The Washington herald., 1915-11-24
NOW,
SAYS DANIELS
Must Not Wait Until War
Comes, Declares Secre-
tary Of Navy.
ADDRESSES ENGINEERS
Local Society Holds Annual Banquet
at Rauscher's-Defense Is
Principal Theme.
ADDRESSES ENGINEERS

The tenth anniversary banquet Of
the Washington Society of Engineers
was held last. night at Rauscher's.
The principal speaker was Secretary
| Daniels. Other speakers were Will
lam L. Saunders. president of the
American Institute of Mining Engi-
neers; Gano Dunn. passed president of
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers; Arthur p. Davis, director
of the Reclamation Service; H. S.
Jacoby. and DR.. L. II. 'Baekeland. q
member of the advisory board of engi-
neers.
Secretary Daniels told his listeners
that the conditions of modern warfare
had convinced him that the country
must call its wise men together. He
praised the loyal way in which the
great engineers and scientists had
placed their services at the disposal
of the nation and had consented to
form the Advisory Board of Engi-
,neers without reward and in spirit
of patriotism. Mr.. Daniels reminded
his audience that the great mon in
modern warfare were not the soldiers
but the organizers of industry.
Referring 20 the question OF prepared
ness the Secretary said: Our navy is
our right hand" and added that only a
strong nation adequately backed by re-
sources can expect a hearing when 1t
makes a plea for diminished ornaments
in a council OF nations. I'VE must not
he added, wait for war before we do
what Britain and France had to do after
war came" In conclusion. he appealed to
all engineers to unite to make the Uni
ted States strong in peace and irwin
chile in war"
Mr.. Saunders took as his theme I'm
dustrial Energy as an Asset in War"
and pointed out that only collective.
opposed 10 Individual. energy and long
process of organization for war would
avail US. ':It is idle he said. Ito talk
about trusting TO providence
Dunn UphoIds Statesman.
Mr. Dunn said f. was a great compl-
ment to his profession that the engineer
had been invited to sit beside the states
man on the bench of government, but
warned his hearers that the role of the
engineer was to decide how things should
be done. and that IL must he left to the
statesman to decide what should be
done.
DR.. Baekeland intimated that IL was
possible TO have too much of a good
thing. and that few less lawyers and
a few more engineers in the NATIONAL
councils would not do any harm.
Many Are Present.
Among those present were:
John W. Adams. Frederick ". Albert, Walter c.
Allen, B. W. Anspon, George A. Anthony. Louis
". Atkinson Frank l. AVerill
Charles {. Baden. DR.. L. II. BseksIand. George
". Baird, James Baird. A. L. Baldwin. David II.
Baldwin, A. 4. Barenther. Edward c. Barnard.
Il. +. r. Barton, william c. +. BastiIn. Paul
Bausch. c. T Belt Jacob BeImhn, James BerTsns I.
rlIIizh.H. Baby, Hsuy L. BOsch. F. c. BoSr.
W. W. Bowie william Bowie Z. A. Brand Z. p
Brooke Lloyd A. Brooke. William y. Brown, VII
liam T. Brown. Barr Bulkley. W. H. G. Bullard.
David 6. CARL, Geurse A. ChadNick. Robert II.
Chapman. II. H. ChAppcll. Arthur II. Chase. George
H. Clark. L. o. Colbert. John s. Conway NJ S.
Cooley Thomas L. CostiEan 8. J. CottsnEorh.
James c. Courts J. II. COvingtOn, G. D. Cowie,
William H. Craigue. II. l. Crawford. Joseph II.
Crockett 5. c. Cross. William CroGieT, o. p. Cum
minEs James Z. Curtis.
Robert H. Dalgleish John A. Daniels Jo-ephus
Dsniels Joseph W. Dare James G. DarnaI, WI
liam X. Davidson. Arthur P. Davis II. J. Dean,
Walter G. Dean c. r. Denmark William r. Den
mis-. Albert T. Dirterich, Hugh d. Dollins. Leonard
:. Doten Edward VI. Douglas. W. A. Z. Doying.
Charles L. Du Bois. e. T. Dunlop GEno Dunn.
ID. L. DiJOn.
Herbert c Esnshaw. Frank H Eastman, J. H.
Eaton. W. J. Eek. II. c. Eddy. J. ]. Edison. 4. J.
Ea. G. F. Ellsworth. Louis NJ. ETans. Evening
star. r. B. Eynon r.. Richard Won Ezdor1
Walter h. Fairfield. Robert L. Fairs. John
Fleming. Thomas F. Folz. Richard Fourchy. LOui,
6. Freeman. Felix Freyhold, Ross L. Fryer.
=. W. GaIhuly. William s. Garland. q L.
Garner. Thomas q. GerdiBe Christian P. Gliem
John Blake Gordon V. Ford GreaTes. r. K.
Griffith. Nathan c. Grover. Oscar L. Grover
Herbfn II. Haar. Morris Hacker Arthur S.
Halsev William r. Ham. John H. Hanna Ed
ward B. Harden Fred :. Hardesty, BENJAMIN 4.
Harlan. Homer r. Harlan. William r. Harrison
William W Hsrts. Thomas G. HGTell. John g
Hayes. Daniel L. Hazard. VI. @. Hszen. John
T.. Hcaly. Arthur y. Heatpn. J. L. Heberie. w.
B. Heroy WINSTON II. Hcrschel. Jesse Hill, Joseph
=. Hill. Howard l. HcdEkins. Edgar ]. Huugh.
B. r. Howard l. o.. Howard d. J. Howell John
e. Hoyt, Conway b. Hunt.
George r. Ide.
Howard J. jackson. II. 8 JHcoby. Ernest n. Jan
son NyIennen Jennings. Arthur Z. Johnson ElWood
johnson, Arthur W. Jones. Eusrne Jones
Y. c KsIbfus. Elwo0d r. Eeene. Alex 81
KcpTel. ]. W. kellogg. c. :. Rimbar. Clarence
r. King c. r KinEsberry, c. z. Knickerbocker,
Frederick A. Holster, Frank H. Kramer Charles
W. Kutz.