Show papers prepared in advance conn may 25 special members of tha american society af mechanical engineers to number of several hand red arrived in the city today to take par in the annual tion of organization the first formal meeting will be held this evening af unity hall when the delegates will be welcomed by mayor miles B preston of ibis city the professional Bea of the convention at v aich papers will be presented dealing with cv of interest to the profession will not be inaugurated augu rated until tomorrow morning A somewhat novel plan has been adopted for the condict of the of the convention in order to facilitate its worl all papers t be presented have been printed in pamphlet form and supplied to the naem beis of the organization with a request that their contents bp carefully read and any replies or discuss ioia relating thereto prepared in advance baiera will not bb read at the convention in full only brief being presented ibe bulk of the time being left open for discussion it ie thought that this iq the fai at instance of un adoption of a plan of this kind |