The Washington times., 1915-12-26
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell. Mrs. Harvey w
Wiley. and Miss Maude Younger.

Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley. and Miss Maude Younger
Social Features of Congress.
The social functions of the congress
begin with the reception to be given
tomorrow afternoon at the New Will
lard by the members OF the American
delegation, headed by Judge George
Gray, Of Delaware, to their colleagues
from South and Central America.
The congress will be considered in
session from the time Secretary Cen
eral Barrett turns over the gaVel to
Ambassador Suarez, as president, to-
morrow morning, until the evening OF
January 6, when President Wilson,
the honorary president, makes his ad-
dress and the final resolutions and
recommendations are adopted. Bc-
tween these two sessions, however,
the business of the congress will be
conducted practically by the nine sec
tfons into which It Will divide at the
close of the opening session. These
sections will meet daily as sections
ar subsections in various parts OF tho
city and will discuss matters OF i'm
portance pertaining to the various
topics on. the programs.
practically every meeting place in
the city has been secured for these
meetings. Who're all the suhsections
will meet will be announced at the
time the official division OF the sec
places OF the sections, however, has
been announced. Each section will be
presided over by cne of the American
delegates who has had charge Of pre-
pairing the program.
There They Meet.
The meeting places OF the sections
and the subjects to be considered, to-
Eether with the rames OF the section
chairmen follows:
Section l. anthrCpology, W. II.
Holmes head curator of the Smith.
meet at the National Museum for or
gant7ation at $3.50 Tuesday morning
with the international Congress OF
Anne ericanists. The subjects to be con-
sioered are anthropoloGy cthnology,
and archaeology.
Section 2. astronomy, meteorology.
and seismology. DR.. Robert s. Wood
ward, president of the Carnegie In
stitdtion of Washington, chairman;
viii meet at the Carnegie Institu-
tion. Sixteenth and P streets, for or
CaniZation at $3.50 Tuesday morning
The subjects 70 be considered arc
astronomy. geodosy. meteoroloRy, and
Seismology.
Section 3. conserva ton Of natural ra-
sources. DR.. George NJ. Rommel, OF the
Department of Agriculture, chairman;
will meet at tho Raleigh Hotel Tuesday
morning at $3.50 for organization. The
aETICuI-
ture, irrigation. and forestry.
Section T. education. Or. p. p. CTax-
ton. United States Commissioner of TIdu-
cation. chairman; will meet at $3.50 Tues
day morning at the Pan-American Union
for organization. The subjects to be
considered are public education in a
democracy. international education. and
technical education.
Section 5, engineering. Brig. Gen. w.
II. BiXby, L. :. A.. retired. chairman:
will meet Al the Raleigh Hotel Tuesday
morning at 81 o'clock Tor organiza ton,
The subjects - be considered are tran
sportatlon routes bv land and water.
electrical engineering irritation. and
drainage, sanitary enRineering. muniG-
nal water supply, mechanical engineer
inE. and nomenclature.
Section 6. international law public law.
and JURISPRUDENCE. Or. James Brown
Scott secretary Of the Carnegie EndoW-
ment for International Peace. chairman:
viii meet at the Shoreham Hotel Al 10
Q clock Tuesday morninE for orEGhiEA-