xxxiv INTRODUCTORY PROCEEDINGS. 



William J. Norton, Secretary, National Electric Light Association, 429 Home 

 Insurance Building, Chicago, 111. 



Jerome C. Hunsaker, Assistant Naval Constructor, U. S. Navy, Navy Yard, 

 Boston, Mass. 



A. de Bretteville, Manager, Main Street Iron Works, San Francisco, Cal. 



Junior to Associate (i). 

 Harry A. Musham, Lieutenant, U. S. Army, 421 Rush Street, Chicago, 111. 



Juniors (2). 



Louis A. Baier, Draughtsman, 615 East University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Mich. 

 Frank A. Track, Draughtsman, Lighterage Department, Standard Oil Co., 26 

 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 



The President : — A motion to ratify these elections is in order. 



A Member: — I move that the report be accepted and approved. 



Motion put to vote and carried. 



The President: — The gentlemen named are declared elected as Members, 

 Associates and Juniors, respectively. 



My next duty, gentlemen, is to announce to you the following changes in the 

 Council during the summer to fill vacancies: — Captain A. P. Niblack to be Vice- 

 President to fill the vacancy caused by death of Rear-Admiral R. D. Evans, U. S. 

 Navy; G. W. Dickie to be Vice-President to fiU vacancy caused by death of Rear- 

 Admiral G. W. Melville, U. S. Navy; Commander L. H. Chandler, U. S. Navy, to 

 be Member of Council to fill vacancy caused by promotion of G. W. Dickie; Cap- 

 tain C. A. McAlhster, U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, to be Member of Council to fill 

 vacancy caused by death of W. A. Post; H. S. Grove to be Associate Member of 

 Council to fill vacancy caused by the promotion of Captain Niblack. 



The President also read the following announcement: — 



The Council unanimously elected Naval Constructor Frank L. Fernald an 

 Honorary Vice-President, and Mr. Lewis Nixon was elected a Vice-President to fill 

 the place of Mr. Fernald, for the term ending December 31, 1915; and also elected 

 Admiral H. I. Cone, Capt. A. P. Niblack, and Mr. G. E. Weed for the same term. 



The result of canvass of ballots was reported as resulting in the election of the 

 following Members of Council for the term ending December 31, 191 5: — Naval 

 Constructor W. J. Baxter, Mr. W. D. Forbes, Mr. Lewis Nixon, Commander L. H. 

 Chandler, Mr. Andrew Fletcher, Mr. H. A. Magoun. 



The promotion of Mr. Nixon to Vice-President leaves a vacancy in Member of 

 Council which is to be filled later by the Council. 



