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representatives of our two societies may take part. By means of the 

 loud speakers we shall be able to hear these proceedings as though we 

 were all located in one great auditorium. 



Colonel Purves has just finished making a statement to his associates 

 concerning our meeting here in New York. 



I will now speak to Colonel Lee who is at the telephone in London, 

 and we will then proceed with our joint session. 



Good morning, Colonel Lee. 



Colonel Lee: "Good afternoon, Mr. Charlesworth." 



Mr. Charlesworth: "Are we ready to proceed with our joint 

 session, Colonel Lee?" 



Colonel Lee: "We are, Mr. Charlesworth." 



Mr. Charlesworth: "I will hand the telephone to Mr. Bancroft 

 Gherardi, President of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers." 



Colonel Lee: "I will also hand the telephone to Mr. Archibald 

 Page, President of the British Institution of Electrical Engineers." 



Mr. Gherardi: Good morning, Mr. Page. 



Mr. Page: Good afternoon, Mr. Gherardi. 



Mr. Gherardi: Mr. Page, it would give us great pleasure, if as 

 President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers — the senior society, 

 founded in 1871 — you would act as chairman of this joint meeting. 



Chairman Page: I regard it as a great honour to be asked to take 

 the chair on this historic occasion. It is also a gracious compliment to 

 our institution, and in accepting, which I do gladly, I desire to thank 

 you, Mr. President, and the members of the American Institute of 

 Electrical Engineers most heartily. I welcome all present at the 

 meeting now in session, and venture to predict that the proceedings 

 will prove exceedingly interesting and likely to live not only in our 

 memories, but to be quoted by succeeding generations of electrical 

 engineers as marking an important milestone in the advancement of 

 electrical science. I am sure I interpret the desire of those assembled 

 if I request Mr. Gherardi to address us, which I now do. 



Mr. Gherardi: Mr. President and Members of the Institution of 

 Electrical Engineers : On behalf of the American Institute of Electrical 

 Engineers, I extend to you greetings and our best wishes. We are 

 meeting here in New York at our Midwinter Convention. In the 

 auditorium of the Engineering Societies Building in New York City, 

 from which I am speaking, there are assembled about one thousand 

 members of our organization from all parts of the United States, from 

 Canada, and from other parts of the New World. It is with the 

 greatest satisfaction that, as a result of the accumulated work of the 

 scientist, the inventor, and the electrical engineer, it is possible for us 



