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THE Newcomen Society met for its annual general meeting on November 10 at the Northampton Institute, London, when the report of the Council for the past year was submitted, and the election of officers took place. The Society has continued to expand, and on September 30 the membership stood at 3,092, irrespective of fifty-five libraries which receive its publications. Owing to the very large increase in membership in North America, the rules of the Society have been amended so that branches overseas can elect their own members and manage their own finances, thus avoiding unnecessary correspondence and expense. The subscription has been raised from £1 to £1 10s. for those who elect to receive the Transactions. The president for the coming year is Mr. William M. Vermilye, of the National City Bank, New York, who has been treasurer of the American branch for some time. In spite of the difficulties due to the War, a good programme was carried through, and the report contains the titles of seventeen papers and addresses which will ultimately be published in vol. 23 of the Transactions. Vol. 21 is in the press and it is hoped will be issued shortly. At the close of the business, special reference was made to the unceasing efforts on behalf of the Society of Dr. H. W. Dickinson. After the business was concluded Mr. R. P. How-grave-Graham gave a lecture on “Engineering in Early Warfare”, the devices of centuries ago being illustrated from documents and pictures.
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The Newcomen Society. Nature 152, 595–596 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152595d0
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