Annual Report. xxxi. 



Chemical Section. 

 Rules for the Chemical Section were adopted early in the 

 session. The following Officers were elected : — Chairman, Mr. 

 J. H. Lester ; Vice-Chairman, Mr. R. H. Clayton ; Secretary, 

 Mr. David Card well. 153 members have joined the Section. 

 Their meetings follow the procedure of the old Chemical Club, 

 that is, a subject is introduced by a short address which is 

 followed by a general discussion. Since the object of the 

 meeting is to encourage the free interchange of knowledge and 

 the expression of opinions and ideas which are often not 

 sufficiently mature for publication, the addresses will not, as a 

 rule, be submitted for publication. The following were the 

 subjects of debate at meetings held during the session : — 

 "Alchemy and chemistry among the Chinese/' {t The relation 

 bet-ween chemical constitution and physiological action/' " The 

 Textile Chemist/" " How can the results of chemical research 

 be best protected by patents ? ", " Suggestions for a national 

 scheme of fuel economy/' (( Volatile fuels, with special reference 

 to alcohol/' " Some views on nitrogen valency/' and ■' Colle- 

 giate training and the chemical engineer," 



Other Societies. 

 In pursuance of the policy discussed and approved by the 

 Societj^ during recent 3^ears, arrangements have been made 

 whereby the following Societies were enabled to hold their 

 meetings regularly in our rooms : — The Manchester Astrono- 

 mical Society, The Manchester Microscopical Society, The 

 Manchester Statistical Society, and the Society of Dyers and 

 Colourists (Manchester Section) . Occasional meetings of other 

 Societies have also been held, namely, The Institute of Chemis- 

 try (Manchester Section), The Lancashire and Cheshire Anti- 

 quarian Society and the Manchester and Salford Sanitary 

 Association. 



Society's House. 



During the summer the entrance hall, staircases and lava- 

 tories were redecorated, and the glazed tiles in the areas 

 washed and the ironwork repainted. A new mahogany door, 

 part of the building extension and alteration scheme, has been 

 made to open from the landing into the Common Room. 



The house is now open from 9.0 a.m. to 10.0 p.m. every week- 

 day except Saturda3^, on which day the hours are 9.0 a.m. to 

 6.0 p.m. 



Building Extension and Alterations. 

 A sum of ^1,369. 17s. nd. has been received from or promised 



