James H. McGraw honored

A dinner at which industrialists, engineers and scientists from all over the United States were present was tendered to James H. McGraw, president of the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company the evening of December 17th at the Astor Hotel on the occasion of his 66th birthday and his 40th year in the service of engineering and industry. Secretary Hoover, Thomas A. Edison, Gen. Guy E. Tripp, Chairman of the Board of the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Gerard Swope, President of the General Electric Company and Owen D. Young, Chairman of the Board of the General Electric Company were members of the sponsoring committee.