Evening star., 1932-01-10
Archeolosists to
Hold Meeting at
Abremont on Friday
February Meeting at Esyp-
tian Legation, With Min
lister as Host.

Next Friday evening Mf. and Mrs.
Henry Parsons Erwin will receive the
Archaeological Society at their estate,
Afbnfnont, on the occasion Of the ses
ciety's t66th meeting. The big drawing
room, whose windows overlook the hill-
side Japanese garden and sweeping
lawns, will be arranged to aecdfnfno-
date the members and their, guests, who
will hear a lecture, THE Spanish
Pageant" delivered by Arthur Stanley
Riggs, F. r. G. s., the secretary OF the
organization. Mr.. Riggs, who Is the
author of number of books and edi-
tor of the magazine Art and Archeol-
ogy, has been recognized for years as
an authority on Spain, and has writ
ten end lectuted widely on this subject,
not only In the United states, but In
Spain Itself. when the great .exposi-
tion was in progress in seville four
years ago Mr.. Riggs was chosen to de-
Sver the address OF welcome Iii Span
ash when the American Pavilion was
opened. He was also the guest Of the
Royal Academy Of History in Madrid
at that time and addressed that august
body, over which the Duke OF Alba pre-
sided, on the debt America owes to
Spain in a historical and linguistic
sense. Three years age King Alfonso
honored him sighally by recognizing
his work with the collar Of the Royal
Order OF Isabel the Catholic, one of
the oldest and NEST distinguished
orders in Spain, comforting Upon him
the rank Of commander. In the present
lecture, which bears the same title as
his last book, Mr.. Riggs will efideavor
to present an, Interpretation of the
Spanish character and history through
consideration Of the architecttire and
art of the country. Celbred lantern
slides will illustrate the address.
This season the Archaeological So
ciety, under the presidency OF Wade
of acconr1oda ting the large mem
bership in the private houses in
which its meetings are usually held.
has been oblibed to increase somewhat
its restrictions and limit its numbers to
q closer conformity with Its program
A long waiting list testiiies to the
value placed upon the organization,
now in its thirty first year, by wash
ington society. The first meeting OF
the season was held In November at
the residence of former Representative
and Mrs. Thomas M Phillips, with Dr..
David M. Robinson Of Johns Hopkins
University describing MS discoveries IN
ancient Olynthts, Greece, December
saw President and MRS. Ellis ss the
hosts at the willard, where Prof: Al
bright, also OF Johns Hopkins, and for
10 years head OF the American School In
Jerusalem, told an absorbed audience
that crowded the red room, how. the
areheologist rs able to date his finds,
and why he knows where and how TO
dig, to say nothing Oh his. astonishing
cohfirmatiefs OF Biblical history
The February meeting will, be gala
occasion in honor OF the birthday OF
H. r, H. Prince Fareeq, heir TO the
egyptian threne. The Egyptian Minister,
Sesostris Sidarouss Pasha, will be the
host at his legation, and the speaker in
ali probability will be Prof. Charles
breasted OF the Oriental Institute Of
the University of Chicago, whe will tell
of the epoch -fnaking work done In the
land of the Nile by the institute under
the leadership of his father DR.. James
H Breasted. No announcement OF the
dates or speakers for the March and
April meetings is as yet possible, but
the society's season will end with
garden party at Rippon Lodge va,
with President and MRS. Ellis as hests
for the second time this season.