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THE first meeting of the International Geological Congress in Canada, and the third in the western continent, held its session in Toronto from August 7 to August 14, under the presidency of Dr. F. D. Adams, of McGill University. Altogether 1152 members were enrolled, about half of whom attended the meeting; and forty-six countries were represented by their leading geologists. Probably never before had Canada entertained a gathering so distinctively international, and great interest was manifested in the work of the congress, not only in Toronto, but throughout the Dominion. The honorary president of the congress, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, who was unable to attend, was represented at the opening-session by the Right Hon. Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and by him a warm welcome to the Dominion was extended to the visiting delegates in a graceful speech in French, the official language of the ocongress. Ontario was represented by the Hon. W. H. Hearst, Minister of Mines for that province, Toronto by Alderman Church, and the University of Toronto by President Falconer, to whom the congress was indebted for the use of several of the university buildings during the meetings.
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W., R. The Twelfth International Geological Congress . Nature 92, 7–9 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/092007a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/092007a0