The Washington times., 1915-12-27
LOCALMENHONORED
BYAMER|CAN|STSAT
THEIR FIRST SESSION
Four Washington Residents Are
Selected Honorary Vice
Presidents.
CEREMONIAL AT OPENING
International Congress Set in
Motion in Impressive Fash
ion-SpeCial Ehibits.

Four Washington mon were honorcd
today at the preliminary meeting of the
International Congress of Amercanists
held at the New National Museum.
Rear Admiral Charles II. stockton
the Rt Rev. r. J. Shahan, o. II. Tit
man. and Robert S. Woodward were
named honorary vice presidents. along
with a group of others OF the most
noted ethnologists and anthropoloSists
OF North and South America.
When the scientists gathered for their
afternoon meeting there were present in
the auditorium of the New National
Museum men who have spent their
lives delving in excavations and ruins
for traces of Information about prehis-
toric peoples of this continent
One of the curious methods of proceed
ure, which amounts almost to ccrc-
monial. of this body Is the transmitta !
Of its right to meet from previous
gathering. When the preliminary ses-
sion began this morning London
woman. Miss Adele G. Breton. present
ed the credentials of the last interna-
tional gathering, held in London. au-
thorizing the present nineteenth annual
conference to meet.
Honorary Officers Chosen.
The complete list of honorary vice
presidents and secretaries, named this
morning, follows:
Rear Admiral Charles u. StocKton.
president OF George Waeh!ngton Uni-
versity; thc RI. Rev. T, J.. Shahan:
America; .. II. Tittmu mn. president Of
the National Geographic S0cietY; Rob
ert 5. Woodward, president of the Car
negie Institution; Prof. Luis Montana.
francisco J. Yanes. rredorco A. Pczet,
Manuel Gdmio. Mexico DR.. Samuel O.
Dixon. Philadelphia; Dr.. Wil'"m ].
Holland. Pittsburgh. Edward x. Put-
Canada
Those elected as honorary secretaries
We're pr g. b. Gordon: Or Ed -" l..
Hewett; Dr.. A. l.. Iroebor DR. George
Dr Marshall Fl. Sayille. DR.. julio Tcl'o.
Dr.. William Thallitzer. Dr. tranz
Boas. the Rev. John Cooner, DR.. f.
sPair; ToIler rr0f' 4 Rodosavnevirh s1l,s "rof \
smith. and the Rev. \. G. Morice
Resolutions We're introduced concern
ing uniform laws concerning explorn
tion and preservation of antiquities in
America. and for the promotion af an
thronooloGical research in the American
repdbli"s.
Social Events Planned.
In addition to the scientific sessions
Tor the reading of papers. there will be
number of social events including a
reception by regents and the secretary
or the Smithsonian Institution on We'd
nesday evening" dinner az the Cosmos
'luo thursday evening, end a receipt IN
by the secretary Of the Smith sonian In
stitIition, as president OF the Washington
branch of the Archaeological Institute
OF America. at the Smithsonian Instl-
tuition on Friday afternoon.
The meeting of the Internal ionaI Con-
Gress of Americanists is being held i'm
affiliation with section | of the second
Pan american scientific congress. the
american Anthropological Association,
the Amcrian Folk Lore Society, the
American Historical Association. ard
the Archaeological Institute of America.
Organize in Morning.
The preliminary meeting of the Ameri-
canists. for purposes nf organizing. was
a. rooms i2-tS. United States National
Museum. this morning at 900 o'clock.
At o'clock the first meeting of the
Amcricansts. assembled in the audi
torinm of The museum. and :he reading
OF papers began. Dr. Juan =. AmbroscL.i i
OF Buenos Aires, presided. Among t. q
sneakers at afternoon meC lin" were Irr
lNldolDh Schullcr. DR.. @. J.. Cor lon, di-
rector of the museum of the University
ot Pennsylvania; nr. J. A. Caparo. Gern
OF the department of clc, tr.cal cu.i-
neering, University of Notre Dame, IN.
diana; Philip Ainsworth Means: Dr
1ilram bingham. assistant professor of
Latin American history. Yale: Frcd"..Ho
Nifonso PeZet. minister from Pe'1l:
charles W. Mead. American Museum of
Nat'lra' History; the Rev. John A.
m IFri Vail l.,
University, and Charles v ellington Fur
long.
This evening The delegates will at
tend the reception by the SCcretal., OF
state and the United States dpIcLqtes
or Inc Pan-AmeriCan Scientific Congress
at the Pan-American Union building at
3 o'clock.
Special Exhibits.
4 number of special exhibits N the
United States National Museum la C
been prepared for the Americanis:s.
Ihese include the physical anthropol-
osy exhibits arranged by A. Hrdlicka
This exhibit is divided into Indian
busts, pscudo-ancient man Of America
new and remarkable instance of In.
dian trephining, hair of adult white
Americans of the oldest families. and
ancient American and Egyptian hair.
w. +. Stafford, economic botan!st
United States Department of Agrlcul,
ture, arranged the archaeology exhibit
of economic plants and plant products
of prehistoric America.
Alice G. Fletcher. of WashinGton ha!
prepared pamphlet entitled. "Ble
History OF the International Congress,
OF America nists," which deals With thu
career OF the body in the forty years o
its existence.
The President of the United States il
patron of the body, and its preS.den
Is John W. Foster. former Secretary o
state. Honorary presidents are Charlie
ID. Walcott, secretary to the Smithson
ian Institution; Clarence B. Moore
archaeologist. Philadelphia. and Prof
William II. Holmes head curator, De
partment OF Anthropology. New Ma
tional Museum.
The treasurer is Clarence +. Norment
president of the National Bank o
Washington, and the secretary is DR.
Ales Hrdlicka.
Germany Gets Cereals.