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699- Georgia Society of Anesthesiologists. Pres- 

 ident: Walter F. Homeyer, 781 Spring Street, 

 Macon, Ga. Term expires April 1961. Secre- 

 tary-Treasurer: Frederick A. Carpenter, 

 Emory University School of Medicine, 69 

 Butler Street, S. E., Atlanta, Ga. Term 

 expires April 1963. 



History: Organized 1948. The Society is a 

 component of the American Society of Anesthes- 

 iologists. 



Purpose: To promote the science of anesthesi- 

 ology in Georgia. 



Membership: Honorary, physician or other 

 scientist who has attained eminence in anesthesi- 

 ology or related fields ; Active, 70, physician 

 engaged in anesthesiology in the United States 

 who is a graduate of an approved school, 

 who is licensed to practice, who is a member in 

 good standing of the county medical society and 

 the American Society of Anesthesiologists ; 

 Junior, 16, full time trainee in anesthesiology 

 or other specialty, with medical degree who has 

 not been a junior member more than three 

 years; Associate, 1, may be a foreign. Federal 

 (Public Health Service or Armed Forces), or 

 scientific (physician or other scientist not in 

 practice of anesthesiology) ; Retired, 3, active 

 for at least ten years, sixty-five years or older 

 or permanently disabled, and completely retired ; 

 Life, so designated prior to July 1, 1947. 



Meetings: Quarterly. 



700. Georgia Society of Professional Engineers. 



230 Spring Street, N. W., Atlanta 3, Ga. 

 President: Manon P. Phillips, City-County 

 Municipal Building, Augusta, Ga. Term ex- 

 pires June 30, 1961. Executive Secretary: 

 Mrs. Mildred L. Rogers. Term indefinite. 



History: Founded 1944. Chapters: Savan- 

 nah, Columbus, Atlanta, Northwest Georgia, 

 Macon, Southwest Georgia, Augusta, Southeast 

 Georgia, Northeast Georgia, Central Georgia. 



Purpose: Advancement of the public welfare; 

 uniting of all professional engineers of the State 

 in one organization ; advancement of the pro- 

 fessional, social and economic interests of the 

 professional engineer ; advancement and pro- 

 tection of the interests of the engineer-in-train- 

 ing ; promotion of high standards of engineering 

 education ; consideration of, and attention to, 

 legislation affecting the profession ; improve- 

 ment of public relations and the cultivation of 

 public appreciation of the work of the pro- 

 fessional engineer ; development of the civic 

 consciousness of the members of the engineering 

 profession ; establishment and maintenance of 

 high ethical engineering standards and practices. 



Membership: Registration in any State of the 

 United States as a professional engineer or 

 engineer-in-training. Total membership 942. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Scholarship; GSPE 

 Engineer of the Year. 



Publications: Georgia Professional Engineer, 

 monthly, current volume: 13, free. Editor: 

 Robert A. Meier. 



701. Gerontological Society, Inc. President: 

 Joseph T. Freeman, Philadelphia, Pa. Term 

 expires 1961. Secretary: R. W. Kleemeier, 

 Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Term 

 expires 1962. 



History: Organized and incorporated 1945. 



Purpose: To promote the scientific study of 

 aging and to afford a common meeting ground 

 for gerontologists representing various scien- 

 tific disciplines, as well as those interested in 

 and responsible for the care and treatment of the 

 aged. 



Membership: Honorary, 1, distinguished ser- 

 vice rendered to science of gerontology or 

 geriatrics; Fellows, 1,111, persons who in the 

 immediately preceding three years have engaged 

 in the study or practice of any aspect of 

 gerontology or geriatrics ; Members, 878, per- 

 sons interested in and sympathetic with the 

 purposes of the Society ; Affiliates, all voting 

 members of an affiliate organization ; Senior 

 Members, persons who have been Fellows for 

 preceding five years but are no longer engaged 

 in professional work. Total membership 2,090. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Journal of Gerontology, quar- 

 terly, current volume : 15, $10. Editor : J. Esben 

 Kirk. Newsletter, quarterly. Editor : O. J. 

 Kaplan. 



702. Grand Rapids Engineers' Club. President: 

 Albertus Doornbos, 1500 Scribner Street, N. 

 W., Grand Rapids, Mich. Term expires May 

 1961. Secretary: C. Alkema, Jr., 47 North 

 Division Avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized 1916. 



Purpose: To render service to community on 

 engineering projects. 



Membership: Members, 276, anyone interested 

 in engineering ; Honorary, 2, by reason of 

 professional attainment and by recommendation 

 of Board; Life, 64, over twenty-five years a 

 member. 



Meetings: Weekly, September through June 

 15. 



Professional activities: Loans to qualified 

 students. 



Publications: Grengineer, monthly. Editor: 

 C. Alkema, Jr. 



