Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-04
TOTAL OF 81 CONVENTIONS AND CONGRESSES
FOR PANAMA. PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION BREAKS WORLDS RECORD
BY GRANT WALLACE

in San Francisco and the Pacific coast
states.
Among the larger conventions sched-
uled are the following:
International Congress Of Education,
August; international Press Congress-.
July: National Association OF Retail
Grocers, May: International Engineer
Ing Congress, September: American
Mining Congress. September; American
Medical Congress, June: international
Association Of Rotary Clubs. July; In
Fternational Irrigation Congress, Sep
tember: Worlds Insurance Congress,
october; American Federation Of La
Dor, November. Not less than $4,000
persons from all over the world will
attend the International Congress Of
Education. which Ia probably the lar
gest single gathering Of the entire year.
The largest and most important ma
tionaI and international expositions OF
the past have never been able to Sc
cure more than half the number of con-
MENTIONS and congresses that win mark
the Panama Pacific International Elk
position year. st. Louis and Chicago
were each well under the $50 figure. and
the subjects covered were Of limited
range.
Al the 1915 Exposition the gatherings
come under eighteen distinct classical
lions. and they cover the entire gamut
Of human endeavor IN all branches. In
Guiding the sciences, the arts. the pro-.
fessions. Industrial and commercial life.
fraternal and organization interests
and a host OF other phases Of work that
can readily be seen by persual of the
accompanying table.
The tabulation Of the conventions by
months II as follows:
February. ls: March. Il; April. IS;
May. IS. June, ~: July. 1s3; August,
2l9: September. Sc: October. Is; Mo-
vember, &c: December. 2.
Thousands Of distinguished person.
ages WIN come TO the Exposition during
the convention period as participants
and visitors directly interested In the
deliberations Of the various gatherings.
0ensral George Cocktails. International
~ famous as the builder Of the Panama
canal, VIII preside during the sessions
Of the great. engineering congress IN
September. Other noted engineers
from abroad and in America win at
tend this convention. which 10 heraided
as among the most important in the
world.
The international Educational Com,
gress will bring most OF the really fa-
nous educators OF the United States.
including those Of the overseas nations.
The religious forces OF Christendom
viii gather at the Exposition during
the year. The organization Of the
Worlds Social Progress Congress In
the early part Of April. with member
ship OF hundreds. IL an example Of the
progress that 10 being made at the Pam
anna Pacific International Exposition
by leaders who have the uplift Of hu.
manity In general and the extension OF
the amer elements OF civilization ar
heart. In addition there are seventy
big religious congresses and conven.
tons scheduled for the various Expo
sition months. with such variety OF
topics and interests that they win ap-
peal to all classes and the people OF all
nations.
Abdul Rahai, the leader OF the world
wide BahaI movement for the unifying
Of humanity In stronger social and re-
lgious ties, sent his personal represent
latives 10 the Bahai congress- which
at San Francisco under the
auspices OF the Exposition late In April
Peace leaders, including DR.. David
Starr Jordan, chancellor Of Stanford
are making the Exposition
their headquarters for the spreading Of
The gospel Of peace among all nations
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