Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
American Society to Hold a Meeting
in Washington.
LARGE ATTENDANCE ANTICIPATED
Program of Social Features Pro
vided by Local Committees.
LIST OF PRESENT OFFICERS


of the mechanical brains and genius OF the
United States, when the nearly 600 eminent
engineers and designers of great machinery
gather to attend the thirty-ninth meeting
of the American Society of Mechanical En-
glneers. The professional sessions of this
organization of distinguished men, whose
skill in construction and gifts of invention
have made American applied mechanics
pre-eminent among the nations of the
world, will be held in the assembly hall of
the Arlington Hotel, from May to H. in
elusive The opening session will be in the
nature of an informal reception by the
president and officers Of the society next
Tuesday evening. held, by courtesy of the
board Of trustees. in the marble halls of the
new Corcoran Gallery of Art on nth street.
On this occasion the guests will be received
by Rear Admiral George w. Melville of the
United States navy, who is president of the
society. and by Mrs. George Westinghouse
of this CITY.
The coming meeting will bring together
in the capital city more prominent men and
women than have assembled since the con-
Vention Of the international postal congress.
the delegates in almost every instance
will be accompanied by members of their
families. Not one of the 1000 members of
the society but has the highest qualifica-
tons of engineering ability. we'll as so
cial prestige in his home city. The mem
bership is made up entirely of professional
men, the directing. computing and design
ing engineers Of the immense establish
ments of the country and the professors Of
mechanics in the larger universities and
colleges. The society was formed for the
purpose Of promoting the arts and sciences
connected with engineering and mechanical
construction and design. 1t has standing
of superlative distinction in the United
States and abroad. 1t has honored with
membership but few of the most eminent
of EurOpeans-some brilliant stroke Of in
Vention or application being considered nee
essary for such action by the society. The
American society's more prominent mem
bers have also been repeatedly honored by
kindred organizations Of the old world.
Social Features.
The Washington meeting is expected to be
one of rare enjoyment, socially, In a pro-
fassional way, too, great things are ex
pected, The papers to be read during the
deliberations of the convention. 1t is claim
ed, are of the highest type of learning.
Unlike many another larga gathering. it is
further claimed, the papers to be read be-
fore this society will be fully understood
ard appreciated by every person pres Mt.
Engineering knowledge and a hign er course
or education in general are essential quail
fCations required of members For instance,
to be eligible as a full member in the So
cIety, the candidate must not be less than
thirty years of age, and must have been so
connected with engineering to be COM
petent as designer. a constructor,
or to take responsible charge of work in his
department., or he must have served as
teacher of eDgin eering for more than five
years. The associate member is the next
lower class. while the third is the junior.
To be eligible in this last class, the candi-
cate must havt a thorough engineering ex-
perience, or he must be graduate of an
engineering school.
Beginning with the Tuesday evening re-
ception in the Corcoran Gallery tn. social
features will continue throughout the meet
ing President Mckinley Will receive the
society at the White Hous. Wednesday
afternoon at ) o'clock The reception will
be strictly by card. Thursday afternoon
Will be given over to trip through the
navy yard including a visit TO tho gun
shops. an exhibition of the ship trial tank
visit to the ordnance museum and an in
sp -ctiOn of any ships that may be Z. the
docks.
Mrs. George Westinghouse has issu.d in
Vitations to what will he the largest ard
most elegant reception of the Washington
tason for Thursday. evening. In order to
accommodate and provide for tn. pleasure
of the unusual number of guests who will
be present on this occasion, she has erected
d temporary addition to her already spa-
cious mansion on Dupont circle This addi-
ton VIII be an immense ball room which
tn, evening of the reception will be bril-
liantly Illuminated and decorated
Trip to Mount Vernon.
Friday afternoon the society Will take tbe
steamer Charles Manchester on an excur-
son to Mount Vernon the boat being
scheduled to leave the wharf at 30 o clock
Friday evening will be exceptionally in
teresting. the first item on the program Of
pleasure being visit to the Washington
me nument at 1870 pm. The massive shaft
VIII be lighted for the occasion, and if the
h.r IL fat- L.
have a rare view of all Washington Nv
n;ght. leaving the monument the mem
bers will invade the Congressional Library
on Capitol Hin. The building will be bril-
hantiy lighted. and opportunity will be given
10 see IN operation the lighting and venti-
latlng machinery and the book convevors
under the personal guidance of Mr. Bernard
Green. Superinte ldent
The stay of the engineers and thar far
lies in :he city will be made as pleasant as
possible by the local committees. Each
member attending win be presented with a
complete guide book to facilitate his sight
seeing.
While the men are assembled in business
session the three hundred ladies' expected
10 be present will be looked after by a COM
nittee or local women. Some member of
this committee will always be on hand at
the Arlington. which will be headu,Iarters
OF the society. The ladies who viii en-
tertain the visiting members of the fair sex
are to hold final meeting Saturday night
at the Arlington for the purpose of out
lining a campaign of Sightseeing Arrange
ments have been made whereby special IA
cilities will be afforded members in visiting
the public departments. museums private
art galleries ard other points Of interest in
the city. The privileges of the ARMY and
Navy and the Cosmos clubs have been ex-
tended to members during their visit.
Frank 3. King, the well-known naval
architect Of this city, is chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee In charge of the forth
coming meeting The other members of
this committee are A. II. Raynal and w e
Schoenborn. Mr. King has been actively AT
work on convention matters for some time
past. arranging the local details The local
general committee and the officers of the
society have also been working to make
the Washington meeting attractive and in
teresting. The local committee has for Its
chairman Rear Admiral George w Mel
vile, president of the society and Is made
up as follows: Charles f. Foster, Can't.
William Hardness. United States navy:
Herman Hoilerith. Arthur L, Johnson Her
vey S. Knight. Walter Ashfield Mcfarland
George L. Morton, Harold p Norton,
United States navy; Charles F. Rommel.
United States navy; George R. Simpson.
William Baily Upton. Anthony victorin and
William Wallace.
Officers of the Society
The officers OF the society are: President