The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-21
ARMY ENGINEERS OF WHEELING
DISTRICT TO MEET HERE TODAY
MAJOR JERvEY WILL PRESIDE
OVER THE ANNUAL
SESSION.
Banquet Tonight at Mcclure Hotel
Be Delightful Festure-Es-
eellent Program Prepared.

The annual meeting OF the United
States army engineers who are IN
charge OF tho government work ana
the construction OF dams along the
Ohio river. OF the Wheeling district.
viii be held in this city today. The
session this morning. beginning at 10
O'Clock. will be held in the offices OF
the Wheeling corps. third and fourth
floors Of the Federal building.
The Wheeling district includes
Charleston. Huntington, Parkersburg
and other down river points. The
meeting Is expected TO be largely at
tended by higher engineers from
these and other sections.
The session will be presided over
by Major J. 4. Jervey, who is IN
charge OF the Wheeling district Dur
ing the business session papers Will
be read on technical subjects ami
topics Of interest to the engineers.
These will be followed by discus
sion.
Subjects For Discussion.
The following are among the sub
Jects for discussion:
=, ,aper ~ > -. Bebout-"The Bebou,
WICKET It's history. advantages. expert
in"nts ana force AGAINST l7-foot wick
'' under "a possible conditions"
PAPER by Cap..a J., y. iiodges-"A
uls ussion 90 lock and dam No. % foun-
cation. with depth into bed rock. system
OF anchors and estimated pull of anchor
belts under various parts OF the mason
~. WIN review OF tests made at dams
Nu~. 20 and 2N"
Paper hy T.. -. Barker-"ResuIts Of the
perculauou tests made Al dam 40 ~.
Description Of the apparatus Results
,.1tIined by. using different materials.
Paper by g. 4. Peterson-"The light
ing probicmat ohio river locks and dams.
'al The lighting - stem Tor buildings
when no gas or city electricity Us avail
ahle. OBJ The kind Of lisht best adapted
Tor signals on walls and piers. tCI The
lna.ntenance Of rlgnal lights during high
Paper by l.. II. Grubb-"Buildfnrs and
grounds, planning, care. trimming OF
Tarer BY g. X hnarows-"Th. mixing
and placing Of concrete. tab Tho amount
or water that SHOULD re used in view or
tie recent universal conclusion that the
Cretr materially reduces the quaIfty
th) Since the chute method Of convevIug
."ncfeie has been .ricd FOR several sea
sons. whether or not mat practice should
nov De encouraged or forbidden
Paper by D. -. folhrook-'The secur-
ing. training and maintaining Of an eri-
banquet Tonight
one OF the delightful features In con-
engineers e. tho banquet served i'm the
evening. The affair Tins year will he
Ield ~ the grin room OF the Mcclure
hotel The affair is elaborate On an ifs
appointments and an excellent menu has
leen prepared Tor the occasion by the
uaug cement or the hotel
beautful engraved menu cards have
been prepared hN the engineers 90 SOU
zenirT q the occasion. The banquet
VIII he known as Washington uav Tfn-
rer. and on the cover 90 the card b. "A
portrait or The Father OF His rDur-
try All The work on the cards has
Teen done hv hand
Major Tergst VIII act ne t.a .t,.,.t.,.
several persons VIII Doe called u1..u o.
respond 90 tOaefa
The following ST. the menu.
DRY Martini
trIltIfhs cocktail
clear Green Turtle au Madeira
RIlNt~ FalIEhea
IIl,f NJ f1aaa 70 Il IaHuvIIIr
Persian Potatoes
Punch au kirasn
spring Chicken IH Aflrv11rH
Mashed Potatoes Green p.1-
SHUfrriue
french ErHftr salad
FresH strawberry Tee cream