Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-03

American aieut4ts Complete Their
ProEfam and Adjourn.

The concluding popular lecture OF the
American Association for the Advancement
OF Science was gfveA yesterday afternoon at
the Lafayette. TheSter by DR.. John Hays
Hammond orNeweHork A reception was
held In the evening at the Corcoran Gallery
OF Art. and this morning the several hun
cred delegates went to the White House
and shook the Presidents hand before TAX
Ing their depaTtureifrom the city.
The week'st work of the scientists Is re-
garded by Leaders, 81 their number as en-
tirely the most satisfactory in every way
OF any convention ever held. DR.. Marcus
Benjamin. who, as local secretary to the
convention has beea the busiest man in
Washington during the week. expressed
himself as highly gratified with the result
several phases of the convention may %
regarded with emphatic satisfaction" he
said. while there was no incident or paper
which was untimeIy or inappropriate The
development Of science has progressed with
such steady strides during many years past
that 1t Is. OF course, useless to look for
any startling discoveries. In every branch.
however, work Of importance has been ac-
complished during the past year. and the
papers presented brought this work up to
date and made 1t possible for the whole
field of science to get the benefit Of the pro-
gress In each Individual branch.
fernaps what may be regarded as one
OF the principal benefits of the convention.
and one which Will undoubtedly result in
lasting advantages to science, has been the
fact that visiting scientists from every sec
ton or the country have been enabled to see
the actual satisfactory condition of the
many scientific bureaus Of the government
In this city. The impression Is said to have
prevailed In some quarters that the scien-
lists of the government were simply draw
ing salaries for answering letters
But the showing presented from these bu-
tod
splendid. The scientific work of the De
partment of Agriculture was such in Its
practical results. and also as showing The
alertness OF scientists employed. as to COM
mand the universal admiration of the con-
vention. This same condition prevailed in
all other scientific bureaus.
$50 that In summing up the work of the
week." concluded Dr.. BENJAMIN. 1T may be
said that in every particular science has
made a most satisfactory advance: The
records made are new mile posts in its
course, and the condition of the ,assoeia-
ton in organization. enthusiasm and sound
working basis was, never better or more
satisfactory" !. -:
,-r- Alpine Club Dinner.
The members of the American Alpine
Club dined together last evening at the
Colonial Hotel. 1t being the first event Of
the kind in the history Of the organization.
which was founded last year. 1t is the
youngest of the affiliated societies OF the
American Association for the Advancement
Of Science, and was organized with the
object in; view OF encouraging exploration
of the higher attitudes and remote noun
tain peaks. As--A . ~
Among those present were Prof. Herschei
C. Parker, Mr.. Herbert L. Bridgman, Miss
Fay Fuller, Commodore r. E. Peary, U. 8.
N: Mrs. r. Peary. Mr.. Emil Diebitsch.
Miss .Diebitsch. Mr., A. Laurance' Rotch
Mr.. Charles E. Ames and Prof. >. W., H.
Niles, 20 :.
Among the guests present were Rear Ad-
miral George W. Melville. U. S. N: Gen.
A. w. Greelyii e. s.. A.: Prof. T. c. Cham
berlain, Prof 5W.sA. Davis and Laurason
Riggs. at 70 {,
The oficerssareI III President. c. e. Fay;
vice presidents, Angelo Heilprin and George
secretary. Henry Bryant Of Phil
adelphia: : treasurer, w. S. Vaux of Phila-
de1phia;' cotnoilora, Harry Fielding Reid,
John iMtair. TX c. Russell and H. p: Mich