Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08

In Budapest. Both invitations were receiv-
ed with applause and were fled away to
be acted upon later.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock a meeting of
the presidency was hda at the Ebbitt
House AT the same time the chairmen of
the various sections gathered to complete
the details for the sectional meetings which
begin tomorrow afternoon.
The main body of delegates and members
of the congress began af52 O'Clock q series
of visits to the scientlhc bureaus of the
government paying particular attention to
matters of geographic interest. They were
Conducted by committees selected from the
various bureaus for the purpose.
Reception Last Night.
The pre-congress reception last evening
at Gardiner Greene Hubbard Memorial Hall
was a brilliant affair. About 800 members
of the congress, members of the National
Geographic Society and invited guests at
tended. Although technically an informal
function. the rich gowns worn by the la
dies and the full dress of the diplomats and
distinguished foreigners present made a
spectacle of unusual interest. The recep-
ton served well it's purpose of affording an
opportunity for the members and delegates
to meet each other and mingle in social in
tercours. before the beginning of the reg
ular sessions of the congress.
Mr. G. X Gilbert acting president of the
National Geographic Society and chairman
of the congress committee of arrangements,
received the guests, assisted by the officers
of the society, Mrs. Gardiner Greene Hub
bard and number of other ladies. The
presentations were made by DIR. j. H. Nc
Cormick, secretary of the committee of ar
rangements, and DR.. David I. Day. chair
man of the congress committee on trans
portation Hubbard Hall was brilli: atty
Illuminated with electric lights and gaily
decorated with flowers.
The congress will be given a reception this
evening at the United States naval op-
Hnie
Secretary Of the Navy. Mr.. Morton, Rear
Admiral Chester, the superintendent, and
his staff receiving. The members and del
egates will board special cars at the Ebbitt
House at $50 o'clock, and win reach the OBJ
servatory half an hour la ter. After being
formally received by the superintendent the
visitors will be shown tn ough the OBJ
servatory At midnight an international
an exchange of greetings made with va
rious countries of the world. President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay has been invited
to join in the Geographic loop and accept a
message from the congress, of which he is
the honorary president.
Program for Tomorrow.
The program for tomorrow is as follows
Morning, 10 o'clock-General session, de-
voted especially to governmental surveys
Afternoon, . o'clock-Sectional meetings:
Section A. Photography of the land.
Section F. Bio-geopraphy.
Section H. Geodesy and geographic tech
nology.
When section F shall adjourn, on the
completion of it's work, it will be followed,
in the same room, by section C-Glacers.
When section H shall adjourn it will be
followed in the same room by section E.
meteorology and terrestrial magnetism.
Five o'clock-Reception by Mrs. Gardiner
Greene Hubbard at Twin Oaks
Evening, 'clock-Lecture by Mr.. Chas.
NJ Pepper, The Bolivian Andes.''