The Washington times., 1914-12-08
BRYAN TO WELCOME
RIVERS DELEGATION
Eleventh Annual Congress to
Convene Tomorrow for
Three-Day Session.

Secretary of State Bryan. represent
ing the Federal Government, will Off
cially welcome delegates to tho eley-
enth annual convention OF the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in
the willard. The convention will
continue until Friday, with day and
night sessions.
The program for tomorrow includes
the annual address and report of Sen
ator Joseph L. Ransdell of Louisiana,
dresses by Mr.. Kaifu Shah, of China;
Lieut. Col. William L. Sibert United
States Engineer Corps; G. w. Hold
son. of Portland, Ore. :, Congressman
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher. of Flor
ida: former Governor Charles 6. De-
neen, of Illinois; John ii. Bernhard,
of New Orleans; Congressman Peter
Norwood, of Davenport, la: J. +. Eli
son, of Cincinnati, Louis ID. Bra ndeis
of Boston, and ]. A. Bensel, of Albany,
N. Y.
Speakers and Topics.
The program for the remaining
days of the convention follows:
Thursday. 10 o'clock a. m. Address.
THE Truth About the Trinity River"
Senator Morris Sheppard. of Texas:
address, Champ Clark. Speaker of the
House; address, Senator John Wngate
Weeks, Of Massachusetts; address, "A
Waterway Belt Line" w. A. Magee,
former mayor of Pittsburgh; address,
The Mississippi River" A. $. Cald-
we'll of Memphis, Tenn, president Of
the Mississippi River Levee Assoc. alton;
address, Our Object and Methods" S.
4. Thompson, secretary National Rivers
and Harbors Congress.
Afternoon session. o'clock: Ad-
II.
A Randall, of Fort Wayne, Ind, pres
ident OF the Erie and Michigan Deep
Waterway Association; address, The
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal"
Senator Willard salisbury. Of Della
ware; address, Senator William Alden
Smith of Michigan; address, The
Sacramento and Feather Rivers.
Congressman John e. Baker OF Cali
fornia; address. New Jerseys Rela-
tion TO the Port of New York r. +.
Cresson, jr., engineer of New Jersey
harbor commission: address. The
Merrimack River" Andrew Il. Suther-
land. of Lawrence, Mass, member of
the State Merrimack Valley Water
way Commission; address, Improve
ment of the Ohio River" Capt Harold
G. Fiske. L. S. Engineer Corps. Illus
trated with motion pictures
Evening session. S o'clock-Receptioa,
Mrs Sarah Willard Strout, president of
the Woman's National River and Ilar-
Dor Congress. presiding.
Address. why Women Arc interest
ed in Waterways" Mrs. Sarah Willard
Strout, of Portland, Me; address, Mrs.
William Cummings Story. of New
York. president-general, Daughters of
the American Revolution; address, Mrs.
John Dickinson Sherman. OF Chicago.
chairman of conservation department,
General Federation of Womens CLUBS;
illustrated lecture. Otis p. Kent, of this
city.
Concluding Session.
Friday, 10 o'clock 4. m.-Chairmen OF
state delegations will name vice presi-
dents for their respective States to
serve the ensuing year; annual report,
u. A. Thompson, secretary and treas
urer; reports of field secretaries re-
port OF committee on resolutions: re
port OF committee on nominations: gen
eral discussion and brief addresses by
delegates selected to represent states
by state delegations; announcements by
the president; adjournment.