Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Will Open National Rivers and
Harbors Congress.
PROGRAM IS COMPLETED
Senator Elect Ransdell Pays Glowing
Tribute to President.
WOMEN ALSO WILL MEET
Waterways to Be Discussed During
Their Sessions-Convention Com
mittees Are Named.

The ninth annual convention OF the Ma
,ionaI Rivers and Harbors Congress.
which will convene at the New Willard
Wednesday morning, to continue until
Friday. gives promise of being the most
largely attended convention OF tho kind
ever held.
The convention Of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress will assume even
a greater Importance than usual. as tne
work of the body will undoubtedly ne
largely directed toward accentuating the
position taken by the democratic party
in its treatment of waterways and CORE
lated economic questions.
President Taft will deliver the opening
address to the delegates on "Wednesday
morning 1t is expected that the Pres1-
dent who has been an ardent advocate
of the Improvement of every meritorlous
waterway project, will even more strong
1y than ever urge the necessity OF Sys-
tematic treatment of the rivers and
canals to the end that they may be mace
TO do their share in the solution OF the
transportation question
Pays Tribute to Taft.
Standardized Joseph L. Ransdell Oh
Louisiana a member of the present
House and president of the National
Rivers and HarboIs Congress, who ar
rived i'm Washington late last week to
put the finishing touches on the program
for the congress. paid d glowing tribute
to President Taft and his waterway
policy:
President Taft" he said, has been a
good friend to- waterways, and he has
the distinct honor of seeing appropria-
tons fog rive. and harbor improvements
put on an annual basis during his tenure
of office. Throughout his term the Presi-
dent has very StrenuOusly advocated a
comprehensive policy of waterway de-
velopment. which has aided the friends
Of waterways tremendously in their fight
for recognition.
The coming convention. continued
Mr.. Ransdell. will continue to urge a
generous treatment for the rivers. har-
bors and canals of the country in the
rivers and harbors bill to be passed at
the session of Congress which begins
Monday. and will also urge that here
after great waterway projects be com
-pleted as rapidly as they can consistent
with practical business sense. and
within a definite period of years
somewhat on the plan adopted in the
building of the Panama canal"
Other Prominent Speakers.
In addition to President Taft. the
and Lieut.. Col W. p. Anderson. chief
engineer of the department of marine
and fisheries of Canada. a fellow of the
Royal Geographical Society, will also
be heard at the morning session of
Wednesday. President Ransdell de-
livering his address at the same ses-
sion
A business session Of officers, -di-
rectors and vice presidents of the as
ISOLATION will be held Tuesday evening
next preparatory to the formal opening
Of the Congress Wednesday.
Woman's Organization.
A feature Of the congress will be the
third biennial convention of the Women's
National Rivers and Harbors Congress.
which will meet at the New Willard. De-
cember 4. ) and =. The opening session
OF the women's organization will meet
Wednesday morning, December 4. at 10
O'Clock. with the president, Mrs. A Bar
ton Miller of Charleston, S. c., in the
chair. Sessions will be held each morn
ing afternoon and evening during the
congress. and a number of speakers or
Rational reputation will address the meet
ings-
. The local branch of the women's or
Sanization. of which the president Is Mrs.
duncan L. Fletcher, wife of the senator
from Florida. has recently been giving
special attention TO the work OF santa
tion and Identification of streams and
waterways.
{ Committees Appointed.
The following committees have been
appointed to serve during the conven-
ton: Program-Mrs. Mary North. chair
man: Mrs. F. III. Newell, Mrs. Leonard
ii. Wilder, Mrs. Charles NJ. Platt- Ar
rangements-Mrs. William z. Andrews.
Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith Resolutions
Mrs. William Cummings Story. Mrs How
ard c. Warren, Mrs. A. 3. Avery, Mrs.
Louise Mautner. Mrs. II. r. Whiteside.
Press-Mrs. Leonard II. Wilder. Officers
Of the Womens National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress are:
Mrs. A. Barton Miller. Charleston, s. c.,
president: Mrs Herbert Knox Smith.
Washington. first vice president; Mrs. +.
IL. Newell. Washington. second vice presi-
dent. Mrs. HOyle Tomkies. Shreveport
La, and Mrs. Z. a. Houseman, Brook
held Center, Conn. vice presidents at
natl. corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mary
n North, Snow Hill. Nd, recording
secretary: Mrs. William Brison. MuscO-
gee, Okla, treasurer: Mrs. H R White
side, Louisville, KY. auditor: Mrs. LOU
ella Styles Vincent. Dallas, Tex, chair
man OF education.
State Delegates.
State delegates who are expected to be