Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-14
CIVIL ENGIN EERS
ANNUAL CONVENTION TO BE
HELD HERE NEXT WEEK.
Preparations Made by the Local Com
mittee to Receive and Enter
tain the Delegates.

The local members of the American So
Getty Of Civil Engineers have about COM
pleted the arrangements for welcoming to
this city the annual convention of the So
ciety next week, and from reports received
II is believed that the convention will be
one Of the largest in the history of the
society. Washington has not been the
meeting place of this important scientific
body since the year 1882, and the fact that
this meeting will celebrate the semi-century
OF the society, it having been founded in
1852, lends added interest to the occasion
This society comprises some twenty-five
hundred members throughout the country
and includes all the prominent civil engi-
neers in its membership. 1t is expected
that at least three hundred members will
attend the convention. with an equal num-
Der of guests, and arrangements have been
completed establishing the headquarters at
the New Willard Hotel during convention
week. where all the business meetings will
be held. During the convention several OPP
p"rtunities will be given for professional
discussion of important engineering sub
Jects, and these Will doubtless attract atten-
ton in scientific circles of this city Excur-
sions TO and examinations of engineering
work of local interest will also be an i'm
p rtant feature of the convention.
Addresses and Papers
The opening of the convention will occur
on Tuesday morning with a meeting. to be
addressed by Commissioner mcfarland.
Welcoming the convention on behalf of the
CITY Admiral Melville will welcome the
visiting engineers on behalf of the local
membership. Mr. Charles Warren Hunt,
Inc general secretary of the national So
ciety, VIII give an historical account of the
past half century of the society. after which
the president of the society, Mr.. Robert
Moore of St Louis will deliver his annual
no aft Of
excursion to Cabin John bridge will afford
the members an opportunity of viewing this
extremely interesting piece of engineering
Tuesday evening will be devoted to several
talks on local engineering subjects with
lantern Illustrations, as follows: En-
Eineering Arrangement of the District Gov
eminent by Col. w. NJ. Black formerly
engineer Commissioner of the District.
The Sewer System of the District of CO.
lumbia. by MIR. ID. E. McComb, the super
fntendent of sewers of the District: "Elec-
trio Railway Systems by Mr.. d. S. CARL
OF the Capital Traction Company; 1.-The
Washington Monument and Congressional
Library" by Mr.. B. r. Green, the super
1ntendent of the library; THE Water Sup
ply, by Col Miller, u S. A. in charge of
Inc Washington aqueduct, and the New
Parking System" by Mr. Charles Moore
clerk TO the Senate committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Reception at White House.
President Roosevelt will tender the mem
bers of the society reception at the White
House on Wednesday. On Wednesday. also.
besides business session, there will be an
excursion to the United States navy yard,
which will afford an opportunity to inspect
the gun shops and the ship model testing
tank On Thursday morning the Washing
ton barracks will be visited and as this
mas recently been turned over to the Engi-
neer Corps of the army for an engineering
school Of application. and has been placed
in charge of Colonel Black this will be one
OF the most interesting visits of the conyen-
tlon, especially as a pontoon bridge drill by
the battalion of the Engineers Corps sta
toned there will be the feature of the visit
After this the steamer Manchester will he
taken for an excursion down the river stop-
ping at Fort Washington to witness the
hiring of heavy guns on disappearing car
Tages, thence to Marshall Hall, where a
planked shad dinner will be served and
thence to Mount Vernon. where an address
VIII be delivered by Mr.. H. NJ Wilson of
the, geological survey on George WASH
1ngton as Surveyor and Civil Engineer
Other Entertainments.
On Friday evening an informal hop will
be given In the ballroom of the Willard
and during that day small private excur-
sions Will be made to the various points OF
interest around the city, including the