2i6 ACTIVE TYPE OF STABILIZING GYRO. 



The Chairman : — The morning hour for adjournment having passed, we will 

 now adjourn. The meeting will reconvene at 2.30. At 2.15 there will be a meeting 

 of the Members of the Council. 



The discussion on Mr. Sperry's paper, which has just been presented, as well 

 as that on the paper by Mr. Gillmor, we expect to take up immediately after the 

 opening of the afternoon session. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Friday Afternoon, November 22, 1912. 

 President Taylor called the meeting to order at 2.45 o'clock. 



The President: — I am very glad to say that the Society at the banquet 

 to-night will have, with the possible exception of last year, when we were joined 

 with two or three other societies, the largest attendance we have had at any banquet 

 of the Society. I think you will be interested and I hope as many as possible will 

 be present. 



The Secretary will now advise you of the action of the Council on the additional 

 election of Members. 



The Secretary: — The Council elected Naval Constructor R. H. Robinson 

 to fill the vacancy in the Council caused by the promotion of Mr. Lewis Nixon. 



The Council also passed favorably on the following applications (the Secretary 

 read a list of applicants) . 



ELECTIONS TO MEMBERSHIP. 



Members. 



Erwin Chase, Chief Draughtsman, Electric Launch Co., Bayonne, N. J. 



George E. Burd, Captain, U. S. N., Engineer Officer, Navy Yard, New York, 

 N. Y. 



William H. Raab, Solicitor, Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co., 15 Whitehall 

 Street, New York, N. Y. 



Captain H. M. Seeley, U. S. Supervising Inspector of Steam Vessels, 701 

 Custom House, New York, N. Y. 



William J. A. London, Chief Engineer, Terry Steam Turbine Co., Hartford, 

 Conn. 



Thomas Benson, Chief Engineer, Floating Equipment Baltimore, Chesapeake 

 & Atlantic Railway Co., Pier i, Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md. 



Charles S. Gawthrop, District Manager, American Car and Foundry Co., 

 Wilmington, Del. 



