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

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 Gen
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. make0 his adj
dress and the final resolutions and
recommendations are adopted. Be-
tween these two sessions, however
the business of the congress will be
Condu,ted practically by the nine sec
close OF tn" opening session. These
sections viii meet daily as sections
nr suhsections 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
time the official division of the sec
tions is announced. The meeting
places OF the sections. however, has
been announced. Each section will be
nTeSlOeu over ny enc or 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-
gether with the rames OF the section
Chairmen follows:
Section l. anthrCpology. W. II.
Holmes, head curator of the Smith
S"nian institution. chairman: will
meet at the National Museum for or
Eanization at $40 Tuesday morning
-\mc ricanists. The subjects to be con-
sidered are anthropolOSy. cthnology,
and archaeology.
Section .. astronomy. meteorology.
and seismology. DR.. Robert s. Wood :
ward. president of the Carnegie In
stitution of Washington, chairman:
will meet at the Carnegie Institu-
tion. sixteenth and streets, for or
Eanization at ESQ Tuesday morning
The subjects 70 be considered arc
astronomy, geodosy, meteoroloRy, and
Seismology.
Section 3. Conservat ton Of natural ro-
sources. DR.. George NJ. Rommel, of the
Department of Agriculture chairman:
will meet at tho Raleigh Hotel Tuesday
morning at $50 for organization The
subjects to be considered are agricuI-
ture. irrigation and forestry.
Section =. education. Dr. p. r. CTaX-
ton. United States Commissioner of F,du-
cation. chairman; will meet at $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
tC"hri~al oducati0n
Section 8, engineering. Brig. Gen. W.
II. BiNbN, /. ). A.. retired chairman.
will meet al the Raleigh Hotel TUESDAY V
morning Al 81 O'Clock for organiza ton.
The subjects - he considered are tran
sportation routes hv land and water
electrical engineering. irriGation. and
drainage. sanitary engineering. munirI-
nal water supply mechanical engineer
inC and nomenclature
Section &. international law. public law.
and Jurisprudence. DR. James Brown
Scott secretary Of tho CaTncCi" EndoN-
ment for International Peace. chairman:
will meet at the ShoTeham Hotel at 10
clock Tuesday morning for orEAniEa-