Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
CELEBRITIES TO
ATTEND MEETING
NOTABLES ERE INTERESTED IN
CONSERVATION WORK
PROMINENT CLERGYMEN WILL
MAKE ADDRESSES
Seattle Congress viii Attract Greatest
Assemblage in America of Repre-
sentative Men Since Conti-
mental Congress

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. s.-The nrst ma
tional conservation congress of the United
States TO be held in connection with the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition is destined
to be a notable gathering of prominent
men. The executive board of the Wash
ington Conservation association has secured
the auditorium for three days, Aug. 26, q
and 2S, and in case of an extraordinarily
large attendance. has in reserve the great
natural theater, seating 10000 persons.
The indications that the large out
door natural theater which has served
for several successful symphony concerts,
will be required to accommodate the dele
gates and visitors
Invitations have been sent to 10000 promi-
nent men in the various states and terri
tories where conservation is receiving Off
cial attention. Many persons Of national
renown have accepted and written the
ISOLATION that they would be in attendance
Among those placed on the list Of possible
delegates are:
United States senators and representa-
tives. cabinet officers, the governors OF many
states and members of forty state conser-
walton commissions, mayors Of cities and
delegates from commercial and civic or
ganizatlons churchmen and newspapermen,
farmers and lawyers, and members OF all the
professions.
To Hold Nine Sessions
II is planned to have nine sessions OF the
congress, and to close with special reli-
gious service Sunday, Aug go which will
be participated in by many national church
dignitaries who will be here to attend the
congress
In the list Of those reserving delegate
seats In the congress are the Rt Rev. ]. B.
Funsten, bishop of Idaho; Rt. Rev. Lemuel
II. Wells of Trinity college, and the Rt. Rev.
Robert L. Paddock, bishop of Oregon.
More than twenty-five prominent church
men have accepted the invitation and an
nounced that they will attend the congress.
The church people of the state of Washing
ton much Interested In the movement,
and will give every assistance possible to
the services
A series OF illustrated lectures portraying
the numerous features of conservation are
scheduled for the congress. William L. Fin
ley of the National Audubon societies, and
author of American Birds Photographed and
Studied from Life, Will deliver an illustrated
lecture on the Conservation of Birds" es-
pecially in connection with their value as
aids to forestry and agriculture. D. c. Ellis
of the government forest service VIII deliver
an illustrated lecture on 1.-THE Destruction OF
the Forests" and C. ]. Blanchard, also of
the government forest service will lecture
on the several national irrigation systems
using some specially prepared views for IL
ustrations. Illustrated features on the
grounds OF the exposition will also be pre-
sented during the sessions of the congress
Prominent Men to Speak
Delegates are coming from Alaska and the
Hawaiian Islands Prof. Ralph s. Hosmer of
the Hawaiian conservation commission and
Gov. w T. Freer are among those promis-
ing to be in attendance.
West Point will be represented by Gen
Marion p. Maus commanding the depart
ment of the Columbia, U.S.A., who will de-
liver an address, Pat M. Men, former speak
Of the house of representatives, will be
one of the prominent men from Texas g.
O. Shields, president of the League of Ameri-
can Sportsmen, Will appoint delegates to
present the subject of Conservation of
Came"
Many speakers Of national reputation have
been placed on the program, and the nine
sessions OF the congress promise to be edu-
catlonal meetings covering every phase OF
national conservation.
The more prominent addresses will be by
r. A. Balinger, secretary of the interior;
clifford Plnchot chairman OF the Joint COM
mittee on conservation between states and
nation; w. K. Kavanaugh OF the Lakes-to-
the-Guf Deep waterways association; James
ArbuclSe, secretary of the Latin American
and Foreign Trade association; Howard FL
liott, president of the Northern Pacific Rail
way company, and many others Of wide
reputation public speakers
To Organize Permanently
The conservation movement will perfect a
permanent organization at the Seattle con-
gress and become one Of the educational
factors of the nation 1t Will also select
representatives to attend the worlds conser-
walton conference at The Hague, Holland.
where the thinking men of the entire civil
lized world viii meet and organize an in
ternatlonal association for conserving the
natural resources of the world. The move
ment rs OF such Importance that 1t will call
together representatives OF all commercial
organizations in the United States for the
first time since the adoption of the consti-
tuition.
The state of Washington offers many in
ducements for the student of conservation
TO visit within it's borders 1t has forests
and rivers lakes and mountains and all
of the natural conditions almost untouched
by the hand of man. 1t has many natural
resources to conserve, and the best citizens
of the state interested in protecting the
works of nature while there is yet time.