After the business session, a ban
quet was enjoyed by those present;
also trips to Niagara Falls and Toron
to, Ontario. Various manufacturing
and power plants were visited.
El Grande Cuato Engineering Club
is doing a great work in making the
engineering department of the Lou
isiana Industrial Institute known
throughout the north and east, many
of its members having attained posi
tions of prominence and power.
The third annual meeting will be
held at the Gordon Hotel, Washing
ton, D. C., July 29, 1916.
The fourth annual reunion and
banquet of engineers will be held in
Ruston, La., Dec. 21, 1915.
CHESS TOURNAMENT.
State's Leading Players to Compete
at Lafayette, Aug. 23-26.
Prominent chess players of the
state have accepted the invitation of
the Century Club of Lafayette to hord
their first annual championship tour
nament in that city for four days be
ginning Monday, Aug. 23. Among
those expected are Judge L. L. La
batt, Dr. B. V. B. Dixon, Dr. M. H.
McGuire, J. M. Gehl and H. E.
Chambers, of New Orleans; Hardy
Cross, W. W. Bynum and R. A. Hart,
of Baton Rouge; J. E. Lansing, W. L.
Roche and J. T. Charnley, of Alex
andria; H. C. Bond, of Ruston; A.
W. Bittle and Robert Harry, of Wash
ington; L. B. Fields, of Marksville;
W. J. Furrate, of Franklin; ten or
twelve players in Lafayette, and sev
eral others.
