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since its establishment two years ago, has resigned. The increas- 

 ing demand upon Dr. Eddy's time in other important relations has 

 induced this decision, very greatly to the regret of all the members. 

 Prof. Wm. H. Welker has been elected to succeed Dr. Eddy until 

 the next annual meeting of the Association in June. 



Proceedings of the Association. Foiirth scientific meeting^ 

 (First annual lecture). The fourth scientific meeting of the Asso- 

 ciation, a largely attended public session, was held in Rumford 

 Hall of the Chemists' Club, on the evening of March 15. Prof. 

 Alexander Smith kindly served as honorary President of the meet- 

 ing. On this occasion Prof. Wilder D. Bancroft was the guest of 

 the Association and delivered a very interesting and instructive 

 lecture on the subject of " Environment." An abstract of the lec- 

 ture is published at page 382 of this issue of the Bulletin. The 

 lecture was followed by an animated discussion, in which the chief 

 participants were Professor Bancroft, Drs. L. H. Baekeland, 

 Jacques Loeb, S. J. Meltzer, C. Stuart Gager and A. J. Gold färb, 

 Professors Graham Lusk and Carlton C. Curtis, and Messrs. B. C. 

 Gruenberg and Carl A. Schwarze. At the close of the discussion 

 Professor Gies formally expressed the Association's indebtedness 

 to Professor Bancroft for the Instruction it had received from his 

 lecture and for the pleasure it had derived from his visit. 



About forty members and guests enjoyed an informal dinner at 

 the Chemists' Club before the lecture. 



Lecture on fasting. Dr. Paul E. Howe, Instructor in Physi- 

 ological Chemistry at the University of Illinois, will deliver a 

 public lecture, under the auspices of the Association, at the College 

 of Physicians and Surgeons, May i at 11 a.m., on the subject of 

 Fasting. Dr. Howe has made extended studies of nutritional 

 Problems and will discuss fasting from the Standpoint of a special 

 investigator of the subject. 



Newly elected officers and members of various societies. 

 Recent elections of members of the Association to office, and to 

 membership, in scientific societies are indicated in the appended 

 summary (or in the lists on pages 493-5). 



^ First scientific meeting, Feb. 28, 1911 (page 62); second (second annual 

 meeting), June 5, 1911 (page 332) ; third (first annual dinner), Dec. 13, 1911 

 (page 334). 



