Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24

During the week just past the An
thropologicai Society Of Washington
has celebrated its semi-centennial. It is
interesting to note in The Star of Feb
Anthropological the following
Society Formed. news WIS.,, item tenn .,, re.
new organization:
1.-THE second meeting of the Anthro-
biological Society was held last night at
the Smithsonian Institution, Or, ]. M.
Toner presiding. DR.. Thomas Antisell,
C. w. Hoffman, NJ. r. Morris, o. De-
Powell, George Shoemaker. Prof. @.
Able, Or. H. c. Yarrow. Or. H. Tread
well. DR.. H. w. Henshaw, H. o. Hood,
Gen. Thomas II. L. Smith, u. s. A.: DR..
C. A, White, Lieut. j. A. Norris, u. s. NJ:
Chauncey Hickox and w. H. Holmes
were nominated for membership. The
committee appointed to draft consti-
tuition submitted the result Of their
labors. Most Of the proposed constitus
ton was adopted by section, after
amendment, but the consideration Of
some points and the adoption Of the
constitution as whole was laid over
until the next meeting.
1.-THE adopted sections of the consti-
a.t.on provide that the society shall be
Kaown as the Anthropologica Society
OF Washington, that its object shall be
10 encourage the study Of the natural
History Of man, especially with refer
ence to America, and shall include
somatology (anatomy, physiology. etc.,
archaeology. ethnology and philology;
that the society shall be divided into
four sections to correspond to these
different subjects of research, each to
make social investigations in its re-
spective field when requested, to an
nounce interesting discoveries, to collect
specimens manuscripts, publications
newspaper clippings, and In every way
to foster its particular division of work,
and that all archeoloP'~0i and ethno-
logical specimens of = shall be
deposited in the N@...onal Nj ,um, all
crania and somatic specimens IN the
Army Medical Museum, all books, clip
pings, manuscripts, photographs and
abstracts in the archives Of the society.
The initiation fee for active members Is
SO, with yearly fee Of 50 additional.
The meetings are to be on the first and
third Tuesdays of each month from Oc-
tober to June. The officers OF the So
ciety and their duties were determined
upon.
1.-THE section of the constitution
whose adoption caused the most discuss
sion was that fixing the name. The
term 'anthropologlc was criticized as
covering too much ground and as not
being well understood, and 'archeologi-
cal and chronological were suggested
as more ineligible and more appropri-
ate. The name adopted was defended
as representing the wide scope Of the
society's aims and as being one that
aaxN mi tnd To hna
cations OF similar character In Eu-
rope. At the next meeting DR.. G. A,
White, who found the first fresh-water
shell heaps on Western rivers. and has
made the tirst donation to the society
In the shape of Ratchet from the
same, win deliver an address"
The following from The star Of Feb
ruary 20, 1879, illustrates the anxiety
always felt in those days and, for that
matter, during recent years regarding
ys the appointment of the
Local Judges members OF the local
preferred. judges on the score
Of their unfamiliaIity,
when selected on political grounds. with
the laws and practices Of this jurisdic-
ton:
THE bill providing for an additional
judge for the District Of Columbia has
passed both houses OF Congress and win
no doubt receive the signature Of the
President. There Is a general feeling
that the new judge should be appointed
from this District The Washington
bar has as much ability as any bar in
the country, and there Is no good reason
why our lawyers Of reputation and In
tegrity should be so continuously over
looked in filing vacancies upon the
District bench. They have the great
advantage of being familiar with the
laws and practice ruling in Maryland,
and consequently in this District; mat
tiers In which lawyers coming here from
distance find themselves very much
at q loss and which require of them q
special education before they can work
intelligently In our courts. Yet when
the question Of the appointment of q
District Judge comes up. the names pre-
scented are almost always those Of laws
yers from distant States. At the pres