Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-02
WATERWAYS HOST
MOVES ON CAPITAL
National Rivers and HarborS
Congress Will Convene
Tomorrow.
WILSON UNABLE TO GREET
ASSEMBLED DELEGATES
Secretary Bryan Takes Presidents
Place on Program-Big Re
ception Planned.

Special trains have been arriving in
Washington all day. bringing here the
2.ooo delegates to the tenth annual con-
ventiun of THE National Rivers and liar-
borS Congress, which will begin at the
New Willard Hotel tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
II j. expected BY the officers of the
congress, according To the statement ol
one of them today. that the subject oi
states rights will play an important
mart in the deli!eVa tions to be begun by
the congress tomorrow. following the de-
livery of one of the early addresses on
The program by Rome 6. Brown of Min
neapois Mint
Mir. Brown intends to take UP The sub
lect of control Of water powers. Waich
very nearly SundeTed the national coh-
seryatlon congress held here recently.
and conferences are being held TO-DAY oS
the rivers and harbors officers IN the
search for a plan TO harmonize the vail
Gus elements of the congress VINO VIII
prohably demand to he heard ON the SUB
ject OF whether there shall he state or
federal control of water power. The tue
Of Mr. Browns address is Legislative
Obstacles to the Improvement OF NaVl-
gable Rivers. and il IS set for delivery
at the opening session tomorrow
wilson w III NOL 0ped.2
1t was said today that President Viii
son. who had expected 10 make the open
ing address tomorrow, will not be able
10 do so, and that he has designated Sec
retary of State Bryan to represent him
ard speak for him
Delegates from Houston. Tex. number
ing 1e1 were the first to arrive by spe-
cial train today. The Mississippi River
Levee Association followed. with 3oo dele
gates T. Edward Wilder of Chicago,
prominent business man of hat city,
brought a delegation from the middle
west in another special tram, numpei-
ing about fifty. Members of the ONO
Valley Improvement Association. which
abandoned its convention this year in or
der to meet with the National Rivers
and HarborS Congress here. have Deen
coming in ON various trains today and
this afternoon another special with 2oo
delegates from Louisville and slncin-
uati is expected
For the first time in the history OF the
congress there is to be q large social fea-
turc in connection with the convention
big reception viii be held at the New VIII
lard Hotel tomorrow night. in the main
Ballroom TO which the public is invited
Ii will be in honor of the Vice President
and Mrs. Marshall and the Speaker 1pl
the House and Mrs. Clark. In addition to-
these. the following viii be in the receiv-
ing Zine:
Those in Receiving Line.
Senator Joseph T. Ransdell of Louisi-
ana, president, National Rivers and Har-
iors Congress. and Mrs. Ransdeii; Sena-
tor Duncan L. Fletcher Of Florida, presi-
dent, Mississippi to-Atlantic Inland
Waterway Association, and Mrs Fletch-
er; Representative j. Hampton Moore
Of PENNSYLVANIA. president. Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association. and
Mrs Moore: Col. j. J.. Vance president,
Ohio Valley Improvement Association.
and Mrs Vance: Thomas Wilkinson.
sociation and Mrs. Wilkinson; Mrs Will
liam T.. Andrews Of Washington. member
of tho executive board of the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs, and Mrs
sarah Willard Strout. president of the
Wonans National Idvers and llarbors
pfigresS.
u has been found necessary to make
t.Inges III the program aS printed, ano
i. was announced today that Mrs.
agnes Greene Foster OF Chicago, who
was 10 have delivered All illustrate
iTavel lecture on waterways tomorrow
uight. is i'll with laryngitis and cannot
axe part. Her place on the program
II be taken by Claude =. Bennett OF
Washington. president of the Southern
society here. who wi1l deliver a lecture
80 The south and the Panama Canal
Sessions Open to Public.
MI the sessions of the convention viii
open TO the public, and they will b'
held on rho tenth floor of the New
Willard Hotel. Following the address
Mr Bryan. the Secretary of State, il
10 deliver in place Of President vii
son. the Brazilian sInba ssador. Domicie
ia Cana, viii speak
John y. Hazen. minister OF marine ant
fisheries OF the Dominion Of Canada. will
follow. Then will come MIR. Browns ad
dress and after that the annual repor
of Senator Ransdcll. president of tn,
organization.
The gathering will mark the first ap
resrance in Washington OF Martin II
lynn of New York as governor Of tina
state. Secretary Garrison Is 10 speal
THURSDAY.
Levee Association Meeting.
Tonight the Mississippi River Levee As
sociation viii hold the first meeting o
tho convention preliminary. Jon
y. Fox OF Memphis, secretary Of tn
organization. will preside IN the absenc
Of 4 : Caldwell Of Memphis, prcsiden
who il i'll in New York. The Ieyee n