By April of 1942, a government-mandated “dim-out” was in effect along the east coast. Citing the dangers of both direct light from buildings along the coast and “shore glow” in aiding the enemy in locating ships at sea, the entire east coast was ordered to extinguish all lights above the fifteenth floor after sundown. At 25 South Street, the famous Titanic Memorial Lighthouse sat atop the thirteen story building, rising to a height that technically exceeded the fifteen story marker set in the dim-out order. Rev. Harold H. Kelley, then Director of the Institute, wrote to Captain John S. Baylis of the U. S. Coast Guard requesting instructions on whether to suspend illuminating the Memorial Lighthouse. Captain Baylis suggested to Rev. Kelley that the Lighthouse be kept in operation due to the fact that the Sandy Hook Pilots rely on it to bring vessels into port, and so the green light shone on. [see The Titanic and SCI http://qcarchives.com/sci/exhibits/show/titanic/section4/section4b]