Annual meeting;

              ATLANTA PHILADELPHIA
BALTIMORE HASKINS & SELLS PITTSBURGH
BIRMINGHAM
BOSTON PORTLAND
PROVIDENCE
BROOKLYN SAINT LOUIS
BUFFALO
CHARLOTTE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS SALT LAKE CITY
SAN DIEGO
CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO
CINCINNATI SEATTLE
CLEVELAND BULLETIN TULSA
DALLAS WATERTOWN
DENVER —— DETROIT BERLIN
JACKSONVILLE LONDON
KANSAS CITY PARIS
LOS ANGELES SHANGHAI
MINNEAPOLIS
NEWARK E X E C U T I V E O F F I C ES HAVANA
NEW ORLEANS 30 BROAD STREET. NEW YORK
MEXICO CITY
NEW YORK
MONTREAL
VOL. IX NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1926 No. 10
AM I D the din of pneumatic ham­mers
and other apparatus being used
in the construction of two nearby sky­scrapers,
the 1926 annual meeting of mem­bers
and managers of the firm was held at
the executive offices on September 16, 17,
and 18. Despite this extraneous noise, it
was agreed unanimously that the meeting
was one of the most enjoyable and success­ful
in our history.
A l l of the firm members, now numbering
twenty-eight, were present. Mr. Kracke,
who was unable to attend last year's meet­ing
because of the pressure of engagements
at the Berlin office, deferred his pending
return to Germany in order to be present
at this year's meeting.
A l l of the thirty-two American practice
offices were represented except Birming­ham.
Mr. Hammond found it impossible
to leave that office because of an important
engagement to which he was giving atten­tion.
Of the four foreign offices, London
and Paris were not represented. Mr. Kracke
represented the Berlin office, and Mr. B. A .
Padon the Shanghai office. Mr. Padon,
who has been associated with our practice
in China since 1919, is making, with his
family, his first visit to this country in
three years. He will return to Shanghai
after a vacation here, to resume the man­agement
of our office there.
The program inaugurated successfully
last year was used again this year with
equally good results. The first day, Thurs­day,
was given over to informal gathering
and individual conferences and discussions.
A buffet luncheon was served at noon in
the library. In the afternoon a conference
of partners was held in Mr. Ludlam's
office. In the evening there were a number
of private dinners, followed by a theater
party, the attraction being "The Great
Temptations."
On Friday the golf tournament—which
has come to be an annual classic—was held
at the Garden City Country Club. After a
day of severe competition, M r . Jumonville
emerged victorious with a low net score of
72, thereby retaining the crown which he
won last year. With a card of 83, Mr.
Lawrence acquired the laurels for low
gross, which Mr. Morris won two years
ago and defended successfully last year.
Mr. Kracke was awarded the consolation
prize. We shall not mention the score.
A dinner and dance, attended by the
partners and managers and their wives,
followed the golf tournament. It was unan­imously
conceded to be the most pleasant
social event in the history of our annual
meetings.
Saturday, the third day of the meeting,
was devoted to more serious matters. A
Annual Meeting