Abstract :
On July 12, in Atlanta, Ga., there was held, at the City Water Works pumping station, a preliminary meeting to effect a permanent organization of Atlanta technical societies. Representative members of the following organizations were present: American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Architects, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the Engineering Association of the South, all having local Sections. Besides these, individual members of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the National Electric Light Association, the American Society of Municipal Engineering, the American Water Works Association and the American Public Health Association were in attendance.