Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
SOCIETY TO HOLD
5OTH ANNIVERSARY
AnthropoIogicaI Group to
Observe Founding at Co.'S
mos Club Tuesday.

The Archaeological sSociety of
washington, third oldest OF local scien-
tific societies, win observe its fiftieth
anniversary at the Cosmos Club Tues
day.
The society was founded in 1879 by
O small group of local medical men and
ethnologists. Only the Medical Society
of the District of Columbia, founded in
1919, and the Philosophical Society of
Washington, founded in 1871, are older
among the Capital scientific organiza-
tons
From the first 1t has played a prom
inent part in anthropoiogical research
throughout the world, but especially
among the primitive races of America.
1t has had divisions of anthropology,
ethnology, prehistoric archaeology.
psychology, asthetology, technology,
sociology, philology and criminal an
thropology, all of which have made i'm
portant contributions.
Mai. John w. Powell. founder and
first chief of the Bureau of American
Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, was president of the society nine
times.
Others Fill Chair.
other well known scientists who filled
this chair were: Prof. Otis T. Mason of
the National Museum; DR.. Robert
Fletcher, an Army physician, who had
specialized in anthropological measure
ments during the Civil War: DR.. AIMS
worth r. Spofford, librarian of Con-
gress; Dr. Washington Mathews, Albert
s. Gatschet of the Bureau of American
Ethnology; DR.. Frank Baker, director
of the National Geological Park and
professor at Georgetown University:
Miss Alice C. Fletcher, originator OF
- Tnva
Mooney of the Bureau of American
rick Mallory, DR.. James c. Morgan, DR..
Joseph M. Toner, Dr. w. J. MCGEE, Prof.
William H. Holmes, DR.. c. Hart Merri-
man, DR.. George M. Kober, DR.. Jesse w.
Fewkes and DR.. Frederick Webb Hodge.
The Anthropological Society is the
parent organization of the Washington
Academy Of Sciences, of the American
Anthropological Society, and of the
American Journal of Anthropology.
Among the distinguished foreign scien-
lists which it brought to Washington
was Alfred Russell Wallace, co-discov-
erer of the theory of evolution. The
society has worked in close co-opera-
ton with the National Museum, the
Bureau of American Ethnology and the
Army Medical Museum.
The present president is DR.. Charles
L. G. Anderson.
Elected as Members.
The following foreign anthropologists
are to be elected honorary members at
the fiftieth anniversary dinner:
Argentina-Prof. Roberto Lehmann-
Nitsche, professor of anthropology, Ma
tional University of Buenos Aires; chief,
department of anthoropolgy. Museo de
la Plata, La Plata, and DR.. Felix Outes,
professor of anthropology, National Uni
versity of BuenoS Aires; director In
stitution Of Geographical Investigation
Buenos Aires, Defensa It'll, Buenos
Aires.
Brazil-Dr A. C. Simoens da Silva,
director Museo da Silva, Visconde de
Silva Ill, Rio de Janeiro.
Canada--Mr. Diamond Jenness, chief
OF the division of anthropology, Ma
tsonai Museum Of Canada, Ottawa,
Ontario.
Denmark-Dr Knud Rasmussen, lead
or of the Danish Thule expeditions,
Sigridsvej H. Hellerup, and Prof. VIII
liam Thalbitzer, professor University of
Copenhagen, member Royal Academy
Sciences and Letters. Copenhagen.
Ecuador-Dr. Max Uhle, director of
the museum. professor of American and
prehistoric Ecuadorean archaeology, Gen.
trail University Of Ecuador, Quito, and
Senior Jacinto Jijon y Caamano, box
1877, Quito.
q TIA. Joyce of England.
England-Mr. Thomas A. Joyce,
department. Of ethnography, British
Museum.
France-Dr. r. verneau, professor of
anthropology, National Museum of
Natural History. Jardin des Plantes
Paris; curator. Museum OF Ethnography:
president, Society of Americanists OF
Paris, and DR.. Paul Rivet, assistant,
National Museum Of Natural History:
professor of anthropology, chronological
Institute, 1911. Rue st. Jacuue, Paris.
Germany - DR.. Konrad T'heodor
PreusS, director, American department,
Museum Of Ethnography, Berlin
Friedman, Hahneistrasse 10, and DR..
Walter Lehman, director, Institute of
chronological Research, SW IL, Prince
Albert St., z, Berlin.
Mexico-Dr. Manuel Gamio formerly
director Of anthropology, Department