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rably for the govenunent service into which he 

 now entered and in which he remained during 

 the rest of his life. From 1901 to 1908 he was 

 engineer of tests in the office of the supervising 

 architect of the Treasury Department and con- 

 tinued that work until 1910 after it was taken 

 over by the Technologic Branch of the Geolog- 

 ical Survey. In 1910 this service was trans- 

 ferred to the Bureau of Standards, where it has 

 since remained. 



Voorhees was at the time of his death a 

 member of the American Chemical Society, the 

 American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, the Washington Academy of Sciences, 

 the Biological Society of Washington, the 

 American Society for Testing Materials, and 

 the International Association for Testing Ma- 

 terials. He was long a member also of the 

 Society of Chemical Industry. In the Amer- 

 ican Society for Testing Materials he was most 

 active, serving a term as vice-president and 

 frequently on committees, participating in the 

 preparation of many reports. It is upon these 

 reports and the very many that he rendered in 

 government service that Voorhees's professional 

 reputation chiefly rests. His long and varied 

 experience in the fields of railroad and struc- 

 tural supplies gave him a practical knowledge 

 and a grasp of the applications of those ma- 

 terials such as few men possess. 



Associated as I was with him for over eleven 

 years at the Bureau of Standards, where he was 

 in charge of a section of the chemistry division, 

 I bear glad testimony to his intense loyalty to 

 our government and to his unflagging zeal and 

 industry on its behalf. To aid the government, 

 the public and the industries was his constant 

 aim. I also wish to acknowledge my own in- 

 debtedness for the strong support and wise 

 counsel that were ever at my service. His loss 

 left a void in the Bureau of Standards that will 

 be hard to fill. 



The social side of Voorhees was strongly de- 

 veloped. He was an active member of the Cos- 

 mos Club of Washington, enjoyed the company 

 of others and contributed to their enjoyment, 

 whether as genial entertainer or attentive lis- 

 tener, always the courtly gentleman. His dis- 

 position was most kindly, and any friend or 



neighbor in trouble or sickness was sure of his 

 solicitous attention. Voorhees was an ardent 

 fisherman, and it was with evident anticipa- 

 tions of a good time with the finny tribe that 

 he set out on his trip to the Maine woods. His 

 last note to me from camp, however, raised 

 forebodings as he told of his inability to join 

 in the sport he so enjoyed. Peace to the spirit 

 of a fine man and a faithful friend. 



W. F. HiLLEBRAND 



SCIENTIFIC EVENTS 



SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFAC- 

 TURERS' ASSOCIATION OF THE 

 UNITED STATES 



Eepresentative manufacturers of synthetic 

 organic chemicals met at Washington on Oc- 

 tober 28 and 29 to eilect a comprehensive na- 

 tional organization of the several closely re- 

 lated lines of manufacture included in this 

 branch of chemical industry. 



The name of the new organization is Syn- 

 thetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers' As- 

 sociation of the United States. Its purposes, 

 as set forth in the Constitution adopted, are 



To advance the science of organic chemistry by 

 encouraging the manufacture in the United States 

 of all kinds of organic chemicals ; to cooperate with 

 the various agencies of the Government of the 

 United States in its efforts to develop, improve and 

 render serviceable a complete organic chemical in- 

 dustry; to promote cordial relations between Amer- 

 ican concerns and individuals engaged in the pro- 

 duction and use of organic chemicals; to afford 

 means for the dissemination of scientific knowl- 

 edge; to promote the highest scientific and busiaessi 

 standards in relation to the industry; and generally 

 to take such coUeetive action as may be proper for 

 the establishment and perpetuation of the organic 

 chemical independence of the United States of 

 America. 



The association is subdivided into four sec- 

 tions — Dyestuffs, Pharmaceuticals, Intermedi- 

 ates and Fine Organic Chemicals — each sec- 

 tion having a vice-president, a secretary and 

 an executive committee. The administration 

 of the association is in the hands of a board 

 of governors, consisting of the president, the 

 four vice-presideiits, and ten members nomi- 

 nated by the sections. 



