Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
VENTION CIT Y
WASHINGTON KEEPS UP IT'S REC
ORD IN THIS REGARD.

washington maintained It's reputation DIS
the convention city during the year 1905,
many notable bodies having held their an
nual meetings here during the past twelve
month. In every instance those who attended
the sessions of their respective organizations
In this city were lavish in their praise OF the
beauty and picturesqueness of Washington
and its surroundings. and In nearly every
instance resolutions were unanimously
adopted thanking the local government ana
the citizens for their hospitality. which has
become proverbial from Maine to Caiifor-
MIA and southwark to the Florida ever
elades.
Beginning last January, during which
month five annual conventions were held
here there has been but short intervals
when there was not some body III session
here. In the first month the ASSOCIATIONS
that met In convention in Washington were
the American Institute of Architects, the
American Medical Association. the American
Forestry convention. the National boaru Oh
Trade with representative men or business
push and industry from many states, ana
the Interstate National Guard Association.
In February, 1905. the congress on UNI
form divorce laws met here. While IN March
the national consular reform convention oc-
cupied the boards. The Association or
Railroad Commissioners and the Fairgrounds
Association OF America both met in cenVen-
ton In this city in April, and the Daugn-
tiers of the American Revolution came In
April as did the Phi Kappa Psi FRATERNITY.
A tofnt convention of much Importance
was held here early in May. The cotton
growers and the cotton manufacturers as
sembled at the same time ana place, ana
mutually agreed upon number OF matters
of great interest to both growers and manu-
facturerS.
Matters Of moment to the Photographic
and art world were given consideration last
May. when the annual meeting OF the Pno-
oiafi W.
city, and matters patriotic and otherwise
were considered by the National Society OF
Colonial Danes of America at Its annual
meeting in the same month.
The National Piano Manufacturers Asso-
citation held it's convention last May, as dlo
the National Association for the Study ana
Prevention of Consumption. the New
Thought Metaphysical Alliance and the
southern conference state board of health.
The detectives employed by the several
railroad systems met in annual session IN
this city early in June. They are ASSOCIATED
under the name of the Association or Ran
way Special Agents. and while here dis
cussed criminality, including train wreck
ing. and read papers descriptive of the best
methods Of preventing crime and running
down offenders. In the same month the
Maryland State Dental Association con-
vened as did the International Brotherhood
of Bookbinders. the Steel and Copper Plate
Printers and the Chi Omega fraternity. Inc
negro young peoples Christian and educa-
tional congress occupied convention t1ali
July 81 to August ..
Ticket scalpers and railroad matters gen
orally were discussed at the sessions OF the
National Association Of Railway Agents,
held in September, and the executive coun-
Gil of the American Federation of Labor
also met in the middle of that month, and
gave consideration to weighty matters ar
fecting the interests of the organized Work
ingmen.
October brought the third annual encamp-
ment of the United Spanish War Veterans
and ii was pronounced the most largely at
tended and successful national meeting yet
held by that widespread association or
American soldiers. The encampment con-
tinued practically an entire week, and was
attended by many entertainment FEATURES
Can't Hamilton Ward of Buffalo, N. Y,
was elected commander-1n-chle1 10 succeed
Mai. Charles R. Miller of Cleveland Ohio.
The Nomens National Auxiliary to the
United Spanish War Veterans met In an
nual convention at the same time. and was
equally successful. Mrs. Mary E. Gedney
of New York was reelected president gen.
eral
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union also met in October. as did the Ma
tional Wholesale Druggists. the Railway
Signal Association, and the telegraphers ma
tionai convention had a most successful
business meeting and reunion. In this
month also the annual meeting of the synod
of Baltimore was held.
In November the fifth annual session OF
the Washington Society of Archaeological
Institute was held in this city, and the
currency commission held its important ses-
sions The committee of the Columbia AS
socia tion was named in this month. and the
annual meetings of the Phi Delta Theta and
the ornIthologists were held.
December marked the opening of the big
pure food show at Convention Hall, and the
annual meeting Of the National Red Cross
at which important matters were trans
acted One of the most prominent events in
this month was the assembling in this city
of the national rivers and harbors congress
and the taking of action that will be Of
benefit to the country for many years
Medical men were in evidence on two occa-
sions during December at the sessions of
the Homeopathic Medical Society and the
Medical Society of the District of Column
bia. These were followed by the annual
meeting of the Game and Fish Protective
Association.