The Washington times., 1935-09-02
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Going to Europe
Great Sport
CONVENTIONS
By HELEN ESSARY


Going to Europe is a pretty
nice diversion-at any time. Co
ing to Europe in the summer
time to discuss your favorite
subject with sympathizers from
all parts of the world (and to
see the sights meanwhile) is a
practically perfect holiday.
While Halle Selassie and Mus.
solini shout ultimatums across
the Mediterranean and the Red
Seas, mild hammered experts on
libraries, sanitation. peniten.
taries, pharmacy, agriculture
and dozens of other subjects are
comforting in pleasant auditor
iuns all over the map Of
Europe.
In practically every confer
ence room you will find Wash
ingtonian. He's either govern
ment authority or an officer Of
q national organization.
Early in May the delegates
started across the oceans to
their meeting places.
DR.. Ernest Cushing Rishard.
son of the Library of Congress
went to Barcelona to discuss
Libraries.
DR.. Daniel w. Tracy, presi-
dent of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical work
ers, DR.. Walton Hamilton, Mr..
Hugh S. Hanna, Mr.. Witt Bow
den, Mr.. Marion Hedges ira
yelled to Geneva to talk about
International Labor.
Surgeon H. A. Spencer, U.
8. Public Health Service, went
to Bournemouth, that agreeable
English seaside resort in the
cause of public health.
DR.. Arthur Louis Day went
to London for the Geological
Survey Centenary. Geneva, a
delightful spot at any time,
drew Miss Theodore George,
DR.. w. Gosling and Miss Mary
E. Leeper to talk over public
instruction.
Major Edgar Erskine Hume,
Of the Army Medical Corps,
Director c. c. Pierce, U. S..
Public Health Service, heard
and spoke about military medi-
cine and pharmacy at Brussels
late in June.
How to run a ZOO, or more
definitely The Science of Zoo
logy" is the subject of a con-
greSS at Lisbon next month
which DR.. Leonhard Stejnerger,
head curator of biology at the
National Museum and DR..
Charles w. Stiles OF the Smith
Sonian will attend.
DR.. James M. Doran went to
Brussels last month for a
chemical congress. Several Ag-
ricultural experts of the Gov
eminent are now in Oxford,
England, where a conference on
soil science just ended. These
gentlemen are, DR.. c. E. KEEL
logg, DR.. w. C. LoWdermilk, DR..
A. G. Mccall, DR.. oswald
Schreiner, DR.. Jesse Lapham
and DR.. C. F. Marbut.
Several groups of educators
(their association names are
yards long,, are now meeting at
oxford, England. DR.. w. Carson
Ryan, of the Interior Depart
ment, is an official Government
delegate there.
The first International Con-
greSS of Castro Enterology
(meaning stomach troubled =,
just concluded at Brussels. DR..
William Gerry Morgan and DR..
Ray Lyman Sexton were dele
gates.
Col. Spencer Cosby, U. S. A.,
retired, Maj. Edwin C. Kelton,
Lieut.. Comdr. w. H. Smith, will
go to Brussels, this years fav-
orite convention city, next
month, to discuss navigation.
DR.. GoSling, after his confer
ence at Geneva, went to Brus-
sells for Family Education and
will soon be leaving with Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson for
the Pan American Red Cross
Conference at Rio de Janeiro.
Education hardly seems a
light hearted theme to concen-
trate on, but the Commercial
Educators will meet at Prague
on September 2. An official
delegate from Washington will
be DR.. j. S. Noffsinger.
Wise conversation on how to
grow flowers and shrubbery
will concern some of the Wis
itors to Amsterdam on Septem-
Der 2 for the Botanical Con-
gress. DR.. Albert ncis
RlakeS1ee DR. q II Come Mr.