| Description | Meeting of representatives of various learned and scientific bodies convened at the Royal Society at Burlington House, ' to consider various suggestions as to the form or forms which the Memorial to the late Sir Charles Parsons should take. '
Present at the meeting: Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, President of the Royal Society, presided; Admiral Sir Reginald Skelton; Sir Frank Smith; Mr J Hamilton Gibson of the Institute of Marine Engineeres; Sir Archibald Denny of the Institution of Naval Architects; Dr Eccles of the Institute of Physics; Mr C Paterson of the Institution of Electrical Engineers; Mr McGovern of the N.E. Coast institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders; Mr L St. L Pendred of the Mechanical Engineers; Colonel R E B Crompton; Sir Henry Fowler, Institute of Metals; Mr R P Sloan of Electrical Engineers; Mr R S Whipple, of the Optical Society; Mr Robert Paul of the Institute of Physics; Professor J L Myers; Dr R Seligman
Discussed Admiralty's view of its participation; views expressed on the suggestions the form of the Memorial should take and how much could be raised given 'the present state of world finance', and whether the Memorial should be national or international, or the Memorial national and the appeal international.
A committee was proposed by Professor J L Myles, seconded by Sir Henry Fowler, ' to give effect to the proposals, first, the memorial in Westminster Abbey; secondly, the commemorative medal and lecture; thirdly, the memorial library in connection with Dominion House. '
Proposal by Dr R Seligman, seconded by Dr Eccles, that ' the resolution be divided into two parts; that as to the first two items it be an instruction to the Committee to proceed, but that as to the third the Committee be instructed only to explore the possibilities. ' Proposal carried.
Mr R J Walker, Dr W H Eccles, Colonel R E B Crompton, Sir Archibald Denny, and Mr L St. L Pendred appointed to the Committee.
Chairman announced the Royal Society had agreed to act as a centre for the exchange of views, and to deal with correspondence, with letters to be addressed to Sir Frank Smith. |