The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-28
OFFICERS ELECTED
5Y ILLINOIS ENGINEERS AND
SURVEYORS-EAST ST LOUIS
NEXT MEETING PLACE.
Luncheon and Speech Making at Alex.
ander CIub--Much Good Humor
Compliments Exchanged
Close Today.

The visiting engineers and surveyors
| Of Illinois had some diversions yes
terday from their work which they
seemed to enjoy. One OF these was
trip in a special train provided by
the Illinois Central Co., at the re-
quest of Mayor Parsons. to the Cairo
bridge and the Thebes bridge. These
| two structures are interesting to en-
g'Qeers as being in their line. The
| train of engine and TWO cars was
| crowded. a number of citizens accom-
panying the guests. At Thebes the
lparty left the train and many of them
walked half way across the bridge.
! They returned early in the evening
and the engineers held night ses-
sion at which the feature was an il
lustrated talk on ROAD building by a,
IN. Johnson Of Springfield, and another
on engineering in europe by F. A.
| Dufour.
The road building pictures showed
| conditions in various states in the
union indicating the need of improve
tment and by contrast others which
showed excellent work done by yari-
Gus processes, with the aid OF up-to-
date machinery.
| After the business session last night
the members accepted an invitation
from the mayor. Board of Trade and
Commercial Club to a luncheon at
Alexander grill room. The mayor pre-
sided at the board and carried out an
informal program that made every
one feel well pleased at being pres
ent He spoke briefly, expressing
pleasure at having the visitors with
us, and admonished those who might
| be called upon to speak that they
mist not talk shop for the visitors
hal enough of this at the meetings.
A happy feature of the occasion was
several selections by the Germania
Maennerchor quartette, Messrs. Raeth
Schulz. Hasenjaeger and Day. who re
ceived rounds of generous applause.
n. A. Johnson, of Springfield, act
ing president of the association. ex-
pressed the pleasure of the members
of the association over their recep.
ton here
| President S. H. Antrim Of the Cairo
Board of Trade welcomed the ylspoit
in behalf of that organization, compli
mented Mayor Parsons upon his wei
directed energy in promoting Cairo's
material welfare, and paid a tribute
to the engineers and surveyors. whose
work he said had seen such an i'm
portant factor in Cairo's progress
Mr.. Antrim in conclusion gave the
visitors an example in mathematics
which probably will puzzle most OF
them
| President Smith of the Commercial
Club, spoke appreciatively of the Wis
itors presence in Cairo and went over
some of Cairo's struggles for security
and physical betterment.
C. S. Carey spoke FOR the Alexander
Club. welcoming the guests in behalf
lof that organization and told some
Igood stories which were greeted witt
hearty laughter.
]. G. Gableman OF Chicago and W
IP. NJ. Gass of Urbana. spoke for the
Iassociation. referring to the advance
lin engineering here and in Europe
where some great work had been &C
compIfshed in the larger cities.
w. B. Huette kept the audience in
good humor for twenty minutes. He
claimed that all great men had one
time in their lives been engineers anl
claimed that all great men had at one
Igrown great until they had quit their
jobs and gone into something else
notably Washington and Napolean
but that did not altar the fact.
Hon. Walter Warier closed the
speech making in happy manner
paying eloquent tributes to Capt. w
IP. Halliday, to Mayor Parsons and
ICity Engineer Thistlewood as prom
Iinent among the builders of Cairo
He made an admirable little talk
which ELECTED laughter and applause
by turns, concluding with an appeal
THAT the visitors think and speak kind
of Cairo, when they return to their
homes.
At the conclusion of Mr. Warder S
address one of the visitors called out
whats the matter with Parsons %
and the hearty response was Hes
All Right"
New Officers Chosen.