Frank J. Sprague receives the Edison medal

The annual meeting of the Institute May 16, was the occasion of the presentation of the Edison Medal and the accompanying certificate of award as determined by the Edison Medal Committee. The guests of honor with their escorts formed a procession marching up the main aisle of the auditorium at the opening of the meeting. Past-president Sprague was escorted by President Jackson, Past-president Thomson by Secretary Pope and Mr. Edison by Past-president Martin. Among the other guests of honor were Past-presidents Duncan, Crocker, Scott, Lieb, Wheeler, Sheldon, Stott and Stillwell also officers of national and local engineering and learned institutions.