CHEMICAL SOCIETIES OF THE XIX CENTURY I3 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



Chemical Society of Philadelphia. 



Founded in 1792 at Philadelphia, under the presidency of James 

 Woodhouse. Number of members unknown. The Society was in 

 existence for more than ten years. 



Publication: Memoir on the Supply and Application of the Blowpipe 

 [etc.] by Robert Hare, 1802. 



Columbian Chemical Society of Philadelphia. 



Founded August, 181 1, at Philadelphia, under the presidency of 

 James Cutbush. Honorary members, 69; junior members, 13. 



Publicaiion: Memoirs of the Columbian Chemical Society of Philadel- 

 phia. Vol. I., 1813. 



Chemical Section of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement OF Science. 



A migratory organization, fotmded in 1875 as a Sub-Section; 

 it became Section C of the A. A. A. S. in 1882 at the second meeting 

 in Montreal. In 1900: Chairman of the Section, Jas. Lewis Howe; 

 meinbers, 89; fellows, 181. 



Publications: The Proceedings of the A. A. A. S. has a division containing 

 papers read before the Section of Chemistry. 



American Chemical Society. 



Foim.ded April 20, 1876, in New York City. In 1900: President, 

 William McMurtrie; honorary members, 10; members, 1546; associ- 

 ates, 123. 



Publications: Proceedings of the American Chemical Society, 1877-78; 

 Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1879-1900. 



Note. — In 1900 the Society had 12 sections: Rhode Island, Cin- 

 cinnati, New York, Washington, Lehigh Valle}', Chicago, Nebraska, 

 North Carolina, Columbus, North Eastern, Philadelphia, and Michi- 

 gan. 



Association of Official Agricultural Chemists. 



Founded September 8, 1884, at Philadelphia. In 1900: Presi- 

 dent, B. W. Kilgore; members, 350. 



.Publications: Methods of Analyses, 1884-88; Proceedings, 1889-1900. 



Note. — Conventions of the Oflticial Agricultural Chemists had 

 been held prior to 1884; in 1880 at Washington and Boston; in 

 1 88 1 at Cincinnati; and in May, 1884, at Atlanta. 



