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all individual cases to the federal district exemp- 

 tion boards, to which exemptions for industrial, 

 agricultural and professional reasons are left by 

 law. 



Under the circumstances, in the absence of in- 

 structions from the government and in view of the 

 general desire on the part of our members for 

 guidance and advice in this matter, we would rec- 

 ommend to you unofficially the foUowing proced- 

 ure: Chemists of military age selected by draft 

 for service and accepted by the local boards to 

 which the physical examination, etc., is committed 

 are advised to submit to their federal district 

 boards : 



1. An ofaeial certificate of their employers, or of 

 the university or college from which they have re- 

 ceived degrees or with which they have been or are 

 connected, certifying as to their education and ex- 

 perience as chemists. 



2. An official statement by their employers of 

 the nature of their work as chemists. 



3. A recommendation, if such seems right, from 

 their employers, or their university or college, that 

 they be assigned to continue their work as chem- 

 ists. 



4. A request that in default of such assignment, 

 they be detailed to serve as chemists in the mili- 

 tary branch of the government. 



5. If enlisted in any capacity, inform the secre- 

 tary of the society by postal card of the company, 

 regiment and corps in which you are enrolled, in 

 order that a record may be kept of the fact and 

 the War Department advised from time to time of 

 chemists in the army should their services as chem- 

 ists be required. 



The purpose of this recommendation is to put 

 into the possession of the government authorities all 

 the facts necessary for it to decide exactly for 

 what service a given man is most fitted. "We be- 

 lieve this to be in accordance with the resolutions 

 adopted at the Kansas City meeting and in ac- 

 cordance with the patriotic duty of every Ameri- 

 can chemist to serve his country imder the selective 

 draft in the capacity the government itself, with a 

 full knowledge of the circumstances, selects for 

 each individual. 



THE BOSTON MEETING OF THE AMERICAN 

 CHEMICAL SOCIETY 



The September meeting of tlie American 

 Chemical Society will be held in the buildings 

 of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 

 Charles Eiver Road, Cambridge, Mass., Sep- 

 tember 11, 12 and 13, 1917. The Northeastern 



Section has been requested by the directors to 

 omit the usual annual banquet and excursions, 

 and to arrange a program characterized by 

 simplicity and seriousness, and bearing as 

 fully as possible on questions concerning the 

 activities of chemists — ^both in the government 

 service and in the industries during the war. 

 The following is a list of the chairmen of 

 local committees: 

 Executive. — H. P. Talbot, Massachusetts Institute 



of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

 Finance. — A. D. Little, 93 Broad Street, Boston, 



Massachusetts. 

 Begistration. — K. L. Mark, Simmons College, 



Brookline, Massachusetts. 

 Entertainment. — E. S. Williams, Massachusetts In- 

 stitute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

 Press and Publicity. — E. W. NefE, 22 India Square, 



Boston, Massachusetts. 

 Entertainment of Ladies. — ^Mrs. A. D. Little. 



Eegistration will be conducted at the build- 

 ings of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- 

 nology, Cambridge, except on Monday, Sep- 

 tember 10, when it will be held at the Hotel 

 Lenox. Society headquarters will be at the 

 Hotel Lenox at the corner of Boylston and 

 Exeter Streets. The use of the Engineers' 

 Club, at the corner of Arlington Street and 

 Commonwealth Avenue, wiU be extended to all 

 members of the society. 



PKOGEAM 



Monday, September 10 



4 P.M. — Council meeting. Engineers' Club. 



7 P.M. — Dinner to the Council at the Engineers' 

 Club (tendered by the Northeastern Section). 



Tuesday, September 11 



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

 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 



Address of Welcome : Dr. K. C. Maclaurin, presi- 

 dent, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 



Eesponse: Julius Stieglitz, president, American 

 Chemical Society. 



General papers: 



2 P.M. — General Conference on Chemistry and 

 Chemistry in Warfare, opened by WUUam H. 

 Nichols, chairman, committee on chemicals. Coun- 

 cil of National Defense. Marston T. Bogert, chair- 

 man, chemistry committee. National Eeseareh 

 Council. 



5 P.M. — Harbor trip to Hotel Pemberton, where 

 an informal shore dinner and smoker will be held. 



