The Washington times., 1912-04-17
'PERS|AE-AMER|CAN
. EDUCATIONAL MEET
BEGINS TOMORROW
Scientists to Plan for Devel-
opment of Oriental
Il" Country.

The second annual conference Of the
iPersian-American Educational Society
will commence three days session to-
morrow night in the auditorium of the
Public Library. While not officially
connected with the society, Abdul BAHIA
Abbas, world leader of the Bahai
movement, who arrived in New York
from Europe last week, will be present
at each Of the three meetings of the
conference and make addresses.
Plans have been perfected to portray
the recent advances of Persia and to
outline the projects which are in prog
ress to restore the Oriental country to
her former glory. One Of the impor-
ltant results. of the conference is ex-
pected to be the formal launching Of the
Orient -Occident Unity, of which the
Educational Society
in the future will be a part. A consti-
tuition and bylaws of the unity have
been prepared and approved. and it re-
mains only for the delegates to vote the
adoption of the joint instruments for
the new organization to become a real
ity.
To Continue Work.
Though the Persian American Educa-
tional Society has been engrossed in
the task of improved educational meth
Iods in Persia this work will be contin-
ued by a branch of the unity, and the
latter will have the more comprehen-
sive object Of a closer welding of all OF
the interests Of the Orient and the Oc-
cident
The sessions Of the conference will bt
held in the evening, the first Of the
series opening at s o'clock in the Public
Library hall, with William H. Hoar. the
president. in the. chair. Following ar
invocation by the Rev. George F. Dud.
ley, he will make an address descriptive
tcf THE Broader Mission of the Orient.
Occident Unity" Joseph H. Hanncn
secretary, will present the annual repor
Of the society. and other addresses will
be made by Congressman William Sui
ger. chairman of the Foreign Relation!
Committee Of the House: Hooper Har
ris, of New York. and Prof. A. V. Will
liams Jackson, Of Columbia University
Secretary to Preside.
Secretary Hannen will be the prcsid
ing officer at the Friday evening meet
ing, and the Rev. John Van Schaick
tr.. will pronounce the invocation. Mr.
Hannen will read a paper on the Pas
and Future Of the Society" Albertus H
Baldwin. of the Bureau of Manufac
lures, Department of Commerce ant
Labor, will speak on Cooperation TO
: Commercial Promotion Benjamin F
Trueolood, secretary Of the American
Peace Society, will speak on "Th
Growing Rapproachment of the Races;
Prof. Arnaull Belmont, of. Georgetown
University, will speak of the Brother
hood Of Nations" and MasuJiro Honda
editor of the Oriental Review, New
YORK, will make an address
AS presiding officer at the concludin,
session Saturday evening, Howard Nc
Mutt, of New York. will make tn
opening address. and other speakers vii
be John Barrett, director OF the Pan
American Union; Prof Hermann
r tSchoerfeld, of George Washington Uni
versity; Samuel Gompers, president .
the American Federation of Labor, an
Mira Ahmad Sohrab, of Espaahan, Per
sia, treasurer Of the Persian-America
Educational Society. Mr.. Sohrab wi
speak on The Hand of Persia Nc
Stayed"