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480 TARE MARINE REVIEW December, 1909 N aval Architects and Marine Engineers | HE seventeenth annual meet- ing of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine En- gineers was held in the rooms of the society, Engineering Societies Building, 29 West Thirty-ninth street New, York; on: Nov. 18 "and © 19, and was in point of interest and attendance the equal of any that has been held in recent years. In the absence abroad of President F. T. Bowles, Stevenson Taylor pre- sided. The report of Secretary-Treas- urer W. J. Baxter snowed the so- ciety to be in excellent financial standing, though its expenditures ow- ing to the summer meeting had been unusually heavy. The society has total resources of $24,575.21 with no liabilities. An interesting point in the society's financial statement is that receipts from the sale of its publications amounted to. $1,092.80 from non-members, proving conclu- sively that the proceedings of the society are appreciated even by those who are not members. The member- ship shows a gain' of 30 during the year, the membership as of Nov. 1, 1909, being 795, as against 765 for the corresponding date last year. At the suggestion of Chairman Taylor, the members rose while the death roll was read as follows: F. S. Manton, Thomas Gray, We fe Hall; W. F. Palmer, H. Wilkinson, J. B. L. F. M. Berrier-Fontaine. The council elected the following: Vice-presidents: Jacob W. Miller, vice-president, Cape (Cod Canal Construction' "'Co., 23 Nassau street, New York. George W. Melville, Rear Admiral, United States Navy, retired, 532 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. The society elected as members to the council the following: For term expiring December 1912: William J. Baxter, Naval Constructor, a, 8. N., navy yard; New York: George W. Dickie, Naval Architect and engineer, 24 California street, San Francisco, Cal. My. ©. Forbes, president. 'W. D. Forbes Co.,; New London, Conn. Andrew Fletcher, president, North River Iron Works, Hoboken, N. J. Henry <A. Magoun, vice-president, New York Shipbuilding Co,, Cam- den, N, J. ol; Mr. STEVENSON TaAyLor, PrRESIDENT-Etect Society or NavaL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS. Lewis Nixon, No. 30 Church Nowy. Associate Members of Council: street, For term expiring December 31, 1912: John' S.. Hyde, President, "Bath: Iron Works, Bath, Me. Calvin B. Orcutt, President, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, 30 Church street, New York. Members. Tel. -Brinser, Licut. OU. S,.N., Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Bonne J. Bonnesen, Pusey & Jones Co., Wilmington, Del. Hutchinson I. Cone, Rear Admiral, UL 8. N.. chief-of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, navy depart- ment, Washington, D, C, stanord TH. B. Doyle Lieut. U. S.°N., Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Irvin W. Day, American Mail Steam- Sin Go. 100° Broadway, N." Y. William L. R. Emmet, General Elec- tric Co; Schenectady, N. Y. Irvin -V. 'Gillis, Lieut. tS. N., Navy Department, Washington, BD. C. Charles S. Hoyt, Welin Davit & Lane and De Groot Co., 17 Battery Place, New York. Charles G. Jewett, Draughtsman, Newport News 5, BB & D. D: Co., Newport News, Va. Carl AW. Southern Comdr., Jungen, General Prec: 6. -S.. Line, 105 New York. Fore Manager, Hudson Raton LL. building street, River Co., Quincy, Mass. Lovell, Ship-