The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-06

II u.
ORD FITZWILLIAM'S recent en-
tertainment, in his capacity OF
Lord Mayor OF Sheffield. of the
- British Association, and the brief
cabled references to the announcements
made at the meeting of the association,
have led to inquiries concerning the
nature of the organization. 1t may BIO
described as species OF Parliament
for the advancement OF science, Wnlch
assemblies each year in different city,
remains in session for week, during
which the inventions, and above all
the discoveries of the previous twelve
months are discussed. and the scientiiic
In such manner as to secure CO
operation and unity OF effort. 1t Is
congress, which formerly intended for
exclusively British scientists, Is now at
world. the United States, Germany.
France, tally, Japan, Russia. the
Netherlands and the various scandi-
navian countries being invariably rep
resented at the meeting.
Last year the association met at
Winnireg ut the invitation of the
Canadian government, which entertain
ed the members In the same laSish
manner as on the occasion OF their
meeting at Montreal. in 1884. Five years
ago they assembled under the presiden-
cy of Sir George Darwin, at Victoria
Falls, on the Zambest River, and took
part in the opening OF the ~onoeriui
bridge across this mighty African
stream Next year they Will meet at
Portsmouth, and they have now re-
ceived visit from the Common wealth
government of Australia to have their
meeting in 1912. or 1913. at Melbourne.
The British Association was hrst
established in 1881, for the advance
ment of science, Sir David Brewster
| being the originator of the SCENE. ana
the Rev. William Vernon Harcourt
l \ fn+ Io. Of Ip q
court, and grandfather of Lulu Haf-
court, Minister of Public Works in the
Asauith Cabinet. and nephew OF J.
+! Pierpont Morgan, through his marriage
| with Mary Burns, OF New York; being
the actual founder of the organization
The Rev. w. Vernon Harcourt was par
! ticularly we'll fitted to act as the
founder, being at the tine pF sac;ety
The first meeting was held at 1ork.
| on September 81. 1881, and 1t was
presided over by NIscount Milton; after
wards fifth Earl of Fitzwiiliam, great.
| Earl of Fitzwilliam. the host OF inc
British Association this year at She1-
| field The second meeting was heid az
| oxford in 1892, when the UNIVERSITY
bestowed honorary degrees upon tour
of its members. namely, Sir DAVID
| Brewster, Faraday, Dalton and Brown.
1t was some time, however. before the
| value OF the association became recos
f
the attitude Of the public may be
gaugcd by the .raillery Of Punch. VINO
! characterized it as the "Brightish AS
ISOLATION for the advancement OF every
lniaE In genefcahi ar ana Dickens and
\ Thackeray also made fun of the as
ISOLATION But by degrees the import
ance of It's services came to be recoS,
niaed, and according to Sir Richard
Murchison. the tubular, railroad bridge
across the .Menai Straits, designed by
, Robert Stephenson, was project which
could never have been realized II
Stephenson had not been acquainted
with the progress. recently made In
the knowledSa of the strength OF
materials, and especially of iron, such
knowledge being chiefly due to< in
J vestigatons in which the British AS
ISOLATION has taken, and Is still taking
: a conspicuous share. by the devotion
! OF its friends, and the employment OF
its influence"
. The The association maintains 5. an IN %,
servatory at Kew, which Is OF I'M I'm,
with the Photographic registration OF
natural phenomena but also for tho
verilcation OF scientific instruments
and appliances of every kind. The
suits of requests. donations and OF the
relatively small annual subscription OF
the members. who pay their own eX-
penses at the yearly meetings. These
4
nificant, owing to tho Inequalities OF
the cities In which the meetings take
place, and to the courtesies Of rail-
roads and steamship companies.
John Moncreiffe. who is about to
be married to the widow Of Lord
Gresham, is the youngest OF the sixteen
children of the late Sir TIL mas and
Lady Louisa Moncreiffe, and brother
therefore. to the present baronet. Sir
Robert Moncreitfe; also5of the widowed
Countess of Dudley of the late Duchess
OF Athol, and of Malcolm Moncreiffe
who Is married to an American girl, a
Miss Amy Walker, daughter of the
late Samuel Walker, OF Frankfort. Ky
; Lady Gresham, who Is daughter OF
aunt therefore. Of the present duke
, has had SO much misfortune that II
may be hoped that her second mar;
riagee will bring her the happiness
J which she deserves; for her first aus-
band mas 1.-THE, the late Lord Gresham n,
hunting. Her second daughter. Mar
19rie. an extremely pretty nttl It's
giri, idollzed by her parents also me-
with her death In the hunting field, a
j the age OF ten, being thrown from he1
, pony and dragged along. shockingl,
\ pounded by the horses hopfs, her 100
having caught in the stirrup. LAad1
chesham's eldest son was killed !,
action, near Pretoria, during the Sontl
!; African War. while sowing as an Of
!, fcer Of the Seventeenth Iancsrk. Hel
only remaining boy Is the present Lors
I Chesharn, who iB kiS1Esen yeaEB on aEF
being educated Mt Elton and tnLka1itst
burlington Arcade in LonhpD- Joh1
. Moncrslfrs w.tlD Is ful-ty YARNS nj age
lnd Iilse all the chrlg1Hn Ut old 1lad1
l4pll1sn Mnnnrsttrs. Way Enpd lpnktilAg;