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represents the best talent that could be secured; therefore, let us all give strict attention. At this time the organization utilized a credentials committee. The committee’s function was to assure that members had the knowledge to be refrigerating engineers. The next order of business was the appointment of this committee to perform validations during the conference. President Kloss appointed J. E. Porter, Louis H. Turba, and Gus Sterling. The morning session then adjourned. December 13th. Afternoon Session President George E. Kloss called the afternoon session to order at 2:15 PM. Committees for the convention were then appointed. The Auditing Commit tee consisted of Charles M. Gilbert, G. H. Kendrick, and Charles Roberts. The Nominating Committee consisted of Chairman M. N. MacDonald. Charles W. Chapman, J. G. Hansen, J. W. Mar shall, and T. T. Harris. Then came the financial reports. These are interesting. The Secretary main tained a financial report of his transac tions. The secretary had $166.20 given to him when he took office. He received $1,131.90 in receipts during the year. He spent $582.40 during the year. The remaining $725.70 was given to the treasurer. The treasury started the year with $ 166.20. The treasurer received $725.70 from the Secretary dispersed $ 240.10 leaving the organization with $556.60 to start 1921. This report was approved by the membership. Next President Kloss asked that any applicants for examination be present ed to the Educational and Examining Board chairman Porter. In addition, President Kloss asked for a change in the examining process. This is a pivotal point in the history of RETA. This would be the birth of uniform examinations. Previously qualifications were deter mined through a process similar to a job interview.

The assistant Corporate Counsel of Chicago, Alfred O. Erickson, welcomed the membership. This was followed by a welcome from the Chicago Subordinate #1 (Chicago Chapter) president M. N. MacDonald. Mr. President, officers and members of the National Association of Practical Refrigerating Engineers, you have been welcomed to this wonderful city of Chicago by Mr. Alfred O. Erickson, assistant corporation counsel of this city, and having listened to his splendid greeting, delivered with all the eloquence of which he is a master, I know you all feel assured that in selecting this great city for your annual convention you selected wisely. Chicago Subordinate has felt deeply the honor conferred on it in selecting this city, and recognizing its responsibility has endeavored in every manner to leave nothing undone to make this meeting one that will be recorded in the annals of the Association as comparable with the best. To this end, we have devoted all of our energies. It is extremely gratifying to see that so many of you from all parts of the country deem the occasion of the annual meeting of this Association of such importance that you feel justified in leaving your plants and traveling long distances to be present with your fellow men, to the end that all may enjoy and derive benefit from closer association with each other, and for the presentation and discussion of topics related to the greatest branch of engineering science, by reason of its importance in conserving the food supplies of the nation and its use in the industrial arts, refrigeration. The large attendance present amply demonstrates that our efforts have been successful and the pleasure experienced by every member of Chicago Subordinate in that fact alone. Of the benefits he will derive from the meeting itself, is suffi cient recompense for his labor, and on behalf of the members of Chicago Subordinate, No. 1, I bid you a hearty and cordial welcome. May your visit be a pleasant, as well as an instructive one. M. N. MacDonald, October 13, 1920

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