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a speech of welcome from the Prince, Roscoe addressed 

 a few words of welcome to the foreigners and of thanks 

 to the Prince and Princess. Ramsay followed, recalling 

 the fact that the first congress took place in Brussels in 

 1894. The last meeting was in Rome, where the King 

 of Italy was pleased to fill the position occupied by the 

 Prince that day. In the course of this speech he pointed 

 out that the industrial prosperity of a country can best 

 be advanced by a close association between the technical 

 and the scientific workers, between the university and 

 the factory, between pure and applied science. This 

 principle had been recognised and acted on much more 

 completely on the continent of Europe than in this 

 country or in America. He then addressed words of 

 friendly greeting to the foreign delegates in French, 

 German and Italian successively. The entertainment 

 afterwards given included a reception by the Lord Mayor 

 in the Guildhall and by the government at the Foreign 

 Office. There was a banquet to 2000 people in the 

 Crystal Palace, at which of course Ramsay had to pre- 

 side and which for so enormous a gathering was pro- 

 nounced a success. There was also a garden party in 

 the Botanical Gardens, Regent Park, given by the 

 committee of ladies organised by Lady Ramsay, who 

 also arranged for a body of girl guides speaking various 

 languages to conduct parties of the foreign ladies 

 present at the meeting to see the wonders of the town. 1 



1 A full report of the proceedings was given in the Chemical News, 4th 

 June, 1909. 



