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"American Society of Civil Engineers. 



"220 West Fifty-Seventh St., New York. 



July 1, 1914. 



"ALFRED NOBLE MEMORIAL. 



"Mr. Daniel H. Cox, 



Secy.-Treas. Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. 



"Dear Sir:— 



"At a meeting of the Board of Direction of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 

 June 2, 1914, the following was adopted unanimously: — 



"Whereas, by the death of Alfred Noble the engineering profession in America has 

 lost its most prominent member; and 



"Whereas, Mr. Noble has been connected with this Society for forty years, and has 

 served upon its Board of Directors for nine years, as Director, Vice-President, President, 

 and finally as Past-President ; be it 



"Resolved, That the Board of Direction of the American Society of Civil Engineers 

 acknowledges the indebtedness of the profession to this wise counselor, and active and tire- 

 less worker, who, during his connection with this Board and subsequently, gave ungrudg- 

 ingly and unselfishly so much of his valuable time for the general good ; and be it further 



"Resolved, That the Board desires to spread upon its records its sense of profound 

 sorrow in the great less, not only to the profession of engineering, but to the world, of 

 one who by his strong and intellectual personality, earnestness of purpose, sterling honesty, 

 and great heart, has set an example for engineers of the future, and in so doing endeared 

 himself to all with whom he came in contact. 



"At the same meeting the Board considered the advisability of the erection of a per- 

 manent Memorial to Alfred Noble, and, in the belief that such recognition of the man, of 

 the engineer, and of the profession will meet with universal approval, decided that such a 

 memorial is desirable, should be inaugurated by this Society, and should be on no small 

 scale. It was also decided that the engineers of the world be asked to subscribe to the funds 

 necessary for this purpose, and that the memorial take the form of an appropriate statue to 

 be erected in some suitable location. 



"It was the view of the Board that, inasmuch as Alfred Noble's professional practice 

 was national in character, that he was an adviser of Presidents, and consulted on some of 

 the mose important engineering work of the country, the capital of the nation is the proper 

 location for such a memorial, and that the Congress be requested to provide a suitable site 

 in the city of Washington. 



"The Board set aside the sum of $1,000 as a first subscription towards the necessary 

 funds, and appointed the following committee with power to carry out the project : — 

 Onward Bates, Chicago, 111., Chairman. 

 Robert Moore, St. Louis, Missouri. 

 Samuel Rea, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Samuel H. Hedges, Seattle, Wash. 

 F. H. Newell, Washington, D. C. 

 Charles Warren Hunt, New York City, Secretary. 



