xxxii INTRODUCTORY PROCEEDINGS. 



I have the pleasure of announcing to you that the ballots cast by the Members of the 

 Society resulted in the election, as Members of the Council for the term expiring Decem- 

 ber 31, 1917, of the following gentlemen: — J. E. Denton, D. H. Cox, H. L. Ferguson, 

 C. H. Peabody, F. L. DuBosque, and H. C. Sadler. 



As Associate Members of Council for term expiring December 31, 1917: — H. S. Grove 

 and H. L. Aldrich. 



As Vice-Presidents for the term expiring December 31, 1917: — W. 1. Babcock, W. L. 

 Capps, W. F. Durand, and D. W. Taylor. 



As Members of the Executive Committee for the ensuing year: — Stevenson Taylor, 

 W. L. Capps, Lewis Nixon, W. I. Babcock, and Andrew Fletcher. 



For Secretary-Treasurer for the ensuing year, Daniel H. Cox. 



For the Committee on Papers for the ensuing year : — W. M. McFarland, W. I. Bab- 

 cock, and F. L. DuBosque. 



The Secretary will now read the list of new members elected. 



The Secretary: — At the Council meeting held yesterday, the following-named appli- 

 cants for members of various grades and transfers from one grade to another were acted 

 upon and were favorably reported to the Society: — 



Members (28). 



Albert Allen, Surveyor, Lloyd's Register, 17 Battery Place, New York, N. Y. 



Wilmon H. Benson, Superintendent, Hull Construction, Newport News Shipbuilding 

 and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va. 



T. Bingley F. Benson, Naval Architect, 205 Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada. 



Manuel L Bianchi, Naval Constructor, Argentine Navy, 97 Butler Road, Quincy, Mass. 



William H. Blakeman, Assistant to General Superintendent, Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship 

 and Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Joseph Barraja-Frauenfelder, Chief Engineer, Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, 

 Conn. 



Charles N. Crowell, General Manager, Grand Trunk Pacific Dry Docks and Ship Re- 

 pair Co., Box 126, Prince Rupert, B. C. 



Sloan Danenhower, New York Representative, Lake Torpedo Boat Co., 50 Church 

 Street, New York, N. Y. 



George A. Dean, Jr., General Superintendent, Spedden Shipbuilding Co., 21 W. Frank- 

 lin Street, Baltimore, Md. 



Archibald Denny, Shipbuilder, Wm. Denny & Bro., Dumbarton, Scotland. 



Maurice E. Denny, Shipbuilder, Wm. Denny & Bro., Dumbarton, Scotland. 



Harry J. Hartridge, Assistant Superintending Engineer, American Hawaiian Steamship 

 Co., 248 78th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Robert L. Hague, Naval Architect, Standard Oil Co., 2788 Sacramento Street, San 

 Francisco, Cal. 



Charles J. Hudson, Surveyor, Lloyd's Register, 103 79th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Joseph W. Isherwood, Naval Architect, 4 Lloyds Avenue, London, E. C. 



John Hudson, Superintending Engineer, United Fruit Co., 404 61st Street, Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y. . 



