=1897.= =Rear-Admiral Richard W. Meade, U. S. N. (retired), Philadelphia,
Pa. Died May 4, 1897.=
1897. Hon. Edward A. Moseley, secretary of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Washington, D. C.; was elected president-general on
death of Admiral Meade.
1898. Hon. Edward A. Moseley, Washington, D. C.
1899. Hon. Thomas J. Gargan, Boston, Mass.; a prominent lawyer of that
city; ex-member of the Police Commission; member of the Boston
Transit Commission.
1900. Hon. Thomas J. Gargan, Boston, Mass.
1901. Hon. John D. Crimmins, New York City; prominent capitalist;
official in banks, trust companies and other corporations.
1902. Hon. John D. Crimmins, New York City.
1903. Hon. William McAdoo, New York City; assistant secretary of the U.
S. Navy under President Cleveland; prominent lawyer; ex-member
of Congress; police commissioner of the City of New York.
1904. Hon. William McAdoo, New York City.
1905. Hon. John D. Crimmins, New York City.
1906. Rear-Admiral John McGowan, U. S. N. (retired), Washington, D. C.
1907. Rear-Admiral John McGowan, U. S. N. (retired), Washington, D. C.
NOTE.—In Volume VI of the JOURNAL, and in one or two of the preceding
volumes, the name of the first President-General of the Society, owing
to an oversight in proof-reading, appears as George W. Meade. It
should be Richard W., as above given.