The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02
Mechanical Engineers
Of Country Confer
Upon Standardization

The nations greatest mechanical
experts representing the brains Of the
army, navy and production plants
closely allied with the governments
war aims, have returned to | their
home from Washington and as re-
suit of their conference a. great stride
is said to have been accomplished in
the matter Of co-ordinatIng standards
Of weights and measurements.
The effect of the meeting will be of
immediate benefit in the standardiza-
ton of munitions OF war, and will
have a lasting influence upon the fu-
ture of American industry.
Arranged under the auspices of the
guage Standardization committee of
the American Society Of Mechanical
Engineers of which Harry e. Harris
Of this city is a member, the meeting
was characterized by extreme patriot
ism and loyalty to the United States
government displayed by, the society
which through its president Dr. Ira
N. Hollis of New York city offered
at no cost to the government the
service of every member of the five
greatest mechanical societies OF
America, allied to the A. S. NJ E.
Nearly $4,000 strong their magnifi-
cent offer places the government in a
position where its engineering feats
in the field of war and behind the
lines will be aided and checked by
Americas greatest geniuses.
The significance Of the dinner, al
though of such a nature that the
plans laid out for Americas often.
sive movements, cannot be published
may be apprehended by perusa1 of the
list of persons present which incIud-
| ed the following:
Brig. Gen. George o. Squier,f U. S.
A., Chief Signal Officer, War De-
partment.
Brig. Gen. William Crozier, U. S.
A.. chief of Ordnance, War Depart
ment.
Colonel George Montgomery, Com
mandfng Officer. Frankford Arsenal.
! Major L. A. Fischer, frankfort Ar
senal, Philadelphia, Pa.
| Rear Admiral Ralph Earle, u. s.
N, Chief, Bureau of Ordnance, Navy
Department.
! Rear Admiral R. s. Griffin, U. s.
ing, Navy Department.
Chief Naval Constructor D. w
Taylor, Bureau of Construction and
/ Repair, Navy Department
Mr.. Howard E. Coffin, Chairman
Aircraft Production Board, A. & U
CHI, 119 D Street. N. E., Washing
ton, D. c.
Mr.. Coker F. Clarkscon, Gen. Mgr.
Society Of Automotiye Engineers, 2s
West 18th street. New York city.
Col. E. A. Deeds, Equipment Divi-
sion Signal Corps, 119 D Street, N. E.
Washingtono, d. c.
Lieut.. Dol, S. D. Walden. Equip
ment Division Signal Corps, 119 Z
Street, N. E.. Washington. D. C.
Mr.. S. M. Vanclain, Baldwin Loco
motive Works, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. Frank A. Scott, Munitions
Mnsey Bilding, Washington, D. C.
DR.. w. F. Durand, Chairman, Ma.
tionaI Advisory Committee for Aero.
nautics, Munsey Building, Washing.
ton, D. C.
Gen. ]. D. Cromack, Engineer or
Standardization of Aircraft Of the
British Mission
/ DR.. s. w. stratton, Director. Ma.
ttiona1 Bureau of Standards, Washing.
i ton, D. c. I
4 DIR. Ira N. Hollis, President, Amer.
lean Society of Mechanical Engineers
20 West SO tn Street, New York City
Calvin w. Rice, Secretary, Amer.
lfcan Society of Mechanical Engineers
L
Harry E. Harris, Chairman, Bridge
4 port Branch Executive Committee
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers, 1047 Broad street, Bridgeport
Conn.
i Commander T. A. Kearney, U. S
n, Assistant to Chief of Bureau O.
Ordnance, Navy department.
Representative John @. Tilson
House Of Representatives, Washing
i ton, D. c..
William H. Wall. secretary ant
treasurer, Browne & Sharpe Mfg. Co.
lRhode Island.
Major John H. Barr, Consulting En-
gineer, Remington Typewriter Co.
Harry E. Harris, ABridgeport's re
preventative upon whom is devo1v
ing a large share of the work in stan
dardizing guages used in the manu-
facture of everything pertaining t
the army and navy, is a member o
the committees of the National Coun
&cil -of Defense. the -Conpecticut Stat