Obituary

Henry A. Reed, President of the Bishop Gutta Percha Company, died at his residence, 88 North 9th Street, Newark, N. J. on August 23. Mr. Reed in the earliest days of the electrical industry assisted Prof. Morse in his telegraph experiments. In 1887 he became associated with Bishop Gutta Percha Co. as Manager. Mr. Reed was elected an Associate in the Institute in 1889 and Member in 1913.