AIEE annual dinner and award of Edison medal

The Annual Dinner of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers was held at the Hotel Astor, New York City, Friday, February 24, 1910, 278 guests being present. Professor Elihu Thomson was the guest of honor, and the dinner marked the celebration of the first award of the Edison Medal for meritorious achievement. Previous to the presentation of the medal to Professor Thomson an elaborate dinner was served in the large banquet room of the hotel, the electrical decorations of which were supplied by the New York Edison Company and the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Brooklyn. After the service of the dinner President Stillwell made a short address of welcome and introduced the Toast-master of the evening, Past-president T. C. Martin. Mr. Martin opened the exercises by reading several telegrams of congratulation from friends of Professor Thomson, including Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Mr. B. E. Sunny, Mr. H. M. Byllesby and others.