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44 fund reaches the sum of $25,000, not more than one-half of the annual in- come from it may be used for the current expenses of the society, and that at least one-half of the said an- nual income shall be set aside and invested as an addition to the endow- ment fund. (4) That after the endowment fund reaches the sum of $25,000, two- thirds of the income therefrom may be used for the current needs of the society, the remaining one-third to be set aside for investment as an addi- tion to the endowment until this fund amounts to $50,000. That thereafter the whole of the income from the endowment fund may be used in such manner as the council may direct, in- creases in the principal sum thereof to be provided for by investment of all entrance, life and permanent member- ship fees, etc., as noted in paragraph 2 above. Alfred Noble Memorial The following letter was received from the American Society of Civil Engineers in reference to the erec- tion of a suitable memorial to the late Alfred Noble: At -the meeting of the board of direction of the American Society of Civil Engineers, June 2, 1914, the fol- lowing was adopted unanimously: WHEREAS, By the death of Al- fred Noble the engineering profession in America has lost its most prom- inent member, and WHEREAS, Mr. Noble has_ been connected with this society for 40 years, and has served upon its board of directors for nine years, as direc- tor, vice president, president and final- ly as past president, be it e RESOLVED, That the board of direction of the American Society of Civil Engineers acknowledges the in- debtedness of the profession to this wise counselor, and active and _ tire- less worker, who, during his con- nection with this board and_ subse- quently, gave ungrudgingly and un- selfishly so much of his valuable time for the general good, and be it fur- ther RESOLVED, That the board de- sires to spread upon its records its sense of the profound sorrow in the great loss, not only to the profession of engineering, but to the world, of one who by his strong and intellectual personality, earnestness of purpose, sterling honesty and great heart, has set an example for engineers of the future, and in so doing endeared him- self to all with whom he came in con- tact. At the same meeting the board con- sidered the advisability of the erection THE MARINE REVIEW of a permanent memorial to Alfred Noble, and, in the belief that such recognition of the man, of the engin- eer, and of the profession, will meet with universal approval, decided that such a memorial is desirable, should be inaugurated by this society, and should be on no small scale. It was also decided that the engineers of the world be asked to subscribe to the funds necessary for this purpose, and that the memorial take the form of an appropriate statue to be erected in some suitable location. It was the view of the board that, inasmuch as Alfred Noble’s_ profes- sional practice was national in char- acter, that he was an adviser of presi- dents, and consulted on some of the most important engineering work of the country, the capital of the nation is the proper location for such a memorial, and that the congress be requested to provide a suitable site in the city of Washington. The board set aside the sum of $1,000 as a first subscription towards the necessary funds, and appointed the following committee with power to carry out the project: Onward Bates, Chicago, Ill., chair- man. Robert Moore, St. Louis, Mo. Samuel Rea, Philadelphia, Pa. Samuel H. Hedges, Seattle, Wash. F. H. Newell, Washington, D. C. Charles Warren Hunt, New York City, secretary. This committee fully realizes the importance of the duty with which it has been charged, and calls attention to the fact that, notwithstanding the great debt of civilization to the engineer, no dignified and permanent monument in recognition of the work of the profession has as yet been erected in the United States, and to the opportunity which the universal recognition of the pre-eminence of this engineer presents for adequate ex- pression. The committee desires to enlist your present sympathy in the move- ment and your future aid in carrying it out by bringing it to the atten- tion of the members of your organiza- tion whenever the details have been so far worked out that they may be laid before you. Yours respectfully, For the committee. Charles Warren Hunt, secretary. Election of Officers and Members The following election of officers and members occurred: Vice presidents, term expiring Dec. 31, 1917—W. I. Babcock, W. L. Capps, W. F. Durand, D. W. Taylor. Executive committee, for ensuing February, 1915 year—Stevenson Taylor, W. L. Capps, Lewis Nixon, W. I. Babcock, Andrew Fletcher. Secretary-treasurer—Daniel H. Cox. Committee on papers—W. M. Mc- Farland, W. I. Babcock, F. L. Du- Bosque. ‘ Members of council, for term expir- ing Dec. 31, 1917—J. E. Denton, D. H. Cox, H. L. Ferguson, G. H. Peabody; F; L, DeaBosque, H.. CG. Sadler. Associate members of council, for term expiring Dec. 31, 1917—H. S. Grove, H. L. Aldrich. Life member—Chief Constructor W. L. Capps, United States navy. For Members Albert Allen, surveyor, Lloyds Reg- ister, 17 Battery place, N. Y. Wilmon H. Benson, superintendent hull construction, Newport News Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va. Thomas B. F. Benson, naval archi- tect, 205 Yonge street, Toronto, Can. Manuel I. Bianchi, naval construc- tor Argentine navy, 97 Butler road, Quincy, Mass. William H. Blakeman, assistant to general superintendent, Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Joseph Barraja-Frauenfelder, chief engineer, Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, Conn. Charles ‘N. Crowell, general man- ager, Grand Trunk Pacific Dry Docks & Ship: Repair: Co., Box. 126, Prince Rupert, B. C. Sloan Danenhower, New York rep- resentative, Lake Torpedo Boat Co., 50 Church street, New York. George A. Dean Jr., géneral super- intendent, Spedden Ship Building Co., 21 W. Franklin street, Baltimore, Md. Archibald Denny, shipbuilder, Wm. Denny & Bro., Dumbarton, Scotland. Maurice FE. Denny, ship _ builder, Wm. Denny & Bro., Dumbarton, Scot- land. Harry J. Hartridge, assistant super- intending engineer, American Hawaiian Steamship Co., 248 Seventy-eighth street, Brooklyn. Robert L. Hayne, naval architect, Standard Oil Co., California, 2788 Sac- remento street, San Francisco, Cal. Charles J. Hudson, surveyor, Lloyds Register, 103 Seventy-ninth street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Joseph W. Isherwood, naval archi- tect, 4 Lloyds avenue, London, E. C. John Hudson, superintending en- gineer, United Fruit Co., 404 Sixty- first street, Brooklyn, N. Y. A. W. Carmichael, assistant naval constructor,: “U.S. N.. Navy Yared: Norfolk, Va. Norman E. McClelland, surveyor,