The objects of the American Meteorological Society are "the development and dissemination of knowledge of meteorology in all its phases and applications, and the advancement of its professional ideals." The organization of the Society took place in affiliation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Saint Louis, Missouri, December 29, 1919, and its incorporation, at Washington, D. C., January 21, 1920. The work of the Society is carried on by the Bulletin, the Journal, and Meteorological Monographs, by papers and discussions at meetings of the Society, through the offices of the Secretary and the Executive Secretary, and by correspondence. All of the Americas are represented in the membership of the Society as well as many foreign countries.e Base, Washington, D. C. Vice-President: FREDERIC A. BERRY, M.S., Rear Admiral, U.S.N. (Ret.), Aerometric Research Inc., Goleta, Calif. Secretary: THOMAS F. MALONE, Sc.D., Director ofResearch, The Travelers Insurance Companies, Hart ford, Conn. Treasurer: HENRY DEC. WARD, A.B., Vice-President, Eaton and Howard, Inc., Boston, Mass. Executive Secretary: .KENNETH C. SPENGLER, A.B., S Joy St., Boston 8, Mass. COUNCILORS HoRACE R. BYERS, Sc.D., Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Meteorology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. (Past President, 1952-54, ex-officio Councilor.) ARTHUR F. MEREWETHER, S.M., Superintendent of Weather Services, American Airlines, Inc., New York, N. Y. (Past President, 1954-56, ex-officio Councilor.) Terms expire in 1958 PHIL E. CHURCH, Ph.D., Professor and Executive Officer, Dept. of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. HENRY G. HouGHTON, Sc.D. (Hon.), Professor and Head, Dept. of Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. ALFRED H. GLENN, M.S., Director, A. H. Glenn and Associates, New Orleans, La. JACK C. THOMPSON, A.B., Scientific Services Division, U.S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. JAMES E. MILLER, M.S., Professor of Meteorology, New York University, New York, N. Y. Terms expire in 1959 HARRY WEXLER, Sc.D., Director of Meteorological Re- PHIUP D. THOMPSON, Sc.D., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S.A.F., search, U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. Chief, Development Section, Joint Numerical JoSEPH J. GEORGE, Superintendent of Meteorology, East- Weather Prediction Unit, Suitland, Md. ern Air Lines, Atlanta, Ga. WERNER A. BAUM, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Dept. of HELMUT E. LANDSBERG, Ph.D., Director, Office of Climatol- Meteorology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, ogy, U.S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. Fla. Terms expire in 1960 GEORGE P. CREssMAN, Ph.D., Director, Joint Numerical Weather Prediction Unit, Suitlan , Md. ] oHN C. BELLAMY, Ph.D., Associate Director, Research Laboratories Division, Cook Electric Co., Chicago, Ill. RICHARD A. CRAIG, Sc.D., Section Chief, Atmospheric Analysis Laboratory, Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Boston, Massachusetts. GORDON D. CARTWRIGHT, B.S., Chief, Station Facilities and Observations Division, U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. RoBERT G. FLEAGLE, Ph.D., Professor of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE J. M. AuSTIN, Chairman D. M. LUDLUM, ex-officio HORACE R. BYERS WILUAM R. GOMMEL WERNER A. BAUM, ex-officio J. J. GEORGE Membership Dues and Privileges MALCOLM RIGBY, ex-officio In January 1945, the American Meteorological Society was reorganized as a professional Society and a professional membership classification created. Qualifications for professional membership may be obtained from the Executive Secretary's office. In October 1951, additional membership classifications of Associate Member and Student Member were created. The yearly dues for the types of membership available in the Society are: Associate Member, $3.00; Student Member, $5.00; Member, $7.00; Professional Member, $12.00; Corporation Member, $100.00. Any member contributing five dollars or more annually over and above his dues is listed as a Contributor. Any one contributing one hundred dollars or more annually is listed as a Patron. All members except Associate Members of the Society receive the Bulletin, the official organ of the Society. Professional members and corporation members also receive the journal of Meteorology. All members of the Society receive the popular publication, W eatherwise. Eight or ten national meetings and conferences are held each year. Numerous local branches are organiz.