Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-08
ORIENTAL SOCIETY.
The 10th Annual Meeting in Session
at National Museum.

At this mornings session of the 10th an
nual gathering of the American Oriental
Society. which began at $50 o'clock there
were many interested scholars present to
/ listen to the reading of papers on subjects
to which the writers had given great study
and thought.
| Prof. Lanman of Harvard University
read a report on the progress of the Har-
ward oriental series, bringing out the result
| of the researches that have been made in
various Sanscrit texts relating to the study
of the Indian fables and other lore of that
country.
Mr.. Ember of Johns Hopkins University
read a paper on the amplificative plural in
Assyrfan; Prof. Haupt of Johns Hopkins
University elucidated the prototype of the
magnificat; Prof. Lyon of Harvard Uni
versity gave a careful description of the
work of the Harvard Semitic Museum and
several others treated the scholars to vari-
Gus explanations of the works in which
they are Interested.
The opeCse~ session was held Yesterday
morning, when forty or more orientalists
gathered in the lecture hall of the National
Museum There were present men promi-
nent as scholars in the language and Gus
toms OF the mysterious east. and a number
of women whose knowledge is no doubt
equal along the lines to which they have de-
voted their talents to that of their breth-
ielI III lOTe ana traditions OF the orient.
The meeting will be in session until to-
morrow evening. and an interesting pro-
gram mas been prepared. Tomorrow the an
nual election of officers will be held. Dr.
Daniel C. Gilman. president of the Car
negle Institution, is the president of the
society, and presided at the meetings Sc
clal intercourse began with a subscription
dinner, which was held at the Shoreham
last evening at 100 o'clock, while today at
1 o'clock the members present were the
guests of President Gilman at luncheon
which was served at the National Museum.
This evening has been reserved for an in
formal social meeting. The Cosmos CLUB
has extended the hospitality of its house to
the members, who have already made that
place rendezvous.
The meeting yesterday morning was de-
voted to the reading Of reports from the
committee of arrangements by DR.. Adler
of the corresponding secretary, Prof. Hop
kins; of the treasurer, Prof. Williams;
librarian, Mr. Van Nome; editors. Profs
Hopkins and Torrey, and of the directors
Tomorrow the directors will report the Sc
lection of the time and place of the next
meeting. and the appointment of editors,
and will submit the report of the nominat-
ing committee on their selection of can
didates for office and the report of the COM
mittee Of arrangements for the ensuing
year
The following members announced their
intention to be present during the
meeting: Miss Morris. Right Rev. Mgr
OConnell, Prof. Oertel, Prof. Prince, Prof
Ramsay, PfO1 SANDERS, Dr. Scott, Mr..
Seiple, Prof Torrey, Prof. Toy, Miss Ward,
Dr. Ward, Prof Williams, Rev. Mr.. Wolfe,
Rev. Mr.. Wrightson, Dr. Yohannan, Dr.
Adler DR.. w. r. Arnold, Rev. Mr.. Akin
Mr.. Blaustein, Prof. Bloomfield. DR.. Boil
ing. Prof. Brown. DR.. Casanowicz. Prof.
Curtiss, Mr.. Ember. DR.. Foote, President
Gilman, Prof Gottheil. DR.. Gray. Prof
Grimm, Mr.. Haas, President Harper, Prof
Haupt, Prof. Hirth. Prof. Hook, Prof. Hop
kins, Prof. Hyvernat, Prof Jackson, Prof
Jastrow, Prof. Johnston. Prof. Lanman.
Mr.. Lilley, Prof. Lyon, Rev. Mr.. McPher-
son. Prof Moore and Mrs. Moore.