. Transactions. the Detroit Copper Co., atMorenci. In the autumn of 1914, Mr. Reece, stirred by his English blood,resolved to return to England to take part in the war. At this timehe wrote I think it will be better for me to resign my membership. IfI come through all right, I will apply for re-election. The In-stitute, however, instead of accepting Mr. Reeces resignation, votedhim an indefinite leave of absence, and this precedent soon crystallizedinto the regular procedure, now in force, of remitting the dues of mem-bers in active service. On Dec. 17, 1914, he wrote from Montreal thathe full
. Transactions. the Detroit Copper Co., atMorenci. In the autumn of 1914, Mr. Reece, stirred by his English blood,resolved to return to England to take part in the war. At this timehe wrote I think it will be better for me to resign my membership. IfI come through all right, I will apply for re-election. The In-stitute, however, instead of accepting Mr. Reeces resignation, votedhim an indefinite leave of absence, and this precedent soon crystallizedinto the regular procedure, now in force, of remitting the dues of mem-bers in active service. On Dec. 17, 1914, he wrote from Montreal thathe fully expected to go over shortly in the second contingent fromCanada, with Bordens Armored Brigade, operating with armored motorcars. As he said this will be active enough service to satisfy anyenthusiast, as they are used generally for reconnaissance duty. Soren Ringlund Soren Ringlund died suddenly on July 24, 1918, at Fort Logan,Colo., where he was engaged in service with the Medical Departmentof the U. S. Soren Ringlund. Mr. Ringlund was born in Denmark in States in 1902, and became a citizen in 1908. He came to theHe graduated as 748 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES B. S. and E. M. from the School of Mines at Socorro, New Mexico, inMay, 1912. Immediately after graduating, he began as a practicalminer in the U. S. mines at Bingham, Utah, but in November, 1912, heentered the operating department of the Chino Copper concen-trator at Hurley, New Mexico, where he stayed until July, 1913. Dur-ing the latter half of 1913, he was employed as chemist in the laboratoryof the El Paso smelter, at El Paso, Texas. In December, 1913, hebecame engineer and geologist with the Empire Zinc Co., at Socorro,New Mexico, which position he held at the time of his admission to theInstitute in 1914, and until he entered the army in June, 1918. Beforebeginning the study of mining, Mr. Ringlund had completed a course inpharmacy, which accounts for his enlisting in the Medical Corps. Lieutena
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