Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-19
EXPERT IN ELECTRICITY
ENGINEERS OF WORLD-RENoWN
TO VISIT WASHINGTON.
Will Be Entertained Tomorrow by
Local Branch Of American Institute
Itinerary for the Day.

Electrical engineers Of renown from all
parts of Europe and of the United States
will visit Washington tomorrow and be en-
tertained by the Washington branch of the
American Institute OF Electrical Engineers.
The visitors are on tour of the country,
after having attended the international cleo
trical congress in st. Louis, the session OF
which began September IL.
The party will leave Pittsburg this even
ing and will reach the capital city tomor.
row morning at 1880 o'clock in a special
train over the Pennsylvania railroad. Mr.
Philander Belts. secretary of the local re-
ception committee, has gone to the smoky
city to meet the engineers and act as their
escort to Washington.
The eftire committee will meet the train
tomorrow morning and take the visitors in
charge General George H. Harries. vice
president of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, IS chairman of the recep-
ton committee, and the members, in addi-
ton to Secretary Belts, are:
Alex. Graham Bell, Frank H. Bethel
Major John Biddle. U. s. A; George T.
Dunlop, r. A. Fessenden, Bernard r.
Green, Willis l.. Moore, H. w. Fuller,
Reber U: s. A; f. B: Rosa. L. E. Sin
clair, S. w. Stratton. o. H. Tittman,
Charles D. Walcott, F. A. Wolff.
Finance committee-Frank H. Bethel
ty, II. H. Seabrook. E. E. Clement. Harold
Tomas, r. A. Klock John F. Judge and
Walter c. Allen.
Publication committee-Geo. H. Harries
Samuel Reber, Phiander Belts and Frank
II. Bethel
Entertaining the Visitors.
Breakfast will be served at the New Will
lard at o'clock. after which the party
Will take trolleys to the bureau of stand
ards, where an hour will be spent The
itinerary then includes a visit to the Capt.
toi and the Congressional Library. where
luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock.
AFTER luncheon, at o'clock, the party
Will be divided into groups and visits paid
to number of points Of interest, includ-
ing the various electrical and power sta
lions, the navy yard, gun shops and wire
less telegraph station, the government
printing office, Mount Vernon, the various
government departments, the Washington
monument and bureau of engraving and
printing
At $50 o'clock the visitors will be enter
tanned at supper at the New Willard. and
at O'Clock their special train leaves for
Phila delphia. the latter city being reached
at IL o'clock tonight. The several groups
during the afternoon will be under the care
and guidance of local members of the
electrical institute.
The Washington hosts have prepared a
handbook for the visitors, telling of the
| NdiiouS pOiHtS VI Interest III Lie capita
city, and containing articles dealing with
the following local or national institutions
Electrical Development In the United
States THE National Bureau of Stand
ards, Transportation and Illumination
The Development of the Conduit System o
Street Railroads., THE Washington Rail
way and Electric Company 1.-The Potomac
Electric Power Company THE System o
the Capital Traction Company 1.-The TEE
phone Plant of Washington "Electric:t,
in the ARMY" Electricity in the Navy.
1.-The Government Testing Tank for Shil
Models at the Washington Navy Yard,
Electricity in the Government Printing
Office" The Electrical Department, Dis
trict of Columbia"