P r o c e e d i n g s O F T H E . .
I n s t i t u t e o f
B r i t i s h F o u n d r y m e n .
Vo l u m e
XXI. 1927-1928.
C o n t a i n i n g t h e R e p o r t o f t h e Twenty-fifth Annual Conference, held in Leicester, June 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th, 1928; and also Papers and Discussions presented at Branch Meetings held during the Session 1927-1928.
Institute of British Foundrymen.
Head O ffice:
Saint John Street Chambers, Deansgate, Manchester.
(R egistered Office : 49, W ellin gton Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 .)
LO N D O N : P rinted by
"‘THE FOUNDRY TRADE JOURNAL,’*
4 9, W ellington S treet, Strand, London, W C.2.
Mr. S. H . Ru s s e l l,
P r e s i d e n t, 1928-29.
Mr. R u sse ll is a p a r tn e r in t h e w ell-k n o w n firm o f M essrs. S . R u s s e ll & S o n s, ir o n fo u n d ere a n d e n g in e e r s , o f L eic e s te r . T h is co n ce rn w a s e s t a b lis h e d in 1864 b y M r. R u s s e ll’s g r a n d fa th e r . H e w a s e d u c a te d a t W y g g e s to n G ra m m a r S ch o o l, L e ic e s te r , a n d B ir m in g h a m U n iv e r s it y . H e jo in e d t h e I n s t it u t e o f B r it is h F o u n d ry m en in 1908, a n d w a s h o n o r a ry s e c r e t a r y fo r t h e L e ic e s te r C o n vention' in 1914. I t w a s la r g e ly th r o u g h h ie e ffo rts t h a t t h e E a s t M id la n d s B ra n ch w a s fo r m ed . I n 1923 h e p re sid e d o v e r t h is b r a n c h . H e b ec a m e a c t iv e ly a s s o c ia te d w it h t h e B r it is h C a s t Iron R e s e a r c h A sso c ia tio n o n it s fo r m a tio n , a n d se r v e d on it s C o u n cil. I n 1926 M r. R u s s e ll, w h en v ic e -p r e s id e n t, t o g e t h e r w it h M r. J o h n C a m ero n (a p a s t-p r e s id e n t), o ffic ia lly r e p r ese n te d th e I n s t it u t e a t t h e I n t e r n a t io n a l F o u n d r y m e n ’s C o n v e n tio n h eld in D e tr o it.
THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH FOUNDRYMEN.
O F F IC E R S 1928— 1929.
P R E S I D E N T : S. H . R u s s e ll, B a th L a n e, L e icester.
V IC E -P R E S ID E N T S :
W esley L a m b ert, J . S to n e & C o m p a n y , L im ited , D eptford.
L o n d o n , S.E .14.
F. P , W ilso n , J .P ., P a r k h u r st, M id d lesb rou gh . P A S T -P R E S I D E N T S : R . B u c h a n a n . (D e c e a se d 1924.) 1904-1905.
H . P ilk in g ito n . (D ecea sed .) 1906-1907.
F . J . C o o k , M .l.M e c h .E ., 31, P o p la r A ven ue, E d gba6tou, B ir m in g h a m . 1908-1909.
P . L o n g m u ir , D .M e t., 2, Q u een ’s R o a d , Sheffield. 1910-1911.
C. J o n e s . (D e c e a se d 1923.) 1912.
S. A . G im so n , 20, G leb e S treet, L eicester. 1913-1914.
W . M a y e r. (D e c e a s e d 1923.) 1915.
■T. E llis , 51, R id d in g s L a n e, W ed n esbu ry. 1916-1917.
T . H . F ir th . (D e c e a se d 1925.) 1918.
J o h n L it t le , M .l.M e c h .E ., 20, S t. A n n ’s Square, M anchester.
1919.
M a tt. R id d e ll, 35, A y to u n R o a d , P o llo k sh ie ld s, G lasgow . 1920.
O liv e r S tu b b s, M .l.M e c h .E ., O p en sh a w , M anchester. 1921.
H . L. R e a so n , M .l.M e c h .E ., M .I.M . 1922.
O liv er S tu b b s, M .l.M e c h .E ., O p en sh aw , M an ch ester. 1923.
R . O. P a tte r so n , P io n e er W orks, B layd on -on -T yne. 1924.
J . C a m ero n , J .P ., C a m ero n & R o b ertso n , L im ited , K irk in tillo c h . 1925.
V. C. F a u lk n e r , M .I.M ., 49, W ellin g to n S treet, S trand, L o n d o n , W .C .2. 1926.
J . T. G ood w in , M .B .E ., M .l.M e c h .E ., T he Red H ou se, Old W h ittin g to n , C h esterfield . 1927.
I IO N . T R E A S U R E R : F . W . F in c h , 52, D en m a rk R o a d , G loucester.
T R U S T E E S :
M essrs. F . J . C ook, R . O. P a tter so n , an d O liver Stubbs.
G E N E R A L S E C R E T A R Y A N D G E N E R A L O F F IC E : Tom M akernson, A ssoc.M .C .T ., S t. J oh n S treet Cham bers,
D e a n sg a te , M a n ch ester.
(R e g is te r e d Office .- 49, W e llin g to n S treet, Strand, L on d on , W.C.2.)
A U D I T O R S :
J . & A. W . S u lly & C o m p a n y , 19/21, Q ueen V icto ria Street, L on d on, E.C .4.
( D i s t r i c t s r e p r e s e n t e d ar e s h o w n i n b r a c k e t s .)
• J . A. A ffleck, B .S c ., 21, O v erd a le A v e n u e , L a n g sid e , G la sg o w . (S c o ttis h .)
*A. W . G . B a g s h a w e , D u n s ta b le W o rk s, D u n s ta b le . (L o n d o n .) t A . B . B a r t le t t , 1, L ow er P a r k R o a d , B e lv e d e r e , K e n t.
t A . C a m p io n , 3, S tr a th v ie w G a r d e n s, B e a r sd e n , b y G la sg o w .
*H . C . D ew s, D e w r a n ce & C o., 165, G t. D o v er S tr e e t, L o n d o n , S .B .l. (L o n d o n .)
♦J. w. D o n a ld so n , D .S c ., S c o tt’s S h ip b u ild in g a n d E n g in e e r in g C o ., L td ., G reen o ck . (S c o ttis h .)
* F . C . E d w a r d s, 32, Q u ee n ’s H e a d R o a d , H a n d s w o r th , B ir m in g h a m . (B ir m in g h a m .)
t W . T. E v a n s, M o u n t P le a s a n t , S u n n y H ill, N o rrn a n to n , D erb y .
t A . F ir th , 50, C la re n d o n R o a d , F u lw o o d , S heffield.
*.J. W . G a rd o m , 39, S t. P e t e r ’s R o a d , D u n s ta b le , B ed6.
(L o n d o n .) ..<•
*P . L eo n a r d G o u ld , V u lca n F o u n d r y , E a s t M oors, C a rd iff.
(W a le s a n d M o n .) '...
t J . H a ig h , S w in d o n R a n k F a rm , P a r in a l, n e a r H a r r o g a te .
*C. W . H a m p to n , 5, C h o r ley D riv e , F u lw o o d , Sheffield.
(Sheffield.)
t A . H a r le y , A sh le a , S to k e P a r k , C o v en try .
*B. H ird 1, “ W o o d c o t,” U p p e r C w m b ran , n e a r N e w p o r t, M on.
(W a le s a n d M on.)
*J. H o g g , 321, M a n ch ester R o a d , B u r n le y . (L a n c6 .) t J . R . H y d e , “ H i llc r e s t ,” C la y to n . R o a d , N e w c a s t le , S tafford
sh ir e .
* J . B . J o h n so n , 27, B a ll F ie ld s , T ip to n , S ta ffs. (B ir m in g h a m .)
*W . J o lle y , B r e ez e H ill, U r m s to n L a n e , S tr etfo r d , M an c h e s te r . (L a n c s.)
*J. M a ster s, “ T h e H o llin s ,’’ V a n e R o a d , L o n g d en R o a d , S h rew sb u ry . (L a n cs.)
*R . A . M iles, 46, D ea n L a n e , N e w t o n H e a th , M a n ch ester . (L a n c s.)
*G eo. L . O x le y , V u lca n F o u n d r y , A tte r cliffe, S h effield . (S heffield.)
t H . P e m b e r to n , 15, W o lfa S treet, D erb y .
*J. M. P r im ro se, M a n sio n H o u s e R o a d , C a m elo n , F a lk ir k . (S c o ttis h .)
*J. S. G. P rim ro se, A .R .T .C ., A .I.M .M .. 17, S a lis b u r y R o a d , C h o r lto n -cu m -H a rd y , M a n ch ester. (H an es.)
* R . J . N . R itc h ie , C a m b r id g e H o u se, L in th o r p e , M id d le s b r o u g h . (M id d le sb ro u g h .)
t J . S h a w , “ C a r tr e f,” P a r k s to n e A v en u e, S o u tb s e a .
*H . S h erb u rn , “ E lle s m e r e ,” P a d g a t e , W a r r in g to n . (L a n c s .)
*H . S h illito e , “ W e stw o o d ,” P o tte r s B a r, L o n d o n , N . (L o n d o n .)
*J. N . Sim rn, 61, M a rin e D riv e , M o n k se a to n . (N e w c a s tle - o n -T y n e .)
*T. A. S p ier s, " D elam iere,” U p p in g h a m R o a d , L eicester.
( L a s t M id la n d s.)
*V. S to b ie, A .M .I .E .E ., D u n sta n -o n -T y n e. (N ew c a stle.)
* lt. W . S tubbe, 209, D ic k in s o n lto a d , L o n g sig h t, M an ch ester.
( L r . n r s . )
*E . H . T y so n , 269, G illa t t R o a d , E d g b a sto n , B irm in g h a m . (B ir m in g h a m .)
*B. H . V a u g h a n , 25, H o lm es S tr e e t, D erb y . (E a s t M idlands.) + H . W in te r to n , “ M o o rla n d s,” M iln g a v ie, D unb arton shire.
*D . H . W ood, “ K ings-w ood,” P ark R o a d , M oseley, B ir m in g h a m . (B ir m in g h a m .)
*A. S- W orcester, T oria H o u se, 162, V icto ria S treet, L ock w ood, H u d d ersfield . (W .R . o£ Y orks.)
J . G . P e a r c e , B .S c ., M .I .E .E ., B r itis h C ast Iron R esearch A sso c ia tio n , 24, S t. P a u l’s Squ are, B ir m in g h a m .
* B ra n ch D e le g a te s , t E le cted a t A nn u al C onference.
(E x-officio M em b ers o f G e n e r a l C o u n cil.) B I R M IN G H A M .
F . G. S ta rr, 128, S e lw y n R o a d , R o tte n P a r k , B ir m in g h a m . F . K . N e a th , B .S c ., 24, S t. P a u l's S q u a r e , B ir m in g h a m .
E A S T M I D L A N D S . H . ' P e m b e rto n , 15, W o lfa S tr e e t, D erb y . H . B u n tin g , 82, O tter. S tr e e t, D erb y .
L A N C A S H IR E .
E . L o n g d en , 158, M a n le y R o a d , W h a lle y R a n g e , M a n c h ester . H . S te a d , 1st 36, C h e eth a m H i ll R o a d , S t a ly b r id g e , M a n
ch e ster.
L A N C A S H IR E —B U R N L E Y S E C T IO N . T. G reen w ood, 1, S ch o field S treet, T o d m o rd en . J . P e ll, 17, M e r se y S treet, R o se G ro v e, B u r n le y .
L O N D O N B R A N C H .
W . B . L a k e , J . P . , A lb io n W o rk s, B r a in tr e e , E s se x . H . G. S o m m erfield , C h a r terh o u se C h a m b ers, C h a r te rh o u se
S q u a re, E .C .l.
M I D D L E S B R O U G H . S. V . T o y , T h e R id g e , S a ltb u rn -b y -th e -S ea . N . D . R id sd a le , 3, W ilso n S tr e e t, M id d le sb ro u g h .
N E W C A S T L E A N D D IS T R IC T .
C. G r e sty , 101, Q u ee n ’s R o a d , M o n k se a to n , N o rth u m b e r la n d . F . S a n d er so n , 15, I la n d y s id e A rca d e, N e w c a s tle -o n -T y n e .
S C O T T IS H . .1. L o n g d e n , 11, Drumiry R o a d , C ly d e b a n k . J . B e ll, 60, S t. E n o ch S q u a re, G la sg o w .
S C O T T IS H —F A L K I R K S E C T IO N .
D . M. R o b e rtso n , K in fa n n s , H ig h S t a t io n R o a d , F a lk ir k . A . M . 'C leverley, B .S c ., 24, Y o rk S tr e e t, F a lk ir k .
S C O T T IS H —P A I S L E Y S E C T IO N . G . M a c k a y , 103, G la sg o w R o a d , P a is le y . J . Y . A n d erso n , 35, A lic e S tr e e t, P a is le y .
S H E F F I E L D .
J . T . G ood w in , M .B .E ., M .I .M e c h E ., S h e e p b r id g e C o a l &
Ir o n C o., L td ., C h e ste rfield .
T. R . W a lk er , B .A ., 26, G a stle w o o d R o a d , F u lw o o d , S h effield . W E S T R I D I N G O F Y O R K S .
W . G . T h o rn to n , 1081, G r a n g e field A v en u e , T h o rn b u r y , B ra d fo rd .
S . W . W ise , 110, P u lla n A v en u e , E c c le s h ill, B r a d fo rd . W A L E S A N D M O N M O U T H . R . G . W illia m s , “ R o ssm o r e ,” C a lc o t R o a d , B a r r y . J . J . M c C lella n d , M .I .M e c h .E ., " D r u s ly n ,” 81, B is h o p ’s
R o a d , W h itc h u r c h , G la m .
A W A R D S 1927-1928.
T H E “ O L IV E R S T U B B S ” GOLD H E DAL 1928 A w ard to J . W . D O N A L D S O N , D .S c ., A .I.C ..
‘ to r p a p e rs p resen ted t o t h is I n s t it u t e em b o d y in g his resea r ch es in to th e P r o p e rties o f C a st Iron."
D IP L O M A S OF T H E IN S T IT U T E
w ere a w a rd ed a s fo llo w s
M r. A . J . B E C K , fo r h is P a p e r on “ Som e M ethods o f P ro
d u c tio n in a M odern M a lléa b le Iron Fou n d ry," g iv e n b e fo re t h e E a s t M id la n d s B ra n ch .
Mr. F . H U D S O N , fo r h is P a p e r on “ S co ttish M oulding S a n d s,” g iv e n b efo re th e S c o ttish B ra n ch .
Mr. W . H . P O O L E , for h is P a p e r o n “ C upola P r a c tic e ,”
g iv e n b e fo r e t h e N e w c a s tle B ra n ch .
M r. N . D . R ID 'S D A L E , fo r h is P a p e r on “ P r a c tic a l M ould
in g S and C o n tr o l,” g iv e n b efo re th e M iddlesbrough B ra n ch .
Mr. P . A . R U S S E L L , B .S c ., for h is P a p er on “ S h rin k a g e H o le s in S m a ll G rey Iron. C a s t in g s ,” g iv e n b efore th e E a s t M id la n d s B ra n ch .
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A n n u a l C onference in L e ic e ste r
A n n u a l G en e ra l M e e t i n g ... 5
E le c tio n o f O f f i c e r s ... 14
P r e s id e n tia l A d d r e s s ... 23
A n n u a l B a n q u e t ... 32
P a p e r s R ea d a t L e ic e s te r C onference M a llea b le C a s tin g s ; b y W . T. E v a n s a n d A . E . P e a c e 52 D isc u ssio n ... 113
T h e C o h e s ib ilit y o f R a m m ed S a n d ; by I v a n L a m o u r e a u x ... 124
D is c u ss io n . . . . ' 132
S te e l C a s t in g s fo r S ev ere S erv ice; b y J o h n H ow e H a ll 148 D is c u ss io n ... 162
A lu m in iu m C a s t in g A llo y s ; b y G eo rg e M ortim er . . 177
D is c u ss io n ... 203
S tu d y o f S h r in k a g e in a n Iro n C a s tin g ; b y M au rice S erv a is 217 D is c u ss io n ... 227
I r o n F o u n d r y C o stin g ; b y W . E . W i n t l e ...230
D is c u ss io n . . . 254
P a p e r s R ea d b efore B r a n c h e s P r a c tic a l M o u ld in g S a n d C o n tr o l; b y N . D . Ilid s d a le 271 D isc u ssio n ... 290
S om e D e v e lo p m e n ts in E n g in e e r in g B ro n ze F o u n d in g ; b y F . W . R o w e ... 292
D is c u ss io n ..., . ■ .. 306
S om e F u r th e r N o t e s o n O il-Sandi a n d M otor C y lin d ers; b y W . W e s t ... 311
S om e M e th o d s o f P r o d u ctio n in a M odern M a llea b le Iro n F o u n d ry ; b y H . J . B e c k ... 323
S trip C a s t in g ; b y W . A. C. N e w m a n ... 338
D is c u ss io n ... 358
T h e S e le c tio n a n d U s e o f R e fr a c to r ie s fo r Iron F o u n d r ie s; b y C . P r e s s w o o d ... 368
D is c u ss io n ... 390
S h r in k a g e H o le s in S m a ll G rey Iro n C a stin g s ; b y P . A. R u s s e l l ... 394
E le c tr ic -M e ta llu r g y o f S teel fo r F o u n d ry U se .. .. 421
E le c tr ic M e ltin g ; b y H . S. P r i m r o s e ... 442
D is c u ss io n ... 459
H ig h -S ilic o n A c id -R e s is tin g Iro n ; b y E W h ita k er .. 466
D is c u ss io n ...469
M o u ld in g a n d C a s t in g o f S m a ll P u lle y s a n d G ear B la n k s ; b y J . L o n g d e n ... 476
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T h e T e s t-B a r P ro b lem a n d S o m e R e c e n t D ev elo p m en ts;
b y J . G . P e a r c e ... ... - 5 1 7 D is c u ss io n ... ’ ' ¿w S c o ttis h M o u ld in g S a n d ; b y F . H u d s o n ... ““I D iscu ssio n ... - 5 7 8 M a lle a b le Iro n ; b y F . H . H u rren ... ••
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T h e Institute of British Foundrym en
ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD IN LEICESTER.
June 12, 13, 14 and 15, 1928.
T he tw e n ty -fifth a n n u a l m eetin g an d conference of th e I n s tit u te of B ritis h F o u n d ry m en was held in L eicester from T uesday, J u n e 12, to F rid a y , J u n e 15, u n d e r th e p residency of M r. S. H . R ussell.
T h ere w ere p re s e n t m ore th a n 300 m em bers a n d v isito rs. The pro g ram m e w hich had been a rr a n g e d fo r th e ir in s tru c tio n an d e n te r ta in m e n t in clu d ed th e re a d in g an d discussion o f . P a p e rs, v is its to w orks a n d social fu n c tio n s. As u su al, a special la d ie s’ program m e w as provided.
TUESDAY, JUNE 12.
On T uesday ev en in g th e m em bers an d v isito rs enjo y ed th e h o s p ita lity of th e M ayor and M ayoress of L e ic e ste r (A lderm an an d M rs. J . Thom as) a t th e D e M o n tfo rt H a ll, L eicester, ta k in g th e o p p o rtu n ity of re callin g old fi-iend- ships an d m a k in g fresh ones. Some excellent d a n c in g an d m usic w ere special a ttr a c tio n s in a m ost en jo y ab le e v en in g , w hich w as cordially a p p re c ia te d by all p re s e n t.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13.
The C onference was held a t th e Y .M .C .A . H a ll, L ondon R oad, an d th e m em bers g a th e re d th e re e arly on W ednesday m o rn in g , w hen th e M ayor
B
(A ld erm an J . Thom as) accorded th e d eleg a tes A civic welcome.
Civic Welcome.
Th e Ma y o r, in w elcom ing th e d eleg ates, said t h a t i t gave him th e g re a te s t possible p le a su re to e x te n d to th em a v ery w arm an d h e a rty welcome to th e a n c ie n t city of L eicester. H e c e rta in ly hoped t h a t th e ir v is it would be an en jo y ab le one, a n d t h a t th e ir d elib eratio n s would n o t only be to th e ir s a tisfa c tio n b u t in te re s tin g to th e m all.
T hey w ould be co n sid erin g su b jects of a very tech n ical c h a ra c te r. The m a in o b je c t of such conferences, especially in an A ssociation like th e irs, was t h a t th ey should g e t in to to u c h w ith m em bers from d iffe re n t p a r ts of th e c o u n try , an d by m eans of th ese g a th e rin g s th e y w ould be able to com pare notes w ith each o th e r, an d so come to conclusions w ith re g a rd to c e rta in m eth o d s in th e ir special in d u s try w hich m u s t u ltim a te ly re s u lt in benefit to in d u s try g en erally . (A p p lau se.) F ro m h is know ledge of it, he considered th e i r in d u s try w as one of th e m o st im p o r ta n t in th e co u n try . W ith o u t th e iro n fo u n d e rs he d id n o t know w here th e e n g in ee rs w ould be. (A pplause.) I t w ould be im possible for th e e n g in e e rin g b u si
ness to be c a rrie d on as i t was c a rrie d on w ith o u t th e assistance of th e iro n fo u n d e rs. A rra n g e m e n ts h a d been m ade w ith th e T ram w ays C om m it
te e of th e city w hereby all th e d eleg a tes a n d th e ir wives h n d lad y frie n d s m ig h t tr a v e l fre e on th e tra m c a rs an d ’buses th r o u g h o u t th e city . (A pplause.) L eicester was a city 2,000 y e a rs ago, a n d h a d played a m ost im p o rta n t p a r t in th e m a k in g o f th e h is to ry of E n g la n d . A m ongst o th e r a n c ie n t b u ild in g s th e r e w as L eicester C astle, w hich w as th e M o th er of P a rlia m e n ts , because, in 1201, th e th e n E a r l of L e ic e ste r con
v ened a m e etin g of th e B aro n s w ith a view to checking th e excesses of K in g J o h n , w hich re s u lte d in th e sig n in g of M a g n a C a r ta a t R u n n y - m ede 14 y e a rs a fte rw a rd s . T h a t w as th e reason t h a t L eicester C astle w as know n as th e b irth p la c e of M a g n a C a rta , a n d also th e b irth p la c e of P a r lia m e n t. I n 1265, i t w as Sim on de M o n tfo rt, E a rl of L eicester, who g av e to th e people of E n g la n d re p re s e n ta tiv e g o v ern m en t, w hen he ask ed th e
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co u n ties a n d tow ns to send re p re se n ta tiv e s to P a rlia m e n t. T h a t w as th e o rig in al fo rm a tio n of P a r lia m e n t in E n g la n d . I n th e y e a r 1300, th e re were tw o m eetin g s of P a rlia m e n t in L eicester, a n d , in 1414, th e re was a n o th e r m eetin g of th e E n g lish P a rlia m e n t in L eicester, th e reason assigned b ein g t h a t th e a ir of W estm in ster was u n salu b rio u s. (H e a r, h e a r.) S p eak in g of L e ic e ste r as a n in d u s tria l c ity , th e M ayor said t h a t L eicester w as th e busiest, th e m ost pros
p erous, an d th e clean est city in E n g lan d . (A pplause.) U nem ploym ent w as v ery rife in E n g la n d g en erally , as th e y all knew , b u t he was very h a p p y to be in a p o sitio n to say t h a t L eicester h a d a low er p e rc e n ta g e of unem ploym ent th a n a n y o th e r city o r to w n in E n g la n d . (Cheers.) U n lik e som e o th e r o th e r tow ns, especially th e n o rth e rn tow ns, L eicester was n o t d ep en d en t on one or tw o in d u s trie s, b u t th e re w ere a large n um ber of in d u s trie s av ailab le to afford em ploy
m e n t to th e people. W h en a tow n was depen
d e n t u pon one or tw o in d u strie s, an d those w ere in d u s trie s as bad as th e iro n and steel a n d sh ip b u ild in g in d u s trie s h ad been, every person in every household d ep en d en t on those in d u s trie s su ffe re d ; b u t in L eicester th e r e w ere so m an y in d u s trie s, w ith m any mem bers of fam ilies engaged in them , t h a t if one or tw o in d u s trie s w ere in a b ad way, th e re was still som eth in g com ing in to th e fam ily from those em ployed in th e o th ers. Socially, he always described L eicester as th e hu b an d th e queen of th e M id lan d C ounties. H e did n o t th in k th e y w ould find a n o th e r in d u s tria l city w ith a popu
la tio n ro u n d a b o u t a q u a rte r of a m illion more like a g a rd e n city th a n L eicester. (H e a r, h ear.) T hey w ould find t h a t L eicester enjoyed p ractically a r e a l freedom from sm o k e ; th e y could enjoy a clear, c ry s ta l sky. F o r a n in d u s tria l cen tre they w ere v ery p ro u d of th a t . (A pplause.) T heir w o rk in g classes w ere w ell-dressed, well-shod, and w ell-conducted. T hey h a d some of th e finest p u b lic p a rk s in th e c o u n try . T h eir freedom from crim e w as re a lly w onderful. They m ig h t th in k t h a t he w as p a in tin g a very p r e tty p ic tu re of L eicester, b u t th e y w ere p ro u d of L eicester, and he w an ted th e m to go aw ay n o t only w ith a good
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o pinion of L eicester, b u t w ith a n e x a lte d o p in io n . H e w ould only re p e a t, in conclusion, t h a t i t w as a g r e a t p le a su re to him to be th e r e to e x te n d o th e m th e w arm est an d h e a r tie s t w elcome possible.
Vote of Thanks to Mayor.
M r. J . T. Go o d w i n, M .B .E ., M .I.M e c li.E . (th e r e tir in g P re s id e n t), who occupied th e c h a ir d u rin g th e ea rly p a r t of th e proceedings, in re sp o n d in g on b ehalf of th e C onference, said t h a t w hen one con
sid ered th e a n tiq u ity of L eicester one realise d t h a t th e r e h a d been h an d e d dow n m t h a t c ity tn e esp rit de corps which h a d c a rrie d th e C o rp o ra tio n an d its officials th ro u g h tro u b lo u s tim es, w ith th e re s u lt t h a t L eicester was one of th e finest cities in E n g la n d . T hey w ere in d eed p ro u d t h a t th e M ayor h a d welcomed th e m a t th e ir _ 25th Con
ference. Those who h a d in a u g u r a te d th e ir I n s tit u te h a d h a d g r e a t fo re th o u g h t a n d fo re s ig h t as to th e f u tu r e req u irem en ts of th e ir p a r tic u la r b ra n c h of in d u s try . They w ere n o t like u n to th e w ords of poor C a rd in a l W olsey w hen he cam e to L eicester an d w ro te to th e A b b o t: “ I h av e come to la y m y w eary bones w ith you ” ; b u t th e y w ere alive, a n d v ery m uch alive, (H e a r, h e a r.) I n th e h is
to r y of th e ir In s titu tio n th e y h a d h a d m a n y w orld- renow ned m en associated w ith th e m , a n d th e y rev ered th e ir m em ory. U n fo rtu n a te ly , one of th e s tro n g e st stalw arts- of th e A ssociation (M r. O liver S tubbs) w as aw ay ow ing to a serious illn ess; o th e r
wise, he was g lad t h a t m a n y of th e i r old m em bers h a d sta y e d w ith th em , in c lu d in g some of th e o rig i
n al p ro m o ters of th e I n s titu te . They, to g e th e r w ith o th ers, h a d done good w ork, a n d h a d la id a stro n g fo u n d a tio n stone upon w hich th e y w ere b u ild in g u p an in s titu tio n of which th e c o u n try w ould be p ro u d . (A pplause.)
M r . We s l e y La m b e r t, F .I .C . (of L ondon), in seconding th e m o tio n , in a few well-chosen words, p o in te d o u t t h a t th o u g h th e r e w ere som ething lik e 62 ele m e n ta ry m etals in all, none of those m etals w as of an y use in in d u s try u n ti l i t was fo u n d ered , so t h a t th e fo u n d ry m a n , a p a r t from th e en g in ee r, d id d u ty fo r alm o st every in d u s try . H e d id n o t th in k t h a t w as g en erally recognised, b u t th e tim e w ould come w hen th e fo undrym an w ould come in to h is own, a n d th e fo u n d ry in d u s try w ould be recognised as one of th e m o st p ro m in en t
of basic in d u s trie s. H e h a d very g re a t pleasure in seconding th e v o te of th a n k s to th e M ayor for com ing t h a t m o rn in g , an d for his kindness to them on th e previous h e a rin g . (A pplause.)
The v o te of th a n k s w as c a rrie d w ith acclam ation.
The Ma y o r, in resp o n d in g , th a n k e d th em for th e w a rm th a n d co rd ia lity w ith which th ey had received th e vote, an d a d d ed t h a t t h a t day was one of th e d ays which would live in his memory fo r m an y y ears to come.
Annual General Meeting.
The business of th e a n n u a l g en eral m eeting of th e I n s tit u te w as th e n proceeded w ith. The m in u te s of th e la s t a n n u a l g en e ra l m eetin g were ta k e n as re a d , confirmed an d signed.
T he S e c re ta ry (M r. T. M akem son) said m essages of r e g r e t fo r n o n -a tte n d a n c e h a d been received fro m th e follow ing gen tlem en :—M. Leon Thomas, P re s id e n t of th e F re n c h F o u n d ry Technical Asso
c ia tio n ; M. R araas, H on. P re s id e n t of th e same A ssociation ; M. L am o u reu x , V ice-P resid en t of th e B elg ian F o u n d ry m e n ’s A ssociation ; D r. W erner, P re s id e n t of th e I n te r n a tio n a l C om m ittee of F o u n d ry T echnical A ssociations; and D r. G eilenkirclien, D ire c to r o f th e G erm an F o u n d ry O w ners’ Associa
tio n . M essages of re g r e t for n o n -a tte n d a n c e from th e ir own m em bers h a d been received from th e fol- low ing :—M essrs. P a tte rs o n , L ittle , R . W . Stubbs, B ayley, C h ristie , W ise, Sanderson, R oberts, H ay, D aw e, S ta r r , B agshaw e an d Sommerfield.
Mr. Go o d w i n rem ark ed t h a t th e y deeply re g r e tte d th e absence of th e ir own mem bers, and w ere g re a tly a p p re c ia tiv e o'f th e kin d le tte rs and teleg ram s th e y h ad received from k in d re d Asso
ciatio n s. H e h a d h a d h a n d e d to him a cablegram fro m C leveland from th e A ssociation in A m erica s a y in g :— “ Officers, d irecto rs, m em bers, ta k e p leasu re in e x te n d in g cordial best wishes for suc
cessful C onvention. E ste p , C h airm an , C om m ittee I n te r n a tio n a l R e la tio n s .” H e knew th e y would wish him to re c ip ro c a te those good wishes, and he w ould do so a t th e v ery first o p p o rtu n ity . (A pplause.) A second te le g ra m r e a d : — “ P re s i
d e n t, I n s tit u te B ritis h F o u n d ry m en , A ssociation H a ll, L eicester. B est wishes fo r successful Con
v e n tio n .” T h a t h a d been se n t from L ow estoft by M r. W . G. H o llin w o rth . (A pplause.)
H e th o u g h t he w ould be voicing th e ir th o u g h ts w hen he said th e y o u g h t n o t to fo rg e t one ot th e n a b se n t frie n d s whose serious illness h a d p re v e n te d him from being w ith th e m ; h e re f e rre d to Air.
O liver S tubbs. T hough th e ir old fr ie n d w as very ill, he was d elig h ted to re p o r t t h a t on S u n d a y la s t th e re h a d been a decided change fo r th e b e tte r.
M r. S tu b b s and his fam ily w ould h av e th e i r d eep est sy m p ath y d u rin g t h a t ex trem ely tr y in g tim e, and' he w ould send on th e ir b eh alf a m essag condoling w ith him on his i l l n e s s a n d c o n g ra tu la t
in g him on th e slig h t recovery t h a t he h a d h ad .
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^Rep ort of the General Council fo r th e Y e a r 1927-1928.—I t w as ag reed t h a t th e , K e p o rt of th e C ouncil be ta k e n as re a d .Annual Report of the General Council for the Year 1927-28.
The G eneral C ouncil h as p le a su re in p re s e n tin g to th e M em bers th e R e p o rt of th e w ork fo r th e y e a r 1927-28.
The m em bership lists have been rev ised a n d th e nam es of all m em bers whose m em bership h a s lapsed have been rem oved. The to ta l n u m b e r of e ra su re s, du e to d eath s, re sig n a tio n s, a n d lap sed m em ber
ship, is 156, b u t 249 new m em bers h av e jo in e d th e In s titu te d u rin g th e y e a r. T h ere is, th e re fo re , a n e t in crease of 93. The to ta l n u m b e r of m em bers on th e roll on A p ril 30 w as 1,729; 13 asso ciate m em bers h av e been tr a n s f e r r e d to th e g ra d e of m em ber, an d six associates h av e b een tr a n s fe r re d to associate m em bership.
The C ouncil re g r e t to a n n o u n ce th e d e a th s of te n m em bers a n d associate m em bers.
A lthough a la rg e n u m b er of nam es have been rem oved from th e R oll d u rin g th e y e a r, a record nu m b er of new m em bers h as been a d m itte d , and th e n e t in crease of m em bership is one of th e la rg e s t to be reco rd ed fo r m an y years. A t th e G en eral C ouncil M e e tin g , held on J a n u a r y 21, 98 a p p lic a tio n s fo r M em bership a n d tr a n s fe r s to h ig h e r g ra d e s w ere passed. T h is is one of th e la rg e s t num b ers of new m em bers ever a d m itte d a t one C ouncil m eetin g . As a r e s u lt of increased m em bership in th e B ris to l a re a , th r e e m eetings h av e been held d u rin g th e Session fo r th e benefit of m em bers in B risto l a n d d is tric t.
Junior Sections.
T h ere a re now J u n io r .Sections in connection w ith five B ran ch es, n a m e ly :— N ew castle, L an ca
sh ire , L ondon, B irm in g h am , an d S cottish. The S co ttish J u n io r S ection is th e la te s t ad d itio n to th is n u m b er, an d w as form ed in O ctober la s t a t a v ery la rg e ly a tte n d e d m e etin g held a t th e works of M essrs. 6. & J . W eir. The Section has held a very successful in itia l session, an d th ere is every prom ise of ex cellen t w ork being ca rrie d o u t in th e fu tu re .
Oliver Stubbs Gold Medal.
T he S ix th M edal was aw arded in J u ly la s t to P ro fesso r Thom as T u rn e r, E m e ritu s P rofessor of M e ta llu rg y a t B irm in g h am U n iv ersity , for long an d devoted services to th e I n s titu te .
Diplomas.
S even D iplom as w ere aw arded in J u ly la s t for P a p e rs given before th e B ranches d u rin g th e p re vious Session. The re c ip ie n ts an d th e respective B ran ch es before which th e P a p e rs were given are as f o l l o w s M e s s r s . H . C. Dews (L ondon), J . W.
D onaldson (L an cash ire), H . V. G ru n d y an d A.
P h illip s (L a n c a sh ire ), J . E . H u r s t (Sheffield), W . J . M olineux (N ew castle), A. E. Peace (E a st M id lan d s), an d H . F ie ld (B irm ingham ).
Annual Conference, 1927.
The T w e n ty -fo u rth A n n u al C onvention was held a t th e U n iv ersity , S t. G eorge’s S quare, Sheffield, in J u ly . M r. J . T. Goodwin, M .B .E ., was in stalled P re s id e n t a t th e C onvention, which was a tte n d e d by an excep tio n ally la rg e n um ber of mem bers and lad ies. T he P re s id e n t an d C ouncil wish to place on record th e i r in d eb ted n ess to th e L o rd M ayor an d L ad y M ayoress of Sheffield, th e M aster C u tler an d M istress C u tle r an d th e U n iv ersity a u th o r i
tie s fo r th e ir h o sp ita lity an d co rd ial co-operation w hich helped to m ake th e conference technically a n d socially successful. The success of th e con
feren ce was also due to a la rg e e x te n t to th e cour
tesy of th e fam ous firms in Sheffield an d D is tric t who in v ite d th e m em bers to v is it th e ir w orks and to th e su b scrib ers to th e conference funds.
T he n e x t A n n u al C onference w ill be held on J u n e 12, 13, 14 a n d 1-5 a t th e A ssociation H all, L eicester.
F o u r G en eral C ouncil M eetin g s a n d a larg e n u m b er of Sub-C om m ittee M eetin g s liave been held d u rin g th e y e a r a t Sheffield, Y ork, D erb y a n d M an ch ester, resp ectiv ely . A ll B ran ch es h ave been well re p re se n te d , an d th e r e h a s been a n av erag e a tte n d a n c e of 37 a t th e G e n e ra l C ouncil M eetings. The follow ing M em bers of th e G en eral C ouncil re tir e a t th e G en eral M e e tin g on J u n e 13 :
— M essrs. A. R . B a r tl e tt , J . R . H y d e, H . P e m b e rto n , G. E . R o b e rts an d J . Shaw . M essrs.
B a r tl e tt, H yde, P e m b e rto n an d Shaw offer th e m selves fo r re-election.
Test Bar Com m ittee.
M em bers w ill be pleased to le a r n t h a t th e revised specification for grey iro n c a stin g s h a s now been issued by th e B ritis h E n g in e e rin g S ta n d a r d s A ssociation a f t e r a g re e m e n t w ith th e chief G ov ern m e n t D e p a rtm e n ts, ra ilw a y com panies a n d le a d in g te c h n ic a l societies.
The T est B a r C om m ittee is now in v e s tig a tin g th e possibilities of th e sh e a r te s t, a n d hopes to h av e sufficient in fo rm a tio n to p u t before th e m em bers so t h a t th e y can form th e i r own o p in io n b efore th e m a tte r is a g a in b ro u g h t fo rw a rd a t th e I n te r n a tio n a l C onvention to be h eld in L on d o n in 1929.
B ritish Cast Iron Research Association.
A lth o u g h as a consequence of th e g e n e ra l in d u s
tr ia l situ a tio n follow ing th e coal s trik e th e in crease of m em bers is slow, th e B ritis h C ast Iro n R esearch A ssociation co n tin u es to m ake stead y progress, a n d its la te s t developm ent is th e com
p le tio n of a rra n g e m e n ts fo r th e A ssociation to have its own m e ltin g p la n t fo r crucible an d cupola m e ltin g , fa c ilitie s fo r w hich have been k in d ly placed a t th e A ssociation’s disposal by one of th e ir m em bers.
A f e a tu re of th e w ork d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r has been th e developm ent of la rg e scale p ra c tic a l work in m em bers’ fo u n d rie s, a n d in p a r tic u la r an im p o rta n t series of cupola te s ts h av e been ca rrie d o u t in n o less th a n th r e e w orks. Over fifty research re p o rts h av e now been issued by th e Asso
c ia tio n , an d th e ir n u m b er is ste a d ily in creasin g . International Relations.
The re la tio n s of th e I n s t i t u t e to foreign fo u n d ry A ssociations h av e been stre n g th e n e d d u r-
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in g th e y e a r. I n S ep tem b er of la s t y e a r a p a r ty of m em bers a n d lad ies v is ite d th e I n te r n a tio n a l F o u n d ry C onference an d E x h ib itio n in P a ris . M em bers of th e I n s tit u te w ere also p re s e n t a t th e E u ro p e a n F o u n d ry C ongress held in B arcelo n a in A p ril of th is year.
E x ch an g e P a p e rs have been p re se n te d on b ehalf of th e I n s tit u te to th e follow ing C onferences of O verseas F o u n d ry A ssociations—D r. A. B. E v e re st, S p an ish F o u n d ry C onference, A p ril, 1928, an d M r. F . A. M elm oth, C onference of A m erican F o u n - d ry m e n ’s A ssociation, M ay, 1928.
M essrs. H . C. Dews an d J . W. D onaldson a re p re p a rin g P a p e rs on b eh alf of th e I n s t i t u te fo r p re s e n ta tio n to th e B elg ian an d F re n c h F o u n d ry C onferences respectively.
A rran g em en ts a re a lread y in h a n d fo r th e I n t e r n a tio n a l C ongress w hich w ill be h eld in L ondon in J u n e , 1929. A n I n te r n a tio n a l F o u n d ry E x h ib i
tio n will be held in L ondon a t th e sam e tim e . Apprentice Training.
The question of tr a in in g fo u n d ry a p p re n tic e s has been revived a n d th e m a t te r h as been re f e rre d to th e L ite ra ry an d A w ards C om m ittee of th e G en eral C ouncil fo r p re lim in a ry c o n sid eratio n . This C om m ittee w ill in f u tu r e be know n as th e L ite ra ry , A w ards an d E d u c a tio n C om m ittee.
Accounts.
The s ta te m e n t of accounts an d b alan ce-sh eet for th e y e a r ended D ecem ber 31, 1927, are set o u t on pages 11 to 13. D u rin g th e y e a r ev ery effo rt h a s been m ade to effect econom ical w orking, co n siste n t w ith efficiency. The incom e fo r th e y e a r exceeded th e e x p e n d itu re by £1 2 0, a r e s u lt which com pares very fav o u rab ly w ith th e loss of £156 6s. 2d. on th e previous y e a r. I t is h oped t h a t w ith a n increase of m em bership an d c o n tin u e d economy, sufficient fu n d s will be accu m u lated to e x te n d th e work and usefulness of th e I n s tit u te .
Increase of Membership.
I t h a s been a p p re c ia te d by all m em bers th a t th e tim e has a rriv e d w hen special efforts should be m ade to in crease th e usefulness of th e I n s ti
tu t e by a s u b s ta n tia l in crease in th e n u m b er of m em bers. C onsiderable efforts in th is d irectio n l>ave been m ade d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r by th e
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B ran ch es an d by m any in d iv id u al mem bers, and th e n e t in crease of 93 shown in th e ea rlie r p a r t of th is re p o r t is th e resu lt.
T he C ouncil confidently ap p eals to every member to b rin g before th e notice of non-m embers th e a d v a n ta g e s of M em bership of th e In s titu te .
The C ouncil desires to express its th a n k s to all th e firm s who have a rra n g e d fo r v isits to th e ir works a n d to all those gentlem en who have con
tr ib u te d p ap ers to th e B ranches an d to th e a n n u a l conference.
J . T. Go o d w i n, P re s id e n t.
To m Ma k e m s o n, G eneral Secretary.
Balance Sheet.
INCOME AND EXPEN DITU RE ACCOUNT EOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1927.
Ex p e n d i t u r e.
Postages Printing
£ 100 and Stationery, including Printing of Proceedings
Preparation of and Printing and Binding of Indexes ..
542 10 1 76 2 0 Council, Finance and Annual Meeting
Expenses
Medal for Past President
Branch Expenses:—- £ 3. d.
Lancashire 98 9 6
Birmingham 61 8 0
Scottish 80 710
Sheffield ... 45 18 9
London 47 14 1
E ast Midlands 24 12 0
Newcastle 102 16 2
West Riding of Yorkshire 23 10 2
Wales and Monmouth 13 8 0
Middlesbrough 2 0 1 0
58 14
2 6
Audit Fee and Accountancy Charges (2 years) Incidental E x p e n s e s ...
Salaries—Secretary and Clerk
Rent and Rates of Office, less Received Income Tax
Subscription to International Committee of Foundry Technical Associations
Depreciation of Furniture ...
i
Excess Income over Expenditure . . ..
518 5 6
23 2 0
65 5 7
437 7 7
110 3 6
6 10 0
5 0 0
6 18 4
,952 5 6
120 17 5
1,073 2 11
Incowk.
£ s. d.
Subscriptions Received .. .. . ■ 1,976 7 1 Sale of Proceedings, etc. . . .. • • 2 1 0 6
Interest on W ar Loan and Cash on Deposit . . 38 14 6
John Surtees Medal Fund Surplus .. 37 0 10
£2,073 2 11 BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1927.
Li a b i l i t i e s.
£ s. d. JE s. d.
Subscriptions paid in advance . . 103 8 6
Sundry Creditors .. .. .. 411 5 2
The Oliver Stubbs Medal Fund :
Balance from last Account . . 204 16 4 Interest to date .. .. 8 4 4 213 0 8
Less Cost of Medal.. . . . . 9 10 0 -- 203 10 Turner Testimonial F u n d :
Sundry Receipts . . . . 72 14
Surplus a t December 31,-1926 . . 829 19 4 Add : Excess of Income over
Expenditure for year ended
December 31, 1927 . . 120 17 5 --- — 950 16
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4
9
£1 As s e t s.
£ s. d.
Cash in hands of Secretaries :
Lancashire 22 14 2
Birmingham 14 4 2
Sheffield ... 121 6 1
London 98 1 8
E ast Midlands 19 0 9
West Riding of Yorkshire .. 27 1 4
Wales and Monmouth 1 16 9
Middlesbrough 18 7 5
Lloyds Bank L td .:
General Account 204 10 0
Deposit Account 400 0 0
The Oliver Stubbs Medal F u n d :
£342 5s. 7d. Local Loan £3
per cent. Stock a t cost 2 0 0 0 0
Balance in hand, Lloyds
Bank, Ltd. 3 10 8
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As s e t s (continued.
Turner Testimonial F u n d : £ s. d. £ s. d.
Cash a t Bank .. .. 71 14 6
Cash in Hand . . . . 0 19 10
72 14 4 Investments A ccount:
£100 5 per cent. National']
War Bonds . . .. (_
£350 5 per cent. War Loan f a t cost .. .. . .J
Furniture, Fittings and F ix tu res:
Per Last Account . . .. 69 2 10 Less: Depreciation, 10 per
cent. .. . . .. 6 18 4 62 4 Additions .. . . . . .. 43 13
105 18 0
£1,741 15 5 We have prepared and audited the above Balance Sheet with the Books and Vouchers of the Institute, and certify same to be in accordance therewith.
J. & A. W. Su l l y & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Auditors.
19/21, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.4. May 7, 1928.
M b. Go o d w i n, in re f e rrin g to th e balance- sh eet, com m ented on th e considerable saving th a t h a d ta k e n place d u rin g th e p a s t y ear, w ith th e re s u lt th a t , as a g a in s t a d e b it balance of £156 in th e prev io u s y e a r, th e I n s tit u te h a d a c re d it balan c e of £121. (A pplause.) T h a t was due to in creased m em bership. T hey h ad h a d a record n u m b e r of new mem bers.
Me. Hi d e e (T orquay), in proposing th e accept
ance of th e balance-sheet, m ade th e suggestion th a t th e ir finances m ig h t be considerably augm ented if th e i r m em bership w ere f u r th e r increased by vigor
ous p ro p a g a n d a w ork th r o u g h o u t th e cou n try . H e a n d h is son w ere d elig h ted to tr a v e l th e long dis
ta n c e fro m th e S o u th to a tte n d th e C onference so as to be able to in te rc h a n g e ideas w ith o th e r s ; b ut, u n fo r tu n a te ly ow ing to being such a te rrib le dis
ta n c e from an y o th e r m em ber, t h a t was th e only benefit th ey , as in d iv id u a l m em bers, ob tain ed from th e I n s tit u te . T h e ir n e a re s t n eighbour was 87
m iles from th em a t Y eovil. H e p lead e d t h a t some p ro p a g a n d a m ig h t be done in th e W est of E n g la n d . The W est of E n g la n d was n o t m erely a b e a u tifu l p lace b u t i t w as also th e c e n tre of a s tr in g of little fo u n d rie s a n d g e n e ra l u ti li ty businesses.
E x e te r h a d s e v e n ; P ly m o u th h a d e ig h t, a n d th e re w ere a n u m b er of o th e rs r ig h t dow n alm o st to L a n d ’s E n d . H e u rg e d on th e m t h a t th e p ro je c t of in c re a sin g th e I n s t i t u t e ’s m em bership in th e W est, w ith th e id ea of u ltim a te ly fo rm in g a W e ste rn D is tric t B ran ch , should en g ag e th e a tt e n tio n of th e C ouncil and th e i r ex cellen t S e c re ta ry . (A pplause.)
M e. Ha r l e y (C o v en try ), in seconding th e m o tio n , desired to s u p p o rt th e co m p lim en t t h a t h a d been p a id n o t only to th e B ra n c h S e c re ta rie s b u t to th e ir G en eral S e c re ta ry , who m u s t h av e had a v ery h a rd y e a r. T hey m u s t all acknow ledge t h a t he h a d been re m a rk a b ly successful in th e resu lts.
The reso lu tio n was c a rrie d u n an im o u sly . Election of Officers for 1928-29.
President.
Mr. Go o d w i n said t h a t th e C ouncil y e ste rd a y had un an im o u sly passed a re so lu tio n t h a t th e S en io r V ic e -P re sid e n t (M r. S. H . R u ssell) should be n o m in a te d P re s id e n t fo r th e e n su in g y e a r. As th e r e tir in g P re s id e n t, he h a d th e h o n o u r of p ro posing t h a t t h a t reco m m en d atio n of th e C ouncil be accep ted . I n M r. R ussell th e y w ould h av e one who w ould m ore th a n f u r th e r th e in te re s ts of th e i r I n s tit u te . H e w as a keen, h a rd -w o rk in g and e n th u s ia s tic m em ber of th e I n s tit u te . (A pplause.) H e h a d th e a d v a n ta g e of b ein g associated w ith one of th e m o st im p o rta n t iro n fo u n d rie s in L eicester.
(A pplause.) M r. R ussell knew very well th e respon
sib ility he h a d to ta k e hold of in h is new office.
H e h a d helped him (th e sp eak er) co nsiderably d u r
in g h is te r m of office on all k in d s of difficult p o in ts, w hich d id n o t alw ays come before e ith e r th e Council or th e m em bers as a whole.
Mr. F . J . Co o k, th e sen io r of th e P a s t-P re s i- d e n ts, in seconding, said t h a t he h a d know n M r.
R ussell th r o u g h th e ag en cy of th e i r A ssociation for a g r e a t m an y y e a rs, an d h a d alw ays looked u pon h im as o n e who, in d u e course, would
w orthily fulfil th e office for which he was being proposed. H e could endorse all th a t th e P re s id e n t had said w ith re g a rd to th e ab ilities of M r. Russell to fulfil th e d u tie s which w ere expected of him , a n d he w as sure t h a t , a t th e en d of his term , he would h ave covered him self w ith glory an d have occupied th e p ost to th e ir e n tire satisfaction.
The re so lu tio n was passed w ith g re a t e n th u siasm . M r. Goodwin th e n invested M r. Russell w ith th e P r e s id e n t’s C hain of Office, an d th e la tte r fo rm ally occupied th e c h a ir am id loud cheers.
The Pr e s i d e n t (M r. S. H . R ussell), in express
in g a p p re c ia tio n a t h is election, assured them t h a t he fe lt a very g r e a t an d very h ig h honour h a d been c o n ferred on him . H e realised th a t he was follow ing in th e steps of some of th e most fam ous m en in th e ir in d u s try , m en who by p atien ce, perseverance, an d o ften u n d e r g re a t difficulties, h a d done m uch research w ork, an d had given th e benefit of t h a t w ork to th e in d u stry gen erally , w ith p ro fit to th e m em bers. H e could claim no such d istin c tio n . All he could say was t h a t he h a d benefited v ery m uch indeed by his m em bership of th e I n s titu te , by his fellowship an d asso ciatio n w ith all th e m em bers a t different m eetin g s, an d p a rtic u la rly in m eetings a t his own b ran ch , so t h a t , in h is occupancy of t h a t post, i t was only due to th em to a tte m p t to m ake some sm all r e t u r n fo r th e m any benefits t h a t he had received from his connection w ith th e I n s titu te . H e was very deeply in te re ste d in its work, and he w ould prom ise th em th a t he would do his best.
H e hoped t h a t , w hen th e end of his te rm came, lie w ould have as good a record as th e ir immedi
ately r e tir in g P re s id e n t, M r. Goodwin.
Vote of thanks to ex-President.
The Pr e s i d e n t said t h a t his first d u ty was to express th e ir v ery h e a rty an d sincere th a n k s to M r. Goodwin fo r th e ex trem ely able way in which he h ad conducted th e affairs of th e In s titu te d u r
ing la s t y e a r. M r. Goodwin was c ertain ly th e man to ta c k le w h a t was alw ays a difficult problem , th e problem of finance, an d th e y could co n g ratu late him h e a rtily upon th e splendid recovery which had been m ade. A t Sheffield some of them were a little d esp o n d en t. T here was an adverse balance, an d tr a d e was bad. M r. Goodwin had whole-
lie a rte d ly ta c k le d th e problem of finance, and, w ith th e assistan ce of M r. M akem son, th e I n s ti
t u t e h a d m ade a sp len d id fin an cial recovery a t a re s u lt. I n p ra c tic a lly e v e ry fe a tu r e of th e vyork of th e I n s tit u te , M r. Goodwin h a d show n an u n b o u n d ed e n th u siasm . H e h a d n o t s p a r e d ’h im self in th e le a s t. I n fa c t, M rs. Goodwin, he r a th e r u n d ersto o d , fe lt a s lig h t re s e n tm e n t a t th e a m o u n t of w ork M r. Goodwin h a d p u t in on b eh alf of th e A ssociation, an d he was sure th e y all o u g h t to express to M rs. Goodwin th e ir v ery sincere th a n k s fo r w h a t h e h a d done. {A pplause.)
Me. C o o k , in seconding, said t h a t th e w ork of th e P re s id e n t becam e m ore onerous every y e a r as th e I n s tit u te grew , especially w ith r e g a r d to finance. The expenses w ere v ery g re a t, a n d th e y w ere h a n d lin g q u ite a n ap p re c ia b le a m o u n t of m oney. I t re q u ire d a n a m o u n t of e x c e p tio n a l ex ecu tiv e a b ility , as well as b ein g a good fo u n d ry - m an, to govern a n d ru le over th e m in th e c a p a city of P re s id e n t. T he le a s t th e y could do w as to th a n k him m ost h e a rtily fo r h a v in g u n d e rta k e n th e w ork on th e i r behalf. H e h a d g r e a t p le a su re in seconding th e v o te of th a n k s .
T he m otion was c a rrie d w ith a c c lam atio n . Presentation of Medal to Past President.
T he Pr e s i d e n t said th e r e w as one p le a s a n t fu n c tio n w hich rem ain ed a f te r th a n k in g th e P a s t P re s id e n t fo r his services, w hich vyas to h a n d to M r. Goodwin, as a little so u v en ir of h is y e a r of office, th e rep lica of th e b adge. H e hoped th a t, a lth o u g h M r. G oodwin m ig h t h av e fo u n d th e w ork a rd u o u s, t h a t m em ento w ould re m in d him of th e m an y h a p p y tim es he h a d h a d , a n d w ould a c t as some s lig h t re w a rd a n d r e tu r n fo r th e services h e h a d re n d ered . (P ro lo n g ed ap p lau se.)
Me. G o o d w i n , in re sp o n d in g , th a n k e d th e m all fo r th e k in d ly w ords w hich h a d been said , which m ore th a n am ply re w a rd e d h im fo r th e w ork he h a d done fo r th e I n s tit u te . T he g en ero u s way in w hich th e m em bers h a d all show n th e ir a p p re c ia tio n by th e i r a p p lau se h a d h e a rte n e d h im verv m uch. H e f e lt le a v in g th e P re s id e n tia l ch air very m uch in d e e d ; b u t th e ex p ressio n of esteem w hich th e y h a d g iv en h im c e rta in ly recom pensed him fo r h a v in g to re lin q u ish a n office w hich he h a d th o ro u g h ly en jo y ed filling. H e th o u g h t d u r-
ing th e d eb ate s, in C ouncil an d elsewhere, thev a p p re c ia te d t h a t every move t h a t he h ad made had been in th e in te re s ts of th e I n s titu te , and n o t fro m an y perso n al feeling of his own.
(A pplause.)
Vice-Presidents.
T he Pr e s i d e n tsa id th e office of P re s id e n t n ex t y e a r was going to he a h ighly im p o rta n t one, because th ey w ould be v isite d by an Overseas dele
g a tio n , w hich w ould n u m b er obo u t 300.. H e had th e g re a te s t possible p le a su re in n o m in atin g M r.
W esley L a m b e rt as th e i r senior V ice-P resident.
H e was p a rtic u la rly d elig h ted to do th a t, because i t was g re a tly to th e in te re s ts of th e I n s titu te to h ave a n o n -ferro u s m a n so well know n as M r.
L a m b e rt w as in connection w ith n o n-ferrous work in th e c h a ir. T hey ten d e d a little to co n cen trate on th e cast-iro n side, in w hich side no d o u b t th e m a jo rity of th e ir m em bers w ere in te r e s te d ; b u t th e re was m uch im p o rta n t w ork to be done 011 th e n o n -ferro u s s i d e ; an d from t h a t p o in t of view, th e re fo re he -was pleased t h a t th e y h a d M r. Wesley L a m b e rt to step in to t h a t office.
Mr. Fa u l k n e r (P a s t-P re s id e n t) seconded w ith th e g r e a te s t p le a su re th e proposal to e le c t h is colleague in th e London b ran ch as sen io r V ic e -P re sid e n t o f th e I n s titu te . M r. L a m b e rt h a d achieved an in te rn a tio n a l re p u ta tio n as a n o n -ferro u s m e ta llu rg ist.
H e h a d n o t m erely s a t upon m ost of th e ir com
m itte e s, b u t h a d d ire c te d th e m d u rin g th e la s t tw o or th re e y ears. F u rth e rm o re , in co-operation w ith h is colleagues in th e London b ran ch , he had ra ise d t h a t p a rtic u la r section of th e I n s titu te from a con d itio n b o rd e rin g upon being d erelict to th e p o sitio n w hich i t occupied as th e prem ier b ra n c h of th e I n s titu te . (Loud ap p lau se.) In g e n e ra l m em bership i t w as n o t q u ite as large as o th ers, b u t in th e a m o u n t of money i t sent to th e C e n tra l Office i t c e rta in ly was first, though to say t h a t m ig h t sound a little u ngracious to th e b ra n c h whose h o s p ita lity th e y w ere enjoying.
M r. L a m b e rt h a d also a tte n d e d several in te rn a tio n a l g a th e rin g s , an d h a d p resen ted a P a p e r on th e ir b eh alf to th e A m erican A ssociation. They e n o t m erely h o n o u rin g M r. L a m b e rt in ask- im to be th e ir sen io r V ice-P resid en t, b u t
