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At the October meeting, Dr. William Gies, in association 
with the Chairman, was appointed a delegate to the Eighth 
International Congress of Applied Chemistry, which will 
convene in September next, in Washington and New York. 
In commenting upon the slight increase in the city 
appropriation for maintenance during the year 1912, we 
have to say again, as we did last year, that much of the 
scientific work of the Board, during the year 1911, has 
been made possible only through the liberal response to 
the appeal of the Director-in-Chief for special contributions. 
Respectfully submitted, 
H. H. Russy, 
Chairman. 
