The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-09-15
new NAVY BOARD
is ANNOUNCED
Experts viii Study Gounty's
Marine Problems.
EDISON WILL HEAD BODY
First Meeting of Scientific Inventors
Will Be Held Oct. 6-Members Were
Chosen by Various Societies of the
United States.

Will Be Held Oct. 6-Members Were
Chosen by Various Societies of the
United States.
Washington, Sept 13-The names
of the twenty-five scientists apd in
yentors, who, with Thomas A. Edison
as chairman, are to constitute an ad-
visory board to assist the United
States navy in it's technical problems
of development, have been announced
by Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
Mr. Daniels announced that he has
arranged for the first meeting of the
board to take place in his office at
IL o'clock on Wednesday, Oct. 6. At
organization will be effected and plans
for the conduct of its work discussed.
1t is thought probable that the first
organization will take the form of q
division of the board into committees,
into which members will be assigned
in accordance with their special fit
ness.
serve with Mr.. Edison where chosen
by eleven scientific societies of the
United States, each of which nomt
mated two men. Mr. Edison was
chosen by Secretary Daniels for the
craftsmanship of the board, the plan
resulting in the creation of a body
having been taken up first with Mr..
Edison as the foremost inventor of
this country.
Mr. Daniels made the following
statement regarding the board and the
purposes for which it has been
created:
Desiring to make available the lat
ent inventive genius of our country to
improve our navy, a short time ago
requested Mr.. Thomas A. Edison to
become chairman of an advisory board
of eminent men, who would make up
the board. Mr.. Edison, with the pat
riotism characteristic of American in.
ventors, accepted the call to duty.
'The plan adopted for selecting the
members of the advisory board was
! as follows:
81 requested eleven great engineer
ing and scientific societies to select
by popular election two members, each
to represent their society on the
board. The result has been most
gratifying. I have received the nomi
nations of all these societies and have
accepted them and it only remains te
have a meeting of the organization
and determine the method of pro-
ceedure in order to utilize to the best
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ton of the talent and genius of our
great country.
"The responses Of the various so
cieties invited to cooperate in the
great undertaking indicate the pat
riotic enthusiasm awakened by this
call to duty
The naval advisory board will con
sist of the following men, each so.
ciety naming two:
Thomas A. Edison, chairman.
American Chemical society, w. R.
Whitney and L. H. Baekeland.
American Institute of Electrical En-
gineers, Frank Julian Sprague and
Benjamin G. Samme.
American Mathematical society
Robert ]. Woodward and Arthur G.
Webster
American Society of Civil Engin.
GERS, Andrew NJ. Hunt and Alfred
Cravens
American Aeronautical society, Mat
thew B. Sellers and Hudson Maxim.
Inventors Guild, Peter Cooper Hew
lit and Thomas Robins.
American Society of Auto Engin
eers, Howard E. Coffin and Andrew
L. Riker.
American Institute of Mining En-
gineers, William L. Saunders and Ben
jamin B. Thayer.
American Electra-C Chemical society
Joseph W. Richards and Lawrence
Addicks
American Society of Mechanica
Engineers. William Leroy Emmett and
Spencer Miller.
American Society of Aeronautic En-
gineers, Henry A. w. Wood and Elmer
A. Spencer.