Tlic new olliccrs nncl ~i i c n i l ~~r s of coniinittco wcm elected, Jir. I'. Ilootlic h i n g nppointcd cli:i!rninii of tlic Scctioii 311.. J . 11. Youiig, vicc-clinirliinli, iiml I'rof. J. i ~. :\iidrcw wit11 .\lcssrs. W. 11. C'oleni:ip, I). X. aIc;\rtliiir : r i d W. Itiiitoul to fill vncniicics on the coniinittcc. Cordial votes of tliniiks wero given to tlic retiring clinirninn and to tho wcrctnry for their work on bclinlf of tho SLYtion. SiiI)-eqncn tly to tlio niccting, n smoking conccrt w.is liclcl jointly with the Sncictv of Engiiiccrs and SIiipbuiitIcrs n n c ~ t ~i c L W ~I Ejection of tlic Institiita of C'licinistry. 1.OSI)OS. ;\t. thti iiiwting Iicltl oil April 3 in Uurlington llouze. \V., Jlr. 15. V. 1Sr:ins presiding, :i p p c r riitirIc<l '!'lie 111tlr1c111~o oi Struetiire oii tliu Coiii-Iir:~tibiIity r i n d other l'ropcrtirs of Solid Yucls " by JIcssrs. 15. It. Sutclilfu wid Edgar C. Evnns ~v n s rcntl bp tho last-iinnicd author. After referring to tlic rjcnnty cnrlier liternturo (11' tliu subject (Iexribing iwrk carried o u t ~I I this couiitry :iiitl i n Ucr~iinny, tho niitliors tlcfilictl tho c~oniliiistibility of :I f y l , 11s its enpacity for co~nhiistion in unit t.iinc. l o wxuro s:itisf:ictory COINhist ion tliu fuel slioiild 110. ns Iion~ogc~ico~s 36 possiblu ciiitl tlic 11111ips of u i i i l o r ~n size. \'it11 nntlir.1cito tho hitter condit,ioii is :ibsoliitely csscntinl, but with ctrking coil1 even-sizing is nsclcas iiiitl frcqiicnL poking i s nccessiiry. l h s t cniinot l o cnsily storccl owiiip, to t.lic risk of s~~o~~trineoiis conibnstlon, nntl i t is Iiiirnt with tlillioiilt.y, Iiiit i t nii!y Iic utiliscd bv iiriquetting cit~ier wit11 or witlioiit I)iii(ling ni:itc.riai. 'lliu ndv:iiit:igcs cliiiincd for tho iisc of briqucttcs nrc tlio 1o;iding of 25 per ccrit.. iiioru fuel upon unit :irui~ of grntc surfnee, regulnrity of coinbutition, nbsciicc of clinker, nncl great intensity of rndinnt