Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-21

HELD NEXT wEEK-THE WASHINGTON BRANCH
OF THE socIETY-coMMIrrEEs TO ARRANGE
FOR THE CONVENTION.
Members of the Technicer verein or Tech
meal society, of this city, are busily engaged
in making preparations for the reception and
accommodation of their brethren who will be
here by Wednesday next to take part in the
business and pleasure which attends the annual
convention of the Observation-Disclosures
Techniker verbund, or to Anglicize it, the Ger
man-American Technical league. Just why
German society should be formed for scien-
tifc purposes is 10 many people problem; the
fact is that the organization is German for
social reasons. The German may be pretty
thoroughly Americanized, but he cliDgs low
ingIy to the tongue OF the fatherland; he re-
joces in the companionship of old schoolmates,
and when such reunions come no convivial OPP
pOrtunity is allowed to pass by unused. The
meetings of these local societies and the an
nual reunion III convention give the social
features of the organization ample opportunity
for prominence and these will be marked at
the gathering next week. Up to ten years ago
there no legalized association, but in 1879
start was made in the city of New York and
the result was the organization of
TECHNICAL SOCIETY.
Philadelphia soon followed the example and
then Chicago. ST. Louis, Cincinnati Washing
ton anu Ptttsburg went and did likewise At
present the league has 81. members, 1873 being
mechanical engineers, 126 civil engineers, 81
architects and the remainder chemists, manu-
facturers, artists, physicians, &C. TIE meet
lngs OF the several societies are held twice in
each month; one of these Is devoted to business
the other to lectures, discussions and refresh
ments. During the proper season there are
extra neutrality-suspicious. to points of techni-
Cal interest and picnics.
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION.
The league-which combined these scattered
technical societies-was placed ON official
basis little more than five years ago, and since
then has had five annual conventions at, re-
spectively, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cincinnati,
New York and Pittsburg. The one to be held
mere VIII commence next Wednesday, and will
continue IN session until and including Satur-
day. About 100 delegates the majority of them
accompanied by their wives and members of
their families, are expected to be present, and
most OF the men are looking forward vaguely
to possible greetings from those whom they
knew as boys, and OF whom they had heard
nothing for many years. Old-time German
conviyialty will prevail
THE PROGRAM.
All sessions Of the league and the reception
and the banquet will be held in Edels hall, on
L street between 9th and It'll streets On
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock there will be a
reception At 10 clock on Thursday morning
the delegates will be received by Charles Kin
bel, president of the Technical society of this
city. The convention will be officially opened
by A Z. Hettich, president of the league after
which the annual reports of the several socie-
ties and committees will be made. The session
Will close IN time to allow all the delegates to
be at the White House by o'clock, where Presi-
dent Harrison has promised to shake hands
with them. The afternoon is to be devoted to
tour OF the city. but the evening, from 8
o'clock, Is set aside for the banquet; this will
be an elaborate affair, ladies being invited
1he Chicago society will preside over the feast
Fridays proceedings will commence at 10 a.
m with the second days session OF the league
AT = Clock the steamer Corcoran will take the
entire crowd to Mount Vernon.
The third and last days session of the con-
Sentlon Will open on Saturday at 10 am
Officers will be elected and a decision will be
arrived at as to the next place of meeting At
2oclock the league will visit in a body the
navy yard. the Capitol. the site of the Con-
gresslonal library and other places of interest
Inc concluding exercies, which will be largely
social IN their nature, will start off at pm.
and Will continue for some time. The newly
elected president of the league will be in the
chair on this occasion.
PAPERS TO BE READ
At the business sessions the following papers
will be read: ''On the proposed Pixies Peak
railroad William Hildenbrand, New York.
.On transverse strength" H. W. Fabian. New
York; Diving and diving apparatus" II. II.
stupakon Plttsburg; The water supply and
drainage OF Chicago" and Chicago and the
proposed worlds fair" II. A. Stoltenberg
Chicago.
1t will be optional with delegates to deliver
tnelr addresses or to participate in debate in
either German or English, but the majority of
those present, If not all, will undoubtedly use
German.
THE WASHINGTON SOCIETY,"
The officers Of the Washington technical So
clety are as follows: Oh. Kinkel, president: f.
j. scmmer. vice president; c. A. Didden, treas
grer; 7. Bausch, corresponding secretary; Prof.
T. Il. fava, recording secretary.
Inc local committees on the convention are:
Receptlon-Ch. kinkel, p. Bausch G. A. Did
Den, L /. Droop. +. r. Fava, DIR. c. Marx. DIR.
r. seifrig, j. l.. Smithmeyer, Z. j. Sommer.
fnanse-J Jose. II. Won Bayer, H. H. Berg
mann, z; +. Droop, Tn. Felter, Oh. Heurich.
Z. E. Miller, G. n. saegmueller, DR.. P. Seifrig'
Arraugements-W. Burchard A. Conner. J
Jose, Dr. 4. g. Mauss, o. B. Newman, ]. E.
Rettig, E. Schmitt.
Decorations-G. R. Pohl, E. E. Court. R. Won
Ezdorf, L. F. Graether, j. Rakemann w
Susss We
Press-E- J. Sommer. p. Bausch. VIM. Burcb-
ard, c. A. Didden, +. Il. Fava.
lhe local society has a membership of seven
ty-nve; Its delegate to the convention is E. ].
Sommer -
The headquarters of the Washington branch
OF the league, at 1913 E street northwest will
De open day and night during the convention
The Only Indian Grand ARMY Post.
The only Indian G. A. R. post in the country
- the Joseph Ledergerber post, No. 26l de-
partment of Wisconsin 1t was Organized NOT
long ago at keshena, Wis.,. on the Menomonee
reservation. Yesterday Col Fred t. Ledereer
Der Of 81. Louis called at the Interior depart-
!nent and presented to Secretary Noble. in be-
NAN OF the post. TWO photographs Of the men,
oers OF the post taken at the last national en-
eampment at Milwaukee. One of the photo
graphs was intended for the President who is
absent from the city. The presentation is
made IN recognition OF the action of the de-
Partment IN retaining Thomas Jennings as
agent OF the Menomonee reservation.
Transfers of Real Estate
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows
A. /. Moran 70 J. Ii. W. Schmidt sub. Is. So
40; $500. 3. +. Leighton ct al. to Hannah
A Ferry, lot 9, blk. "a, Brookland; $500. John
Hidout, trustee, to Geneveive L. Walker, lot 9.
So sls, lots 8 to g. 50. 1014, and to 10, So 1887
sl,D0. Harry W. Downing to ]. G. Reisinger.
Pt % and 81, 50. S5s; e. Same to w. NJ.
Lowell, pit do; q, 000 d. b. Croft to Joseph
hing. sub. 90. so. III. e 20D y w Cart.r 20