The Washington times., 1902-05-20
ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Sessions to Begin at New
Willard This Morning.
MEET DAILY UNTIL FRIDAY
Commissioner Macfarland to Welcome
Delegates in Behalf of District of Co.
lumbia-Addresses by Other Prominent
Men Planned.

a Nearly io0 members of the America
Society of Civil Engineers had arrived i
: Washington last night TO attend tn
: thirtyfourth annual convection, whic
will open in the banquet hall of the Ne,
+, Willard at 10 o'clock this morning. TIL
I, headquarters at the New Willard las
I ! night was extremely busy and during tn
i evening, Mr.. Charles w. Hunt. secretar
of the society, required the services o
several assistants TO care for the wants o
the engineers in search of information
and tickets for the various events on tn,
, program during the convention, which
will last until Friday. Most of the mem.
bers will remain in Washington to wit.
the Rochambeau statue.
President Robert Moore will call the
society to order. Commissioner Macfar-
land will deliver the address of welcome
on behalf of the District OF Columbia
He will be followed by an address of well
come in behalf of the local members by
Rear Admiral George w. Melville A
sketch OF the society during its first fifty
years will be given by Mir. Charles War
rem Hunt, the secretary. of this city and
the annual address will be delivered by
| President Moore.
The afternoon will be devoted to an ex-
cursi7n to Cabin John Bridge
The evening session, beginning at s
o'clock will be devoted to talks descrip-
tive of local engineering matters as fol-
| lows:
District Government" Col. William NJ.
| Black, VI. Am. Soc. c. Z.
Sewers" d. E. McComb, VI. Am. Soc.
CE
Water supply" Col. a. NJ. Miller, NJ.
4 Am. Soc. c. E
Washington Monument and Library
Building" Bernard r. Green, VI. Am. Soc.
c. E.
Electric Railways" D. S. CarlI, NJ. Am.
Soc. C Z.
Proposed Park improvements Charles
Moore, esq.
The Weeks Program.
The program for the remainder of the
session will be as follows:
Wednesday. May 21-9:45 a. M, recep-
tion by the President of the United States
at the White House; 1890 a. m. third
session; business meeting; reports will
be received from the committee on lro-
posed amendment to the constitution rela-
tive to admissions to membership, on time
and place for next convention. from the |
committee on the advisability for action |
being taken for the protection of en-
gineers and OF the public from incom- |
petent practitioners; other business viii! |
also be transacted; p. m, excursion to |
navy yard; the gun factory, towing tank |
and apparatus for testing ship models |
and other points of interest connected
with the manufacture cs heavy ordnance
Will be explained by officers of the navy;
s p. m. fourth session, professional dis
eussion OF the following subjects:
Topic No. lin contract work. either
public or private. is it preferable to make
separate contracts for the different
branches of trades involved. or to COM
bine all under one general contract?" The
discus -ion will be opened by George E.
Clifford. member American Society Civil
Engineers.
Topic No. 2-''Is 1t possible and desir-
able to keep accounts Of work in progress
in such a manner as to ascertain unit
costs on each class OF work 80 The dis
cussion will be opened by Samuel Whin-
cry. member American Society Civil En-
gineers.
Topic No. 3-"Is steel susceptible of
being made as permanent building ma
terial as masonry" The discussion will
be opened by Charles G. Darrach. mem
Der American Society Civil Engineers.
Visit to Mount Vernon.
Thursday, May 22-s:3O a. m: Excursion
o Washington Barracks, Fort Washing
on. and Mount Vernon. On the old Ar
enal grounds an exhibition of pan.ocn
fridge building will be given at a. m. !
II lO:so a. m. the steamer MasaIaster '
WI be taken, near the entrance TO the c
Washington Barracks, for Fort Washins- |
On. where gun firing on disappearing car
iage, etc, Will be witnessed: thence TO e
larshall Hall. opposite Mount Vernon. . il
there planked shad dinner will be p
erved; after which Mount Vernon Will be F
isited Washington being reached on the b
eturn at $3.50 p. m. a
AT Mount Vernon. Herbert NJ. Wilson, VI. q
m. Soc. c. E. will give a short ad
ress on George Washington as z survey
r and civil engineer.
p. m.-Fifth session. Professional dis :;
lssion of the following subjects: Topic p,
o. 4. I'm view Of the numerous disas- '.
RS caused by the contracting of chan L
els, or the dammng of small streams. "
lould non-nayigable streams be under
le control OF the National Government" r.
he discussion will be opened by Ru- -
'lph Herring, VI. Am. Soc. c. f. Topic No. ="
Should the National Government un- CT
rtake the construction and operation OF e,
rigation works." The discussion will be VI
'cned by Elwood Mead. VI. Am Soc. C. :,
Topic No. G. should engineering ~ ~
actice be regulated by a code of eth y -
S? II so. how can such code be -
tablished?" The discussion will be -
ened by George A. Soper, Assoc. NJ in p'
n. Soc. C. f. ~, ia
$50 p. m.-lnformal dance. Ball room -
the Willard Hotel. 70
Free One Day.
Friday. May 23-Morning-This morn
8 has been reserved in case 1t is neces-
~ TO adjourn either the business meet
$ or the discussion on any OF the topical ue
bjects. Unless such adjournment is ="
lde at previous meeting, the morning 49,
I, ho ,roa for ,.isi, -, ,,a;,,, -, - lat
crest. col
assignment has been th'
Ide for this afternoon, il being left free pre-
those who desire to visit interesting of
al points. such as the Washington Mon pai
tent, National Museum, Capitol Con- Lii
,ssional Library, War Department, Ge-
gicai survey, coast survey, National he
metery, etc. s TO IL p. m.-Reception at tio
'orCoran uaIlery OF Art Inc reoeiv- der
party will include the trustees o. the che
lery, the president and secretary of the tbo
iety and members of the local commit no,
'arties will be made up from time 10
lie during the convention to visit points
interest under the guidance OF engi- p
,rs of the District in charge OF the ,
ous works. To arrange for the proper eui
ertainment of these parties the local eha
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