Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
PLANS WORK AHEAD
Money Appropriated by Carne-
gle institution Board.
BUREAU EXPERTS REPORTS
Final Meeting Of Trustees Held This
Afternoon.
THREE MEMBERS ADDED
Lecture Last Night by Dr.. Charles
B. Davenport Followed
by Luncheon.
BUREAU EXPERTS REPORTS
ADDED
MEMBERS
THREE

The annual meeting OF the board Of
OF Washington came TO an end this
AFTERNOON. following a session lasting
several hours.
Adopting the recommendations OF
the experts connected with the bureau,
the board appropriated $632,997 to
carry on the work OF the institution
during the coming year. Projects were
outlined that are now under way for
future development.
The appropriations are made out OF the
income OF the endowment fund OF sl2oJ0.-
GOO vested In the Washington Institution
Ihree members were elected to serve on
the board OF trustees. They are Robert
H. Bookings " st. Louis, Fl. p Walcctc
OF Cambridge. Mass. and Dr. s. Flexner
Of New York.
Members Present.
FOLLOWING Is u list OF the trustees who
attended the meeting: Senator Elihu
root Attorney General WicKersham. ".
M frew OF Pittsburg, John :. Billings,
chairman of the board OF the Carnegie
institution OF Washington: John l.. Cad
"aLaoer or New YORK. Lyman J. Gage,
henry L. Hteginson OF bos,on, &, j..
HUTCHINSON OF chicago, s. Weir Ml,cheu
Ok fniiadeiphia, \. J. Montague or hicL-
mona, Z. -. Waicott, DIRECTOR of the
smithsonian institutions; ". H. WEIGH of
Baltimore, William hartley Parsons and
henry 5. Pritchett OF .>ew YORK. Iuurs
Wiiiani AorIow of san Francisco, Mar
TIN A. Ryerson Of Cnlcago, A -. " ME
or ithaca. n. Y, former pI es.uent OF Cor
nell University, and Rooert s. W oodward,
president or the Carnegie ms .itutlon Of
Washington.
mere VIII be banquet this evening ut
tue New Willard IN honor % Andrew
Ca negie founder OF the institu;ion Mir.
Carnegie will be accompanied by his wife.
ana assurance has been given that Prssi-
dent Tart, memper OF the boa.d OF
trustees, will be present with Mrs. Taft.
Lecture on Heredity.
Dr. Charles Il. Dayenp.,rt ,.irecto, at
the department OF experimental evoIu-
ton Of the Carnegie Institution. last ni.ut
delivered the second of the yea.Iy Ier-
lures before 30 invited guests at the in
stitution building, on 18th street
Men and women prominent In scientific
and literary pursuits. members ot ,ne
diplomatic corps and the army a Il navy
SCI applauded the remarks of tie : len
fist. His subject was prime pies of lie
redity."
DIR. John S. Billings. chairman II tie
BOARD or trustees. presided over the de-
LberatiOns and spoke mt length on the
work accomplished by the institution dur
ing the last year. DIR. Robert - Mod
ward, president Of the institution tea
introduced DR.. Davenport with the STATE
ment that among the scientists r. tie
world there was none more proninr n
that DIR. Davenport.
Experiments at Laboratory.
In beginnit.. Ills lecture the sleaker H.
viewed the experiments carried on at the
laboratory at Cold Spring HarDor. Long
Island, and he briefly passed over their
number and nature. I'VE know TOO lit
tie Of heredity,'' said DIR. Davenport. and
in this day and age 1t bchooves lIs TO cor
slider II not only as an important faCtcr
OF the development OF civilization hut
also as q very important aspect % III"
growth OF morality and life. We cannol
know too much, and IL Is only when w.
undertake such scheme OF work az I
Lave attempted 10 accomplish within
year that one is able to realize the .nor-
nifty OF the task
DR.. Davenport then outlined the moral
development of the ancient nations. CON
trasting the life OF tine later generations
with that Of the earlier and drawing con-
illusions Of the manifest influence Of
habits as shown in heredty.
Buffet Supper Served.
Following the lecture buffet sup
per was served in the rotunda hall
and the guests viewed the exhibits of
the work accomplished by the institu-
ton In the nine years ii has listed.
President Robert s. Woodward and
the following members of the board
of trustees were the hosts of the
evening: John s. Billings. chairman
of the board; John l.. Cadwallader,
Cleveland NJ. Dodge William n. Frew.
Lyman j. Gage. Henry l.. Higginson.
Charles Hutchinson. Seth Low. :. Weir
Mitchell, Andrew J. Montague. Will
lam w. Morrow, William H. Parsons.
Henry =. Pritchett Elihu Root. Martin
A. Ryerson, Charles b. Walcott, Will
lam H. WEIGH, Andrew ID. White. Rob
ert s. Woodward, and George w.
Wickersham.
Among the guests of the institu-
tion at it's meeting last evening We're
the Chinese minister. Chang Yin Tang,
and Nine. Chang: the Japanese ambas-
sador Baron Uchida, and Baroness
Uchida: the Austrian ambassador. Bar
on Hengelmuller Won Hengervar. and
Baroness Hengervar; Mr. Alfred
Mitchell Inness. charge d'aha.res at the
Br fish legation; the Spanish minister.
senior Don Juan Riano Gayangos. and
Sonora Dona Riano, and many of those
well known in Washington social and
scientific circles.