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The first meeting of the Upstate New York Section of The American Ceramic Society was held March 24, 1944, at the Stuyvesant Hotel in Buffalo with about one hundred members in attendance. After dinner, Temporary Chairman, M.H. Berns called for a report from the Nominating Committee consisting of R.E. Gould, H.R. Lillie, and Howard Failmezger. The nominees then duly elected by unanimous vote were as follows: Councillor: M.E. Holmes, Dean, New York State Collge of Ceramics, Alfred, NY Cecil E. Bales, president of The American Ceramic Society, presented the Local Section with its charter upon which were inscribed the names of The Society members who had met in January and requested the charter. He then commented briefly on the fine spirit prevailing at the present meeting and complimented the members on the fine representation. A series of fundamental by-laws was adopted by members. A resolution was presented and adopted to the effect that the Local Section issue an invitation to The American Ceramic Society to hold its 1945 Annual Meeting in Buffalo. S.F. Walton, President of the New York Ceramic Association, extended an invitation to meet with them at their fall conference. Ross C. Purdy offered greetings and invited all present to attend the Pittsburgh meeting. He also extended to Cecil Bales for his work as president of the Society. The speaker of the evening, Dr. Hillier of the RCA Laboratories, was then introduced and gave an illustrative and entertaining talk on "the Development of th eElectron Micrscope and Its Possible Applications to the Ceramic Industries." Tracing the development of this instrument from its forerunner, the light microscope, Dr. Hillier eleborated on the latest innovations and experimentations with the most modeern versions of electronic equipment. The mext meeting will be held May 26, 1944 at Corning, NY with H.R. Lillie of the Corning Glass Works in charge of arrangements. E.E. Kunzman, Secretary |