The Washington herald., 1908-05-13

Of the Washington Society or Engineers,
In cooperation with the Washington
members Of the American Society Of Civil
Engineers, gave a banquet last night at
Rauscher's.
The guests were called on for speeches.
In all the addresses reference was madel
to the need Of conservation of the ma
tienal resources, for which President
Roosevelt has called a conference Of the
governors of the various States of the
Union.
List of the Guests.
The guests were: Mr.. Charles MacDon-
aid, president of the American Society of
Civil Engineers. New York; Mr.. John
Hays Hammond. president Of the Ameri-
can Institute Of Mining Engineers, New
York. Mr. John A. Ockerson, of the Mis-
sissipir River Commission; Mr.. Charles
B. Dudley. president American Society
for Testing Materials; Mr. N L. Holman.
president OF the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers.
Mr. H. q. Stott. president Of the Ameri-
can Institute of Electrical Engineers, was
too i'll to attend
The president OF the Washington So
ciety Of Engineers. Mr.. Arthur Powell
Davis, chief engineer Of the United
States Reclamation Service, was toast
master, and introduced the speakers.
Before introducing the speakers. Mr.
Davis made brief speech OF welcome
He said, in part;
Since the dawn OF modern civilization
after the close of the dark ages, scion
tife advancement has increased at a con-
stantly aceelerating rate, so that We.
who now occupy a temporary place on
earth. are realizing an era not only OF
highest development along material lines.
but of the most rapid increase of such
development ever known TO the world. II
requires no great sagacity to perceive
that this rapid development Is 20 con-
tinue for some time into the future
Most prominent among those who have
accomplished so much for the wealth,
comfort, and culture OF mankind are the
engineers OF the world, and most promi-
nent OF these are the engineers OF Amer
ica, represented by their great national
organizations, the executive heads Of
which honor US with their presence to-
night
Some of those among us can well re-
member when engineers were few, and
engineering. as such, scarcely recognized
as a learned profession.
Address by MIR. Hammond.
Mr.. Davis introduced Mr John Hays
Hammond, president Of the American In
stitute of Mining Engineers, whe said. in
part:
1T has unfortunately become our Gus
tom to speak of the natural resources OF
our country as iilimitable, and. conse-
quentIy, to regard the discussion Of the
conservation Of these resources as aca-
demic, or at the best as scientific speeu-
lation All efforts heretofore Of a few
enthusiastic theorists-as they were con-
sidered-have availed naught to disturb
this imperturbable complacency and op-
timism. To-day, however, at the eleventh
hour, We realize the gravity Of the situs-
tion. We see that the greatness of our
nation itself, based as it is upon its in
dustrial. commercial, and financial su-
premacy. depends absolutely upon the
conservation Of its natural resources
Mr. NJ. L. Holman, president American
Society OF Mechanical Engineers. was
called on for an address. Among other
things he said.
The President. the Chief Executive Of
the United States. has called to Washing
/ ton the governors. the chief executives
of the sovereign States for a>c0nference
on the conservation of the natural re-
| sources of our country.
The engineering profession has been
/ honored by invitations to the four ma
| tional societies TO be represented at this
| conference, and the presidents of these
societies have been invited to participate.
| The event is one which will be recorded
/ in history. and the result Of the confer
ence viii be the guideboard marking the
! fork of the road, where the nation takes
the road leading TO prosperity or con-
tinues, like the prodigal son, to waste its
| inheritance ia riotous living"
| Mr. Charles 3. Dudley, president Of the
American Society for Testing Materials,
| said, in part:
| "A single phase OF the subject that will
/ occupy our attention for the next few
/ DAYS has caused me some thought. Every
one conversant with the matter acknowl-
edges the frightful wastefulness Of the
/ lied the past: and If we are candid and
| fair. il seems TO me that this waste can
not all be attributed TO greed"
Names of Those Present.
Covers were laid for eighty persons.
Following Is a list of those present:
/ T. ". symons, Kenneth Allen. J. " Alsord. F.
l. AveTin. z C. Barnard, KoTt Berle, .. 0O.
| Callahan, d. S. CARL, r. n Chapman W. ".
| Crosby, William Cfuzier. A. 2. Davis c. E L. B.
| Davis. E ]. Dent ". J. Douglas, Charles r. Dud-
| ley C. G. Elliott. Robert Fsmhsm, j., W. 8 Gar
| land T. G. Gerdine Henry GoldmaTk, B. r.
Green. J. 3. Greiner. John Hays Hammond T. W.
Hanna. J. II. Hanna. A. H. Hartman. J. F Hay
| ford. E. C. Heald, r. c. HOLIDAY J. A Holmes,
NJ l. Holman. A. H. Horton. D. J. Howell. ].
| c. HOyt. c. B. Hunt. r. l. Humphrey. z. y.
Janson. A. Z. johnson. L. F. Smith. c. F. Rice, {.
A. Miner, j. c. Roberts, z. A. KEYS. B, +. Lam
! berton. " c. Lsnghtt. Charles Macdonald ".
/ A Mcfarland. r. b. Marshall. D. H. Maury, Will
ian, NIegraw, J. G. Meluish. A. B. LeP. Mesny. G,
| A. Miner T. B. 1loenniche. David Moltor John A.
Ockerson. C. B. Oyerbaugh, ". \. Page. W. y.
| Psgon, " d. Pickett. q. r, Putnam Il. S. Put
nam A. H. Raynsl C. H. Sinclair. Earl Sloan, c.
| A. stedman L. B. Stillwell s. W. StTatton. ".
| f. stroase Frank Sutton. W B. Upton, J. g.
/ Wallace, ". n. Wallace, T. B. White. l. R.
whstted H VI Wilson. A. /. WOlkowyEk s II.
Woodward Charles W. Hunt. George swain and +.
". Hunt.