The Washington herald., 1916-05-16
MUSEUM men in
CONVENTION HERE
Delegates Gathered at VIII
lard Urge Coordination of
Nation S Scientific Force.
100 IN ATTENDANCE
Decennial Of Association Celebrated
at Dinner at Ebbitt-Sessions to
Continue Until Thursday.

The American Association of Museums
convened in its tenth annual session at
the New Willard Hotel yesterday with
more than 100 delegates from all parts
or the United States In attendance The
convention was called to order by Presi-
dent oliver C. Harrington. The address
! OF welcome was made by Charles D. Wal
colt, secretary OF the Smithsonian In
! stitution
The morning session was taken up al
most entirely by the report of the off,
GERS or the organization and a special
report on Conditions and Needs OF
American Museums" by Secretary Paul
M. Rea. The afternoon was devoted to an
inspection OF the Smithsonian Institu-
tion and the National Museum,
The decennial OF the association wa
celebrated at a dinner and special session
at the New Ebbitt last night. The only
other business of the night session was
the presidential address on Some Re-
lations OF Art and Science in Museums" "
| by DR.. harrington. The address was
followed by round table discussion.
The convention will remain in session
until Thursday with three sessions daily
at the New Willard.
Among those attending the dinner AT
the New Ebbitt were: Miss Edith r. Abb
bot Mr Thomas l. Austin, Mr.. Alfred
Bailey, Mr.. Frank c. Baker. DR.. Edwin
AtLee Barber, DR.. Thomas Barbour, DR..
r. S. Bassler. Mrs. Blanche w Baxter,
Miss Viola NJ. Bell. Mr.. William Ber-
wick, Mr.. Paul Brockett Mr.. Charles z.
Brown. Mr.. Harold II. Brown. Mr. Clyde
II. Burroughs, Mr. Newton H. Carpen-
ter. Miss Iotta A. Clark, DR.. A. r. Crook,
Dr. Joseph A. Cushman. Mr.. John Cot
ton Dana. Mr.. Robert W. deForest, Mrs
D. w. deVeer. Prof Homer r. Dill
Mrs. Jeanette NJ. Diven, Miss Lucy c.
Driscoll, DR.. Oliver c. Farrington, DR..
g. Clyde Fisher. Mr.. William L. Fisher.
Mr.. Dwight Franklin. Mrs Emily Glib.
son. Mr. Bent Ives Gilman, Mr.. Robert
Glenk, DR.. Milton J. Greenman, Miss
Della Isabel Griffin, Dr. Joseph Grin.
nell. Mr. Samuel Henshaw. DR.. Arthur
Hollick, DR.. Walter Hough, Mr.. Henry r
Rowland, Miss Margaret Talbot Jack.
son, Mr. Charles w. Johnson Mr.. Henry
w. Kent, Miss Mary L. KisseI. DR.
George F. Kuntz, DR.. Daniel Smith Lamb
Miss Florence N Levy, Mr. Frederick
L. Newton. Mr.. Thure H. LIndberg. Dr..
Frederic A. Lucas. Mr.. H. l. Madison
Miss Eva w. Magoon. Mr.. Levi W. Men
gel, Prof William C. Mills Mr.. Row w
Miner Mrs. NJ B. Morris, Miss Florence
V. PAUL, Miss Clara n. Perine, Mr. Harry
c. Peterson, Mr. Albert Hastings Pitkin
Miss Agnes l. Pollard. Mr. Edward D
Putnam. DR.. Richard Rathbun. Mr.. W
dec Ravenel. Mr.. Paul NJ Rea. Dr.. Ed
ward Robinson. Mr.. Boyd P Rothrock
Mrs. Boyd P. Rothrock. Mr.. Louis Earle
Rowe, Mr.. Julius F. Sachse. Mr. Herbert
E. Sargent, Miss Margaret E. Sawtelle
Mrs. Laura w. L. Scales Mr.. Frank H
Severance, Mr. Charles F. Sylvester, Miss
Anna D. Slocum, Miss Laura Slocum, Dr.
Leonhard Stejneger, DR.. James E. Tai.
mage, Miss Ann f. Thomas. Mr.. Charles
r. Toothaker. Mrs Agnes l. Vaughan
Mr.. Henry L. Ward, Miss Laura l.
Weeks, Miss Alice Wilcox. DR.. W. P. viii.
! son, Mrs. w. L Jackson. Mrs Arthur
Hollick. Mr.. Henry II. PAUL, Mr.. D. c.
Hughes. DR.. w. ]. Holland Dr. Carlos
f. Cummings, Mrs. Carlos E. Cummings
Mr.. Sydney Prentice. Mr.. Louis Cog.
Seshall, Mr.. Serafino AEostini, Mr.. Harold
R. Sampson. Mr.. John w. T Nichols,
Miss Louise Connolly. Miss L. l. Austin,
Mrs. Frank H. Severance, Mrs. E. D
Putnam. Miss Maude l. Oliver, Mrs. New
ton H. Carpenter, DR.. c. Hart Merriam
Mr.. Henry s. Ward. Miss Frances Nor.
ris, Mr.. Thomas Connor, Mr.. Rudolph
Schlele.