SESSION OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 9, 1922. 183 
FOURTH SESSION. 
THuRSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 9, 1922. 
President McFarland called the meeting to order at three o’clock. 
THE PRESIDENT :—Before we go on withthe papers assigned for this afternoon, I am 
going to take the pleasure of presenting to you a gentleman whom many of you know, per- 
haps, personally, and nearly all of you by reputation. He is the man who has done more 
in recent months to stir up interest in and publicity about the American merchant marine 
than any other one man I know. He is really the father of this Joint Cooperative Exhibition 
that is going on at the American Marine Show and is the head of a great publishing house. 
He is familiar with questions of publicity and knows how to present them, and he has done 
wonderful work in securing proper publicity in connection with the campaign for an Ameri- 
can merchant marine. That subject, during the last two years, since he has been active in 
this matter, has achieved a great deal more publicity than it ever has received before. He 
would like to say a few words to you about the exhibition here of the American Marine 
Association, and we shall be glad to hear anything else which he cares to say on the subject 
of the American merchant marine. I have now the pleasure of introducing to you Col. E. A. 
Simmons, president of the Boardman-Simmons Publishing Company. 
CoLoNnEL Stmmons:—Mr. President and gentlemen, I have not much to say except this 
—that the American Marine Association is very glad indeed to have you here with us. At 
this moment we do not know about our plans as to 1923; the immediate future will decide 
that. But I do want to say this—that if we hold another exhibition next year, we here and 
now extend an invitation to you gentlemen to join with us just as you are doing this year. 
It has been an experiment in a way, this getting together of the several interests in the 
marine field; and in so far as I have observed, it has been quite successful. It is the first 
time in the history of the American merchant marine that they have ever been able to get 
together under one roof—every participating organization in that field. And again I say we 
are very glad to have had you with us; and we will be glad to welcome you again in 1923. 
I thank you. (Applause. ) 
THE PRESIDENT :—At the meeting of the Council held immediately after the close of 
the morning session, a number of applications for membership in the Society were received 
and acted upon by the Council. The Secretary will read the list of these applications for 
membership which have been acted on favorably by the Council, and are recommended to 
the Society for approval. 
THE SECRETARY :—The following names have been recommended for election to the 
various grades: 
Members (18). 
Henry G. Avery, Chief Draughtsman, W. and A. Fletcher Company, Hoboken, N. J. 
Edward A. Colson, Chief Operating Engineer, Marine Department, Babcock & Wilcox 
Company, 85 Liberty Street, New York, N. Y. P. O. address: 241 Charles St., West- 
field, N. J. 
