The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-22
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IN WINNIPEG

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preparations by the local executive
committee for the meeting of the
British Association for the Advance.
ment of Science to he held here
next month are rapidly nearing com
pletion and it is expected that every
thing will be in perfect order and
ready to receive the visiting scient-
lists and invited guests when they be-
gin to arrive here during the early
part of August. Many Of the dis
tinguished men of science expected
to attend the meeting will be the
guests of wealthy citizens, while for
others many rooms have been en-
gagged at the various hotels ana
boarding houses. The assistant Sec
rotary of the British Association, o.
j. r. Howarth, NJ. A., of Burling-
ton House, London, will reach Win
nipeg about two weeks before the
opening day Of the meeting to make
arrangements for the official burear
of the association, which will be
housed in the orona hotel. For the
sake OF convenience the visiting sec
retaries Of sections. numbering be-
tween thirty and forthy, will also be
quartered at the orona. Mr.. and
Mrs. Howarth will be the guests of
Archbishop Matheson.
The railroads have been very lib
eral in allowing considerable re-
auctions in fare for the visiting men,
bers of the association and arrange
ments have been made for a number
of excursions. Some Of these excur-
sions, like that to obalt and Snd-
bury, specially arranged for mineral
Ogists and biologists, will take place
during the week before the opening
of the meeting.
The meeting of the British associa-.
ton, which viii pe called to order
on Wednesday evening, August %, at
$3.50, in the Walker theatre and
which will close on the evening OF
September /. when the final meet
ing will be held in the legislative
chamber, Parliament building, will
conclude the sessions of the British
the association. This will be the
fourth meeting OF the organization
held outside the British isles, the
previous occasions being at Montreal
in 1884. Toronto in 1897 and South
Africa in 1905.
At the opening meeting Prof. Sir
J. ]. Thompson will assume the pres
idency in succession to Charles OAR
wins talented third son. Fransis OAR
win. F. r. s., who was president of
the Dublin meeting held last year.
After that day the association will
hold a general meeting every day
and sectional meetings will be held
daily by each one of the twelve
branches into which the association
is divided for the sake Of conven-
fence. Each one of the sections has
its presiding officer and secretary.
The buildings of the Manitoba and
Wesley colleges, the Alexandra, Carl
ton and Isbister schools, the drill
hall of the University of Manitoba
and the legislative chamber of the
Parliament building have been placed
at the disposal of the association
and Walkers theatre has been en-
gagged for the opening meeting, even
ing discourses and popular lectures.
The first evening discourse will be
delivered on Thursday evening, Aug
ust 26, by A. E. H. Tuition, M. A.,
D. Sc, F. r. s., ON 'The Seven Styles
of Crystal Architecture" On Tues
day. August 81, the second evening
discourse will be delivered by Prof.
W. A. Hurdman. D. &c., F. r. s., on
"Our Food From the Waters" Pop
ular lectures will be delivered at
Walkers theatre by Professor Har-
old B. Dixon, M. A., F. r. S., and
Professor J. H. Poynting, D. Sc, F.
r. S.
The association is under the pat
ronage of His Majesty King Edward,
Earl Grey being vice-patron. The
list of vice presidents includes Lord
Strathcona, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir
Daniel H. Mcmillan, Hon. R. P. Rob-
lin, A. E. Forget, Hon. Walter Scott,
G. H. v. Bulyea, Hon. A. C. Ruther-
ford, James Dunsmuir and Hon.
Richard Mcbride
Among the distinguished scientists
who will be present at the meeting
are DR.. L. S. Amery, London; Col.
R. T. Caldwell, Cambridge; E. Can
nan, Oxford; Herman L. Fairchild,
Rochester, N. Y; D. G. c.. Foster,
London; Prof. A. s. Gruenbaum,
Leeds; D. F. w. Hewitt, London;
Prof. Alex. Johnson, Montreal: Prof.