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Vice-Chairman. The following men were elected to membership in the Engi- 
neering Division to represent the Societies indicated: 
Comfort A. Adams, President, to represent the American Institute of 
Electrical Engineers. 
Philip N. Moore, Past President, to represent the American Institute of 
Mining Engineers. 
A. A. Stevenson, Past President, to represent the American Society for 
Testing Materials. 
George S. Webster, to represent the American Society of Civil Engineers. 
Section on Mechanical Engineering. — The resignation of S. L. G. Knox as 
Chairman of this Section was accepted with regret, and W. J. Lester was 
elected Chairman in his place. 
Section on Tanks. — A. J. Mason was elected Chairman of this Section. 
Section on Metallurgy. — W. P. Barba, G. W. Sargent of the Ordnance De- 
partment, and J. E. Johnson, Jr. have been added to this Section. 
Section on Electrical Engineering. — C. A. Adams was elected Chairman of 
this Section. 
Engineering Committee. — Mr. Dunn asked if the old Engineering Commit- 
tee had been in existence or was in existence since War Organization was 
adopted on March 9, 1918. After discussion it was Moved: That notices be 
sent to the members of the former Engineering Committee by the former 
Chairman, advising them of the new war organization under plans of March 
9, 1918, and inviting their continued cooperation to such an extent as the 
time during which they can be present in Washington will permit. Adopted. 
Mr. Dunn stated that while he was Chairman of the Engineering Commit- 
tee, he had asked the J. G. White Engineering Corporation of New York, to 
prepare for the National Research Council an elaborate paper on " Clean Coal 
vs. Dirty Coal," and that a well-illustrated pamphlet had been prepared and 
printed; of which about 100 copies had been distributed. The plates having 
been unfortunately destroyed, he now asked authority to reprint the pamphlet, 
and it was : 
Moved: That the J. G. White Engineering Corporation be given permission to reprint 
the Clean Coal Report of the Engineering Committee of the National Research Council, 
provided credit be given to the National Research Council for the report. {Adopted.) 
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology. — Since the last report 
the Executive Committee of the Division has been constituted, as follows: 
*John Johnston, Chairman. 
Samuel Avery, Vice-Chairman. 
Graham Edgar, A. A. Noyes, E. W. Washburn, National Research Council. 
W. D. Bancroft, E. P. Kohler, A. B. Lamb, American University Experi- 
ment Station. 
*C. L. Alsberg, Bureau of Chemistry. 
C. L. Parsons, Bureau of Mines. 
