hiː wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɐstɹənˈɑːmɪkəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən bˌiːˌeɪˈeɪ ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn æt ðɪ ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən ʌv dˈʌbəljˌuː ˈɛf dˈɛnɪŋ ænd fˌaɪəmˈɛɾə wˈɪlsən.
He was initially elected to the British Astronomical Association (BAA) on 27 February 1918 at the invitation of W F Denning and Fiammetta Wilson.