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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



spending Fellows, 14, foreign leaders in rhin- 

 ology and laryngology. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Laryngological Re- 

 search Fund, to further research in rhinology 

 and laryngology. Casselberry Award. $100 to 

 $200 annual cash award with certificate for 

 original work in rhinology and laryngology. 

 DeRoaldes Award, gold medal and certificate 

 for unusually meritorious work or service in 

 rhinology and laryngology. Newcomb Award, 

 to members only, for meritorious service to the 

 ALA or outstanding work in the field. 



Publications: Annual Transactions, current 

 volume : 80, $8. Editor : Francis W. Davison, 

 Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Danville, Pa. 



218. American Laryngological, Rhinological 

 and Otological Society, Inc. President: 

 Fletcher D. Woodward, Charlottesville, Va. 

 Term expires May 1961. Secretary: C. 

 Stewart Nash, 708 Medical Arts Building, 

 Rochester 7, N. Y. Term expires May 1961. 



History: Organized June 19, 1895; incor- 

 porated December 5, 1917. 



Purpose: To promote, develop, and disseminate 

 scientific research and clinical study or problems 

 relating to laryngology, rhinology, and otology. 



Membership: Active Fellows, 603, proposed 

 by two Fellows in good standing and preferably 

 residing in the candidate's vicinity ; candidate 

 shall possess a certificate of qualification from 

 the American Board of Otolaryngology or an 

 equivalent examining body approved by the 

 Council. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Mosher Memorial 

 Award. 



Publications: Transactions, annual, $10. Edi- 

 tor : Theodore E. Walsh, 640 South Kings- 

 highway, St. Louis, Mo. 



219. American Leather Chemists Association. 



University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati 21, Ohio. 

 President: Ruben Heinrich, Whiteman Lea 

 Company, West Winfield, N. Y. Term ex- 

 pires June 1962. Secretary: Fred O'Flaherty. 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1903; incorporated August 

 1937 in New Jersey. 



Purpose: To devise and perfect methods for 

 analysis and testing of leathers and all materials 

 used in connection with their manufacture ; to 

 promote the advancement of chemistry and other 

 sciences, especially in regard to their applica- 

 tion to problems of the leather industry ; to 

 publish results of investigations and research ; 

 to advance the professional welfare of its 

 members. 



Membership: Active members, 552, having 

 six years of training and professional experi- 

 ence, two of which must be in the study of 

 chemistry or chemical engineering, two in the 

 practice of leather chemistry, and two in either 

 field. Associate, 2)76, having a legitimate interest 

 in the purposes of the Association. Student, 4, 

 full-time students majoring in leather or tan- 

 ning chemistry. Total membership 932. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Research sponsored at 

 University of Cincinnati ; Alsop Award, annual ; 

 Moffat Medal ; Winheim Award, biannual ; John 

 Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecture, annual. 



Publications: Journal, monthly, current vol- 

 ume: 55, $15. Editor: Wallace Windus, 1437 

 Bryant Lane, Meadowbrook, Pa. 



220. American Lithuanian Engineers and Archi- 

 tects Association, Inc. 19 Mellen Street, 

 Boston 24, Mass. Executive Director: Bronius 

 V. GaHnis. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized February 24, 1951 ; incor- 

 porated in Massachusetts, 1956. Sections : Bahi- 

 more, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, 

 New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh. 



Purpose: To unite Lithuanian engineers and 

 architects in the United States; to extend as- 

 sistance to and foster the educational and pro- 

 fessional training of its members. 



Membership: Open to any American Lithuan- 

 ian engineer or architect who has completed 

 technical studies at an accredited institution 

 or who has equivalent practice. Regular mem- 

 bers, 335; Candidates, 24; Honorary, 4. Total 

 membership 363. 



Meetings: Biennial. 



Professional activities: Scholarship fund of 

 $1,500 annually used to promote education. 



Publications: Engineering Word, semimonthly, 

 $5. Editors: K. Kaunas, G. J. Lazauskas, and 

 K. Paukstys. 



221. American Malacological Union. President: 

 Thomas E. Pulley, Director, Museum of 

 Natural History, Houston, Tex. Term ex- 

 pires 1961. Executive Secretary: Margaret C. 

 Teskey, Route 1, P. O. Box 318, Marinette, 

 Wis. Term expires 1961. 



History: Organized in 1931, 169 charter mem- 

 bers. Annual meetings held with exception of 

 four World War II years. Pacific Division has 

 membership approximately one-fourth that of 

 parent organization. 



Purpose: To promote the science of mala- 

 cology and further the interests of students and 

 collectors. 



Membership: Open to individuals with a sin- 



