Evening star., 1923-12-30
ENGINEER COUNCIL
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Annual Gathering Here to Repre-
81 sent the Federated Amcri-
can Societies.
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ADDRESSES IN PROGRAM
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Secretary Hocvsr and Others
Listed as Speakers.
ADDRESSES IN PROGRAM

The anpual meeting of the Amer
lean. engineering. council of tho Fed
GRAFTON American Engineering scci-
cites to. lac held at the Sbereham
Hotel January to IL. will bring to
Washington engineers, public off,
Cials. educators and economists from
all over the Unitcd States: In sddl-
tioR. Representatives. of the Army ard
Navy VITA attend and participate. in
tIie sessions. 49, ,..s~..T
'ThufsdaS night. Januafy 10. Secre-
tary Hoover President Nicholas Muir
ray DutlCr tif Columbia University,
y. Y, and Assistant Secretary OF War
Tlwigat F. Davis win be the princi-
PAL speakers at u. dinner in the shore
ham.
Themes of Speakers. .
Secretary, IIoover. is expected to
discuss the WORK Of the Department
of CominefcC as il relates To the na-
tons vast engineering projects; DIR:
Butter will describe the. growing in
f!ucneG Of "cngfn ecrS ri modern life
aud their fnffdence upon world affairs
and Mr.. Davis, speaking, on The In
dpStiAl Preparedness Program Of the
War ptpar rtm+ht,: viii tell how the
engineering -.c,rga riz,&tions may be
helpful in the execution of the ma
tionai program. Dean Mortimer r.
Cooley. of che University OF Michigan
retiring. president of the American
EnginesrinG Council, will preside.
meetings is public works confer
c1ce Ia hs held Wednesday. January,
=. Delegates IRON more than 2OO
engineering and. allied bodies, lnciud-
ing, the fmerican Institute OF -Archl-
tscts- Will be prsSe ut. -,> ; -. :
e.. Purpose tf Confersnec.
The purpose of this copference is
to- urge the adoption by Congress of
that part Of the, Brown plan or gov
cEp pment reorganization which. pro
vidcs for the making over OF the
department, OF Interior, the proposed
arrangement grouping the functions
Of tha department under a division
uf public works and division OF the
uifblic domain. Tire United states
Iatent office and the bureau Of mines
would be. transferred from the De-
partment of Interior to the Depart
ieent,- OF Commerce. .. ,,-
Both Secretary Hoover ana seer
tary Work, according to an ohclai
statement of the American engineer
itfs, Eouucff, are IN favor OF the plan.
Iff bulletin just sent to ATS member
ship throushou the country, the
"EXecutive Secretary L. W. Wallace
was called into conference with Sec
rotary Hoover and Secretary work
recently and told, in effect, by each OF
these. Cabinet. members. that the en-
Sineers would be looked to as the
dominating influence III the consum-
nation of this plan, especially that
part which had to do with, the alloca-
ton of technical and scientlhc
bureaus:
This expression of confidence by
two {members of the Ca abinet is
another recognition of the place that
the engineers have attained in pubic
affairs" e.. .-..-
Sessions Scheduled for Two Days.
Sessions of the American Engineer
ing Council will be held on Thursday
and Friday. Subjects to be consid-'
cred include the report of the cornnlit-.
tee on storage of coal, facts for which
have been gathered by committees IN
more, than 100 cities; under the head,
shin. of w. L. Abbott of Chicago, and
proposed legislatiops relating TO the
coal industry. heferestatiop, unlteq
States Patent Office Re forms, status OF
sanitary engineers in the United
States Public Health Service, Secre-
tary Melons tax reduction plan, es-
tsblishment. of national hydraullc
laboratory, engineering education and
relations with the engineers of other
countries, will also be discussed.
VT is contemplated" said the an.
njunc erfent that complete plan
will be developed for pushing govern
nlent reoTgan zatiou as it relates TO
engineering matters and as approved
he tho lafa President Harding