THE HISTORY OF THE CONGRESS 



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matters as easy and comfortable as possible. A letter of advice was 

 mailed to each speaker prior to his departure, carefully setting forth 

 the conditions of American travel, routes to be followed, reception 

 committees to be met, and other essential details. The official badge 

 of the Congress was also mailed, so that those wearing them might 

 be easily identified by the reception committees both in New York 

 and St. Louis. Nine tenths of the speakers came by the way of New 

 York, and in order to facilitate the clearance of their baggage and to 

 provide for their fitting entertainment in New York, a special recep- 

 tion committee was formed composed of the following members : - 



F. P. Keppel, Columbia University, New York City, Chairman. 



Prof. Herbert V. Abbott, New York. 

 R. Arrowsmith, New York. 

 C. William Beebe, New York. 

 George Bendelari, New York. 

 Edward W. Berry, Passaic. 

 J. Fuller Berry, Old Forge, 

 Rev. H. C. Birckhead, New York. 

 Dr. James H. Canfield, New York. 

 Rev. G. A. Carstenson, New York. 

 Prof. H. S. Crampton, New York. 

 Sanford L. Cutler, New York. 

 Dr. Israel Davidson, New York. 

 William H. Davis, New York. 

 Prof. James C. Egbert, New York. 

 Dr. Haven Emerson, New York. 

 Prof. T. S. Fiske, New York. 

 J. D. Fitz-Gerald, II, Newark. 

 W. D. Forbes, Hoboken. 

 Clyde Furst, Yonkers. 

 William K. Gregory, New York. 

 George C. O. Haas, New York. 

 Prof. W. A. Hervey, New York. 

 Carl Herzog, New York. 



Robert Hoguet, New York. 



Dr. Percy Hughes, Brooklyn. 



Prof. A. V. W. Jackson, New York. 



Albert J. W. Kern, New York. 



Prof. Charles F. Kroh, Orange. 



Dr. George F. Kunz, New York. 



Prof. L. A. Lousseaux, New York. 



Frederic L. Luqueer, Brooklyn. 



R. A. V. Minckwitz, New York. 



Charles A. Nelson, New York. 



Dr. Harry B. Penhollow, New York. 



Prof. E. D. Perry, New York. 



John Pohlman, New York. 



Dr. Ernest Richard, New York. 



Dr. K. E. Richter, New York. 



Edward Russ, Hoboken. 



Prof. C. L. Speranza, Oak Ridge. 



Prof. Francis H. Stoddard, New York. 



Dr. Anthony Spitzka, Goodground. 



Harvey W. Thayer, Brooklyn. 



Prof. H. A. Todd, New York. 



Dr. E. M. Wahl, New York. 



Prof. F. H. Wilkens, New York. 



To each foreign speaker was extended the courtesies of the Century 

 and the University clubs while remaining in New York City. Mention 

 should also be made of the assistance of the Treasury Department 

 and of the courtesy of Collector of the Port, Hon. N. N. Stranahan, 

 through whom special privileges of the Port were extended to 

 the members of the Congress. The work of the reception committee 

 was most satisfactorily and efficiently performed, and was highly 

 appreciated by the foreign guests. Special acknowledgment is due 

 Mr. F. P. Keppel, of Columbia University, for his painstaking and 

 efficient management of the affairs of the committee in New York. 

 Many of the speakers proceeded singly to St. Louis, stopping at vari- 

 ous places, but the great majority went directly to the University of 

 Chicago, where they were entertained during the week preceding the 

 Congress by President Harper and Professor Small , of the University 



