Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
CONVENTIONS.

In the absence of actual statistics 1t
may be unsafe to say that Washington is
the gathering place of more conventions.
in the course of year, than any other
American city To one who keeps track
OF the multitude of meetings. conferences.
congresses and conventions that assemble
in this city in the space of twelve
month. however 1t seems unlikely that
any other city attracts larger number
of such gatherings.
More than Ju1 conventions and meet
ings. large and small, chose the capital
as their place of assembly during the
year just closed. and of these. three never
had met here before, two had never met
before in the United States. and no per-
son now living. in all human probability.
will ever see the conventions gathered in
Washington again. These three were the
International Red Cross Conference, May
: to IL; the International CONGRESS on on
Hygiene and Demography. September %
to IS, and the annual congress of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
which met, for the first annual conven-
ton ever held outside the south, NoVem-
Der Is
Red Cross Convention.
The first OF these three notable gather
ings. that of the Red Cross, assembled
in Washington the official delegates of
practically every civilized nation of the
world meeting to discuss ways ana
means for ameliorating the horrors OF
war. and to formulate plans for the
prompt relief of suffering caused by ma
1ionaI calamities. These International con-
ferences are held at five-year Intervals,
the next one, in 1917, going to st. Peters
burg. Russia In the natural course OF
events il will be more than century De-
fore the conference Will again be heid III
the United States.
The International Congress on hysiehe
and Demography, the first ever held out
side of Europe. numbered among its dele
gates the official representatives. or thirty
nations. and drew to washington the
greatest assembly of world-fainous SCI
entists ever gathered in the United
States During the congress the eyes OF
the entire scientific world were focused
ON Washington. and the discussions en-
gagged in and discoveries announced mere
will furnish food for scientihc thougnt
throughout the civilized world. at least
until the next congress shall have met
and announced to the world the discov-
cries of another five-year period.
January Favorite Month.
January seems 10 be favorite month
for national gatherings in Washington
-Four important conventions We're held in
this city last January. all of them meet
ing the same day, January 10. These
were the Good Roads Congress. the Ma
;ional Board of Trade. the American
Association IF Meat Packers and the Ma
tional Liquor League. Others among the
more important gatherings of the year
were:
The convention of State Sealers Of
Weights and Measures. converting Feb
ruayy II; the annual convention OF the
Navy League, February %; the meeting
Of the National Civic Association. March
:: To .: the annual congress of the ID. A.
r.. April II to II: the meeting of the
National Academy of Science, April TO-:
the American Society of International
Law, April "a: the annual meeting OF the
National Association for the Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis, May 30-June
/ the International Association of Fac
tory Inspectors, June As; the National
Dental Association. September lO-14, and
the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress the first session of which. Deem
Der T. was opened by President Taft
The President also delivered the opening
address at "a number of the other con-
ventions. congresses and conferences, and
spoke at still others. convention ad-
dresses being one of the recognized semi
official functions of the occupant of the
White House.