Founder societies dinner

On Thursday evening, February 17, 1910, the governing boards of the United Engineering Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Mining Engineers and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers dined together at the Engineers´ Club, for the purpose of extending acquaintanceship, and informally discussing future plans for the general welfare. Thirty-four representatives of past and present governing boards attended. Past-President Henry G. Stott, the newly elected president of the trustees of the United Engineering Society, officiated as chairman, and introduced Past-President Lieb, treasurer of the United Engineering Society, who gave an abstract of his recent annual report and called attention to the fact that practically all of the available office space in the Engineers´ Building has now been allotted to various associate societies. Among the speakers who followed were: Messrs. F. J. Miller, R. W. Raymond, Calvert Townley, A. R. Ledoux, F. R. Hutton, C. F. Scott, S. S. Wheeler, and T. C. Martin. General satisfaction was expressed with the successful administration of the affairs of the United Engineering Society during the three years´ experience in the occupation of the Engineers´ Building.