The Washington times., 1906-01-31
FAMOUS ENGINEERS
WILL GATHER HERE
Mid Winter Reunion of
Rensselaer, Tech.
WASHINGTON GRADUATES
Not a Few of Old Students Hold I'm
poTtant Positions in This
City.

The Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
Alumni Association will hold its mid
winter reunion in this city Friday, Feb
ruary >. AT the New willard. This is tho
first time this big reunion viii have
been held in this city; New York. Pitts
burg. OF other large cities having been
the meeting place in former years.
Celebrated Institution.
The Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute,
founded By Stephen Van Rensselaer,. at
Troy. \. Y. i'm 1924 is the oldest col
lese Of engineering in the United States,
and holds a reputation second 70 none
as a school OF theoretical and practical
engineering. having among It's alumni
some of the most famous engineers IN
the country
The local committee having all ar
rangements I'm charge consists OF the
following alumni residing IN Washing
ton. Rear Admiral Mo-decai T. End'-
colt. chief OF the Bureau of Yards and
Docks. Navy Department and member
of the Isthmian Canal Commission,
chairman: Rear Admiral Charles ".
Rae. engineer i'm chief, United States
NAVY. chief OF the Bureau of Steam En-
cheering: Brig Cen Frank o. Smith,
I :. A: Andrew q. Cunningham, civil
engineer. L. $ y: Carlos G. Arose
mera. secretary OF the legation of the
republic of Panama. Conway B. Hunt,
Engineer OF Highways. District OF Co
I1ubia. Seymour w TUllock Aleck J.
Norris. and Carl a. Bost-om.
Received by Roosevelt.
on Friday afternoon the visiting al
THH-.4 .felH ~
Roosevelt at the White House. and will
later he entertained by visits to the
new filtration plant, where one Of the
alter beds will be operated especially
fcr their benefit. and 10 the new Union
station and railroad terminals now in
course Of construction. as we'll as by
visits TO other points Of interest about
the city.
banquet will he rendered the visi-
tors on Friday evening at O'Clock at
the New Willard, at which A. p, Boiler,
president Of the association. will pre-
side and Gen. Alexander Mackenzie.
Chief Of Engineers, L. s A, and
Col John RiddIe. Engineer Commits
sioner Of the District OF Columbia, Will
be guests.
The adaptability of Washington as
place for holding such meetings be-
cause Of the many features Of interest
peculiar To this city alone and because
Of the extensive engineering projects
under construction here at this time
will attract a large number OF the
graduates Of this famous institution
probably no other college Of engineer
ing has as many graduates IN promi-
nent positions in the engineering pro
fession. and among those expected TO
attend the reunion are the following
Some Prominent Graduates.
Alexander J. Cassatt. president Of the
Pennsylvania railroad lines, Horace G.
Young. vice president of the Delaware
and Hudson railroad; William II. Burr.
professor Of civil engineering, Column
bfa University. ard member Of board Of
consulting engineers. Isthmian Canal
Commission: William B. Ridgely, Comp
troIIer Of the Currency. United states
Treasury Department, Lefert L. Buck,
chief engineer Niagara Falls Arch
Bridge and of the new East river bridge,
New York City.-W. Aubrey Thomas,
member Of Congress from Ohio; Will
liam H. Wiley. member Of Congress from
New Jersey. Theodore y. Ely, chief of
motive power of the Pennsylvania rail-
road system, Edgar Narburg, professor
Of civil engineering, University or
t-elliS AlNallds Ollh d -NlCupLSt ttiieA en-
gineer. department of bridges, New
York city: Kenneth Allen. division en-
gineer, Low Level Baltimore tMd)
Sewerage Commission; Frank G. Os-
borne. president OF the Osborn En-
cheering Company. Cleveland, Ohio;
Frank r. Chambers civil engineer L, 5.
n. and Leonard y. Cox, chief engineer,
L. s. y. supervising engineer, steel
floating dock Dewey for Cavite, 2. /