The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
THE AMERICAN ENGINEERS.
The Society to Meeting In Richmond
Tuesday-Ent ertaInments.

Tuesday-Ent ertaInlnents.
The American Society of Mechanical En-.
gineers will meet in Richmond next Tues
day. From two hundred and fifty 20 three
hundred members of the society are ex'
pected 10 be present. Some of the visitors
are professors of tue most prominent scien-
tinc unIyersltie. and colleges Of the world
consulting, mining, marine, electrical, and
railway engineers. some are managers ana
superIntendents OF the largest plants IN this
country, and all gentlemen Of refinement
and culture and they Will probably be ac'
cOmpanied by not less than nifty ladies
They have met but once before in the South,
at Nashville, and this is their first visit IL
the State of Virginia.
This Society Is about ten years old, and
has over one thousand active members, who
are elected by ballot. They meet seml-an'
nually. and AT these meetings most OF theli
work Is done in business sessions, OF winch,
generally, two are held day, and the time
between il taken up by visits to factories,
engineering works, and points o: general
interest.
Tne objects OF the Society are 10 promote
the arts and sciences connected with enyh
Heering and mechanical construction Dy
means of meetings for social intercourse
and the reading and discussion OF probes
sional papers, and to circulate, by means o.
publication among It's members, the lnlOi
nation thus obtained.
IT'S MEMBERSHIP.
The Society consists OF members, honor
ary members, associates, and Juniors. Me
chanical, civil. military, mining, metallur
gical, and naval engineers and architects
may be members OF the Society.
To be eligible as a member the candI
date must have been connected with s0m'
Of the aboye-speciiied professions as 10 b'
considered, in the opinion of the council
competent 10 take charge ot work IN his
department, either AS a designer or con
structOr, or else he must have been con
nected with the same as a teacher.
Honorary members, not exceeding twen
ty-iiye in number, may be elected. They
must he persons OF acknowledged pro
fessi0nal eminence who have virtually re
tired from practice.
To be eligible as an associate, the candi
date must have such a knowledge of or con
nection with applied science as quallilei
| rim. i'm the opinion of the Council, to co
operate with engineers In the advancement
OF professional knowledge.
Al TIE EXCHANGE.
The professional session Of the Society
will be held at the Exchange Hotel, the sec
retarys office aud general beadauarter
being ut the same place. The opening ses
sion will be held Tuesday afternoon, an'
will begin with an address Of welcome b.
Mayor j. Taylor Ellyson,
This will be followed by the annual al
dress Of President Oberton Smith, Of tn
society. Tuesday night Governor Mchin
ncy Will tender q reception 10 the visitors a
/ n,5 ,,.v.tnp Iite sfan and many Oflp
prominent citizens Of Richmond, will b.
present and assist him In receiving th
guests.
The second session will be held Wednes
day morning at hali-past O'Clock.
The reception Thursday night at th
Theatre promis, 10 be a very swell affaiI
It is given by the citizens OF Richmond {
the visitors, and is in charge OF citizen
| committee, committee IRON th
Chamber Of Commerce, and con
mittee from the resident engineers. Th
| Theatre will be flOOred over as 1t was durin
the Colonial ball; 10 will be handsomel
decorated with fags and bunting, and bri
liantly illuminated with electric lights.
door will be cut TO Zimmermann's, wher
the banquet will take place. There will b
no tOasts.
LADIES COMMITTEE.
The Ladies Reception Committee will b
composed of the lady patr0nesses OF the r.
cepton and the wives Of the gentlemen oi
the Reception Committee.
An invitation to the reception will be sen
10 every member of the Society. They haY
been engraved by IlOen, and are yer
prettily gotten UP affairs. Those who re
ceiye an invitation aud come to RicLmon
will have duplicate issued 10 them with
card of admittance. MaDyof the engineer
expect 10 bring ladies with them, and ticket
providing for the latter's admittance wi
also be issued.
The local committee is constituted as 10
lows. f.. +. G.. Davis. A. III. Rynal, Ed
ward Il. Archer, w. b. Brooks, Colonel {
=. f.. Burgwyn. Alexander Delaney, c.
Nellin. p. +. Greenwood, David shirrel
| William Simpkin