INTRODUCTORY PROCEEDINGS. XXxi 
THE PRESIDENT:—It is now my pleasure to read to you the names of those 
who were elected Members of Council and Associate Members of Council. As 
members of Council the following were elected: C. H. Peabody, F. L. Dubosque, 
H. C. Sadler, D. H. Cox, R. M. Watt and H. L. Ferguson. Associate Members 
of Council, H. L. Aldrich and A. P. Niblack. H.D.Goulder was elected to fill the 
vacancy caused by the death of Calvin B. Orcutt. These elections are to fill vacan- 
cies in Council for term expiring December 31, 1914. 
It is with great regret that I announce to you that our Secretary-Treasurer 
for eight years, Mr. William J. Baxter, has declined reelection on account of his ill 
health. You will remember that he was stricken last summer, and while he writes 
that he is recovering, he thinks it better to decline a reelection. I will read you 
part of his letter: 
““My health is now improving, but as it is very improbable that my next duty 
will be in New York, and as it is of vital importance that the Secretary should be 
there, I feel that it is my duty to the Society to make room for some one else. 
“My Society work was more than pleasant, it was enjoyable, and I shall always 
be proud of the confidence and good will it has always shown me. 
“Please express to the members my great regret that I cannot be with them 
this year, and my hope that their interest in the Society’s work will continue to 
grow even more rapidly than it has in the past. 
“Very cordially, 
“W. J. BAXTER.” 
A Committee was appointed by the Council to prepare suitable resolutions 
in recognition of the services of Mr. Baxter, and before the meeting closes those 
resolutions will be presented to you. Recognizing the situation mentioned in this 
letter, the Council elected Mr. Daniel H. Cox, whom I now have the pleasure of 
introducing to you as Secretary-Treasurer of the Society of Naval Architects and 
Marine Engineers, his term of office commencing January 1st, next. (Applause.) 
The Secretary will read the list of the candidates for membership in the Society, 
who have been passed by the members of the Council, and whose names are sub- 
mitted to you for approval or disapproval. 
The Secretary read the names of those passed by the Council for membership 
in the Society, as follows: 
Members (15). 
Gardner Cornett, Vice-President, American Steam Gauge & Valve Mfg. Co., 
30 Church Street., New York, N. Y. 
Stephen A. Gardner, Jr., Engineer, Electric Boat Co., Groton, Mass. 
Joseph E. Henderson, Ship & Engine Builder, Ft. Montgomery Street., 
Baltimore, Md. 
