The Washington times., 1915-12-27
-Four Washington Residents Are
Selected Honorary Vice
Presidents.
CEREMONIAL AT OPENING
International Congress Set in
Motion in Impressive FASH
lOn-SpeCiaI Ehibits.

Four Washington men were honored
today at the preliminary meeting OF the
international Congress of Amerlcanists
held at the New National Museum.
Rear Admiral Charles II. Stockton
the Rt. Rev. T. ]. Shahan. o. II. Tit
man. and Robert S. Woodward were
named honorary vice presidents. alone
with a group of others OF the most
noted ethnologists and anthropologists
OF North and South America.
When the scientists gathered for theiu
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 a cere-
monial, of this body Is the transmittaI
of It's right to meet from a previous
gathering. When the preliminary ses-
sion began this morning a London
woman. Mss Adele c. 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 II. STOCKTON
president of George Washington Uni
Versity; the Rt Rev. T. j. Shahnn,
president Of the Catholic University II
America; .. II. Tittmnnn president OF
the National Geographic S6cIetV; Rob.
ert g. woodward, president OF the Car
negie Institution; Prof. Luis Montane
Cuba. Dr.. sinoens da Silva. Brazil
Manuel Gamio, Mexico. DR.. Samuel q
Dixon. Philadelphia; Dr.. Will'am j.
Holland, Pittsburgh Edward x. Pot
nam, Iowa, and DR.. Roland V. Orr
Those elected as honorary secretaries
were DR.. G. B. Gordon. DR. Ed +.
Hewett. DR.. A. L. l[roeber. DR. George
Grant MacCurdy. Dr Ernesto Ouosada
Dr.. William Thalhitzer. DR.. Tran,
Boas. the Rev. John Cooner, DR. r.
Spair. Prof, ]. RadosaVllevich Prof A.
~: Tozzer; S. 9; Morley. Harlan I
smith. and the Rev. A.. g. Morice
Resolutions were introduced concern
Ing uniform laws concerning exDlorn,
tion and preservation of antiquities ir
America, and for the promotion of an.
throDological research In the American
republics.
OOSloI cNGHtS ElHnueOs
In addition to the scientific sessions
Tor the reading of papers. there will bC
number of social events, including 8
reception by regents and the secretary
OF the Smithsonian Institution on We'd
nesday evening; a dinner at the Cosmo,
Club Thursday evening, end a receptior
by the secretary of the Smithsonian Tn
stitution, as president of the Washington
branch of the Archaeological Institute
of America. at the Smithsonian InstI
tuition on Friday afternoon.
The mectin" of the International Con
gress of Americanists is being held II
affiliation with section I of the SECOND
Pan-American scientific congress, tht
American Anthropological Association
the American Folk Lore Society, tht
American Historical Association. arC
Organize in Morning.
The preliminary meeting of the Ameri-
cansts. for purposes Cf organizing. was
a. rooms 42-fS. United States National
Museum, this morning at 900 o'clock.
At o'clock the first meeting of the
Americanists assembled in the audi
torinm of the museum. and the reading
OF papers began. Dr. Juan b. Ambrosct.
OF Buenos Aires, presided. Among Il 4
speakers at afternoon meeting were nr
Ncnullcf, Ut, ". J.. Tor lOu, ui,
rector of the museum of the Universit!
OF Pennsylvania; DIR. ]. A. Caparo. dear
OF the department of electrical eu.i,
neering, University of Notre Dame, In
diana; Philip Ainsworth Means; Dr
11iram Bingham. assistant professor O
I|atln-American history, Yale; Fredorict
Alfonso Pezet. minister from Peru
CHARLES W. Mead. American Museum OF
Natura. History; the Rev. John NJ
cooper, instructor in religion, Cath 5liC
University, and Charles Wellington Fur,
long.
This evening The delegates will at.
tend the reception by the Secretary OF
state and the United States delegates
OF the Pan-American Scientific COngres,
at tne Pan-Amerlcan Union building al
o'clock.
Special Exhibits.
a number of special exhibits in the
United States National Museum hay,
been prepared for the Americanists.
These include the physical anthropol
ogy exhibits arranged by a. Hrdlicka
This exhibit is divided into IndiaI
busts, pseudO-anclent man Of America
new and remarkable instance of In
dian trephining, hair OF adult whit
Americans Of the oldest families. an,
ancient American and Egyptian hair.
w, r.. Sanford, economic botanisi
United States Department of Agrlcul
ture, arranged the archaeology exhlbi
of economic plants and plant product
of prehistoric America.
Alice G. Fletcher, of Washington ha
prepared a pamphlet entitled. "Brie
History of the International Congress
of Amerlcanists," which deals With tn
career OF the body In the forty years O
its existence.
The President of the United states
a patron of the body, and its pres,den
Is John w. Foster. former Secretary q
State. Honorary presidents are Charlie
ID, Walcott, secretary to the Smithson
ian Institution; Clarence b, Moore
arehaeologist, Philadelphia, and Pro-
william II. Holmes, head curator, De
partment of Anthropology, New Ma
tional Museum
The treasurer Is Clarence i. Normen
president of the National Bank G
Washington. and the secretary is d.
Ales Hrdlicka.
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