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Bulletin in all emergencies and strengthen its growth besides. 

 This Suggestion, when put to a vote, was unanimously approved. 



On nomination by Professor Welker, Dean Samuel W. Lambert 

 was unanimously elected an Honorary Member. On nomination 

 by Dr. Alfred P. Lothrop, Prof, Alexander Smith was unanimously 

 elected an Honorary ]\>mber. Professors Chittenden (page 337), 

 Lambert and Smith now constitute the honorary membership of the 

 association. 



At the Suggestion of Professor Gies the association decided, by 

 unanimous vote, to invite Dr. Jacques Loeb to be the guest of honor 

 at the second annual dinner of the Association next fall. Dr. Loeb 

 has graciously accepted the invitation, a committee of arrangements 

 has been appointed, and a very enjoyable time may be anticipated. 



The officers-elect, for the ensuing term are listed below: 



Honorary officers. First past President (1910-' 12), Alfred 

 N. Richards, professor of pharmacology at the University of Penn- 

 sylvania, secretary of the American Society of Biological Chemists 

 and editor of the Journal of Biological Chemistry ; President, P. B. 

 Hawk, Professor of physiological chemistry at Jefferson Medical 

 College and author of " Practical Physiological Chemistry" ; vice- 

 presidents. — (i) Herman M. Adler, instructor in psychiatry at 

 the Harvard Medical School, pathologist and assistant physician in 

 the Danvers State Hospital (Hathorne, Mass.) ; (2) Allan C. 

 EusTis, assistant in internal medicine at Tulane University; (3) 

 Olive G. Patterson, instructor in biological chemistry at Toronto 

 University ; Winifred J. Robinson, instructor in botany at Vassar 

 College; Lorande Loss Woodruff, assistant professor of biology 

 at Yale University. 



Active officers. President, Walter H. Eddy; vice-president, 

 Stanley R. Benedict ; secretary, Alfred P. Lothrop ; treasurer, Wil- 

 liam J. Gies. 'Additional members of the executive committee: 

 Nellis B. Foster, Frederic G. Goodridge, Paul E. Howe. Board 

 of Directors of the Biochemical Bulletin : Gustave M. Meyer, 

 chairman, Charles F. Bolduan, Norman E. Ditman, C. Stuart 

 Gager, A. J. Goldfarb, Louis Hussakof, Chester A. Mathewson, 

 Oscar M. Schloss, Fred J. Seaver, and the secretary and treasurer 

 of the association, ex-officio. Additional members of the editorial 



