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sponsible for that law, and therefore it is his duty tO' take an interest in seeing that the 

 law is all that it should be, the day that the ducated and trained minds in this country take 

 such a vital interest in the governmental functions that nothing can be done without their 

 influence to make that thing right and the best for the Government, not the best for any 

 small coterie of people, but the best for the people as a whole, the country will have gotten 

 the full effect of the war and it will have been worth all it cost, an,d the men who lie in 

 the fields of France and Flanders will not have died in vain. (Applause.) 



The President: — Evidently the Engineer in the Navy is all right, and we owe our 

 thanks to Captain Jessup for his splendid tribute. 



We have had a most interesting evening, gentlemen, and, in closing, it seems only 

 proper to record our appreciation of the assistance given by all who have participated in 

 our meetings. In this connection, I desire, on behalf of the Society, to convey our especial 

 thanks to Messrs. C. M. Wales, W. H. Todd, J. H. Gardner, E. H. Peabody, F. P. Palen, 

 and Commander Stevenson Taylor, who served so effectively as members of our Entertain- 

 ment Committee. The thanks of the Society are also particularly due to our most efficient 

 secretary, Mr. Cox, and his associates. 



The meeting is now adjourned without day. 



