The I.A.E. Annual Dinner
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SOME 400 persons were present at the annual dinner of the Institution of Automobile Engineers, which was held at the Park Lane Hotel, London, W.1, on Thursday. October 17. After the loyal toast, proposed by Mr. A. J. Hancock, President of the Institution, that of the I.A.E. was given by Lord Iliffe, C.B.E., who referred to the excellent work of the members of the Institution, which had done so much to foster the development of the industry, and he gave credit to the honorary officials
for their help, In his reply, Mr. Hancock referred mainly to the honour attaching to the position of President of the Institution and the duties entailed by it.
Mr. L. H. Pomeroy, M.I.Mech.E., Immediate Past President, then gave the toast of "Steel," and mentioned the great efforts made by the steel trade of this country since the war, which had put the industry on a sound footing.
The reply was made by Mr. A. Williamson, B.Sc., M.Inst.C.E., Immediate Past Master Cutler, who said that the demands of the automobile and aircraft industries for special materials were much the same.
"The Guests" was proposed by Mr. C. R. F. Engelbach, Past President I.A.E., replies being made by Sir Richard Redmayne, K.C.B., President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and Col. A. E. Davidson, D.S,O., President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The latter mentioned that the road had shown the rail the need for speeding up, if the advantages of delivery from door to door are to be equalled.