Abstract :
The engineers forming the American delegation to England and France this summer were guests of honor at a welcome-home dinner given at the Pennsylvania Hotel, New York City, on the evening of October 10. Over two hundred engineers, representing American engineering societies, were present to extend greetings to the delegates. This delegation consisted of Ambrose Swasey, chairman; Charles F. Rand, secretary; Chas. T. Main, Robert A. Cummings and John R. Freeman, representing the American Society of Civil Engineers; Col. Arthur S. Dwight, Wm. D. Kelly and Mr. Rand representing the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers; Dr. Ira Hollis, Jesse M. Smith and Mr. Swasey representing the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; and Dr. F. B. Jewett, Dr. A. E. Kennelly and Major General G. O. Squier representing the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
