Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03
ITS ANNUAL SESSION
Branch of Engineers Council
Meets for Business.
GIVEN CORDIAL GREETING
Delegates From Canada and All
Parts of United States.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
Exhibition Of Engineering Supplies
and Equipments-List of
the Grand Officers.

The opening session Of the seventh an
nual convention of the Universal Crafts
men, Council of Engineers. convened at 10
O clock this morning at the National
Hotel
One hundred and twenty delegates from
all parts of the United States and Cana
da, together with g, large number of
members of the organization in the Dis
trict were in attendance.
The session opened with a prayer by
Grand Chaplain John Cope OF Cleveland.
Ohio. II. *. Simpson. grand master of
the District, delivered the address of
welcome on behalf Of the members of
the council in the District, while Commits
sioner Macfarland welcomed the dele
gates in behalf of the citizens.
Part Owners of City.
After giving a special welcome to the
Canadian delegates, Mr.. Macfarland said
that the other Americans present were
stockholders in the National city and be-
sides renewing their patriotism amid the
historic scenes OF Washington and Mount
Vernon, would see what had been done
since 1878, with the one-half contribution
of the whole country to the maintenance
of the National Capital. He assured
them that the 100000 people living here,
who paid last year about 16 cents apiece.
while all the other people of the United
States paid about cents apiece for the
maintenance of the National Capital, did
their duty cheerfuily not only in paying
the money, but in doing the actual work
on the spot.
He said he hoped that when they went
home they would bring all their neighbors
to share in their feeling of pride in the
National Capital and desire to make it
the most perfect on earth and that they
would support their senator's and repre-
sentatives in everything they might do to
that end.
These Make Responses.
Grand Worthy Chief William j. Ran
ton Of Rochester, n Y, in fitting terms
responded to Commissioner Macfarland's
address Herbert +. Stewart also deliv-
cred a brief address in response.
The first business was the appoint
ment of a committee on credentials, after
which there was a recess until o'clock
this afternoon. The ladies in the party
were taken on sightseeing trip to sew
eral Of the government buildings this aft
ernOOn.
The program for this afternoon is: Re-
port of committee on credentials, ap-
pointing of committees, report of grand
worthy chief, William J. Ranton; report
Of grand treasurer, A. X. Young; report
of grand trustees. 3. Dettelback, and re-
port Of board of governors
Supplies on Exhibition.
In connection with the convention there
is an exhibition of various engineering
supplies and equipments.
The grand officers are: Grand worthy
chief, William J. Ranton. Rochester. n.
Y; assistant grand chief, J. w. Gilbert,
Buffalo, N. Y: past grand chief, j. l..
O Brien, Chicago, H.: grand secretary. w.
s. Caldwell. Chicago, H.; grand treasurer,
A. X. Young, Pittsburg. Pa; grand war
den. w. Prior. East Orange, n. j.; grand
guard, y. G. Carney, Toledo. Ohio; grand
chaplain, John Cope, Cleveland. Ohio;
grand trustee. B. Dettleback, Cleveland
Ohio: grand trustee, J. n. Bunce. Buffalo,
N. Y; grand trustee. A. E. Robinson,
Brooklyn, N. Y; grand organizer, J. l..
O Brien, Chicago, Ill.