New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-01
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS MEET.
COMMODORE GEORGE W. MELVILLE, T. D. NJ
ELECTED PRESTDENT-THE An
NIJAJ RECEPTION.

Tho American Society Of Mechanical Engineers
held the first regular session OF It's n'ne'.en'n
annual meeting at the society's house no l. "e7'
Tbirtv-arst-st yesterday. The register showed IN
attendance OF 32s to date. representing all SECTIONS
OF the country charles ""hace i'"'''' NV f
ident presided.
AT the morning session officers for the coming
year were elected as follows: Commodore George
w Melville L. S. n. president: John {. kaf'r' OF
New-York; Charles NJ. Jarvis. Of Berlin conn
Walter s Russell. of Detroit; f.. ID. Meier. OF 81,
Louis: George II. Stetson. Of New-Bedford' an"
y II Warren of Pittsburg vice-presdents Ni'la'h
II Wiley of New-York. treasurer. and professor
r Hutton OF NewYork, secretary IL was "'0'u''
that "applicaions for membership from eng'"'e'9
no, resident In North America. who may De 50 S''-
mated as not 10 be personally known to hVe MEM
bers of the society required. may Ice reco"i
mended for ballot by five members Of the Counc"
after sufficient evidence has been secured 10 snow
that In their opinion the applicant is worthy oi d"
mission to the grade which he seeks. ms ai''""-
ment was adopted because applications LOT mem
bership had been received from two ens'"es'S !"
Asia They are Samuel d. Ratu. Of Madrts, ih1 w.
and Kwang Yung Knang. of Ten sln hi d :, All
latter being the chief engineer OF the I'm - Io,
iery He is already member of the brllsn ST.
inc society and OF one American society. J. M
two applications will be passed upon by '"' o'"'''
The report Of the council showed to,a,
bershp in all classe. %. 9t ~ T There is no debt
na6er "Notes on the Strength Of Wheel Rims
read by A.. X. Mansfield; one Oh t,..o
ing of Small Cas;-Iron Flywheels ny - ~, No.,
amin and ono Cooling Tower and ILL IL
Installation'' by j. H. Vail There were '.,Sp u,n
cussons on improvements in foundry piaV,nr , r
the strength Of pipe-fttings, made by caSU"s P''0
,ho annual
The usual reception which marks the r @tn" AZ
meeting of the society took place last h'Sli
Shcrry's Forty fourth-st and tiftn-"nG, n11
three hundred members. with th'lr NJ a,' 49,.
daughtnrs were present. The m"mberS ehJuS'ts
themselves with da ncing during the carrier pr
tho evening and subsequently sat down !" Shpp,
The Reception Committee consisted OF ~ :, ro
Wallace Hunt pr ,sident of the society -
George " Melville pres1ont.eect ana I-lls ~ :,
in-Chlef of the United States Navy; professor
Hutton secretary: Francis " Hoadey; yv,Ii
Ioring John C. Kafer stephen " 'iuuwi' T., :. - y
lam H. Wiley q. G. Henning. H. A banE' r. :;
Idcil william Kent. II. G. Meyer, W; r. R;t iI
Parsons George ~ Van Derhoef. J.. W +,
6 F. ID. Trask II. n. Suplee and "ilram =
Hmarg those who attended the reception , were
Albert G cary John r. Horton. OF Niagtrat ra',,
y. William T. Bonner montreal; Ar, n" IT,
Walworth BOSTON: f. r. Archer hlcnnloh1;. ~
George r. Cullingworth. Norman g SUI; y
town y Y: Jesse NJ. Smith. DETROIT Men. >.
| W"IIman Cleveland Ohio +. \. Halsey; Z. lrns
| II Corhctt Charles r. Billings Hartford ON" rx
FTrancis H. Richards, HARTFORD Conn., 1 -, y cox.
| r. Cleveland Ohio John II. Barr ithaca y -
I. y Evans. Darwin Amy ProydencG' r X; chi.
caeo: Carleton " Mason yon ph ,9o Warrnn
T.. IIill ana J. Rurktt Neno'