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of New York, which for the past twelve years has maintained, 

 at considerable pecuniary sacrifice on the part of its mem- 

 bers, an organization in which the social features were in- 

 finitesimal as compared with the furtherance of the above- 

 named objects. The new Chemists' Building represents the 

 concrete embodiment of these ideals, and the participants 

 in the Eighth International Congress will find established in 

 New York City the first building devoted to the furtherance 

 of chemical science and industry by all those means which 

 are not distinctly pedagogical. This is a somewhat bold 

 assertion, but it will bear analysis. 



It is needless to descant upon the advantages to be derived 

 from a well-equipped social club, which affords an attrac- 

 tive gathering-point for the local chemist, as well as housing 

 accommodations for the non-resident member. But it might 

 be well to bear in mind that the industrial chemist usually 

 visits New York for professional consultation, or for the dis- 

 cussion of important business propositions; the technical 

 library is an indispensable tool which he can now employ 

 without quitting his shelter. Indeed, if a problem arises 

 suddenly that requires experimental test, the laboratory in 

 which to try it can be obtained with no more formality than 

 that needed for engaging a bedroom. For quite a number of 

 years, The Chemists' Club has made it an object to promote 

 the interests of young chemists, as well as those of the manu- 

 facturer, by maintaining a professional employment bureau, 

 which was chiefly hampered by the lack of a permanent 

 office. Could this not be established in the new Club-house 

 in such a manner as greatly to facilitate the establishment of 

 communication between the dispenser and seeker of employ- 

 ment? 



The existence of a complete building, devoted solely to the 

 interests of the chemists, will probably be the best demon- 



