The Washington times., 1912-12-29
RECEPTION GIVEN
SCHOLARS IN CITY
I. FOR CONVENTIONS
Visitors Will Hear Lecture
!. by New York Divine
f. Tonight.

Th1 distinguished lscholars now In
wa hinston for conventions are resting
1odny. and there 10 no program mapped
'ut for them with the single exception
~ lecture At y o'clock tonight In the
l'irst Congregational Church. when the
i:cv. John p. Peters. OF st. Mlchaers
hurch. New York. will speak on with
Pick and Shovel in Palestine"
The reception last evening at the Pan
; m ,rican Union. In honor Of the visl-
tore. was siGnalixed by what was prob
Ebiy the most distinguished array of
scholars ever seen In the city. The
washington Society Of the Archaeologi.
cal institute was the host. and delegates
4, the Joint convention OF the Ameri-
'an Phiiological Association. the
.trchaeological Institute Of America,
and the Society Of Biblical Literature
and Exegesis were the guests.
More than 1000 attended. including
practically the entire Diplomatic Corps.
Henry Butler. president Of the WASH
r,H,on Society Of the Archaeological IN
titutc. and Mrs. Butler: John Barrett.
,i,cctor Of the Pan-Amertcan Union:
Ass Mabel Boardman. Mrs. Mitchell
carroll. Prof. Thomas Dwisht aoodeli.
nerican Pathological Association. and
Mrs Goodell: Prof. +. W. Kelsey.
l'rt sident Of the Archaeological Insti-
tu;e OF America. and Prof. Louis b.
.'aton. president OF the Society Of Bib
lical Literature and Exegcsis.
On Reception Committee.
The reception committee comprised
tho following:
Esv. and Mrs. George W. Atkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis W. Austin, Mrs.
ANNA p. westcott. Charles 8. smith.
Louis h. Patton, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
p. Clephane. Mrs. william II. God
ia I'd, Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Rosa, Mr..
nnd Mrs. Willis l.. Moore. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Chatard. DR.. George
=. Duncan, MIR. and Mrs. o. II. Tit
nann; DR., a and AN MIS- w,lism ATtn%r 4 Ram Rai%.
an. Mrs. NJ. y. Liscum; DR.. and Mrs.
s,rr James Ramage. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sobert 8 Woodward. Mr.. and Mrs.
y, alter NJ. Gilbert. D.. and Mrs. 8. ID.
swman b.. judge ,San.s SnS Mr. obs stansH% pno;,.
Mrs. and Mrs. william A. DeCaindry.
AIR. and Mrs. ID. Griffith Amber. Miss
Mary a. Sharpe. Judge and Mrs. Martin
y. Knapp. Brig. Gen. william p. Rogers:
Mrs: Stockton. Mr.. ana Mrs. II; 4:
Mrs. Elisabeth J. son,ers. MIR. and Mrs.
carl Joerissen. MIR. and Mrs. Josiah Q.
Kern, MISS elizabeth F. Boycc. Miss
Fanny W. Boycc, Dean Charles Noble
q feGory and Miss Gregory. Edward W.
Dom, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio N. Tap.
iin. Miss Sophia II. Webster. DIR. and
!lrS. James Dudley Morgan. Mrs. Henry
~. Peckham. Mrs. Samuel Hill. Miss
Ss.,, ss " criESssS siassiI NJ NJ ans anS NJ: NJ:
charles A. Spalding, Miss Mary G.. de
Gsefienreid. Short Adam willis. Bishop
md Mrs. Earl {. Cranston. Miss Rachel
Y. Darlington. Mr.. and Mrs. w. T..
fontgomery. DIR. and Mrs. W. G. Bor-
4sn.. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. Miss
tOckcrman. Mr.. and Mrs. John Joy Ed
On, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard IL. Wilder,
'r. and Mrs. George F.. Bowerman, Mr.,
ana Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mr.. and Mrs
Lenry II. Barroll, Miss Amaryllis GIL
IT. Mr.. and Mrs. william II. Holmes,
tiss Ellen 4. yinton. Miss Julia Strong,
ne Misses Sedley. Mr.. and Mrs. F.. \.
,yrnes' Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Gill.
=. Takes Rap At Classics.
whats The Matter with American
scholarship" was the title OF n rather
sensational paper read BY Prof. John
iacnaughton, OF McGill University y
IT Montreal. yesterday afternoon. lie
The classics have had no more to do
With the Improvement OF my mind tina n
'hey nave to- do with Gothic gar.
soyIe. Mr.. Taft owes great deal
.ustic cunning In horse trading thsn
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