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Fifth annual dinner (26th meeting). The fifth annual dinner 

 of the Biochem. Assoc. was given, Feb. 10, 1916, at 7.30 p. m., at 

 the Hotel Majestic. Preceding the dinner, at 6.30, an informal 

 reception was held in the rooms adjoining the banquet hall. Prof. 

 A. B. Macalltim (Toronto) was the guest of honor. The attend- 

 ance — 260 — was the largest in the history of the dinners given by 

 the Assoc. 



The President of the Assoc, Dr. Nellis B. Foster, was the toast- 

 master. The Speakers who preceded Dr. Macallum on the in formal 

 program were Drs. L. H. Baekeland, M. T. Bogert, R. H. Chit- 

 tenden, Graham Lusk and S. J. Meltzer. Prof. Macallum de- 

 livered the formal address of the evening on Scientific triith and the 

 scientific spirit. This scholarly and impressive address is published 

 in füll at page 65. 



The members of the Assoc. were highly honored by the presence 

 of Prof. Macallum and the many others of their friends and col- 

 leagues in New York and nearby cities. The hope that the annual 

 dinners of the Assoc. may help to advance the Status of biochem. 

 and foster inter-institutional amity in New York was encouraged 

 by the large attendance and by the gracious interest of all the guests 

 in the social success of the occasion. There was ample justification 

 for the delight of the members in the evident success of the dinner, 

 which it afTorded them great pleasure to give in personal and pro- 

 fessional honor of their distinguished friend and colleague from 

 the Univ. of Toronto. 



The names of those in attendance and the table groupings, are 

 indicated below: 



Speakers' Table 



Guest of honor: A. B, Macallum 

 Toastmaster: Nellis B. Foster 



L. H. Baekeland Ross G. Harrison F. H. McCrudden 



Marston T. Bogert Holmes C. Jackson John Marshall 



R. H. Chittenden Jacques Loeb S. J. Meltzer 



Charles B. Davenport Graham Lusk 



