The Washington herald., 1921-06-09

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discussion Of the amaIgsmstion Of
the technical and scientific socIs-
ties of washineton-
PLAN UNITING TECHNICAL
AND ENGINEERING socIETfES
First steps toward welding wash
ineton's engineering and technical
societies into a united and conscious
organization will be taken at the
annual dinner OF the local section
Of the American Society Of Mechan-
icsi Engineers that will be held to-
night
The details Of how this federation
can be accomplished will be dis
cussed by representatives. from most
OF the engineering and technical 40
cieties that now exist in Washing
ton.
The plan that will be proposed by
ofncials Of the mechanical engineersl
who have launched this effort to-
ward smalgamstion is briefly as
follows:
Recognizing the need Of a repre-
sentative engineering society In
Washington 10 act as a euid. ana
clearing house for the present soef-
eties. purely local or local section,
Of national organizstions. IL will be
suggested that the Washington So
ciety OF Engineers already in exif-
ienee could serve as the groundwork
upon which to build a stronger ana
more truly representative body.
with the necessary changes in the
constitutions and bylaws Of the So
cieties concerned. IL would be pro-
vioed that all members Of the mar
tieipating societies would be asso-
ciste, nonvoting members of the
new washington Society Of Engf-
neers. This federsting organfza-
tion would also have active, votine.
loues-p2ying members. resident ana
nonresident. The participating So
cieties would bear q portion OF the
expenses Of the federating organi-
nation.
The immediate step that IL IA
planned to take toward this feder-
alton lie the appointment of a con-
tnuinE executive committee that
will represent the various interested
societies and which. will thrash out
the way in which this scheme can
be accomplished. This committee
would serve until the establishment
OF the permanent federating society
and would draw up and recommend
the necessary amendments and bv-
law changes that would enable the
specialized societies TO Join the fed
Grafton
The immediate object Of the new
federation of engineers would be a
larger and more clsss-consciods or,
gantZstion. A future object would
f, be home for the technical socie-
ties, with the library, club rooms.
and auditorium that compose il. The
proposed organization would be sim
ilar to the united engineering socie-
ties that have been established in
iPhilsdelphia. New York. Boston.
Milwaukee. Cleveland. ST Louis. San
Francisco. Denver and New Orleans
Z George A Weschler. chairman,
and A. r. Cheyney. secretary-treas-
urer Of the mechanical engineers
section here. have called the meet
ing tonight Among those who have
been invited to discuss the project
are: Robert l.. Faris. president Of
the Washington Society Of Engi-
hctfHs Johu - 1oNt. president OF
the local sectHn Of the American
Society Of Civil Engineers; Z. A.
Holbrook. chairman Of the local sec
tion Of the American Institute Of
Mining and MetailurEical Engi-
neers: Milton NJ. FLANDERS. chairman
Of the local section OF the American
institute of Electrical Engineers:
DR.. II. c. Dickinson. chairman Of the
local section OF the Society Of Auto
motive Engineers. Dr. william
! Blum. presideEt Of the Washington
Chemical society: Dr. Robert r. Sos
man. secretary % the Washington
Academy Of Sciences: II. u. Apple
by. president OF the local section Of
, the American Association Of EnEi-
neers: John s. Conway. of the Wash
ington Society Of Engineers. and r.
? S. Tour. chairman Of the local Sec
tion Of the American Society for
Steel Treating.