Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-09
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Large Nenberpf Delegates to Annual Gath
4 ering Already in City.
Program feE Entertainment of Visit
0rs Embraces Visits to Gov
'ernment Institutions.

The thirty NINTH meeting of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers will open
this evening at $50 o'clock with an infor
nal reception in the new Corcoran Gallery
of Art. Members of the organZa ton, their
wives and daughters, and guests of the So
ciety will be received by Rear Admiral
George w. Melville, the president, and by
Mrs. George Westinghouse.
A large number of delegates arrived in
Washington last night, while each train
this morning brought in additional visitors
from all sections of the country. The head
quarters at the Arlington Hotel were
thronged throughout the morning, the en-
gineers and members of their party regis
tering and receiving properly numbered
badges. The visitors will lose no time dur
ing their stay in the city but will endeavor
to see ell that is of interest before depart
ing. AS soon as they registered their round
of sightseeing began.
AT headquarters every available medium
of information has been secured Guides
to the city have been distributed and cards
have been printed giving a very brief de-
scrption of sights that Will be especially
interesting to the learned men of machin-
cry. A series of such cards gives an excel
lent outline of a decidedly entertaining trip.
Every detail of the convention, ana pans
for the comfort and instruction OF VISITORS,
have been worked out In a high degree OF
perfection, and the meeting gives promise
of being the most successful and best man
aged of any ever held in conventon-famed
Washington.
over two hundred members and guests
had arrived no to noon today. Mr.. Francis
w. Hoadley, the representative OF eecre
tary F. r. Hutton, is in direct charge OF
the registering During the morning all or
the officers assembled in the parlors of the
Arlington and talked informally of the
plan and program for the forthcoming
meeting. All agree that the arrangements
are admirable.
This afternoon will be given over to the
assembling of members and individual trips
to the various governmental and municipal
institutions of the city.
Welcoming Address.
The opening address of welcome this
evening will be delivered at S:45 o'clock by
Col. T. A. Bingham who, in the course of
his remarks, will make especial reference
to the construction of the Washington mon
ument. which the engineers will visit in a
body Friday night at 100 o'clock the i'm
mense shaft being Illuminated for the oc-
casion. The Marine Band orchestra will
be present at this evenings reception,
which will inaugurate the brilliant program
of entertainments provided. The reception
is to be held in the new Corcoran Gallery
through the courtesy of the board of
trustees.
Mrs. Westinghouse Will entertain the
ciety Thursday evening at handsomely
appointed reception at her home, No. 1900
10th street northwest. The President was
to have received the visitors tomorrow
afternoon at q o'clock but his departure
has preclsded the possibility of this. The
society will be conducted through the man
sion. however, by Col. Bingham. Friday
afternoon there will be an excursion to
Mount Vernon, and Friday evening, in ad
dition to thu trip up the monument, the
Congressional Library will be visited
The first professional session Will bs held
tomorrow morning in the assembly hall of
the Airing Additional meetings for the
transaction of business and the discussion
of papers will be held Wednesday evening
at o'clock Thursday morning at 1870, and
Friday morning at 10 O'Clock.