The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-18
The Annual Meeting In Helena
Proved a Very Interesting
Occasion.
Reports Showing the Work the
Society II Doing Is Appre-
ciated by tho People.
President Havsn's Address on the Pro-
gress Mads-A Summer Meeting
ofths Hocisty at Bate.

rooms OF the bohfd OF educANon ~ helenas
Jan. 10. 1894. 8. r.. NJ. Is. Kislland was
elected an active member and Joseph 4.
Dodge an honorary member Of the society.
The following officers we're elected for the
ensuing year. President w. A. Haven;
first vice president. ]. s. Kssfl; asoopd vice
president. A. NJ. RJon; secretary and libra
rian, q. q. Foss; treasurer. A. 3. Hovsy;
trustee for three yeas, w. 4. Kelley; mem
Der Of the board Of m anaRsrs Of the asso-
citation Of Engineering Societies. J. s.
Keor,
= esidsnt Haven delivered a very inter
eating addr o.. reviewing the progress Of
the society during the pas, year. The
address was AZ follows
Gentlemen--ln SEQ. l OF Art. l Of the
by-lavs OF our society are these woIds:
'At the annual meeting the president shall
present report containing = statement of
the general condition OF the society and q
summary OF engineering progress during
the preceding yea As there Ia not even .
comma IN this sentence, u seems 30 msan
one thing and not two things, but ! take
the liberty OF diyid nR II and 1rst make
You iei ort Of the general condition OF
the society. he report OF the SEQ staty.
herewith submitted. shows that our active
menbeIship consists OF thirty-siaht mem
beAos ocNtNhl uhNluA bccu uIOt Iou II o NJ
the rolls daring the past year for nou-
: aymsut of duoa. in AcoO dance With the
vote OF the society nt the last annual meet
lng. As understand the meaning OF Bee.
4 TO. Of the bylaws. any OF these mem
OsTs may be restored TO membership by a
majority vote Of the members present al
am regular meeting upon payment of all
Arfsars; this by tie rules " other similar
sooistiss means the or garages up 20 the
tiIue such person was ped. Several
OF them have signihed 10 me their d. sire 10
reuntte with the society a. soon as the
state of their finances will allow. During
tbs rear three m smbors have been added 10
our msmbership and one has been elected
to-day. and the names OF two mo Q candi-
dates are before the trustees. The rspo
OF the sec etHry shows that We are not oil
ing In wealth, anu yet 10 10 a common saw
ing that a man 10 rich when he don't owe
anybody. As We are not in debt We may
consider ourselves. especially al this time
OF financial panio. wealthy. Al anY rate
we have not suspended payment nor made
an assignment. nor has receiver been APP
pointer to administer our Affairs, and more
oVef the secretary 10 so sauguine Of the aol-
veney OF this society that he recommends a
~ peT cent rodHction OF the annual dues az
the sane time that he asks for permiss ion
10 purchase bookcase in which to keep
our constantly increasing library, both OF
which recommendation endorse.
take pleasure IN info ming you that all
of the committees ] havs appointed the
last year have performed all the work re-
CURED OF them, new departure worthy Of
icing made . permanent feature Of our
society. Tbs monthly committees on
topics" with one sad exception, and that.
l am sorry 10 say, was composed OF one Of
you past Presidents have all produced a
pape, which has been read before rs, aud
one Of these committees produced two
papers both of which we're published in
the Joui nal, aud am glad TO see that you
have rewarded his iaithfulnssa by electing
him to-day 10 an Office OF trust and honor.
In an article BY Prof johnson. published
in the February number of the JournAl,
the 10 list of sixteen sooieties and clubs
of civil engineers, with a membership OF
? $50, and the total number OF papeTs read
annuHlly before them was 1893. an average Of
one Iat er 30 every 1870 members. In that
list the N ontana society 10 given as consist
ing of nifty membess, with six paIers By
this average our society OF thirty-eiRht
members should have produced last yeaT
about three pal ers, viz; two long ones and
a little one; but IL 10 very & atIlyinR to me
10 be able 10 report 60 you that during 1898
ten valuable papers we're read at our meet
lag OF which four have been published in
the Journal. and smother - now In the
hands OF she printer.
AT ou last annual meeting twenty-five
members ", 70 present, more than halt our
entire m smbership aud as they reside all
over state larger in area than all OF NV
England and the state of New York com
biusd, Hnl some OF them even beyond these
limits. such meeting IL something TO be
proud Of whom 10 was known beforehand
that there was to be no Banquet, no picnic,
and no excursions TO Joints OF interest"
with the usual coneomitants of suoh jaunts,
but simply meeting for the .eading And
discussing OF pnpers u On engineering sub
iectA
The monthly meetings until July we're
we'll attended by such members as could
get 10 them. and sevs al visiting enginee .
we're usually with us. In July the resi-
dent and sec etary were both in Chicago
and the was no meeting. but in the fall
months, Notwithstanding the financial de-
preston which seriously Affected all cur
members, the meetings continued as usual
and a. that meeting when your past presi-
dent, Il, II. Becker was made an honorary
member OF she society there was O full at
tendance.
At one of the fall meetings one OF our
members came from Butte. seventy miles
away, on purpose to read an int esting pa
per TO ne, IN example of zeal aud interest
in the society which cannot be too highly
praised. Much IL said Ia the proceedings
OF other engineering societies aud clubs
about oultivatlnE q social feeling amongst
the uembeis. One Of the objects Of this
aocisty 10 ITO promote social intsTeou, ss."
Fer several yeas We have had a banauoi on
abe evening OF our annual meeting. but 10
see med to me that these had become expen-
ave, stin and unsociai gatherings, and last
year / recommended 10 the committee 10
abandon them or a while and Try the ex-
pc iment Of having n meeting Tor business
and the free discussion of papers or other
matters in which We all took a profe ssonal
interest; bnt / hope that the social int e
course will not be forgotten. Montana in
JanuaTT does not seem a ntting time TO go
OF on excursions TO points of interest 1
shou.d e glad 10 assist in starting a move
ment IN ous society looking 90 something
like the midsummer convention of the
American Society OF Civil Engineers
" hen the members 90 IN force with their
wives aud sisters aud other fellows' sisters
and hsve a COED time ard get acquainted
VITA each other. Let the annual iue ting
remrin ~ 10 10 nov. the principal business
meeting OF the society In which its policy
sor the year shall be decided and the ao-
tions Of a. outgoing ofiisers freely criti-
eissd, aud let the sumner meeting bring ne
together more eociably. Sec. 4 Of ArL I Of
the constitution provides for such a sum
mer meeting II any three members may re-
quest 10.
A question hes come up a. 20 the meaning
% an honorary member OF this society.
Sec. 3. Art. 3 OF the bylaws SAYS; "IhsT
shall be subject 10 no dues assessments"
Sec. l Art. Z Of tbe Cents. reads; 'Aiem-
bsfs 10 one shall have the IrivisRe OF vut-
Ing" You. by your unanimous vote slscted
Mr. Becker a. All honorary member he
having 10 n - that time a member. By
tseominR en- honorary member docs he
cease 20 be a membe aud tie ehy lose his
privileges Of voting and all other voice Ia
The conduct OF tho societyf Sup. ose here
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