Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-25

The first annual meeting of the State
Society of Civil Engineers and Archi-
tects came to an end last night about
midnight, when the banquet at the
Fort Henry Club was terminated, and
this morning the out-of-town members
of the organization will leave for their
several homes, with the knowledge
that despite the very wretohed weather
their visit to Wheeling was both pleas
ant profitable.
The session of the Society was re-
convened at the city hall yesterday
morning about ten o'clock, and the
programme as previously arranged was
successfully carried out in every par
ticular. There was an interesting and
instructive debate upon two papers,
one by Mr.. Dunbar upon Sanitary
Plumbing and Sewerage" and the 9TH
er Mr.. Krebs ideas upon Monuments
of Surveys, their Location and Preser-
vatiOn." Most of the members present
took part in the talks about these pa
pers, and much valuable information
resulted from the interchange of ideas.
A recess was taken to allow the exc
cutive committee TO report upon appL-
cations for new members. and the fol-
lowing gentlemen were duly CONSTITUTE
ed members of the Society as a result:
e. L. Benton, Sistersville; James II.
Giesey, Wheeling; E. l.. Wiles, Ben
wood; Herman l.. ArbenZ, associate
member, Wheeling; James Gilchrist,
Wheeling; NJ. F. Giesey, Wheeling;
Russell l.. Morgan, Morgantown. The
report was adopted. This makes thir-
ty-four full members and three asso-
ciates.
The election of officers resulted in the
unanimous choice of City Engineer A.
L. White, of this city, for a second term
as president Mr.. William Steenber-
gen, of PIT. Pleasant. was also re-elect-
ed secretary. The election of vice
presidents resulted in the choice Of w.
Fl. Howard, Of PIT. Pleasant, for first;
E. B. Franzheim, of this city, second,
and Frank Burley, of Moundsville,
third PIT Pleasant was selected as
the place for holding the midsummer
meeting, and Charleston as the place
for the next annual meeting
A vote of thanks was adopted for
Messrs. Crockard, Wiles and Mackenzie
of the Riverside, for coUrtesies extended
Thursday evening. on the occasion Of
the trip to Benwood.
At two o'clock Superintendent Taus-
sig. of the Wheeling Bridge and Termin-
al railroad. took the members of the
Society over the line of his road, and at
three o'clock Manager Henry Weisger-
Der. of the Wheeling and Elm Grove
railroad. took the delegates over his
road. They were handsomely enter
| tanned at Wheeling Park, and returned
to the city at 645 p. m. At 1880 o'clock
the members went in a s0ecial car over
the "Pewiky' to the Whelieng City
water works pumning station, north
of the city. where superintendent Geo
Varney did the honors. The party re-
turned TO the city at half-past nine
and at once repaired to the Fort Henry
Cludb. where at ten-thirty thew sat
down TO some very substantial refresh
ments. and passed the ensuing two
hours i'm a most enjoyable manner, af-
ter the lqbors of the day.
The Wheeling meeting has resulted
in strengthening the Society very ma
terlally and putting it on its feet in
good shane. Henceforth it will he a
valuable organization, and one whose
power for good in the engineering and
architectural profession will be felt in
this State.