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consisting of music, vaudeville entertainment, car- 

 toons, etc., was enjoyed by all. 



At tlie International Meeting on Thursday after- 

 noon, after an organ recital by Professor Samuel 

 A. Baldwin in the grand hall of the College of the 

 City of New Tork, which was greatly enjoyed by 

 all, the following addresses were given : 



Chemistry and Civilization: Dk. Edgar F. Smith, 

 provost emeritus. University of Pennsylvania, in 

 the chair. 



Science and Civilisation; The Bole of Chemistry: 

 Dr. Chas. Baskervillb, director of the labora- 

 tories, College of the City of New York; chair- 

 man. International Committee. 



Energy; Its Sources and Future Possiiilities : Dr. 

 Arthur D. Little, chemical engineer and tech- 

 nologist, Boston. 



The Engineer; Human and Superior Direction of 

 Power: Dk. Leo H. Baekeland, honorary pro- 

 fessor of chemical engineering, Columbia IJni- 

 versity. 



Chemistry and Life: Sir William J. Pope, pro- 

 fessor of chemistry, Cambridge University. 



Theories: Dk. Willis E. Whitney, head of re- 

 search department. General Electric Company. 



Besearch Applied to the World's Worl-: Dk. C. E. 

 K. Mees, head of research department, Eastman 

 Kodak Company. 



Problem of Diffusion and Its Bearing on Civiliza- 

 tion: Professor Ernst Cohen, professor of 

 chemistry, University of Utrecht. 



Catalysis: The New Economic Factor: Professor 

 Wilder D. Bancroft, professor of physical chem- 

 istry, Cornell University. 



On Thursday evening the banquet hall at the 

 Waldorf-Astoria was crowded at one, of the so- 

 ciety's delightful gatherings, and on Priday night 

 the members listened to the annual presidential ad- 

 dress of Edgar P. Smith, entitled " Progress in 

 Chemistry." This address was preceded by the 

 unveiling of the Priestley portrait, which is to be 

 placed in the National Museum, the unveiling being 

 accompanied by a description of the life and work 

 of Priestley, by Dr. C. A. Browne. 



The following Divisions and Sections met: Divis- 

 ions of Agricultural and Pood Chemistry, Biolog- 

 ical Chemistry, Chemistry of Medicinal Products, 

 Dye Chemistry, Fertilizer Chemistry, Industrial and 

 Engineering Chemistry, Leather Chemistry, Organic 

 Chemistry, Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Rub- 

 ber Chemistry, Sugar Chemistry, Water, Sewage, 

 and Sanitation Chemistry, and Sections of Cellu- 

 lose Chemistry, Chemical Education and Petroleum 

 Chemistry. 



At the meeting of the Division of Biological 

 Chemistry a Committee was appointed, consisting 

 of A. D. Emmett, chairman, Alfred Hess, E. V. 

 MeCoUum, L. B. Mendel, and H. C. Herman, to 



recommend methods for vitamine study. 

 Oflicers were elected as follows: 



Division of Agricultueal and Food Chemistry : 

 Chairman, T. J. Bryan; Secretary, 0. S. Brinton. 



Division of Biological Chemistry: Chairman, H. 

 B. Lewis; Secretary, J. S. Hughes; Executive 

 Committee, E. D. Swain, E. A. Dutcher, H. C. 

 Sherman, H. F. ZoUer, A. D. Emmett. 



Division of Chemistry OPi Medicinal Products: 

 Chairman, E. B. Carter; Secretary, E. H. Vol- 

 wiler; Executive Committee, A. D. Hirsehf elder, 

 Charles E. Caspari. 



Division of Dye Chemistry: Chairman, W. J. 

 Hale; Vice-chairman, L. A. Olney; Secretary- 

 Treasurer, E. Norris Shreve; Executive Commit- 

 tee, B. A. Ludwig, E. E. Eose. 



Division of Fertilizer Chemistry: Chairman, F. 

 B. Carpenter; Secretary, H. C. Moore. 



Division of Industrial and Engineering Chem- 

 istry: Chairman, W. K. Lewis; Vice-chairman, 



D. E. Sperry; Secretary, H. E. Howe; Asst. Sec- 

 retary, E. M. Billings; Executive Committee, W. 

 F. Hillebrand, Edward Malliuckrodt, Jr., F. M. 

 DeBeers, Alexander Silverman, H. E. Moody, C. 



E. Coates. 



Division of Leather Chemistry : Chairman, J. A. 

 Wilson; Vice-chairman, J. S. Eogers; Secretary, 

 A. W. Thomas; Executive Committee, Frank L. 

 Seymour-Jones, E. McKee. 



Division op Organic Chemistry : Chairman, H. T. 

 Clarke; Vice-chairman and Secretary, F. C. 

 Whitmore. 



Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry : 

 Chairman, S. E. Sheppard; Secretary, E. E. 

 Wilson; Ex'ecutive Committee, Wm. Blum, Joel 

 Hillebrand, J. H. Mathews, L. C. Newell, H. B. 

 Weiser, E. C. Bingham, G. 8. Forbes. 



Division op Etjeber Chemistry : Chairman, O. W. 

 Bedford; Vice-chairman, H. E. Simmons; Secre- 

 tary, A. H. Smith; Executive Committee, W. B. 

 Wiegand, W. W. Evans, J. B. Tuttle, D. P. 

 Craner, F. G. Breyer. 



Division of Sugar Chemistry: Cliairman, S. J. 

 Osboru; Vice-chairman, F. W. Zerban; Secre- 

 tary-Treasurer, F. J. Bates; Executive Commit- 

 tee, C. A. Browne, 0. E. Coates, W. D. Home, 

 W. B. Newkirk, H. S. Paine, H. E. Zitkowski. 



Division of Water, Sewage and Sanitation: 

 Chairmam, A. M. Bus well; Vice-chairman, F. E. 

 Georgia; Secretary-Treasurer, W. W. Skinner; 

 Executive Committee, W. E. Copeland, W. D. 

 Collins. Charles L. Parsons, 



Secretary 



