Member Mercer County Scientific Association, Aledo, Illin01s, 1875; Member Illinois Natural History So ciety, Ottawa, Illinois, 1879; Director New Windsor Observatory, New Windsor, Illinois, 1880; Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Saratoga, New York, 1883; Director Knox College Observatory, Galesburg, Illinois, 1888; Member World's Electrical Congress, Chicago, Illinois, 1893; Director Lowe Observatory, Mount Lowe, California, 1900; Editorial Writer, Hearst Syndicate of News papers, San Franmsco, California, 1901; Member Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, California, 1901; Member Southern California Acad emy of Science, Los Angeles, California, 1902; Mem ber World's Electrical Congress, International Con gress Arts and Science, Astronomical Society of America, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904; Member National Geographical Society, Washington, D. C., 1907; Mem ber World's Theosophical Society, Adyr, India, 1907 Member British Association for the Advancement of Science, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1909; Member Indian Academy of Oriental Science, Tinnevelly, India, 1912; Member Krotona Institute of Theosophy, Krotona Temple, Hollywood, California, 1914; Member Astron omical Society, Los Angeles, California, 1914; Member Proximo Club, Los Angeles, California, 1915; Mem ber Westlake Art Club, Los Angeles, California, 1916. Special Writer for Magazines.