The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-25
DURANO At BANQUET
AIRS CENSUS PLANS
Director Tells StatisticianS of
Work-EulogieS for For
mer Members.

z Dana Duraud. director Of the CEN
sus; DR.. Greasy l. Wilbur, chief Stats
ticap OF vital statistics of the bureau,
and about seventy scientists. members
Of the American Statistical Association,
started on "a statistical pilgrimage" at
the Ebbitt House. Director Durand
took the tourists through the maze Of
methods at the Census office and DR..
Wilbur continued the pilgrimage.
It was the quarterly meeting or the
statistical association and was preceded
by banquet, al which addresses were
made Carroll w. Doten. professor Of
economics at the Massachusetts Insti-
tute OF Technology. presided at the
meeting. while another member Of the
association. Henry T. Newcomb. pre-
sided at the dinner. Mr.. Newcomb was
chief OF the agricultural division Of the
Twelfth Census.
Seated on either side of Mr.. NewcoUb
were scores Of distinguished guests. in
GLIDING Director Of Census Z. Dana
| Durand. Assistant Director of Census
/ W. +. Willoughby, DR.. J. B. Nichols.
| Prof. G. ". Doten. DIT. c. L. Wilbur.
/ Census Supervisor of Population w. G.
/ Hunt. Census Supervisor of Manufac-
lures W. NJ. Steuart. ana Dr. ]. A
! Hill.
A glowing tribute was paid by Mr.
! Newcomb 20 two former members OF
the association, Gen. Francis A walker
who was Superintendent Of the Census
and the late Carroll D. Wright. former
| Commissioner Of Labor. He then intro
duced Director Durand.
| Accuracy is the fundamental require
ment of all statistical work" he said
ffa Gre In col
| ing the original material: second. &C
! Curacy In compiling and tabulating IT,
and third, accuracy In analyzing and
! interpreting H. The first and the third
! stages in the process of statistical work
/ are extremely difficult. and II Is con
/ corning these that / wish especially "a
| speak II is a matter Of comparative
simplicity TO secure accuracy In com
piling and taDulating statistics The
/ principal problem here is to secure
| economy Of time and money. few
! words only as TO the methods OF com
pilation and tabulatiOu contemplated fOl
the coming census win be sufficient
] The speaker then discussed the vari
Gus phases OF census taking. he Weni
into the details Of agricultural, manu-
featuring and mining statistics III
dwelt at length on the difficulty Of OBJ
tanning experts in these various branches
for the salaries allotted BY Congress
/ A large part OF DR. Wilbur address
l was taken up by an account Of his ex
Ily as Census Bureau representative q
the International Congress Tor the Re
/ vision Of the Methods OF Classification
OF the Causes Of Death.
At the banquet were:
j. ". Addison. T.. Andrews. a. II
Baldwin. Or. W. r. Bait, S. b. Beach
James "a. Biodgett, y. q. Bowen, T. A
Carroll. +. w. Chase, Y. s. Clark. w
A. C0lbertsOu. W. A. COuntTyman, J.
lC. CroXtOn, +. s. Crum. g. W Doteu
l. s. DOten, r.. Dana Durand, r. q
Edmuudson Zach G.. Elllns. DAME
FoIkmar, G.. r. Gettemy. - j. Harris
William A. Hathaway. Leslie HayfOrd
Joseph 4. Hin. George X Holmes. /. a
HouTwiCh. w. &. Hunt. q. b. Hurley
w. W. Husband, r. Lincoln Hutchins
NJ 7. jacobson, william IT, Jarvis. O.
a. Jones. Edward w. Koch s. p. I.add
p. r. @. Lappin, NJ. o. Lorenz, W. j
LaUcke. H. a.. McCartv. s. o. Martin
l.. Merriam. r.. Brent Moore, J. r. Muller
I a 9. Muhse. Nat o.. Murray. .. j
I r. Newcoab, Dr. J.. y. Nichols. Whit
man Qsgood. w, T. Palmer, j, =
Powers. NJ. J.. Price, ]. ". Rubingw
muud Scbreincr. r.. +. Seeker. q. S
sloane. Albert SouuicD-on. c. +. STANCE
land. Or. " J.. Sterne. William ~
stewart y. J. Stone. j. vs.. Trask, q
IT, NeueU @ IT, Van Buren,. j. Y West
fan. w r. Wnloughbv, DR. g. i. WI
Director Durand has accepted an
invitation 20 deliver the opening ad
dress at "a meeting Of the New NOrl
Medical School OF Philanthropy %
New York next Monday evening.