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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. LII. No. 1338 



University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 



Omaha, Neb. 

 Wake Forest College School of Medicine, "Wake 



Forest, N. C. 

 University of North Dakota School of Medicine, 



University, N. D. 



CHICAGO MEETING OF THE AMERICAN CHEM- 

 ICAL SOCIETY 



The fall meeting of the American Chemical 

 Society will be held with the Chicago Section, 

 September 6 to 10 inclusive. The preliminary 

 program assures a meeting which you can not 

 afford to miss. The Chicago Section, by far 

 the largest west of the AUeghenies, is arrang- 

 ing details of entertainment in their usual vig- 

 orous manner and one of the largest and most 

 interesting meetings ever held is surely in 

 view. Let every member who can be present. 



Eegistration will begin during the morning 

 of September 7 at the Congress Hotel. In- 

 formation Bureau will 'be located at the hotel, 

 and competent guides will be stationed at all 

 the railroad depots. Tickets for the banquet, 

 smoker and excursions will be obtained at the 

 registration desk. Please give the matter of 

 registering and obtaining tickets your first at- 

 tention, as this will render our hosts a cour- 

 tesy that will be appreciated. Tuesday after- 

 noon a special registration desk will be placed 

 in the ISTorthwestern Universiity Gymnasium. 



The general program is as follows: 



Monday, September 6 



12.30 P.M. — Luncheon to the directors and advis- 

 ory committee of the American Chemical Society 

 by the directors of the Chicago Chemists Club. 



4 P.M. — Council meeting. 



6.30 P.M. — ^Dinner to the councilors by the Chi- 

 cago Section. 



8.15 P.M. — Council meeting resumed. 



Tuesday, September 7 



10 A.M. — General meeting of the society. Gold 

 Eoom, Congress Hotel. Eegistration during the 

 morning. 



Addresses of Welcome — Dr. Julius Stieglitz, 

 Honorable chairman of the convention and a rep- 

 resentative of the Chicago Association of Com- 

 merce. 



Besponse — President W. A. Noyes. 



Two main addresses of thirty minutes each, one 

 by a prominent local business man and the other 

 by a scientist of national standing. 



1.15 P.M. — Entrain for Evanston. 



3.15 P.M. — Continuation of general meeting of 

 the society in the Northwestern University Gym- 

 nasium. 



Addresses — ' ' Eelation of educational institutions 

 to the industries, ' ' Professor H. P. Talbot. ' ' Some 

 uses of silica gels, ' ' Professor W. H. Patrick. 



4.30-10 P.M. — Combined men and ladies enter- 

 tainment and reception, garden party, and beach 

 party, including outdoor picnic dinner and smoker, 

 band and orchestra concerts and organ recital, 

 swimming, dancing, singing, sports and a special 

 evening program. 



Wednesday, September 8 



9 A.M. — ^Divisional meetings at the University of 

 Chicago. 



12-2 P.M. — Luncheon at the Edelweis Gardens. 



2 P.M. — Excursions — to Sherwin "Williams Paint 

 Co., Carter "White Lead Co., Libby, McNeU and 

 Libby Canning Plant, Pullman Car Co., Doehler Die 

 Casting Co. Assemble at "\^an Buren St. Sta- 

 tion of I. S. at 2. 



6.30 P.M. — Alpha Chi Sigma Dinner. 



8 P.M. — Presidential address: "Chemical Publi- 

 cations, ' ' Professor "W. A. Noyes. 



Thursday, September 9 



9 A.M. — Divisional meetings, University of Chi- 

 cago. 



12-2 P.M. — Luncheon. 

 2 P.M. — Divisional meetings. 

 4 P.M. — Meeting of chairmen and secretaries of 

 local sections. 



7 P.M. — Banquet at Congress Hotel. 



Friday, September 10 

 Excursions to Geary Iron Foundries Co., Fansteel 

 Co., Lindsay Light Co., Carnotite Eeduction Co., 

 National Malleable Castings Co. (number lim- 

 ited). Others to be announced. 



Titles for papers should be first sent to the 

 secretary of the appropriate division or sec- 

 tion and not to the secretary of the society. 

 Titles to appear on the final program must be 

 in the hands of the individual secretaries not 

 later than August 21. The following are the 



