, ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁Fellow ; ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Elect rical ▁Society ▁( p ast ▁president ), ▁the ▁Electric ▁Ve h icle ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( p ast ▁president ), ▁the ▁National ▁Electric ▁Light ▁Association ▁( p ast ▁president ), ▁the ▁Ill umin ating ▁Engine ers ' ▁Society , ▁Association ▁of ▁Ed ison ▁Ill umin ating ▁Comp an ies ▁( p ast ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 – 1 9 1 4 ), ▁The ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Corporation ▁School s ▁( p ast - pres ident ), ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Public ity ▁Association , ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science , ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Political ▁and ▁Social ▁Science , ▁Municipal ▁Art ▁Society , ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ir ond acks , ▁Elect ro ▁- Ch em ical ▁Society , ▁International ▁Engineering ▁Congress , ▁New ▁York ▁Zo ological ▁Society , ▁Broadway ▁Association , ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁New ▁England ▁Society , ▁International ▁Law ▁Association , ▁of ▁London , ▁England . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁interest ▁Mr . ▁Williams ▁had ▁shown ▁in ▁French ▁affairs , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁that ▁country ▁decor ated ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁de ▁la ▁L ' ln st ruction ▁Pub lique , ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Museum ▁of ▁Saf ety , ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Spain ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Order ▁of ▁Isabel ▁the ▁Catholic . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁