Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-16
GREEK CITIES OF PALESTINE
RESEARCHES OUTLINED IN LEG.
TURE BY PROF. BACON.
Meeting Of Washington Society
Archaeological Institute Of Amer
ica-OHicers Elected.

''The Greek Cities Of Palestine at the
Beginning Of Our Era" was the title of a
lecture delivered last night before the
November meeting Of the Washington
society Of the Archaeological Institute of
John w. Foster. The lecturer was Prof.
Benjamin W. Bacon of Yale University.
formerly a director of the American
western Asian historical Investigations.
Following the lecture. officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year, and a number Of
recently elected members introduced.
Prof Bacon illustrated his lecture with
colored slides taken from photographs
of numerous ruins and historic localities
In Palestine, including views Of the school
of oriental study and research. He de-
scrfbed the work of this school at length,
and gave a vivid picture of the Greclan
and Roman influences throughout Pales-
tine shortly before the fall Of Jerusalem.
Many of the stereopticon views included
pictures Of the ruins Of cities fiourishing
1t the time Of the birth of our Savior.
Officers Chosen.
The following officers were elected:
President, Charles Henry Butler: vice
presidents, President Charles w. Need
ham, Dr. Herbert Putnam. the Very Rev.
Thomas J. Shahan. Mrs. Elizabeth ].
Somers: secretary. Prof. Mitchell Carroll;
treasurer, John B. Larner: councillors.
Charles Henry Butler, ex oficio: John w.
Foster, Prof. George Melville Boiling,
Prof. Mitchell Carroll. ex offlcio; Prof.
William Henry Holmes. Prof. Joseph
Clark HOppin; executive committee, the
president, the vice presidents. the secre-
tary the treasurer. the councillors. Miss
Mabel T. Boardman. Gilbert H. Grosve-
nor. George o. Totten. Jr., and Mrs.
Charles d. Walcott.
The new members announced last night
are: Life, DR.. w. c. Borden; annual, Mrs.
Clare G.. Addison. Justice Job Barnard,
Walter e. Blount. Adds B. Browne. VIII
Dr. Reid Hunt, Prof. ]. Franklin Jane
son. Miss Leila Mechlin, w. E. Montgom-
cry, Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver, Ward
Theron.
of the services of the retiring president,
General Fostor, at whose residence the
society was founded in April, 1902. by DR..
Herbert Putnam. vice president of the
society. and Judge William L. Chambers.
Present as Guests.
Among the guests of Gen. and Mrs.
Foster at the meeting. In addition to the
members, were the French ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand. the British ambas-
sador and Mrs. Bryce. Col. and Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins. Mrs. Norman VIII
liams. Justice and Mrs. Brewer. Com
mander and Mrs. Switzerland. Admiral
and Mrs Brownson, President and Mrs.
Thirkield, Col. and Mrs. Symons. Dr. and
Mrs Fremont-Smith, Senior Don Anibal
Cruz and Sonora de Cruz, Capt and Mrs.
Reamy. Col. and Miss Seibert. Gen. and
Mrs Merritt. Mrs. Richard Butler, Mrs.
WILKES Cen Black, Mrs NrOOman, Nine
Nabuco, Commissioner and Mrs. H. b. F.
mcfarland, Gen. and Mrs. w. L. Marsh
all, MIR. and Mrs. III. NJ. Hoyt, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles d. Norton. Gen. and Mrs
Oliver; Admiral Mrs. and Miss Casey,
George B. Williams.
The next meeting of the society will be
in December. when Mr.. David G. Ho-
earth, curator of the Ashmolean Mu-
scum, Oxford. England. will lecture.