Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-02
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annual session, which will begin December
Is, 1908. Other officers, all of whom will
take office at the next convention, were
elected last night as follows:
General secretary, c. w. Stiles United
States marine hospital service, Washington.
Secretary of council, c. S. Howe, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Officers of the various sections were elect
ed as follows:
Mathematics and astronomy-Vice presi-
dent, o. II. Tfttman, Washington. D. c.;
secretary, L. G. Weld, Iowa City, Iowa.
Physics-Vice president E. II. Hall, Cam
bridge, Mass; secretary, d. c. Miller
Cleveland, Ohio.
Chemistry-Vice president, W. D. Ban
croft. Ithaca, N. Y; secretary, A. H. Gill;
Boston.
Mechanical science and engineerng-Vice
president, G.. NJ. Woodward st. Louis, Mo-;
no secretary elected
Geology and geography-Vice president,
I. c. Russell, Ann Arbor, Mich; secretary,
G.. B. Shattuck, Baltimore, Md.
Zoology-Vice president, E. l.. Mark,
Cambridge, Mass; secretary, {. J. Herr1ck,
Granville, Ohio.
Botany-Vice president, T. II. Mcbride,
Iowa City. Iowa; secretary, f. E. Lloyd
New York.
Anthropology-Vice president NJ. H. Sa-
vile. New York; secretary, R. 3. Dixon
Cambridge. Mass.
Social SClSnCe-Nlce president, .. balu-
win, New Haven. Conn; secretary, j. +.
Crowell. Washington, ID. c.
Physiology-Vice president, II. p. Bow
ditch. Cambridge, Mass; secretary, F. ).
Lee. New York.
Physician for Canal Commission.
The convention practically concluded its
labors today, although there may be a few
papers read before some of the sections
tomorrow. At the general meeting this
morning the recommendation of the council
was agreed to that President Roosevelt be
requested on behalf of the association to
appoint physician as a member of the
commission which is to be created for the
construction of the isthmian canal. The
work of American physicians in Cuba, and
particularly that of the late DR.. Walter
Reed in erad'cating yellow fever and eStab-
fishing improved sanitary conditions and
regulations in that island, was cited as fur
nishng ample justification for the recon-
mendation that health regulations should be
made a feature of the undertaking of the
United States in the isthmus.
The committee authorized yesterday to
prepare a proper memorial to the memory
of DR.. Reed was announced at the meeting
this morning as follows: ID. &. Gilman, A.
G. Bell. G.. NJ. Sternberg, Seth Low, ]. G.
Schurman, w. II. Welch, c. S. Minot, S. E.
Chaille and A. s. Hewitt.
DIR. G. S. Minot addressed the meeting
briefly on the splendid work and large at
tendance Of the convention. He said that
the convention took rank as the second
largest in attendance of any ever held by
the association. The convention OF 1880 in
Boston was attended by 99S scientists. while
at this one there had been 975 members
present Besides this there We're something
Ike 400 scientists at the convention who
were not members. In proportion to the
states. the District of Columbia had by far
the largest attendance. The representation
from the District was 3s4. New York. with
133. came next. while Massachusetts. Penn
sylvania Ohio and Indiana had delegations
of nearly one hundred each. The local COM
mittee and DIR. Benjamin as local secretary
were extended vote of thanks for the ar
rangements made for the convention and
for the courtesies extended delegates to the
convention.
The section on social and economic science
again presented the popular program of the
convention In both morning and afternoon
sessions today. The morning given up
10 ten-minute talks by chiefs of the various
scientific bureaus of the Department of Ag-
Yculture. and the result was presentation
u whole for the first time OF the important