Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-31
ENDS
FIRST DAYS
PROGRAM
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR
ENSUING YEAR YESTERDAY
Geological Society Of America
Formally Welcomed to AIbu-
Querque By President of the
University Of New Mexico,

\ brilliant banquet at the Ava
RADIO last night ended the arst day
session Of the twentieth annual meet
ing Of the Geological society OF
America in Albuquerque II marked
the close Of . most successful and fell
eitous day, during which the geolo-
sisis formally opened the convention.
were welcomed TO Albuquerque. got
down TO bushes sand elected Officers
and listened to number OF Interest,"
ing papers by members.
At the banquet last night az the
Alvarado a tempting and substantial
menu. such aa the AlvaradO is famed
for was discussed and limited num-
Der Of sparkling speeches made The
retiring president. Charles II. Van
Hise expressed his appreciation Of the
co-Operation Of the society during the
last year and welcomed the incoming
! president Samuel Calvin of Iowa, who
I in a short address thanked the society
4 for the honor Il had done him.
President Tight OF the University Of
New Mexico. in a very entertaining
little talk. told the story of how AL
| buquerque secured the meeting OF the
society with seven Chicago men hard
after the meeting for that city and
one lone Albuquerque man in the
field for this city and the latter won
out Chicago In securing finally the
meeting of the American Society for
the Advancement of Science, accord
ing to the speaker. secured only a
pail Of skim milk while Albuquerque
in landing the Geological society meet
secured the cream Several others
spoke, the talks being all short and
informal The banquet lasted from
7.30 until about. . o'clock.
Among the scientists who were
present when the meeting was called
to order yesterday were visible some
Of the foremost savants and educators
Ia America and Canada. Or. c. w
HAYES. assistant TO the director Of the
United States Geological survey, G. r. |
Van Hise. president of the University
Of Wisconsin; X. w. Brock. Of Ottawa
Canada. director uf the, Canadian Ge-
3fOEitfi suE'cy, S-fle G'soif ,' 4. -. &
George. OF Colorado. State Geologist /
L. C. White. OF West Virginia, state I
Ceologist Alfred G. Lane. OF Michi- /
gan; c. X. Gilbert and j. $. Dillen. of 4
the United states Geological survey:
4. q. Hovey. curator OF the American
Museum of Natural History, New
York city. and many others Of equal
prominence.
The New Officers
The officers elected yesterday we're
as iHtfbNHf d
Samuel Calvin. Iowa city Ia. presi-
dent
George r. Becker Washington ID.
c., first vice president
A. c. Lawson. 3erkeiey. Cal, see
ond vice president
Edmund Otis Hovey. New York
city. secretary.
William Bullock Clark, Baltimore.
Md. treasurer
Joseph Stanley Brown, Cold Springs
larbor. New York. editor.
". p. Cushing Cleveland, O., libra
rian.
II. b. Patton. Cleveland. O., coun-
ciior.
The new president. Mr.. Calvin, Is a
member Of the faculty of the Iowa
state university and eeologist OF
note.
President Charles n. Van Wise OF
the society called the first meeting 10
order at . o'clock yesterday morning
at Hadley Science hall AZ University
Of New Mexico. Pres. VIM. q. Tight
Of the university. In a few well chosen
words welcomed the society heartily
to the city OF Albuquerque, his well
come being Acknowledged briefl" and
10 the point By President Van Hise. +
Then followed the report OF the coun-
-il the election Of the auditing COM a
mittee. the announcement OF the vote 4
Tor officers. the announcement of me r
vote for fellows and memorials TO
lanes M. Stafford and Angeli,n He'll
prin read by ]. J. stevenson ana II. 4
2. Gregory. q
Reports OF committees and other r
outline business closed the morning D
esslon, the members ccnvening again .
It .. m. to hear the reading OF I,
,apers The latter while Of great IN h
crest TO the geologists we're laiselA =
the tNNnHn. d.
They were as follows. a. G, Lane =
Field Assay of Mine Waters; FRANK "a
r Van Horn. economic geologist 81 n
he case school Of Applied Science.
II Cleveland, O.. "The Occurrence oi A
1roustite al the California Mine Near N
dnntezuma. Colo
,seorre ID. Louderback OF the Uni-
-arsity OF California. read paper on
-rro Chief Features OF The strait a
--nrhv and Structure or Mount pl-
IN. California A. =. Coleman, -
r,..nto. Can. university. Glacial Pc
iols and Their Bearing on Geolosi- itl
.ai theories. ,,...... N
,o...rsity. Cleveland. @. read pa n,
~ an The Lower Portion Of the n,
8st..z0Ic section in Northwestern ta
annual Presidents Addrcs-. "a
rs. lrual address % President Van "
.rfa. wH~ TfNN htENtNNHN hAAfiA AW'it "a
i.s+.4G Hf af the banquet as planned. -
=, rss rely technical and dealt
a-inaip, with geologic nomencin- 10
-. t.r resident Incorporating IN
tts .ddre.- the report 0f commit
- on rI rosed new terminology Tor
~. sffr.. Others beside the fore
...,r aid H3k part in the discussions
n ~ afternoon were VI. n. Ami, n ot
.,,.sua canada. nf the Canadian Geu- r.,
i ,..5eal survey. prof Lawson. of Gale ni
F fernia. and Professor Miller ~ To- fr
r,,.io university. Canada. P
president Tight Of the university. y
- r,al d paper yesterday on The ca
p.,sfier of the Eguus Beds ~ Kan di
-. te Reversed Mississippi Drainarc wi
v-birs va discussed pro and con h} er
ofher mcmbers b.
To-day Program. ~,
r.ssys program includes session 90
-. - council ~ The society at $50 Ga