dlv,duHlS hey do not favor q concession OF
more i.aan per cent "a Wages ~, l i,l',
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
BALLOONS FOB SAHARA.
Great Desert 10 Be Explored by Air
shIps

sbipe
rz..,,,. ,.,- ,
fhiiao''pnla norm American
France is preparing to explore the desert
of sahara nv means If dirigihle balloon.
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~ oW'du1 I'''n maui ann " .,tV" N"',
In s'irn,ls'S GU NHpt"' AZ ,,
tl"I' HI-l''N' "Iu' l"kilS '"' 'e' w., NV
IIaHe WlhuH, VIZ shl a,["e' "" ''N' 80
p'1sg vi sanns 10 Iu' N'sS't.,,,o-,,. ,,. cha.
r.L 1919 Ia .,,. H. ,,,c,,.b
lisn'i ~, Ing ni"gH' o., I'll -,
LEY ,'"'S nv :" w i", ''u ~, g."
a.u.t,t .pI''N,. Du ~ ~ L 'n.' t.
pfr"uSn' we nv" ~ ,,',UN w. I,,,,
pic 10 ri''lion Inat c"n g, 'Hh u'
l'IIan'Ah IA y sGpiuallue poh' I'M ~" ~
s. ,,,i ,i+ No. .o No, Ic i,,,ored
sporting ,nsl,hcI lnnt 'aH n'i ny ,r
~ '"'H' -" ~, ~ t - t.dr; ,r,,ro
Ilcncn tIa' are u"NrioPulF ~ E,,,iiI h,,n
IN I"lhp ny ~" rU1i,, w. udo,io},' rnorc
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
Bic. in colorado County.

Rock Island Texas March quite m
Increase in the rice business in thls com
munlty. n II. Brooks. reprcseutins How
ard smith a Co. Is IN town an1 has closed
deals with The following parties for irri
eating machinery 4. n Small. G. r.
Cox aud W Johnson. all OF whom e1Deci
"a put 100 or moro acres NJ rice In tni'
spring
W. T. Weller has purchased the Rat
clth engine aud pump. He will move Il
further south on his ranch and put In iO'
or more acres ~ rice.
Thomas Murdock mas tour acres N water
melons planted ana also has seven screS o.
corn up.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
NNW oRTEANs ENTETrs-

Ono milo; selling Bentley II. 1874, Mahclc
IN Woodtricc rs Tragedy 12n Maple
l23, Socapa II, Carrie II, Brightic b, La
Gorto 1lp. Iunacttu IA, Fcctwing H.
Badge Boil 10
Five furlougS- Bon ITulum, Siphon, The
-Four Hundred 1O7. Quicksilver Sue irn
Lingo. Moderator Dolce Far Niento 1u5,
Eicctrolytc lO2, Maggie Cloptou, Lady
Wadswoltb. Julia Juukiu 100
Six furlonEs: handicap Intrusive Tn.
Death ~, Andes IO7, Tom Kingsley rot,
Grantor 1O2. Imp. Ahula. Nelama Clark -.
Maggie Davis ~. Marie Bol ~
Oakland handicap; mlr and quarter;
5000 added Nitrate NJ, Scarlet lily, A.
bert F. Dewey lOi. Silver Coin rs. Strnu-
cost pa Egyptian Prince a.. Bon Chance
~. Little Elkin 10
One mile selling McAlhert 100 lou Roy
l07 C1rl kahlcr to5 Jerry Hunt loi Sir
Flouau lo3, Prestome 1G0, Lofter 81 Algie
NJ. -,
Two miles: selling AdmctuS. Uncle Tom
ns. Linden Ella, Aim ~, EHcclsIs %, De
lorraine 81
one mile. selling Lissome, Incidental
lnu Dr Cnrrick lol. Belle ~ ElEin, Locust
Blossom os Icon ps. Balloon ~ Joe col
Hrs Aaron Of
CLOUDY and fast.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

~ fbr cabinet meeting today President
Roosevelt requested tho members not 10
taIk "a newspaper CORE .pGidcntS about
matters uldcr discussion az the Scm week
" meetings n Wa thought best for the
president himself TO make public such mat
frrs ae he inpTcd proper 10 he gircn out.
Hereafter the president VIII do this.
The scuatc committee on pEbli" bindings
and grounds authorized favorable reports
nu several now public buildings. among
them the bindings of Charlottesville. Va,
100000. and Sherman Texas, $4,000.
Rcprcscntatlye Richardson lTcnnl, chair
man ~ the democratic congressional com
nitiec. has called meeting NJ tho commit
tre for Friday evening March "A. for or
ganization and for tho transaction Of other
business.
The house committee m territories de.
crdnd today 70 report tho I'm giving tho
indian Territory n Territorial form of gov.
eminent. 10 he known rs tho Territory Of
jefferson. with Legislature similar 10 the
other Territories, governor and a delcga
tion I'm congress.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
DONATIONS OF THE YEAR.
Colossal Gifts 10 Education, Art, Libra
ries and Charities.

Colossal Gifts TO Education, Art, Libra
ries and Charities.
Chicago Tribune.
Two years ago the Tribune noted with
great satisfaction that the year 1890 was a
record breaker IN donations and requests
to educational institutions. libraries. art
museums. charities and religious cnterpris-
OK Of various kinds. the total amounting 10
"tbe colossal sum" OF SIO7iD95U. Last
wear Il expressed moderate satisfaction he
cause 1900 WAS close second. the to
taI amounting TO $50 46l.3Di Today the
Trihuuc has extreme satisfaction IN nn-
nounclng that 1907 goes far beyond 1899
rho total Of the good work reaching the
eytraordingry sam OF S123, SsS 49,. with
the posslbity that Mr.. Carnegie or somc
other phliauthroDlc millionaire may make
h round Sl25.0O000O within the next
eighteen hours 49,
piycn M colleges universities academies
Summaries and Institutes: Sc 40 I,
charities ri various kinds Sl:.3Ss 700 20 II
hraries. Sif,i23ii2 In museums and NJ
galleries and Se,29s,As9 u churches. hi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
CHOYNSKI THE WINNER.
lie Won from Wild Bill Harrahan in
the Fifth Round.
SCHEDULED FOR A TWENTY-FIVE 60
The Knockout Blow Came After Hot
Mixup, Which Ended With a Stiff
Left TO the Jaw.

Louisville. Ky, March Joe Cboynsh
OF Chicago defeated vivid Bill" Harrahan
Of New York In the hfth round Of what
WAS scheduled as 2 twenty -hve-round match
before the Empire Athletic club at Music
hall In this city tonight The knockout
by ChoynSN putting stlf left to Bins
jaw and following It up with a right to
the jaw, which put Harrahan out OF the
fight
Before the Choynsh Harrahan night II
was announced that Tom Sharkcy would
meet the winner on Derby night In this
city Marvin Hart and Kid Carter also
challenged the winner.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s4,59s' "A


Canadian failures during February mum
hered ~. with total liabilities Of Sl-w'i''
~ II which 6ftccn were I'm manufacturing
Tor S}G.sGO and l0T In trading FOR SFL'''
Whilo NJ other commercial iusolycncios iheI"
vcrc two owing SliI.Onl Practically nv
~ this latter SUN was the indebtedness OF
IN elevator failure. Total liabilities were
unusually large for the Dominion OF an
ada last month, hut the number was about
average. The exhibit as 10 manufacturing
failures was the most satisfactory for any
mouth since these monthly returns "cI'
FIRST published. hut liabilities ~ trading 1'n
astcrS were exceptionally large. Nihc %,
the fourteen manufacturing classes reported
no failures and two branches hut one o'-
fault each. while only three Of the tradlnE
I classes failed 10 record single bankrupt!
Eoth as 10 number and liabilities the figures
/ for general stores were much heavier tu''
IA other departments. Miscellaneous trau,
ing failures were next, ANA grocers tnUl
IA morality Liabilities exceeded Sl"""
I'm the dry goods class, lint there were ONLY
I eight tnsnlvencics. In the preceding mohln
there we're 14G failures for SSs642o' VINE
ia tho corresponding month last year thti'
We're l2S defaults for Sl0fa,56I
/ Bank exchanges az al leading cities IN i.'
United States for February arc Si'N''h'I
07s n loss NJ only 6 per cent compate1
with lat year. The loss Is wholly At New
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
OAKLAND rNTRniS

Eleven i,tecnths of mile, selling Rrhl.
no lO4. Black Thorn 1OT. NJ Karn 1t6, iii.
Isis MIS- Bruucll ia, Bcllari, The Fildicr
tlG Little Minrh, Jr Kil"ep sam Green
10 Helen Smith ~,
luuHty course. selling Quldra los ny
ranus killdoc. Dwight way iuI. Flattcrud,
Burrcu. Montana Porrcrs iu5
Ihrcr quarters n q milo. purse May vs..
1Ov 49, Ihllipina %. Marion Lynch lnN.
pluamint III, Alice josephine o. True
Blue no
Bon stakes. Eve fuuou2s. 2,ycarolds
ARABIC. Artyis 10 The Fog tpG, Gayi0i1
~. IIontiun 1903. Sylvia Talbot li1, Georgia
West M High Chancellor us.
Handicap, unc mile Bragg 30, GHianthu7
100. Colonel Ballnntync lo7, Meehauus, Wot
hurst To-
raripp NJ, Ihil Archibald no. Eva G.. ~
Lode star III, Inylcus Golden Light lO2,
Legal Maxine %.
GiyuI and heavy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08

san Francisco, March oakland re-
suits: Weather clear and track heavy,
Five and hair furlongs. selling Tufts,
KHsp. Eikarn. Time l.1iA
-Four furlongs Guidn. Little Margaret,
L ~ Bennett Time so
Six furlougs. selling botany, Tluachucn,
Quiet. Time I .2li2.
Mile and sixteenth. selling Lady Med
dlrSomc. MoriHcl. Duke Of York H. Tine
l.IQ
Five aud half furlonrs. selling E-tado,
H. Roy. TalHa rimo ~.
SIX ard half furlcngs. selling Quiz
u, Ned Dennis Ilarihdo. Time .2Sia
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
bafense Considers the Evidence ofMr. Rice's
Physician as Very Valuable.
lsRoRNE SEVERE IN HIS CRoss-EXAMINATIoN
defendant Was Wearied by the Long Drawn Out
testimony of the Practitioner important
Point for Each Side Was Developed

oniy whom Osborne began his rapid fire OF
sharp questions and altogether every one
was glad when Dr. Curry stepped FROM tho
stand aud adjournment until next Monday
was taken
Recorder cor decided to permit DR. Cusr,
TO answer question put inst before adj
iournmpnt yesterday by Attorney Moore ms
To whether the witness had over heard Rice
mention Patrick to iOrrs.
II heard Jones tell Mr. Rice" Dr Curry
said, that Myers and Short th" two youEg
mCn from Mr.. pntrlcks office, are here.
Mr.. Rice replied to let them wait % bit
Or Curry said me told Patrick that Mr..
Rice WIS old and feeble and that the "ud
might come at ANY time Tho defense bad
r0 other questions aud Assistant District
Attorney Osborne pcgun his cross-oNaminl.
ti0u.
"Did Won keep a record Of Mr. Ricc's
IAN that was necessary Ycs. I have IT.
hcrc' except some loose notes that were DO.
StrOyod.
Dr curry Identified tho book containing
the record of that aud other rascs.
ScNClnl Of tho entries II Eicc'S rasc were
made ahcui ryc days after R"c's death.
latri"H rallcd twio TO soc the witucs8
concerning licc'~ condition, the last time
nl-ont . y. m on the duy before his death
occurred
The next morning tho old wan was vasr
weak. hui thu. witness thor gnt he Wuiri
recover. Tho pulse was normal rs 20 tU'
hummer Of beats. hut was very weak There
vas $50 congestion or 0r0rWa If the lungs
." far as h" knew +aid Or. Curry.
AR. Osl orro questioned Or. CulUg about
number = other Diseases aud the witness
/ h1id Mr.. Rice had none VI them.
nr. Curry said Mr.. Rice suffered from
| lack of exercise Or. Carry testified, &c
] cordtrg tp the minutes Of tho examination
( leforc dusticc JConc. that Patrick called
/ upon him and asked Nj. Bir"- condition
| oa Srptcmhc- Z. lie corrected that tSti
/ many TODAY 1ul said tho visit WIS mad
| or September II, Is ~ 10, 1900.
I Mt. Oshorae asked tue reason for tEo
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08

WEST Temple. Texas March T. Mrs.
I'm Tep1ple last night after n lingering IN
moss NJ several months. She leaves hus-
haud TWO sous and a married daughter,
Wrs Frank Rogers of Dallas. lnterment
tbls afternoon az 3 o'clock.
u,DEN cedar Bayou Texas. March 7,
tabn T. Iadan died ~ his residence Thurs
dav morning. March 8, after a lingering III
ncsr NJ many months. aged ~ ycars. lie
leavcs q wife and three children. mother.
~, ,,rotbcrs ana Two sisters His funeral
Nm tale place Friday morning, March 4
al 10 o'clock
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
THE RACES.
There Were Only Two Winning Favortes
at New Orleans.

at New Orleans.
New Orleans. March 7.--Honda and Mer
rymakcr were the winning fayorites. Lyme
rode three winners.
six furlongs selling Miss Conrad. Cot.
ton Plant, Cola. rimc 1.i4N
-Four furlones. selling Honda, Merciful,
Fairy Like Time 80.
Stccplcchasc, handicap, short course
Torrcan, Helen Paxton old Fox. Time
sofa
Nile and seventy yards, handicap Mcr.
;45t3.
Mic, selling Mr.. Pbinissey. Danish FL
Moran. Time 1:il.
Mile and furIong. selling Dr. stephens
rank Jones Mcggs. Time 1903.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
Mike o'Coonor 10 Play al Corsicana.

corsicana. IcyIs March G.-rhe Corsi-
6.na Baseball association has secured Nike
O'Connor Of Dallas as team manager OF
the clhb for the coming season. Plans nre
ready aud fine park secured and the
building Of the grand stand will begin In
n fowr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
nisoharn. il Rankruptey Asked.

Iockhnrt Texas, March Z David G. Lea
o' Mendoza has Med his application FOR
certificate NJ discharge IN bankruptcy and
rho appliratiou will hr heard hcforo the
referee at Austin at 10 a. m. on March -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-28
PROMISES CHEAPER BEEF.
Member of One of the Big Six Makes
Statement

A dispatch from New York last night
| says: Ferdinand Sulzberger, one Of the
| big six packers who constitute the beef
| trust, has made a promise Of a reduction
| in price. This was made when he was con-
ferring with the members of the committee
of investigation appointed by the Repub-
| lican Club of this city. While this confer
ence was only preliminary to the important
| one to be held in Washington with all or
| the meat 'barons,' Mr.. Sulzberger felt
called on to make some definite promise to
the insistent committeeman.
81 can say with assurance he said,
when pressed for some promise of relief,
that month from now prices Will have
sought their former level, or close to it,
and that the level will be found soon there
after. 1 can make that promise because
there Will be an influx by that time OF the
new grass-fed cattle from Texas, and with
the thousands of them on the market a
break in prices is bound to follow /"
1t was learned that the conference to be
held in Washington, will be held next
Thursday in place not yet selected. AS
ii is to be secret session, the place chosen
probably will not be made known in ad-
vance.
Those at the conference will be G. F.
Swift, Ogden Armour, ]. Lyman of HAM
mond G. Co., Edward Morris of Nelson,
Morris & Co, Michael Cudahy and Ferdi-
nand Sulzberger of Schwarzchild e. Sulz-
berger.
These men will confer in Washington
with Attorney General Davies of this state
and Alfred L. Bullowa, Senator Samuel s.
Slater and James w. Halves. members OF
the committee appointed by the Republican
Club TO investigate the meat question and
assist in prosecution if relief could not be
obtained in any other way.
Ii is not believed that Attorney General
Knox will be present, such a proceed
ing. while he is preparing to prosecute the
trust men, would hardly be likely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-28

Washington authorized to start a society
If conditions seemed favorable. He at once
enlisted the cooperation of Mr.. John w.
Foster, who invited a number Of gentlemen
to his residence Tuesday, March 49, to
meet Prof Kelsey and to consider the ad-
visibility of organizing a Washington So
ciety.
DR.. Cyrus Adler, Prof Marcus Baker.
Prof. Mitchell Carroll, DR.. E. NJ Gallaudet,
Dr. Samuel H. Greene, Mr. John b. Hen
derson, jr., and Prof. w. j. MCGEE resuond-
ed to the invitation. After a talk from
Prof. Kelsey outlining the purpose and
scope of the national organiZa ton and an
informal discussion it was decIued to form
provisional organization by enrolling the
gentlemen present as members. by elect
ing Mr.. John w. Foster as president pro
tempore and Prof. Mitchell Carroll as sec
provisional executive committee, consisting
of General Foster Prof Carroll, Dr. Adler,
Prof. MCGEE and Mr.. Henderson.
The executive committee met on the Sat
urday following and decided to hold a meet
ing for regular organization Monday, April
{. They also selected list of something
over 100 persons to be invited to attend
this meeting.
The Present Membership.
The following is a preliminary list of the
members of the Washington Society of the
Archaeological Institute of America which
will be granted a charter at the annual
meeting Of the council of the institute in
New York. May 10. The executive commit
tee desires to increase the number Of the
charter members to 100 before the meeting
of the council. Members will kindly inform
the secretary, on the inclosed slips, Of
friends who have consented to join the or
ganization; also of any corrections desired
In name or address on the list
Life MEMBERSHIP John Hay, Mr.. Thomas
f. Walsh Mrs George WeStippbnuSa
Annual members-Dr. Cyrus Adler Prof
Marcus Baker, Prof Frank H. Bigelow,
Prof. George Melville Boiling, DIR. ]. Wesley
Bovee. Prof. Mitchell Carroll. DR.. w. s.
Carroll; Judge William L. Chambers, Ri.
Rev Thomas j. Conaty, rector of the Cath
Ollie University of America Mrs. Reginald
Dekoven, John joy Edison, Prof. NJ. F.
ESan. Prof. ]. Walter Fewkes, Mr.. John
w. Foster, DR.. Edward M. Gallaudet, DIR.
Theodore Gill, President Samuel H