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ENGINEERS OF HUMAN COMFORT THE Heating, Ventilating arid Air Conditioning Engineer through his work and research brings to our homes, our offices and our factories, in both summer and winter, that climate best suited to our comfort and health. He is truly an Engineer of Human Comfort. In September 1894, a little group of engineers, educators and manu facturers gathered in New York and agreed that the great art of heating and ventilating deserved and required recognition as an essential, dis tinctive and highly specialized division of modem engineering. These men realized the basic importance of heating and ventilating as the primary element in the well-being of civilized mankind, living and working mostly indoors. They foresaw the need for research and orie; of the first acts of the organized body was to establish a Cornrnittee on Standards. That the Charter Members had great, faith in their enterprise is evident, although little did they dream that progress would be so rapid in their profession. During the intervening years since that little group of 75 pioneers unfurled the banner of The American Society of Heating and Venti lating Engineers--3,032 of the real leaders of thought and action in heating, ventilating, and air conditioning have gathered about that standard and carried it prolidly before them far along the way of real accomplishment. They may be identified among engineering groups' by the distinctive emblem which was adopted by the Charter Members. The first Annual Meeting was held in New York, N. Y., January 22-24, 1895, and the organization was incorporated under the laws of the State. The Society now has 3,032 members on its rolls, including engineers, educators, scientists, physicians, architects, contractors, and leaders of industry. There are four classes of active members, namely: Member, Associate, Junior and Student. The management of the Society is entrusted to 4 Officers and a Council of 13 members. Continuity of policy is insured by electing 4 men annually for a 3-year term and retaining the retiring president on the Council for 1 year. Research work is in charge of the Committee on Research consisting of 15 members, 5 being elected annually for a period of 3 years. The three major activities of the Society are: Membership Service, Publication and Research, the record of its accomplishments being permanently recorded in the annual Transactions. Headquarters of the Society are maintained in The New York Life Building, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. 2 Officers and Council American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers 51 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. 1940-41 President.________________-...... --........................ ............ .--......................F\ E. Giesecke First Vice-President.......... ........................................ -................. --.......... w- L- Fleisher Second Vice-President.................................... ................................................E. O. Eastwood Treasurer....... ......................................................... ..................................... M. F. BlankTM Secretary.......... ......... ..... .. ..... ..............................................................--A. V. Hutchinson Technical Secretary ........................-.....................---.....................--.............. John James Council F. E. Giesecke, Chairman W. L. Fleisher, Vice-Chairman One Year N. D. Adams A. P. Kratz J. F. McIntire J. H. Walker G. L. Wiggs Two Years E. K. Campbell S. H. Downs . A. J. Offner G. L. Tuve Committees of the Council Three Years J. F. S. Collins, Jr. E. N. McDonnell T. H. Urdahl C.-E. A. Winslow Executive: J. F. McIntire, Chairman; W. L. Fleisher, J. H. Walker. Finance: A. J. Offner, Chairman; E. O. Eastwood, E. N. McDonnell. Meetings: A. P. Kratz, Chairman; J. F. S. Collins, Jr., C.-E. A. Winslow. Membership: N. D. Adams, Chairman; E. K. Campbell, T. H. Urdahl. Standards: S. H. Downs, Chairman; G. L. Tuve, G. L. Wiggs. Advisory Council J. F. McIntire, Chairman; Homer Addams, R. P. Bolton, D. S. Boyden, W. H. Carrier, S. E. Dibble, W. H. Driscoll, H. P. Gant, E. Holt Gurney, John F. Hale, L. A. Harding, H. M. Hart, C. V. Haynes, E. Vernon Hill, John Howatt, W. T. Jones, D. D. Kimball, G. L. Larson, S. R. Lewis, Thornton Lewis, J. I. Lyle, F. B. Rowley and A. C. Willard. Cooperating Committees A.S.H.V.E. Representative on National Research Council: A. C. Willard (one year). A.S.H.V.E. Representative , on A.S.A. Sectional Committee on Standardization of a Scheme for Identification of Piping Systems (A-1S)\ E. E. Ashley. A.S.h'v.E. Representative on N.F.P.A. Blower Systems Committee: N. A. Hollister. 3