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CONGRESS OF CHEMISTS AT CHICAGO. 



The committees in charge of tbe congress have selected Mon- 

 day, Aug. 21, as the date of the opening of the Congress of Chem- 

 ists to be held in connection with the Columbian Exposition, in 

 Chicago. The chairman of the committee appointed for coopera- 

 tion in this congress by the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science, Chemical Section, is Professor Ira Remsen, Johns 

 Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. The chairman of the com- 

 mittee appointed by the American Chemical Society is Dr. Wm. 

 McMurtrie, 106 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. The chairman of 

 the committee of the World's Congress Auxiliary, on Congress 

 of Chemists, is Professor John H. Long, 2421 Dearborn Street, 

 Chicago, III. The various committees have organized by selecting 

 Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief chemist of the Department of Agriculture, 

 Washington, D. C, as chairman, and Professor R. B. Warder, 

 Howard University, Washington, D.C., as secretary. 



The work of the congress has been divided into ten sections, 

 and a temporary chairman has been selected for each section, as 

 follows: Agricultural Chemistry, H. W. Wiley, Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D.C. : Analytical Chemistry, A. B. 

 Prescott, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Mich. ; Didactic Chem- 

 istry, W. E. Stone, Lafayette, Ind. ; Historical Chemistry and 

 Bibliography, H. C. Bolton, University Club, New York. ; Inor- 

 ganic Chemistry, F. W. Clarke, Geological Survey, Washington, 

 D.C. ; Organic Chemistry, I. Remsen, Johns Hopkins University, 

 Baltimore, Md.; Physical Chemistry, R. B. Warder, Washington, 

 D.C. ; Physiological Chemistry, V. C. Vaughan, Michigan Uni- 

 versity, Ann Arbor, Mich. ; Sanitary Chemistry, H. Leffmann, 715 

 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Technical Chemistry, Wm. 

 McMurtrie, 106 Wall Street. New York, N.Y. 



General and special invitations have already been issued to 

 foreign chemists, and many replies have been received, indicating 

 a large attendance of chemists from abroad at the congress. The 

 following distinguished foreign chemists have already promised 

 to present papers to the congress, and the list will, without doubt, 

 be increased many fold before the date of the opening: Professor 

 L. G. M. Ernest Milliau, Marseilles, On Standard Methods of Oil 

 Analysis; Mr. Farnham Maxwell Lyte, London, On the Production 

 of Chlorine; Mr. H. Droop Richmond, London, On the Accuracy 

 of the Methods of Analyses of Dairy Products ; Mr. Pierre 

 Manhes, Lyon, subject to be announced later; Professor B Tol- 

 lens, Goettingen, Researches on the Synthesis of Polyatomic 

 Alcohols ; Professor Ferd. Tiemann, Berlin, subject to be an- 

 nounced later ; Sir. H. Pellet, Brussels, On the Methods of Deter- 

 mining the Percentage of Sugar in Beets ; Mr. H. R. Proctor, 

 ILeeds, On the Examination of Tanning Materials ; Mr. O. Kemna, 



Antwerp, On the Purification of Water ; Mr. Otto Hehner, London 

 subject to be announced ; Professor C. A. Bischoff, Riga, subject to 

 be announced ; Professor G. Lunge, Zurich, On the Method of 

 Teaching Technological Chemistry at Universities and Polytechnic 

 Schools ; Professor Ludwig Mond, Rome, subject to be announced ; 

 and Professor W. N. Hartley, Dublin, subject to be announced. 



American chemists are invited to take an active interest in the 

 congress and to be present, or, if that is not possible, to send 

 papers on some of the subjects indicated in the classification above 

 mentioned. 



Chemists specially interested in each of the subjects for dis- 

 cussion are invited to correspond with the chairmen of those sec- 

 tions in regard to the character of the work and of the papers 

 expected. All chemists who expect to read papers at the con- 

 gress are earnestly requested to send the titles thereof to the 

 chairman of the General Committee, Dr. H. W. Wiley, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Washington, D.C, on or before the first day 

 of Augu?t. It will be difficult to arrange for a position on the 

 programme for the titles of any papers which may be received 

 after that date. The time required for each paper should also be 

 noted, so that daily programmes can be provided for in advance. 

 In all cases the place of honor on the programme will be given to 

 foreign contributors. Papers or addresses can be presented in 

 English, French, or German, as the author may select, but where 

 convenient the English language will be preferred. 



The committee desires to ask those chemists who propose to 

 attend the World's Congress to make an excursion during the 

 week previous to the meeting to Madison, Wisconsin, for the pur- 

 pose of attending the meetings of the Chemical Section of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science. This will 

 not only be a delightful excursion, as Madison is distant only 

 about four hours from Chicago, but will also enable the partici- 

 pants in the congress to make the acquaintance of the scientific 

 men of the United States and other countries engaged not only in 

 chemical, but also in other branches of science. 



Other attractions in Chicago will be meetings of different 

 chemical societies. Among these may be mentioned the American 

 Chemical Society, the annual meeting of which will begin Aug. 

 21, and the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, which 

 will hold its annual meeting in Chicago, beginning Thursday, 

 Aug. 34. The sessions of these societies will be so ordered as not 

 to conflict with the business of the congress. The American 

 Pharmaceutical Association, which has a strong chemical section, 

 will also meet in Chicago at or near this time. It is hoped that 

 the Institute of Mining Engineers may also hold its meeting about 

 this time, although no definite announcement can be made in 

 regard to this matter. It is thus seen that this occasion will bring 

 together the active workers in all branches of chemical science in 

 the United States, and enable American chemists to make the 

 acquaintance of distinguished co-laborers from abroad, and the 

 visiting chemists to meet the largest possible number of their 

 fellow-laborers here. 



Every possible arrangement will be made for the convenience 

 and comfort of visitors. Intending participants in the congress 

 should address Professor John H. Long, 2421 Dearborn Street, 

 Chicago, 111. , for information in regard to quarters and other ac- 

 commodations. On arrival in Chicago visitors should report at 

 once to the congress headquarters. Art Institute Building, Lake 

 Front and Adams Streets, where full information will be given 

 them in regard to matters connected with their personal comfort. 

 Wherever possible, intending visitors should write a few days 

 before their arrival to the committees above mentioned, in order 

 that special provision may be made for their comfort when they 

 reach Chicago. 



In regard to the climate of Chicago in August, much can be 

 said in praise. While warm days may sometimes be expected, 

 the situation of the city on the edge of a vast, open praii'ie, ex- 

 tending for nearly a thousand miles north and west without a 

 break, secures even in the hottest day refreshing breezes which 

 cool the atmosphere and miti.gate the heat of summer. The lake 

 breezes also do much to render the climate moderate. No one 

 need be deterred from attending the congress on account of fear 

 of severe heat. 



