Septbmbeb 2, 1910] 



SCIENCE 



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Friday, July 8, was passed at the Grand 

 Canyon, without question the greatest of all 

 nature's marvels. Rides were enjoyed by many 

 along the rim, while a number went on mule back 

 or on foot to the bottom of the canyon, a mile 

 below. 



The following afternoon, July 9, was spent 

 driving around Redlands and automobiling 

 through the orchards and palm-grown avenues of 

 Riverside. The party had already been met at the 

 Grand Canyon by Mr. Ralph A. Gould, chairman 

 of the local committee, welcoming them to the 

 state of California on the part of the California 

 Section, and just before reaching Riverside a 

 committee of chemists from Los Angeles met the 

 train and outlined the entertainment to be given 

 by the Los Angeles chemists on the following day. 

 July 10 was spent in and around Los Angeles 

 as guests of the local chemists, visiting Pasadena, 

 the San Gabriel Mission and Long Beach, and 

 dinner was served at a pleasant resort on the 

 seashore. In the evening the visiting members 

 were entertained with a reception and dinner at 

 the Sierra Madre Club and retired at a late hour 

 to the special train, awaking in the morning at 

 Lang, California. Here the party became the 

 guests of the Sterling Borax Company, visiting 

 their mines on a special train provided for the 

 purpose, and each member received an interesting 

 souvenir of the trip. 



That afternoon and evening were spent at Santa 

 Barbara, where a carriage drive was taken and 

 the Santa Barbara Mission visited. 



Early the next morning as the party approached 

 Salinas the greatest excitement of the whole trip 

 was furnished by the wrecking of the special 

 train, which ran off the track in rounding a curve, 

 completely destroying the engine and three cars. 

 Fortunately none of the party was seriously hurt, 

 although those in the forward part of the train 

 were severely shaken up. After about three 

 hours' delay the party proceeded to San Jos6, 

 where they were met by many members of the 

 California Section and were entertained at lunch 

 at the Vendome Hotel. Leaving here for San 

 Francisco, the train was found full of bouquets of 

 sweet peas and baskets of fruit presented to the 

 ladies of the party by the San Jos6 Chamber of 

 Commerce. 



At six o'clock, July 12, the party arrived in 

 San Francisco, and from that time on the hos- 

 pitality of the California Section was boundless. 

 Every detail had been attended to by the local 

 committee. Each member was immediately taken 



to a taxicab, carried to his hotel, and special vans 

 were waiting for the baggage, which, without any 

 attention on the part of the visiting members, was 

 soon found awaiting them in their rooms. On 

 arrival at the hotel, the ladies of the party found 

 bouquets of roses awaiting them. 



On Wednesday morning, July 14, the forty- 

 second general meeting was called to order by 

 President Bancroft in the St. Francis Hotel. 

 After an address of welcome by Arthur Lachman 

 for the California Section, responded to by Presi- 

 dent Bancroft, the following addresses were de- 

 livered in general session: 



W. D. Bancroft, "Positive Photography" (il- 

 lustrated with lantern slides). 



Edw. C. Franklin, " Liquid Ammonia as a Sol- 

 vent and the Ammonia System of Acids, Bases 

 and Salts." 



W. F. Hillebrand; " Chemistry in the Bureau 

 of Standards." 



H. E. Barnard, " The Use of Sodium Benzoate 

 as a Preservative of Food." 



At the same time a ladies' reception was held 

 in the parlors of the St. Francis Hotel. 



After luncheon the members present and their 

 guests enjoyed an excursion over the Ocean Shore 

 Railroad to Half Moon Bay and Tunitas Glen, 

 returning in time for the smoker held in the 

 Fairmont Hotel and for the ladies' theater party. 

 A hot supper had been promised at the smoker 

 and all who partook of the tamales and heard the 

 Chinese music were ready to acknowledge that the 

 adjective was quite descriptive. 



On Thursday morning the meetings of the divi- 

 sions were held in the St. Francis Hotel and many 

 interesting papers were presented. The sym- 

 posium on smelter smoke before the industrial 

 division excited especial interest. 



After luncheon all attending the meeting en- 

 joyed one of the pleasantest excursions of the 

 trip, made by special train to the top of Mt. 

 Tamalpais, stopping at the Muir fVoods. The 

 members were entertained at a banquet during the 

 evening on the top of the mountain. Several of 

 the members remained all night, coming down the 

 mountain on the following morning in gravity 

 cars. The Muir redwoods, named after John 

 Muir, is probably one of the most beautiful bits 

 of scenery in the immediate vicinity of San Fran- 

 cisco, and the ride to the top of the mountain, 

 with the changing interest of foliage and pano- 

 rama of hill, valley, bay and distant city of San 

 Francisco, was appreciated by all. 



Friday morning was spent at the University of 



