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599- District of Columbia Council of Engineer- 

 ing and Architectural Societies. Chairman: 

 Leland B. Sponholtz, 3202 Fayette Road, 

 Kensington, Md. Term expires May 1961. 

 Secretary-Treasurer: Lowell E. Campbell, 

 10100 Riggs Road, Adelphi, Md. Term ex- 

 pires May 1961. 



History: Organized April 17, 1936. 



Purpose: To enable the architectural, engi- 

 neering, and allied technical organizations in 

 the District of Columbia to render more effective 

 public service, and to contribute to the advance- 

 ment of these professions. 



Mciiibcrship: Any duly organized and recog- 

 nized engineering, architectural, or allied tech- 

 nical organization in the metropolitan area of 

 the District of Columbia. Total membership 30 

 societies. 



Meetings: Five annually. 



Professional activities: Sponsorship, jointly 

 with the Washington Academy of Sciences, of 

 the Engineers, Scientists, and Architects Day, 

 which includes National Capital Awards to 

 outstanding scientists under thirty-five years of 

 age, and Citation Awards to outstanding science 

 teachers in the District of Columbia area secon- 

 dary schools ; sponsorship, with the District of 

 Columbia area Joint Board of Science Educa- 

 tion, of various activities, including Science 

 Fairs. 



600. District of Columbia Pharmaceutical 

 Association, Inc. President: Charles N. 

 Grubb, 326 East Capitol Street, Washington 

 3, D. C. Term expires June 1961. Executive 

 Secretary: Miss M. Eileen Brooks, 145 

 Kennedy Street, N. W., Washington 11, D. C. 

 Term expires June 1963. 



History: Organized 1852; incorporated 1940. 



Purpose: To improve the profession in order 

 to fulfill health needs of the public and the 

 needs of allied health professions ; to promote 

 pharmaceutical education and research ; to aid 

 in regulation of employment and apprenticeship 

 training of pharmacists ; to promote the interests 

 of members. 



Membership: Store members, 175, owners or 

 managers of pharmacies ; Active, 120, registered 

 pharmacists ; Associate, 50, interested in phar- 

 macy, non-registered; Travelers, 155, represent- 

 atives of pharmaceutical manufacturers and 

 wholesalers. Total membership 500. 



Meetings: Quarterly. 



Professional activities: Scholarship Fund, 

 awarded annually to outstanding high school 

 student desiring to study pharmacy, $500; 

 Augustus C. Taylor Memorial Trophy, awarded 

 annually to winner of local pharmacy week 

 window display. 



Publications: National Capital Pharmacist, 

 monthly, current volume: 21, $2. Editor: Miss 

 M. Eileen Brooks. 



601. District of Columbia Psychological Associ- 

 ation, Inc. President: H. Max Houtchens, 

 Department of Medicine and Surgery, Vet- 

 erans Administration, Washington, D. C. 

 Term expires January, 1961. Secretary: 

 Bertha Harper Cory, P. O. Box 4300, Upper 

 Marlboro, Md. Term expires January, 1962. 



History: Organized 1946; incorporated 1952. 



Purpose: To advance psychology as a science, 

 as a profession, and as a means of promoting 

 human welfare ; to foster and maintain high 

 standards of professional competence, service 

 and conduct ; to make available to the general 

 public information regarding psychology. 



Membership: Requires residence or employ- 

 ment in the metropolitan area of the District 

 of Columbia and training and experience equiv- 

 alent to that required for membership in Ameri- 

 can Psychological Association. Total member- 

 ship 352. 



Meetings: Monthly except June, July, August, 

 and December. 



602. District of Columbia Society of Anesthesi- 

 ologists. 3601 Davis Street, N. W., Washing- 

 ton 7, D. C. President: Thomas F. McDermott, 

 Chief of Anesthesiology, Georgetown Uni- 

 versity Medical Center, Washington 7, D. C. 

 Term expires June 30, 1961. Secretary- 

 Treasurer: Ervin N. Chapman. Term expires 

 June 30, 1961. 



History: Founded April 17, 1951; component, 

 American Society of Anesthesiologists. 



Purpose: To stimulate interest and encourage 

 specialization in anesthesiology; to make avail- 

 able to more people the benefits derived from 

 the services of qualified anesthesiologists ; to 

 disseminate information regarding, protect the 

 public against irresponsible and unqualified 

 practitioners of, and advance the specialty of 

 anesthesiology. 



Membership: Active members, physicians 

 hcensed in Washington, D. C, and practicing 

 anesthesiology in the metropolitan area ; Junior, 

 physicians in full-time training in anesthesiol- 

 ogy ; Honorary, physicians, dentists, and other 

 scientists who have rendered years of faithful 

 service to this Society, or who have made signifi- 

 cant contributions in anesthesiology ; Associate, 

 physicians interested in anesthesiology who are 

 not engaged in its practice. Active, 64 ; Junior, 

 36 ; Associate and Honorary, 8 ; Retired, 2. Total 

 membership 110. 



Meetings : Four annually. 



