Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-08
ORVILLE WRIGHT IS HONORED
AS FIRST TO FLY ENGINE PLANE
President Hoover Will Receive Medal
Tonight From Engineers for
Distinguished Services.
Of State Joseph p. Cotton made the

tary of State Joseph P. Cotton made the
presentation
Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Am
baSSador. presented as the n1edalist of
his country. Loughnan st. L. Pendred,
president of the Institution of Me-
chanical Engineers.
Medaltsts from other countries we're {:
Austria, Hofrat Ing. Ludwig Erhard,
presented by Edgar L. @. Prochnik,
Minister to the United States; Belgium,
Baron Castor 8. p. de Bethune, pre-
sented by Vicomte de Lantsheere,
charge d'affaireS; Canada, Brig. Gen.
Charles H. Mitchell, presented by Vim
cent Massey, Minister; Columbia, Prof.
Minister; Czechoslovakia, Dr. Stan
lister.
Frances medalist, M. Georges Claude,
was presented by Ambassador Paul
Claudel; Germany'S, Prof Ing. Conrad
MatschoSs, by Ambassador Won Prittwitz;
ltalyS, Prof. Ing. Luigi luigi, by AM
basSador de MARITIME; Japan's, DR..
Masawo Kamo, by Ambassador Dubuchi,
ana Mexico's. Senior Ing. Norberto
Dominguez, by Ambassador Teller.
Other MedaIists Honored.
Other medalists were Prof. Ir. Daniel
Dresden of the Netherlands, presented
by the Minister, j. H van Royen;
Sweden, Wilhelm NordStrom, who was
presented by w. BoStrom, the Minister;
Switzerland. DR.. Aurel Stodola, pre-
sented by Marc Peter, the Minister, and
Prof Donate Gaminara, the medaliSt Of
uruguay, presented by Minister Varela.
At the anniversary dinner tonight at
which President Hoover will be honored,
Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman
Wilbur will speak on The Influence of
Engineering in Promoting International
Amity and Upon the Progress of
Mankind"
Mr.. Durand past president of the
society, will act as POSTMASTER. Addresses
will be given also by Charles Piez, presi-
dent of the society. on The Broadening
Responsibilities of the Engineer" and
Robert A. Millikan, past president of
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science, who will speak
on THE Bonds Between Science and
Engineering"
At the Institution and presenta ton
OF the Hoover gold medal Dexter S
Kimball president of the board of
award, will preside and J. v. w. Reyn-
ders, past president of the American
Institute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers, will make the addresses. Fol-
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Mr. Kimball, President Hoover viii make
response.
The Presidents brother, Theodore J.
Hoover, well known engineer, came
from Swanton, Calf, to attend the ses-
sions and witness the presentation ex-
erciseS this evening.
| With tomorrow free for delegates to
visit the Bureau of Standards, the
President will receive the delegates al
the White House at 4:30 O'Clock in the
afternoon.
Present Differing Views.
Viewed from British and American
eyes, opposing opinions on the influence
of engineering in the civilization of two
leading countries of the world during
a half century's progress were presented
to the society.
From Great Britain the opinion wa
advanced by Mr.. Pendred that the in
fluence of mechanical engineering is
not wholly good in its effect upon home
life and in its destruction of the self
reliance of the people.
The American viewpoint, presented
by DR.. GrunSky, vizualized a machine
made future where less drudgery will
afford more opportunity for the develop
ment of the cultural side of life ano
where life itself will be made more
comfortable and less noisy.