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Sg HUUUUIUUUUUTC LULU HARLES G. DU BOIS has been elected president of the West- ern Electric Co., New York, to succeed H. B. THAYER, -resigned after 38 years of continuous service. Mr. Du Bois was born "in 1870. After graduating from Dart- - mouth college in 1891 he entered the employment of the Western Electric Co. as a clerk in the accounting de- partment. In 1896 he was. appointed chief clerk at the company's New York office:- In 1898 he was elected secretary of the company with offices in Chicago. Shortly after he assumed the duties of secretary, Mr. Du Bois was also ap- pointed supervisor of branch houses. In 1897 he was transferred from the Western Electric Co. to the American Telephone Co.' as comptroller. Shortly after the country became involved in the war, Mr. Du Bois went to Wash- ington to serve as comptroller for the American fred. Cross. On Oct. 1, 1918, he rejoined the Western Electric Co. ' as vice president, which office.he held until he was elected president. Mr. Thayer has assumed the duties of presi- dent of the American Telephone & Tele- graph Co. "eee Lestige Morcan has joined the organi- zation of the Wells Steamship Corp. Formerly he was connected with the freight department. of Lamport & Holt. 2 * *K G. T. Newsury has assumed his du- ties with the coast service under the railroad administration pending devel- opments in foreign trade expansion. Recently he acted as secretary of the American Steamship association. For several years, Mr. Newbury was. con- nected with the Old Dominion Steamship Co. in charge of traffic. Later he op- erated the company's New York ter- minals. ok Henry L. Brirrarn has been elected president of the Mobile Shipbuilding Co.,' Mobile, Ala. at a recent meeting of the directors. Other officers elect- ed are: Frank McLaucHLIn, vice president and general manager; GEORGE D. BRITTAIN, 'treasurer; FRANK W. Boy- KIN, secretary and assistant treasurer ; Henry D. Tupor, chairman of the board. The directors of the company who. recently Marine News in a Personal Way Intimate Gossip About What Leaders in the Maritime World Are Doing HN are: Henry D. Tupor, A. L. STApPLes, Henry Hart, Frank W. BoyKIN. * * 2K WarreN V. Hoop,' since receiving his - discharge as captain in the ordnance de- partment, has become connected with the engineering department of the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N. J. K * * L. ce SPRAGUE has been appointed manager of western railroad sales with . the Fisher building, Chicago Pneumatic in the headquarters Chicago; tor CHARLES G. DU BOIS Tool Co. H. G. Barer has been ap- pointed manager of eastern railroad sales with offices at 52 .Vanderbilt av- enue, New York. Netson B. Garcu, formerly district manager of sales at Chicago, has been appointed district manager of sales at New York, suc- ceeding Mr. Sprague. ee a B. B. Dorry recently was appointed superintendent of the fourth lighthouse district. He succeeds Tuomas J. Rout, who has resigned. eee FE, P. Berrorr has taken an executive position with the American Bureau of Shipping, New York. For 30 years he 428 _ Thurlow, Boston. ue = LULU UU was commandant of the coast guard service which now is part of the navy. * * K E. Wiiton Lyon has been appoint- 'ed manager of the ships sales division of the United States shipping board which is located in the custom house, New York. Formerly Mr. Lyon was manager of the credit department of 'the Bankers Trust Co., New York. RO ee WittraM Rk. Virtue now has charge of the New York offices. of Crowell & Mr. Virtue formerly was connected with the Maritime Trans- portation Co., New York. * * K Captain Dow, veteran vessel manager, who formerly commanded the Cunard liner Lusirania, has retired from the Sea. 2K * 1K Cart L. BreHm has resumed his du- ties as manager of the Delaware Dis- chargme Co: Camden, N. J. ke ok Everett M. Price recently was ap- pointed warden of the port of New York. oe J. J. Le Bev, expert accountant with the Holland-American line, has re- sumed his duties at the company's home office, having returned from a several months' business trip in Holland. oe ok Eart G. RoesiinG, president of the , John A. Roebling & Sons Co., has been appointed a director of the American Ship & Commerce Corp. +e 8 B. Horr Knicur has resumed his du- ties as Philadelphia district freight rep- resentative of the Cunard line having returned from France where he served . during the war. a Capt. JosepH E. Garvey, district manager, Philadelphia-Delaware district of the United States shipping board, re- cently was elected a member of the Philadelphia Maritime exchange. ee R. E, Lovexrn has opened offices in the Penfield building, Philadelphia, where he will conduct advertising business.