General survey of the folk-lorist movement from 1889 to 1900.
French will be the official language of the congress. Communications may be made in English, German, Italian, and Latin, but they must be accompanied by a résumé in French. They should be in the hands of the Secretary-General before the first of July, 1900. The length of such communications is restricted to a quarter of an hour's reading. No tale will be read at the general sessions, but those which have universal interest may be printed in the report.
Membership subscription is fixed at twelve francs. Members receive the printed reports of the sessions of the congress, and any other publications which may be issued.
The address of the Secretary-General is M. Paul Sébillot, 80 Boulevard Saint-Marcel, Paris.
The Twelfth International Congress of Orientalists.—This congress is to be held at Rome, October 12, 1899, under the presidency of Count Angelo de Gubernatis. Among the twelve sections into which it will be divided, may be here noted the third, "Comparative history of the Oriental religions, comparative mythology and folk-lore," and the twelfth, "The languages, people, and civilization of America." Cards of membership entitle the holder not only to the publications of the congress, but also to a reduction of fares, amounting to one half, for all railroads in Italy, and for the railroads in France communicating with them. Americans may secure cards by sending the amount of the subscription ($4.00) to Mr. Cyrus Adler, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.
Note.—It may here be allowed to deprecate the use of the expression, now somewhat out of date, "comparative folk-lore."—Editor of the Journal of American Folk-Lore.
Congress on Basque Studies.—Among the congresses of the Exposition of 1900 is one to be organized by the "Société d'Etudes Basques." The organizing committee appeals for support to all "basques and bascophils," to historians, philologists, ethnographers, and folk-lorists. The work laid out for the congress includes investigation of customs and of Basque music. The subscription is ten francs. The Secretary is M. d'Abartiagus, Osses, Basses-Pyrenées, France.
