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The following were elected Associate Members of Council: — Mr. John S. Hyde 

 and Mr. Harvey D. Goulder. 



Monsieur L. E- Bertin was elected an Honorary Member of the Society by the 

 Council. 



The President: — -I trust all of these elections meet with your approval. 

 (Applause.) 



With reference to participation in the International Congress at the Panama- 

 Pacific Exposition in 1915, on behalf of the Council I desire to say that at yesterday's 

 meeting, the largest and most enthusiastic one I have ever attended, the question of 

 taking part in the International Congress to be held in connection with the Panama- 

 Pacific Exposition in 1915 was discussed very thoroughly, and it seems that, in 

 order to carry out that scheme, the various professional societies of this country 

 are asked to underwrite a subscription of $40,000, $2,000 of whch is allotted to this 

 Society. It was passed by the Council that the members of this Society be asked 

 to contribute the sum of $5 each, that is, such of the members as may feel inclined 

 so to do, but they have also made sure that the honor of the Society as committed 

 to this underwriting will be fully taken care of, and I trust that when this applica- 

 tion goes to you you will feel sufficiently interested in the Congress and in the 

 obligation of your Society to give it the financial support asked for. 



I desire to announce that the Secretary-Treasurer has been re-elected. I am 

 quite sure that nothing better could be done by the Society than the re-election of 

 our Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Daniel H. Cox. (Applause.) 



It is customary at this time to make a President's address. I have prepared 

 the following. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



I welcome you to the twentieth annual meeting of The Society of Naval 

 Architects and Marine Engineers and congratulate you on your successful career. 

 Your numbers have more than kept pace with the growth in the number of ship- 

 yards and kindred establishments, your treasury is in good condition, and your 

 work is entirely praiseworthy. 



When we consider that on the roster of this Society there are the names of 

 those who are responsible in one way or another for the design and construction of 

 every important vessel and its equipment in the naval and merchant service of 

 the United States, and feel that in all things these men, so far as opportunity is 

 given, are advancing yearly the science of shipbuilding, we have the right to feel 

 proud of its membership. 



Oiur Navy has grown steadily greater, better and more efficient, and it is only 

 necessary to have the support of our citizens to continue to do so and to hold its 

 rightful place in the world. 



