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 Lock on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. 
 
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Twelfth International Congress of 
 
 ORGANIZATION 
 
 LIBRPRY OF CONOKhbb 
 
 014 311 900 2 I 
 
 General Organizing Commission 
 
 Representatives of the United States Government on the Permanent Internationa 
 
 Commission of Navigation Congresses: 
 
 Brigadier-General Charles W. Raymond, U. S. Army, Retired, Chairman. 
 
 Brigadier-General William II. Bixby, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army. 
 
 Colonel Harry F. Hodges, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. 
 
 Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Sanford, Corps of Engineers, U. S, Army, General Secretary 
 of the Congress. 
 
 Mr. Elmec Lawrence Corthell, Civil Engineer. 
 onel Johq I '.".-art. Consulting F.ngineer. 
 
 Honorable J. Hampton Moore, Member of U. S. Congress. 
 
 Executive Committee for the Twelfth Congress 
 
 Brigadier-General C. W. Raymond, I". S. Army. Retired, Chairman of the American 
 Section. 
 
 Honorable J. Hampton Moore, Member of U. S. Congress. 
 
 Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Sanford, Corps of Engineers, I*. S. Army. General Sc 
 of the Congress. 
 
 Local Organizing Commission 
 
 I 'resident. — J. Hampton Moore, 
 
 Vice-President. — William T. Tilden. 
 
 Secretary-Treasurer. — George F. Sproule. 
 
 Committees 
 
 Executive 
 
 J. S. W. Holton, Chairman. 
 
 Patrons 
 
 Hon. Dimner Beeber, Chairman. 
 
 Prof. Emory R. Johnson, Vice-Chairman. 
 
 Finance 
 Edward T. Stotesbury, Chairman. 
 J. S. W. Holton, Vice-Chairman. 
 
 I 'hue of Meeting 
 Dr. W'm. 1'. Wilson, Chairman. 
 Win. 11. Hollar, dee-Chairman. 
 
 Hotel . lecommodations 
 
 James I'.. Bonner, Chairman. 
 
 Samuel I- Kent, V ice-Chairman. 
 
 Publications 
 
 Wilfrid II. Schoff, Chairman. 
 
 Addison B. Burk, I 'ire-Chairman. 
 
 Transportation. 
 
 ' , :i irge E. Bartol, Chairman. 
 
 Wm. i >. Hempstead, V ice-Chairman. 
 
 Press 
 
 \. B. Kelly. Chairman. 
 
 Clinton Rogers Woodruff, Vice-Chairman 
 
 Reception 
 
 Frank I'. I. a!. anno. Chairman. 
 
 Horace V I '"an. V ice-Chairman. 
 
 Entertainment 
 
 William T. Tilden, Chairman. 
 
 Murdoch Kendrick, V ice-Chairman, 
 
 Local Excursions 
 
 J. F. Hasskarl. Chairman. 
 
 II. F. Stotser. V ice-Chairman. 
 
 Inspection of Public Works 
 
 Lt.-Col. J. C. Sanford. Chairman. 
 
 Coleman Sillers. Jr.. rice-Chairman 
 
 Ladies' 
 
 Theodore Kolischer, Chairman. 
 
 James M. Dodge. I ice-Chairman. 
 
 Lxhihition 
 
 Alba I'.. Johnson. Chairman. 
 
 Edgar ('. Tlv mas. Vice-Chairman. 
 
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