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and Schwackhofer. Germany had among 

 its eminent representatives A. Herzfeld, 

 Weinstein, Beckurts, Dietrich, F. Fischer, 

 Winkler, Caro, Vogel, von Lippmann, Le 

 Blanc, H. Claassen, C. Hack and Holde. 

 France counted among her deputies Mois- 

 san, Tommasi, Gallois, Dupont, Aulard, 

 Pellet, Deherain, Durin, Weisberg, Sail- 

 lard, Carnot, Aime, Lindet and Deutsch. 



From Eussia there had come Wroblew- 

 ski, Slaski, Jawein and Fischmann ; Greece 

 was represented by Christomanos, of 

 Athens ; Italy by JSTasini ; Holland by 

 Lobry de Bruyn, van Ekenstein and van 't 

 Hoif ; Denmark by Sorensen. 



Among the Americans present were 

 Dr. Flint, representative of the U. S. Navy ; 

 H. W. Wiley, Washington, representing the 

 United States ; Eising, California ; Watts, 

 Philadelphia; Krause, Wyatt and Wiech- 

 mann, New York. 



The principal sections, twelve in num- 

 ber, were : 



General analytical chemistry and chemi- 

 cal instruments. 



Chemistry of food, medical and phar- 

 maceutical chemistry. 



Agricultural chemistry. 



Sugar industry. 



Zymology. 



Oenochemistry. 



Chemical industry of inorganic substances. 



Metallurgy, Explosives. 



Chemical industry of organic substances. 



Chemistry of the graphic industry. 



Questions of instruction and general af- 

 fairs of chemistry. 



Electrochemistry. 



A list of the papers presented and of the 

 discussions held would not be in place here. 

 Many of the European technical journals 

 are giving accounts of the proceedings. 

 The German Chemiker-Zeitung, for instance, 

 is publishing valuable abstracts of the 

 papers offered, and reference to its files is 

 advised, pending issue of the complete 



transactions, promised at the hand of the 

 Secretary-General. 



The social features of the meeting were 

 by no means overlooked. An informal 

 evening reception preceded the formal open- 

 ing of the Congress, previously referred to. 

 A public reception and lunch were given at 

 the Rathhaus (City Hall) of the city, by its 

 burgomaster, Dr. Lueger. This gathering 

 was largely attended by the members of the 

 Congress and their ladies. 



Several excursions to neighboring places 

 of interest had been arranged ; social meet- 

 ings were held at various places of amuse- 

 ment, and private banquets were held, to 

 which some of our countrymen were bidden 

 a cordial welcome. 



The last meeting of the Congress took 

 . place August the second, again in the Aula 

 of the University. 



Director F. Strohmer, to whose care and 

 elforts the brilliantly successful outcome of 

 the Congress must, in great measure, be 

 credited, took this opportunity to make his 

 report on the work done and the results 

 achieved. He and his able assistants were 

 certainly fully deserving of the gratitude 

 and the appreciation extended to them for 

 their efforts by the grateful members of the 

 Congress. 



The nest International Congress of Ap- 

 plied Chemistry will take place in Paris 

 two years hence, and Professor Moissan has 

 been charged with the selection of the 

 French Committee of Organization. 



It was thought taken of the Grand Ex- 

 position to be held in Paris in 1900 that 

 decided the majority of members to cast 

 their vote in favor of Paris in preference to 

 Berlin, although this city also presented 

 strong claims and petitions for the coveted 

 honor of having the coming Congress take 

 place within its walls. 



May the day be not far distant when it 

 shall be the pleasure and the good fortune 

 of the United States to welcome to her 



