SESSION OF FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1913. 95 



THIRD SESSION. 



Friday, December 12, 1913. 



Vice-President McFarland called the meeting to order at 10.20 A.M. 



The Chairman : — Gentlemen, we will resume our session with the reading of the paper 

 which was postponed from yesterday, because we anticipated the presence of gentlemen of 

 high standing in the government service whom it was desired to honor in that way. Un- 

 fortunately, these gentlemen have not been able to attend, and we will therefore proceed with 

 paper No. 8, entitled "The Evolution of the Lightship," by Mr. George Crouse Cook. In the 

 absence oi Mr. Cook, the paper will be presented by the Secretary. 



The Secretary presented the paper. 



