Report of general reception committee of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in connection with the International Electrical Congress and circular tour

One of the important events of the fiscal year just closing was the International Electrical Congress held at St. Louis, September 12–17, 1904. At the last International Congress held in Paris in 1900, the Institute was represented by official delegates and visiting members, and they were splendidly entertained in London en route to Paris by the Institution of Electrical Engineers. The American Institute of Electrical Engineers had been desirous of reciprocating the courtesies received at the hands of the sister society, and the International Electrical Congress at the St. Louis Exposition afforded a welcome opportunity to again extend a cordial invitation to the Institution to visit America. The invitation was accepted and it was arranged to hold a joint meeting in St. Louis during the sessions of the Congress.