Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28

place or the tlme-nOnOred diplomatic
reception, it. is presumed that the dele
gates from the Latin American coun-
tries and diplomats of neutral countries
VIII be the guests who will assist in
reopening the White House to formal
gayeties, as the White House pan
American reception is scheduled to
come at the end of the congress.
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan American Union. Is secretary gem
eral of the congress and Glen Levin
Swiggett is assistant secretary general.
The executive committee In charge OF
arrangements is as follows:
William Phillips. third assistant sec
rotary of state. chairman ex-officio:
James Brown Scott secretary Carne
gle Endowment for International Peace.
Washington. vice chairman; Dr. Will
liam H. WEIGH. president, National
Academy of Sciences. honorary vice
chairman: JohE Barrett. director gen.
era1 Pan-American Union: William H.
Bixby. brigadier general U. S. A.. re-
tired: Philander P. Claxton. commits
sioner of education; DR. William G.
G,orgas, surgeon general. u s. A.: VIII
nam III. Holmes, head curator. Smith
sonian institution: Hennen Jennings.
former president London Institute Min
ing and Metallurgy: George NJ. Rom
mel. chief animal husbandry division,
bureau of animal industry. Department
OF Asriculture; Dr. J.. S. Rowe; presi,
dent American Academy of Political
ana Social Science: DR.. Robert S. Wood
ward. president Carnegie Institution of
Washington
Represent U. S. Government.
In section V, to be devoted to engi-
neering. the following will represent
the federal government:
Treasury Department-Capt c. A. Nc
Allister. engineer in chief United
States coast guard.
War Department-L!eut Col. E. E.
Winslow. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.,
board of engineers for rivers and har-
bors: Col. w. w. Harris. L. S. A.. in
charge office public buildings and
grounds.
Navy Observation-Disclosures D. W.
Taylor. L. s. N, chief of bureau of con-
Struction and repair.
Interior Departmental. P. Davis, di-
rector and chief engineer reclamation
service; r. 3. Marshall, chief geograph-
er geological survey.
Department of Agricultural. w.
Page. director office of public roads
Department of Commerce-S. w.
Stratton. director bureau of standards :;
q. r. Putnam. commissioner bureau Of
lighthouses; f. Lester Jones. superin-
tendent coast and geodetic survey
The nineteenth International Con-
gress Of Americanists will meet in
W Washington during the same week with
-,
and Joint conferences will be held for
the discussion of subjects of common
interest to members of the two organi-
"a atoms. This will be especially advan-
tageous. since large number of stu
dents from all parts Of America as
wei as from the old world, interested
In these branches, will thus be brought
together on common ground.
Section on Conservation.
Special emphasis Will be PLACED by
the congress on practical and economic
questions and for this reason there Will
be particular interest in section III,
which will deal with conservation Of
natural resources, agriculture. irriga-
tlon and forestry. In this section many
Washinstonians will serve, and it has
been divided into subsections to be
conducted by the following:
subsection I-Conservation of. min
eral resources-C. r. Van Hise, presi-
dent University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Wis chairman; NJ. r. Campbell, United
States geological survey. Washington,