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Ml 458 the double acting, two-cycle oil en- gine. The double acting two-cycle en- gine as compared with the four-cycle single acting engine will increase the. earning capacity of a ship due to being lighter. Operating expenses a HENRY PENTON Naval Architect will be less due to the lower first cost and the lesser amount of ma- chinery to be kept in repair. There is also a considerable reduction in space required thus making it pos- sible to go back to a single screw installation instead of using twin screw arrangements in ships in the ease of four-cycle single acting en- gines to avoid too bulky an engine. Banquet a Great Success The banquet, which is the estab- lished social event of the annual meeting of the Society of Naval Ar- chitects and Marine Engineers, was held with traditional success in the Grand ball room of the Waldorf- Astoria, New York, at 7:45 p. m., Nov. 18. Nearly 600 attended. The dinner seemed just as popular as in the years when shipbuilding and shipping were at their peak. Rear Aamiral Dp. W.: Taylor, C. C.:. U.. S. N., retired, president of the society, presided, made the address of wel- come and acted as toastmaster. The speakers were Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, U. S. A., Rear Ad- miral Charles P. Plunkett, U. S. N., Dr. William F. Durand and Edward H, . Ford. General Summerall paid a tribute to American seamanship by very effec- tively recalling his experience in crossing the Atlantic early in 1917 MARINE REVIEW on the PRESIDENT LINCOLN with 7000 troops on board. He laid stress on the efficiency of the officers and crew of the transport and how a plan was carefully worked out for sav- ing the lives of those on board should the vessel. be torpedoed. No detail was left to ‘chance. Nothing hap- pened to the PRESIDENT LINCOLN on, that trip but some months later on her westward run carrying 1500 re- turning soldiers, many sick and dis- abled, she was torpedoed and outside of the 21 who lost their life in the attack every man was saved. The plan which had been so _ carefully formed and rehearsed, worked per- fectly to the smallest detail. With men of such caliber in the navy and the merchant marine the nation has the best kind of claim to a place upon the sea for its ships. Rear Admiral Plunkett in his cus- tomary vigorous and outspoken man- ner attacked the inefficiency and in- terminable red tape of the govern- ment. He said he was wrestling with the problems of how to build a $15,- 000,000 ‘cruiser with $500,000, the amount so far available. He predict- ed that this amount would be ex- pended before any work could be done in correspondence about projected changes. He said that there were great losses in the government opera- tions through the tremendous over- ELMER A. SPERRY President Sperry Gyroscope Co. head in cost keeping records, account- ing and checking up. Though officers receive their commission from the President and are sworn to act with honor the system has labeled them as potential thieves and liars. He December, 1925 acted completely the blunt and im- patient sailor and his audience was with him. Doctor Durand on Aviation Dr. William F. Durand, president of the Society of Mechanical Engi- neers and member and secretary of President Coolidge’s air board, told of the latest developments in con- nection with his studies of the status of aviation in the United States with reference particularly to heavier-than- air craft. He said that the govern- ment had embarked upon a policy to support commercial aviation. This was evidenced by the air mail con- tracts entered into with private com- panies. Aviation must grow like every other industry upon its own merits and it can never be properly developed exclusively by a government agency such as the army for in- stance. The initiative and develop- ment which follow civilian interest in the art is essential to its growth. Doctor Durand _ said that _ speed, weight-carrying capacity and safety and reliability were the chief fac- tors in the success of the airplane. Of these the first has been proved, the second is being studied to find an economic mean between freight and fuel. Safety and reliability has improved until a very gratifying po- sition has been reached as compared with other methods. Four things are lacking, he said, and these are a legal status, a definite government program, modern equipment and the confidence and support of business. Government support, Doctor Durand: said, will consist of laws, marked airways, landing fields and lighting systems for the routes, while the en- terprise itself must supply proper machines, efficient motors and good pilots. Announcement was made at the banquet by Admiral Taylor that in recognition of their services, Steven-- son Taylor, president of the American bureau of shipping, and Frank E. Kirby, naval architect, had been elected honorary members of the so- ciety. This is an honor heretofore confined to eminent foreigners. At its business meeting the so- ciety re-elected its officers for the coming year as follows: Rear Ad- miral Albert P. Niblack, U. S. N., Capt. Richard M. Watt, U. S. N., Charles Wetherbee and Harvy D. Goulder, vice presidents. Daniel H. Cox, secretary-treasurer, Thomas J. Kain, assistant secretary-treasurer. Rear Admiral D. W. Taylor, presi- © dent of the society, was elected last year to a three-year term. 4 , 3 . " : 2 3 a