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The President: — As you are aware, gentlemen, the term of the present 

 president expires on December 31, and it was the business of the Council at its 

 meeting yesterday to make a nomination for president for the ensuing term, such 

 nomination to be submitted to you this morning. I am pleased to say that the 

 Council appointed a nominating committee and their report was received unani- 

 mously, with enthusiasm, and Col. Robert M. Thompson is the nominee for president 

 for the ensuing term. What is your pleasure? 



Naval Constructor R. H. Robinson, Member of Council: — I move the elec- 

 tion of Colonel Thompson as President of the Society. 



Naval Constructor J. H. Linnard, Member of Council: — I second the 

 motion. 



The President: — It is moved and seconded that the recommendation of the 

 Council be approved, and that Col. Robert M. Thompson be your president for the 

 next term. Those in favor please say "Aye;" contrary-minded, "No." Carried 

 unanimously. 



I will have a little more to say on that subject later. 



The Secretary will now announce the election of members in the several grades 

 as the election now stands. 



The Secretary: — ^The following applications were passed upon favorably by 

 the Council at its meeting yesterday afternoon : — 



Members (33). 



John M. Cherry, Superintendent Floating Equipment, Lehigh Valley Railroad 

 Co., Jersey City, N. J. 



Edward P. Morse, Jr., General Superintendent, Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co., 

 Ft. 57th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Charles M. Englis, Sole Proprietor of firm of Charles M. Englis, 176 Clinton 

 Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



John A. Moran, Treasurer, Atlantic Basin Iron Works, 20 Summit Street, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Thomas F. Newman, Secretary and General Manager, Cleveland Sc Buffalo 

 Transit Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 



Brath Lars, Assistant Chief Draughtsman, Hull Draughting Room, Fore River 

 Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass. 



James L. Crandall, President and Chief Engineer, H. I. Crandall & Son Co., 

 Boston, Mass. 



James O. Gawne, Assistant Naval Constructor, U. S. Navy Bureau Construc- 

 tion and Repair, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 



