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site of corn is here reported for the first time 

 to our knowledge in this country. This 

 fungus was first described by Butler and Kahn 

 (1913) as a parasite of sugar cane in India. 

 A detailed report on these studies wiU ap- 

 pear in the February issue of the Journal 

 of Agricultural Research. 



T. F. Manns, 

 J. F. Adams 

 Agricultdral Experiment Station, 

 TJNiVERSirT OF Delaware, 

 May 10, 1921 



GENERAL MEETING OF THE AMERI- 

 CAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 



The sixty-seeond general meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Chemical Society was called to order at Colum- 

 bia University, New York City, on Wednesday 

 morning, September 7, 1921, with President Edgar 

 F. Smith presiding. The welcoming address was 

 delivered by Dr. John E. Teeple, chairman of the 

 New York Section, to which Dr. Smith responded 

 in behalf of the Society. 



The address of Hon. Erancis P. Garvan on 

 " Chemistry and the State " roused the audience 

 to a high pitch of feeling regarding the present 

 critical situation which chemistry in America is 

 facing. The address of Sir William J. Pope on 

 ' ' Chemical Warfare ' ' and of Professor R. F. Eut- 

 tan on " Organization of Industrial Research in 

 Canada " were also received with enthusiasm. The 

 addresses ia full will appear in the October issue 

 of the Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chem- 

 istry. 



Dr. Smith read the following telegram of greet- 

 ing from President Harding, which had been orig- 

 inally received as the visiting guests crossed the 

 border into the United States at Niagara Falls on 

 Monday, September 5, 1921: 



It is a pleasure to extend greetings to the gath- 

 ering of American, Canadian and British Societies 

 representing the chemical sciences and industries 

 meeting on American soil. Probably none of the 

 materialistic sciences holds promise of so great con- 

 tributions to human welfare in the coming genera- 

 tions as that which your organization represents. 

 The developments of applied chemistry involve both 

 a possibility of vastly increased horrors in human 

 conflict and alternately inestimable benefits to a 

 peaceful civilization. Let ns hope that a science so 

 fraught with either good or vicious possibilities 

 may be turned, through the wisdom of the nations, 

 to the benefit and advancement of mankind. 



Warren G. Harding 



The telegram was received with enthusiasm and 



the Society requested President Smith to express 

 its appreciation in a suitable reply. 



In accordance with the nominations of the coun- 

 cil. Sir William Pope and M. Paul Kestner were 

 elected honorary members of the society. Sir Wil- 

 liam responded in a delightful vein and expressed 

 the extreme regret of M. Kestner at his inability 

 to attend these meetings. Dr. Robert P. Ruttan, 

 president-elect of the Society of Chemical Industry, 

 and Dr. Ernst Cohen of the University of Utrecht 

 were presented to the audience and heartily re- 

 ceived. 



The Committee appointed by the Council consist- 

 ing of Messrs. H. T. Clarke, P. R. Eldred, and Chas. 

 H. Herty submitted the following resolution, which 

 was unanimously adopted: 



Believing in the incalculable peace-time benefits 

 which accrue from the development of the science 

 of organic chemistry and its application in medi- 

 cine, agriculture and the industries connected with 

 foods, fuels, textiles and dyes. 



Realizing the great role that organic chemistry 

 has played in the development of chemical warfare, 

 we call the attention of this nation to the grave 

 crisis which threatens our organic chemical in- 

 dustry. 



In spite of the tremendous strides made during 

 the past five years in the United States, this im- 

 portant industry is still centered in Germany. 

 Other nations have already sought to safeguard its 

 future in their countries by appropriate legislation. 

 America stands hesitant. Progress has been checked 

 and indeed the very industry is threatened with 

 destruction. Two agencies will be determinative in 

 averting this disaster, the approaching Interna- 

 tional Conference on Disarmament and the Congress 

 of the United States. 



Besolved, therefore. 



First, that we urge upon the American delegates 

 to the Disarmament Conference most serious consid- 

 eration of the broad question of chemical disarm- 

 ament as affected by the development and main- 

 tenance of the chemical industries in the several 

 nations. 



Second, that we urge upon Congress the necessity 

 of including in the permanent tariff bill a selective 

 embargo for a limited period against importation 

 of synthetic organic chemicals, and we express the 

 confident hope that in view of the important bear- 

 ing of such action on economical development and 

 on national defense, our representatives regardless 

 of political afiiliations will support this legislation. 



The fiftieth anniversary of Sir James and Lady 

 Dewar 's marriage having been recently celebrated, 

 on August 8, it was moved that a congratulatory 

 message be transmitted from the American Chem- 

 ical Society. 



On Tuesday evening a complimentary smoker, 

 with nearly one thousand members present, was held 

 at the Waldorf-Astoria, and an interesting program 



