Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-17
STEEL SOCIETY
TO HAVE BUSY
SESSION HERE
Metallurgists From Over L. S.
and Europe to Attend
Convention.

Papers by leading metallurgists Of the
United States and Europe a display Of
exhibits from the United States and
Europe, OF raw and finished produits in
the steel idustry; visits to the leding
manufacturing plants Of Indianapolis and
various attractive entertainments, con
stitute some OF the prominent features
OF the annual convention and exhibition
OF the American Society for Steel Treat
ing. which viii be held in this city At
the State Fair Grounds Sept. 10 to n,
inclusive.
The papers will be read IN the woman's
building at the State Fairgrounds and the
exhibition Will be held in the manufac-
turers' building.
In addition to the speakers along tech
meal lines. the program includes ad-
dresses by ex-Vice President Thomas r.
Marshall, Governor Warren 4. McCray.
ex-senator Albert J. Beverldge and
Mayor Charles W. Jewett.
VARIOUS EVENTS OF
EMBARRASSMENT.
The program Of entertainment includes
a banquet at the ClaypOoI Hotel, where
the headquarters Of the society during
the convention viii be established,
smoker, tennis and golf tournaments AZ
the various tennis courts and fon courses
about the city, and, for the feminine
visitors, a nautomobne trip about the
city.
That the exhibits win have many
touches Of general interest as well as
being Of an educational nature is evil
denced BY two that have been mentioned
among the many that VIII lie shown.
One will be a furnace for the heat
treatment OF steel. so insulated against the
radiation OF heat that with a temperature
Of 800 degrees inside OF the furnace
there viii be q normal temperature out
side Of It and dokers on top fit to
demonstrate this.
Another will be an electrical appliance
to guard against too high or too low
temperature in heat treating, light IN
the office Of the head Of the department
flashing a warning If the heat is Of
the proper temperature white light is
shown; II too high, a red light and If
too low a green light
Arrangements for the entertainment OF
the visitors are being completed by the
Indianapolis chapter Of the society. The
Indianapolis chapter, by the way, has
125 members.
TWO SOCIETIES
UNITE TO FORM ONE.
The American Society for Steel Treat
ing was formed by the amalgamation. at
Cleveland, Ohio, year ago, OF Two So
cieties that covered practically the same
field
The society has a membership Of about
seven thousand and has about thirty
chapters. one of which is in Toronto,
Canada.
The officers and directors Of the So
ciety are as follows: President, A Z.
White, director of the department of en-
cheering research of the University Of
Michigan; first vice president, 7. E.
Barker, production engineer Of the
Michle Printing Press and Manufactur-
ing Company, Chicago; second vice
president, T. D. Lynch, research engi-
neer, Westinghouse Electric Company.
East Pittsburgh, Pa; secretary, W. II.
Eisennan, Cleveland. Ohio; treasurer. W.
5. Biddle, W. S. Blddle Company, Cleve-
land, Ohio; directors, II. J. Stage, assis-
tant manager Of the HalcOmb Steel Com
pany, Syracuse, n. Y; Frank P. Fahy,
consulting engineer, New York city E. J.
Janitzky, metallurgical engineer, Illinois
Steel Company, South Works, Chicago,
and ". c. Peterson, metsllurglst, Pack
ard Motor Car Company, Detroit.