The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-17
A SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR ITS
RECEPTION HERE.

To be In Richmond from November 18th
to the I4th-Meeting OF Citizens and u
Committee OF the Chamber OF Com
merce.
A meeting of the committee Of the Cham
Der of Commerce Of the Citizens Committee
and the resident members Of the American
Society Of Mechanical Engineers was held
at the rooms OF the Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday evening at 9 O'Clock. Hon. }. Tay-
lor Ellyson presided over the meeting, and
there were present Colonel j. b. Purcell,
Messrs. Thomas n. Carter, l.. ID. Crenshaw'
II. T.. Holmes, Edward Ingle, Meriwether
Jones, l.. ID. T. Myers, Jr., George l.. Street.
and ;. W. Travers, Of the Chambers COM
mittee; Mr.. William X. Trigg, Of the Citi-
zens' Committee, and Captain William b..
Brooks. L. ;. NJ; Messrs. 4. +. G. Davis.
Peter Greenwood, Carl J. Mellin, and David
shirrell, resident members Of the Society.
THE PROGRAMME.
MIR. Davis. on behalf the Local Committee
| of the Society. reported that the programme
| for entertainment Of the visiting delegates,
| so far as il was possible to arrange TWAS for
Tuesday afternoon. November 18th, an adj
dress OF welcome By the Mayor OF the city,
and at night ! reception by the Governor OF
| the Common.yes IT'D. On Wednesday after
noon about | o'clock a trip down the river
as far as Dutch Gap. On Thursday alter
noon visit to the Tredegar WORKS,
the Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works, and such other manuiac-
1 III tul.,,
AZ NAV be most interesting, and drive
| through the principal streets and to the
most interesting points about the city. ON
Friday. the last day, a trip TO Newport
| News via the Chesapeake and Ohio, ana
thence TO the navy yard, Old Point Comfort
or Norfolk, as the visitors may prefer, the
lsteamers of the Atlantic and Danyille haN-
| ing been rendered for the use OF the dele
gates. The rest Of the time while in Ken,
mOnd ii was supposed would be occupied
principally by the meetings OF the society
but the whole programme was subject u
future modification as circumstances might
require.
UNDER THE CHAMBERS AUSPICES.
Mr.. Thomas y. Carter moved that COM
mittee be appointed by the Chair to c0llec'
sufficient funds for the suitable reception
land entertainment Of the Society, under tne
auspices OF the tnamDeT, anu 'h"t 9"'u
committee be requested to report to meet
inc on Thursday next. Messrs. Meriwethei
Jones and ;. W. TraYer1, In secOnding the
motion OF Mr.. Carter, urged the proprlety
Of. our citizens and business men giving
: this distinctive entertainment as an
evidence Of their appreciation of the impof'
lance of such meeting in our midst, aparl
from such courtesies as the resident mem
bers of the Society would, as matter OF
course, extend the visiting engineers. Inc
motion was unanimously carried, and tho
Chair appointed upon this committed
/ Messrs. ;. W. Trayers, John I. Anderson
l.. ID. Crenshaw, Jr., Arthur Il. Clarke
Meriwether Jones, Levin Joynes, George l.
Street, and w. X. Trieg.
| BENEFIT DERIVED.
Mr.. Peter Greenwood then made mosi
interesting and encouraging statement o.
the benefits that we might hope TO derive
from the visit of such body TO Richmond
which he said had sufficiently progressed II
the manufacture of metals to command the
appreciation of mechanical engineers, who
had it in their power, il fayorably i'm
pressed. 10 do much in influencing the in
vestment of capital in the development o.
our mechanical resources of every de
scriptiOn.