The Washington times., 1912-12-25
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Meeting PLANS
ARE ARRANGED
Sessions to Be Held at
Museum From Decem-
Der 27 to 81.

ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
for the general meeting Of the ArchAeo.
logical Institute Of America, the Ameri-
can Pathological Association. and the
Society Of Biblical Literature and Ex.
egesIs which will be held In the new
building Of the National Museum from
December q to 81.
Executive committees Of the Archaeo-
logical institute and the Philolosical
Association will meet at the New
raleigh on Friday forenoon. The first
sessions OF the respective organisations
will be held Friday afternoon. At I
o'clock the executive committee OF the
Council Of the Department OF Canada,
Archaeological Institute. will meet.
Reception for vidtors.
Mrs. Boardman and Miss Mabel Board.
man will receive the visitors and the
members Of the three organizations at
their residence, 1901 p street, Dupont
circle, at s o'clock Friday afternoon.
Tho council OF the Biblical Society will
meet at the same hour. and tho annual
dinner of the society will be held ut the
New Raleigh At $50 O'Clock.
A joint session OF the three organise
,iOus III be held In the r1.x sTditori.% o.
The president Of the Archaeological In
stitute. George Bryce. will preside. The
program will include words OF greeting
BY Charles Henry Butler. president Of
aeoloGtcal Institute. and by the secretary
Of the Smithsonian Institute, the re.
sponsc to be made by Lewis Z. Patton.
OF the Hartford Theological Seminary,
fSo%s. Dwsh. 'es Goodei CSs Sf Yale Ie'1ssx Ts
Sersity, president of the Philological As
ISOLATION, will deliver his annual ad-
dress. his subject to be IAN Athena
Critic OF Life Of Life"
Smoker At Club.
An informal smoker will be held at
the University Club, Fifteenth and
streets northwest. beginning at 10
o'clock.
Four sections will meet at the Ma.
tional Museum on Saturday morning.
Charles c. Torrey will preside over the
the classical phliology. section. Allan
Marquand over the medieval and Rem.
assaince section. and William H. Holmes
over the prehistoric and American sec-
The Philological Association and the
Archaeological Institute will hold
Joint session Saturday afternoon. The
president ,s, 2s the Ph,!oloGical Association
IN Jerusalem will be held at I o'clock.
The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce will receive the Canadian men,
bers and visitors at the British EN-.
bassy. 1900 Connecticut avenue north
west. at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
There will be q general reception to
members and guests by the Washing.
ton Society Of the Archaeological Instl-
tute at the Pan.American Union build
pg. Seventeenth street and Potomac
Park, Saturday evening.
Plans for Sunday.
The president OF GEORGETOWN UNI
versity will welcome members and Wis
ttors to inspect the material In the
Riggs Memorial Library on Sunday after.
noon. Sunday evening there will be an
illustrated lecture under the auspices Of
the Archaeological Institute and the
Biblical Society. by the Rev. John p.
Peters. pastor Of st. Michael's Church,
New York city. at the First Congrega.
tional Church. his subject to be with
F1ck and Spade In Palestine"
The general meeting will close Mon
DAY afternoon with a reception at the
office Of the Archaeological Institute In
the Octagon. 1M New York avenue.