[WE PLAN TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, TO BE HELD APRIL 5 AND 6, 1974, IN PHILADELPHIA.]

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The Officers and Directors of
Executive Registry
The American Academy of Political
and Social Science
Cordially Invite You to Appoint
Two Delegates to
Represent You
at the
Seventy-eighth Annual Meeting
of the Academy
on the topic of
USA-USSR:
Agenda for Communication
April 5 and 6, 1974
THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOTEL
CHESTNUT STREET AT NINTH
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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Topics Discussed at Some of Our
Previous Annual Meetings
1973 The Future Society: Aspects of America in the Year
2000
1972 China in the World Today
1971 America's Most Challenging Objectives
1970 A New American Posture Toward Asia
1969 America's Changing Role as a World Leader
1968 The Changing American People: Are We Deteriorat-
ing or Improving?
1967 Realignments in the Communist and Western Worlds
1966 American Civilization: Its Influence on--our Foreign
Policy
1965 Latin America Tomorrow
1964 Africa in Motion
1963 The New Europe: Implications for the United States
1962 American Foreign Policy Challenged
1961 Is International Communism Winning?
1960 Whither American Foreign Policy?
1959 Resolving the Russian-American Deadlock
1958 Asia and Future World Leadership
1957 The Future of the Western Alliance
1956 Africa and the Western World
1955 Internal Security and Civil Rights in America
1954 America and a New Asia
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These Annual Meetings, addressed at each session by
prominent speakers, are always devoted to the discussion
of some topic which challenges the interest of informed
persons in the social sciences.
The importance of our Annual Meetings is widely
recognized, evidenced by the fact that a large number of
leading institutions and organizations both in the United
States and in other countries appoint delegates to attend
them.
If it is not feasible for your representatives to make a
special trip for the purpose, you may know of persons who
will be in or near Philadelphia on April 5 and 6, and whom
you would like to designate as delegates.
When we receive from you the names and addresses
of your delegates, we shall be glad to communicate with
them directly and give them further details. We hope you
will act promptly, since we wish to include your organiza-
tion in the list printed in our program.
The July, 1974 issue of The Annals will contain the
platform addresses and will be distributed to all members
of the Academy. Those who are not members may order
copies if they desire.
MARVIN E. 'WOLFGANG
President
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The American Academy of Political
and Social Science
3937 CHESTNUT STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19104
NORMAN D. PALMER
HOWARD C. PETERSEN
WALTER M. PHILLIPS
PAUL R. ANDERSON
KARL R. BOPP
ELMER B. STAATS
MARVIN E. WOLFGANG
LEE BENSON
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM
RICHARD D. LAMBERT
R. JEAN BROWNLEE
COVEY T. OLIVER
Officers
President
MARVIN E. WOLFGANG
Vice-Presidents
RICHARD D. LAMBERT, First Vice-President
JOSEPH S. CLARK CLARK KERR
Secretary Treasurer Counsel
NORMAN D. PALMER HOWARD C. PETERSEN HENRY W. SAWYER, III
Editors, The Annals
RICHARD D. LAMBERT, Editor
ALAT~i,?.yolj,,Ass/_Lant Editor
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ENDS OF THE EARTH
The seventy-first Annual Dinner and Meeting of the ENDS OF THE EARTH will
be held on Friday Evening, December 7, 1973, at seven o'clock, at the Union Club,
69th Street and Park Avenue, New York City.
Kindly complete the enclosed form and mail it to the Honorary Secretary before
December 1st. (However, your presence will be welcome even if you cannot decide
Stag. Members are invited to bring guests who may become members. Dress-
Black Tie, Military Mess Dress, or Informal.
Our guest speakers will be:
Vice Admiral Ian Easton, DSC, Head of the
British Defense Staff in Washington
Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, USN,
Senior U.S. POW returned from North Vietnam.
Do come and make our
SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL DINNER
A Memorable Event
Maj. Gen. Roger J. Browne
Hon. Jame. Bruce
Hugh Bullock
Capt. Fred ric J. Fuller, Jr.
Vice Adm. R. H. Hillenkoetter
Major Charles J. Irwin, Jr.
William T. Ketcham, Jr.
Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe
Rear Adm. Ardrew R. Mack
Adm. Johr M. Will
Adm. Arthur D. Struble
Chairman, American Section
Sir Frank K. Roberts
Chairman, British Section
Lt. Gen. William A. Knowlton
Vice Chairman, American Section
Gilbert Darlington
Honorary Secretary Emeritus
Rivington R. \Vinant
Honorary Treasurer
Charles West, Honorary Secretary
The Hop Meadows
Box 1028, Ridgefield Rd.
Wilton, Conn. 06897
(Memi ers of the AmericanSection who are in Great Britain at the time of the
British St ction's meeting on November 15th. have graciously been invited to attend;
contact 1r. G. R. Odey, c/o Barrow Hepburn Gioup, 73 South Audley St., London
WI, Tel. 99.6010.)
"From the ends of the earth,
Where the night has its grave
And the morning its birth
Come, come, come."-Shelley.
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ENDS .OF THE EARTH
Annual Dinner
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I shall attend. My check for $15. 00, payable to
Rivington R. Winant, Treasurer, is enclosed.
(My check also includes an extra $
for guests at $15. 00 each)-
I regret that I will be unable to attend.
NAME
Please Include Zip Codes
Guests' names and addresses on reverse side.
ENDS OF THE EARTH
CHARLES WEST, Honorary Secretary
THE HOP MEADOWS
BOX 1028, RIDGEFIELD ROAD
WILTON, CONNECTICUT 05897
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is a unique organization. There are no bylaws, no obligations, no membership- no dues, no treasury, no
officers (all are "Honorary"), no business meetings. The Constitution, in its entirety, reads: ",tlembers must
be good fellows with no axes to grind who speak our language. " In addition, the closest the Society has to a
set of "bylaws" is the information from the 1903 dinner invitation quoted on the reverse side of this sheet.
The purposes of the Society are: the promotion of international amity, cultural exchange, trade and
commerce, and movement of peoples around the earth in the cause of peace and friendship; the
encouragement of scientific exploration and investigation on the earth and throughout the universe; and the
fellowship of men who have visited, and performed (in the words of Lord Cromer, British Ambassador from
Great Britain to the United States, at our 1971 dinner) "deeds of derring-do" at The Ends of the Earth.
The Society was formed following the Battle of Manila Bay, at a dinner held to celebrate the camaraderie
and fellowship between the American and British at that ends-of-the-earth location. The dinner was such a
success that it was decided on the spot that it should be perpetuated on both sides of the Atlantic. The
British Section was soon organized in London and the American S?rtion later in New York.
The American Section generally meets on the first Friday in December at The Union Club in New York. A
dinner meeting normally consists of cocktails, dinner, and entertainment, generally a short talk, with slides
or film, by a member or guest, recording his explorations or travels at or to-or even beyond-the Ends of
the Earth. A feature is a brief talk by the senior representative of the United Kingdom attending. The
British Section, still going strong, holds two dinners a year in London, addressed by a distinguished speaker.
One of its past speakers was, as a matter of interest, Sir Winston Churchi',. Each Section welcomes members
of the other as guests.
For three-quarters of a century the American Section membership has consisted of: leading professional,
business, church, literary, and social figures; distinguished explorers; diplomats; government officials; and
high-ranking officers of our Armec Forces, active and reserve. The guiding force in the American Section
during most of the past three decades was Reverend Gilbert A. Darlington.
Information about membership and brief nomination forms can be obtained by writing to the Honorary
Secretary, or members may write letters to him to nominate for admission qualified gentlemen who have,
either literally or figuratively, beer to The Ends of the Earth `:..good `eelows wit/i no axes to grind who
speak our language. "
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"From the ends of the earth,
Where the night has its grave
And the morning its birth
Come, come, come, "-Shelley.
Write: Honorary Secretary, ENDS OF THE EARTH, Box 1028 Ridgefield Road, Wilton, Conn. 06897
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""DS OF THE 0""AR1*'H
The Ends of the Earth
Among the members of the Society - in addi-
tion to Messrs. Clemens (alias Twain) and Kip-
ling - have been the following: - Secretary
of War (Later President) Taft; Ambassadors
Bruce, and Lord Cromer; First Lord of the
Admiralty Sir John Fisher; explorers Peary,
Sir William T. Grenfell, Lowell Thomas, Roy
pman Andrews, Lewis Cotlow; historians
arses Francis Adams, Thomas Nelson Page,
William Lyons Phelps; authors Sir Arthur
Conan. Doyle, Poultney H. Bigelow, Rufus
Zogba+.rm, Leonard H. Nason; artist Frederick
Remington; conservationist Gifford Pinchot;
sculptor Gutzon Borglum; naturalist Ernest
Thompson Seton; Boy Scout Founder Daniel
Carter Beard; churchmen Gilbert Darlington
and Edward N. West; actor Douglas Fair-
ban ks.
Also, Defense Secretary Lovett; Admirals
Chichester, Dewey, Sims, Hart, Mitscher,
cko" Clarke, Halsey, Kinkaid, Belknap,
ewitt, Morcell, Radford, Burke, Struble,
McCain, Moorer; Generals Leonard Wood,
Chaffee, Pershing, Bliss, Summerall, Harbord,
Bullard, McAuliffe, Theodore Roosevelt, Van
Fleet, O'Donnell, Leon Johnson, Kuter, Leslie
R. Groves, Porter, M. D. Taylor, H. K. John-
son, W. C. Westmoreland.
Kipling, "The Ballad of East and West"
Management: , A Working committee attends to all necessary details
Officers: None; all are "Honorary".
Lodge: "Wherever the four ways meet the -North and South and East and
Greeting:
West Trai Is."
"Where do you come from?"
"I come from The Ends of the Earth."
"Wherefor?"
"To study the language."
Dues and Fees: None
Annual Meeting: The first Friday evening in December. (Dinner) in New York City. No
set speeches. Remarks by distinguished guests limited to 10 minutes.
.Entirely "off the record," no publicity, no press coverage.
No extras. Adjournment no later than 11 p.m.
Membership Limit: 350.
"Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great judgement Seat
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,'
When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the
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Remarks: A few.days ago I got an inquiry from the
White House asking if we had any information on
this Organization. We didn't, but they then gave
me the attached. It is interesting and you may
wish to pass it along to CRS (Library) whi r h tri/arl
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