The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
WELCOME
ST 1IAI'IOvl|A.RY
ENGINEERS.
i y ---.-- ~ 81
Richmond Opens Wide.
Her Doors to Visitors.
BODY REMAINS HERE
UNTIL SATURDAY I J | Il, y
Two Thousand Delegates From
All Over United States Will
be in Attendance.
WILL ELECT oFF G ERs
At T0.DAYY's n . z SESSION y
Much Speculation as to p Z ro'bIables q y
Vice resident our Cities
Will Make Fight for the
Next Years Conver1-
ton The I1y'' Supply
Men Meet


* Richmond has thrown her doors wide
open Is the National Associa tion 81 Sta
tionary Engineers. who will open their
session at tie B lou Theatre this morn
Ing at 8: 80 .. clio ock IL.
. Every train coming into the city yes
terday brought dele gat tes and last night
ii was estimated 4 that fifteen hundred
5kad arrived. and that u when the body
was called to order there you'd b, !. fully
tvs thousand In the city. "a large dele
CATION Il arrived gab bout 8 o'clock yester.-
daysaf afternoon and we're escorted to their
hotel BY a bard. and a salute was fired
In their honor by 2 deta chn1ent Of the
Richmond Howitzers, stationed Il In the
Capitol ssTuare. sss5s s5 5 b 81 fs;s LIS
3 During theil stay in the city. which
Will be until Saturday next everything
.nossble Will Be done for the entertain
Slnert of 3sthe visitors. The local c0m-
mittec, who have the flair in charge.
have carefully ma apped out programme
of cnte tninlnent. 6S II ,i4;
E. "a !. odlln, chairman OF the Creden-
tials Committee. was hard a work last
nigh. at nssociation &headaua uarters,a Sanger
Hall. Y. chi Olllng the legates, and was
assisted ~ the other commi tteemen.9The
hotels are filled and delegates were be-
Ing sort to private boarding houses and =,
residences last night. 81 Il.
TO Elect Officers To day.
81 The body viii be called to order this
morning nj the Bijou. and, after the ad-
dresses Of welcome and responses, the
election: OF officers will be- held. 1t Is
said that II Is an assured fact that
Charles #. Hart, consulting ngineerR OF
the Broolslyn Eagle and the e8present3 Vice,
president OF the assoc ciation. Will be
elected to succeed p H. Hogan as presl-
don't The question as to the most prob
able man for election to the vice rpresi-
dency is uncertain. There are several
man prominently spoken OF, including
ROYAL .. 3.roInllnson,5 OF New York; Rich
ard 1,ape, OF Philadelphia; Charles w.
snyder, , OF Philadelphia, and Samuel B.
Force OF Tittsburg. As
2'rhe prasslt secretary, r. w. Raven
Of Chicago 10 aid G. f., Yilsoni OF MilWau-
kcr, treasurer. will probably be re-e elect--.
ed. jtS s5 !. .a
Two names are mentioned prominently
rs POSSIBLE candidates for election 70 the
hoard OF trustees OF THE Engineer, :"
the official national organ OF he asso-
ciutio n. These are r. s. Conser, OF Mem
tphis, Tenn, md Hugh Rensford. OF Gins
cinnati. One member OF this board is
chosen annually and they control the
Iimana cement OF THE 7 En- gineer,, which
is edited by j. w. Lane, Jr., and the
business manager Is r. w Larkin, Of
Chicago 13otn OF these gentlemen are
attending the convention, and will issue
a publication daily, reporting the pro-
ceedIngs OF the body and other gossip
and news notes incident to the meeting,
AS to Next Meeting Place.
Nc The question OF the selection OF the
place for tho next meeting ~ 9 one \ Of