ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ hiː wʌz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðɪ ɐstɹənˈɑːmɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi ʌvðə pɐsˈɪfɪk, ænd hiː sˈɜːvd ˌɔn tˈuː ʌvðə kəmˈɪʃənz twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ænd θˈɜːɾi ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɐstɹənˈɑːmɪkəl jˈuːniən.
In 1944 he was president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and he served on two of the commissions (29 and 30) of the International Astronomical Union.