El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
INA
WAR SESSION"
Southwestern Convention
Delegates to See Actual
Work Done by Army.

Delegates 10 the convention Of this
! Southwestern Society of Engineers
which opens for 4 three days session
this afternoon. began arriving in E
/ Paso from Arizona, New Mexico ana
west Texas points Thursday morning
[ in large numbers. The 1917 meeting
{ promises 10 be a war session" as
most Of the addresses will be upon
war topics.
DR.. Ira y. Hollis, president Of the
American Society OF Mechanical En-
gineers, who viii deliver the principal
address OF the convention. tonight
/ arrived in FL PasO at 2-30 o'clock this
afternoon He was met at the union
station By a large delegation from the
laCal membership OF the society. and
was escorted TO Hotel PasO Del Norte,
which viii be the society headquart-
ers during the convention
Delegates From Camp Cody.
4 large delegation from DeminE, y
~, including q number of army en-
EineerS, is TO arrive this afternoon
and Friday to attend the convention
Among them are Col. Z II. Schultz,
division engineer, Maj. c. H Miller,
construction quartermaster; owen
Hughes. contractor who erected the
buildings at Camp Cody, and C. A.
TiltOn, who took a prominent part IN
the construction OF Camp Cody
The general public has been invited
to attend all sessions OF the conveu-
ton The address by Dr. Ira y. Hollis.
The Engineer in the Present War,
VIII be Of special interest to the pub
lie in general, as It will be phrased
in non-technical language that may
be easily understood by the layman-
DR.. HOllis's address viii be delivered
in the chamber Of commerce hall this
evening.
The sessions Of the engineers were
to open in the ballroom OF the PasO
del Norte hotel building at $3.50 this
Afternoon and viii continue there
until Saturday. The address OF DR..
Hollis, only viii be given at chamber
Of commerce auditorium
A. F. Barnes. dean Of the engineer
ing school Of the New Mexico A. * n.
college, will deliver an address upon
The Engineering School and the
War" His address viii be follow ed
by a business session. at which Off
GERS Will be nominated.
Large Attendance Expected.
= large attendance is expected at
the session TO be held at o'clock this
evening at the chamber Of commerce.
to hear the address Of DR.. Hollis. Dr.
Hollis. who was for many years in
the United States navy, is president
Of the Worcester Polytechnic insti-
tute, a member Of the advisory com
mittee of gun mounts Of the war de-
partment and Of the committee on
science and research Of the council
Of national defence. His address.
The Engineer in the Present War" is
expected TO be full Of interest to
everyone. in addition to being an ac-
curate exposition of the subject from
an engineering standpoint
To Witness POntOOn Work.
Friday morning at $3.50 o'clock
demonstration Of pOntOon bridge
building will be given for the visiting
delegates by the Ninth mounted en-
Eineers. commanded by Mai c.. a
O'Connor. The delegates will be
transported from their hotels to the
engineers camp north Of the cement
plant in automobiles driven by local
members Of the society.
Friday afternoon at . o'clock. c. A.
Tilton, of Camp Cody, n. NJ, viii adj
dress the delegates upon 4 rOblems
in Army COntonment Construction"
and dean G. VI. Butler. of the Uni
versity Of Arizona, viii speak on
Some Effects of the Draft Law on
the Arizona Mining Industry" Each
address will be followed by an open
discussion.
The annual banquet Of the society
Will be held at o'clock Friday even
ing at Hotel Paso del NOrte.
To See Trench Work.
saturday morning the delegates
viii be transported to the Eighth en-
gineers' camp, to witness q demon
stratiOn OF trench and fertilization f.
building, which will be given under [
the direction of Mai Y. L. Peterson
Saturday afternoon many Of .-e
delegates will attend the football I
game to be played at State College. I
y " between the New Mexico A &
n college and the El Paso high I
school teams.
Many in Army Service.
According TO a statement made by
c. Z. Barglebaugh, Of the society. :
more than % percent of the members /
Of the organization now are in mill I
tary. service. Many Of them are with I
regiments stationed in the east. and 1
VIII be unable 10 attend the cOnven-
ton. and one, at least. is in France.
Among the FL PasO members who I
now are serving Uncle sam in the I
army are: Col. II L Walker, Mai. For /
rest Z. Baker, Capts. J. ". Gladding, I
F. F. Click, and +. p. Rankin. jr.. Z
Lieuts- Garland L. Lyman. Frank j. /
Twynham, and Walter H Case, and I
the following enlisted mem Joseph W. /
Loef, Joe Mccarthy, Howard Ware. 1
and ". ". Hay The last named IS /
with an engineering regiment some I
where in France" f 3. Newell. a 4
member Of the society from Fl Paso. Z
IS in the marine corps
Russia has three regiments Of wom-
N soldiers.