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388 MARINE REVIEW November, 1925 Distinct Engineering Progress 1S Keynote of Marine Week UPESEUTTTTURREETETLLLELATETTCCCREETE ERG Latest Marine Equip- Will be Dis- played at Exposition Nov. 9 - 14— Naval Architects Will Meet for Two Days SUTTER ALERT LCG Cec ment Where the Marine Exposition of 1925 will be held—The Two Hundred and Twelfth Anti-Aircraft Regiment Armory, Sixty-second street and f@ MERICAN marine week was inaugurated in A 1921, dedicated to the upbuilding of the merchant marine by promotion of good will and co-operation among all the various in- terests concerned and to arouse in the public mind an interest in and an appreciation of the vital im- portance of ships and shipping to national safety and continued prosperity. No nation is sufficient unto itself, our own not excepted, and means of communication must be created and maintained of sufficient scope so that we will not be at the mercy of foreigners whose own national interests naturally come first. The work begun in 1921 has been faithfully continued with increasing effect and the activities carried on during marine week each year serve as an established and powerful influence for the good of the industry in focussing public attention on the development of the merchant marine. This year marks the fifth observance of marine week and the fourth marine exposition, which will be held at the armory of the Two Hundred and Twelfth Anti-Aircraft Regiment at Sixty-second street and Columbus avenue, New York, Nov. 9- 14, under the auspices of the American Marine Association Inc., a co-operative organization com- posed of shipbuilders, shipowners and operators, engine builders, marine equipment manufacturers and ports and terminals. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers will hold its thirty-third general meet- ing in the Engineering Societies building, 29 West Thirty-ninth street, New York, on Thurs- day and Friday, Nov. 12 and 13. Marine week Columbus avenue, New York City will also be observed by 15 marine organizations, with 30,000 members, who will hold their annua) or special meetings in New York during this time. Among these will be the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (marine committee) United States Naval institute, American Marine stand- ardization committee. Neptune association, Pro- peller club, Port of New York Authority, Ameri- can Society of Marine Designers, Marine Engi- neers beneficial association, United States ship operators’ association, American bureau of ship- ping, Council of American shipbuilders, Ocean association of marine engineers, Maritime associ- ation of port of New York, Tug Boat exchange, and the Mississippi Valley association. Marine Exhibition Shows Progress As it is two years since the last Marine exposi- tion, the one held this year will be of unique in- terest due to the many developments which have been made in marine engineering. There will also be included interesting models of air craft con- struction. About sixty individual companies in ad- dition to several departments of the government will have displays demonstrating latest inventions and modern equipment for vessels. Another ex- tremely interesting features of this show will be the boy scout ship models’ contest. This contest will be conducted under the auspices of the Amer- ican Marine association in conjunction with the Boy Scout association of New York. More than one hundred ship models of the clipper ship era, made by Boy scouts will be submitted. The win- (Continued on page 402)