Mav 1, 1913.J 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



407 



The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Rubber Club of America. 



THE thirteenth annual meeting of The Ruhher Chib of Amer- 

 ica was held at the American House, Boston, on the even- 

 ing of April 21. It opened with the usual business meeting 

 and election of officers for 1913, which was followed by a meet- 

 ing of the Board of Directors. After the meeting a very enjoy- 

 able supper was served, which as usual Ijrought forth tlic 

 undeniable musical 

 talent for which the 

 Club has always 

 been noted, and 

 which naturally 

 added to the joy of 

 the occasion. 



The feature of 

 the evening was an 

 illustrated talk by 

 Mr. Henry C. Pear- 

 son, the editor of 

 The Indi.\ Rubber 

 World, which dealt 

 with the experiences 

 of his recent South 

 American trip. Mr. 

 Pearson's descrip- 

 tion of V a ri o u s 

 places and condi- 

 tions in South Amer- 

 ica were effectively 

 illustrated by col- 

 ored pictures, and 

 certainly justified his opinion 

 beautiful city in the world." 



Mr. Pearson showed some seventy beautifully colored views of 

 Rio de Janeiro, sketch maps of the wild rubber areas showing 



at Rio to be erected Ijy the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. of 

 South America. 



President 



follows : 



Georgk B. Hodgm.\n, President. 

 tliat "Rio Janeiro is the most 



PRESIDENT HOOD'S .ADDRESS. 

 Hood's address at the annual meeting was as 



"We !:ave come to 

 another milestone in 

 the history of this 

 Club. Tonight we 

 elect a new presi- 

 dent, a new vice- 

 president, and new 

 members of our 

 Board of Directors. 

 The Board of Di- 

 rectors will appoint 

 a new Executive 

 Committee. It is 

 hoped that the board 

 will see fit to re- 

 appoint most of the 

 members of the pres- 

 ent Executive Com- 

 mittee. 



"My first privilege 

 is to express my 

 l>ersonal thanks and 

 the thanks of every 

 member of this Club 



Frederick II. Jo.nes. Vice-President. 



to the members of the E.xecutive Committee. 



''You will doubtless remember that prior to the 1912 annua! 

 meeting, the Executive Committee was larger than the Board of 

 Directors, and tlic by-laws were changed a year ago to create 



Harold P. Fuller^ Secretary. 



J. Frank Dunbar, Treasurer. 



Henry C. Pearson. 



the distribution of Hevea, Hancornia and Maiiihot. and views of 

 Manihot plantations in the vicinity of the Rio San Francisco. 

 The speaker described in detail Brazil's laws for the "Protection 

 of Rubber," the projected washing plants and the great factory 



a small Executive Committee. The wisdom of that change has 

 been very apparent. The Executive Committee has regular 

 quarterly meetings, elects the members, spends the 

 money, and generally manages the business of the club. 



