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Dr. von den Steinen pointed out, were not 

 Carib at all in the proper sense. 



In the afternoon session, over which Mr. 

 Jesup presided, Mr. van Panhuys exhibited 

 and discussed certain art-objects (carved 

 combs, gourds, etc.) which indicated the 

 influence of the 'Bush Negroes' of the in- 

 terior of Dutch Guiana upon the culture 

 of the aborigines of the Red race. The 

 human and snake figures referred to by the 

 author were discussed by Dr. Stolpe, who 

 remarked that the first thing the human 

 figure loses in ornament is the head. 



Mr. C. V. Hartman illustrated his 

 ' Archeological Investigations in Costa 

 Rica' with lantern-slides, and Mr. Pepper, 

 in connection with his paper, 'Notes on the 

 Arts of the Pueblo Bonito' (Hyde Explor- 

 ing Expedition), exhibited a number of 

 stereopticon views. Pottery in particular 

 was discussed and illustrated, also basketry. 



During the afternoon session the congress 

 voted to hold its next meeting at Stuttgart, 

 in response to an invitation delivered by 

 Dr. von den Steinen. The following com- 

 mittee to prepare for the congress of 1904 

 was selected: Count Linden (Chief Cham- 

 berlain to the King of Wiirtemberg and 

 head of the Ethnological Museum at Stutt- 

 gart), Dr. von den Steinen and Professor 

 Seler. 



As a committee to edit the proceedings 

 of the New York congress for publica- 

 tion. Professor Putnam (chairman), Dr. 

 Saville and Dr. Boas were appointed. 

 Special efforts are to be made to interest 

 the Spanish American countries in the 

 Stuttgart Congress. 



After the last paper to be read was over, 

 Dr. von den Steinen took the platform, con- 

 gratulated President Jesup on the success 

 of the congress so largely due to his efforts, 

 and called for three cheers for him, which 

 were heartily given. Thus ended what 

 was perhaps the most successful of all the 

 Congresses of Americanists, and in the 



general satisfaction the 'unpleasantness' of 

 Wednesday and its division of the Mexican 

 delegates was soon forgotten, Vice-Presi- 

 dent Chavero remaining to receive the cor- 

 dial adieus of his colleagues of other lands 

 and tongues. * 



At the conclusion of the congress a con- 

 siderable niunber of the delegates visited 

 Pittsburgh, Columbus, Port Ancient, Chi- 

 cago and Washington. In the capital city 

 of the nation (where they arrived Tuesday, 

 October 28) they were entertained by the 

 Cosmos Club and a reception committee of 

 prominent Washingtonians, presented to 

 the President at the White House, and 

 made at home in other ways, with dinners, 

 luncheons, etc. Among these functions 

 was a dinner give for Senor Chavero by 

 the Mexican Ambassador, Senor de 

 Aspiroz, and a dinner at the Arlington for 

 the delegates, at which Dr. Chas. D. 

 Walcott presided and Dr. W J McGee was 

 toastmaster. A few of the delegates will 

 remain some time longer in this country, 

 but most of them will soon leave for home. 



In a report of a scientific gathering a few 

 personal remarks may not be entirely out 

 of place. Among the foreign delegates 

 who made the strongest and most favor- 

 able impression upon their English-speak- 

 ing colleagues must be mentioned Dr. Karl 

 von den Steinen, colaborer with Bastian at 

 the University of Berlin, and his probable 

 successor, who, with Eduard Seler (for the 

 German Government), the archeologist and 

 Mayan epigrapher, ably represented their 

 native land, and Dr. Juan B. Ambrosetti, 

 of Buenos Aires, who was the envoy of 

 the Argentine Republic and the Museo 

 Nacional de La Plata. By reason of their 

 charming individualities and the excellent 

 work which they have accomplished in 

 their respective fields of research, these 

 two men of science appealed in particular 

 to the anthropologists of the United States, 

 whose methods and investigations, espe- 



