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DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTS AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERS-MINUTES O F BUSINESS SESSION 54TH MEETING AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY The meeting was called to order with Chairman Dr. H. E. Howe presiding. The minutes of the meeting a t New York City were read by the Secretary and approved by the Division. The Secretary reported on the financial condition of the Division as follows : Cash on hand, September 25, 1916.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1 9 . 4 i Receipts in response to a request for funds. , . , , . , , ,
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The Secretary also reported that the entire roll of members had been carefully gone over, all addresses being brought up to date and the names of members who have ceased to be members of the General Society dropped out. It was moved and seconded that the report be accepted. Tehe Committee on Soap and Soap Products presented a report of their work. This was turned over to the Supervisory Committee on Standard Methods of Analysis, Dr. Hillebrand, Chairman, and went to the Council direct. After some discussion of the Committee situation it was unanimously decided to abolish the Divisional Committee on Standard Specifications and Methods of Analysis. Upon the suggestion of Dr. Hillebrand, Chairman of the Committee on Platinum, that this Committee be not reappointed because there seems to be no occasion for renewed work on the quality of platinum at the present time, it was moved and seconded that the Committee be not reappointed. Motion carried. There being no further business to come before the Division the reading of the papers was proceeded with. SAMUEL H. SALISBURY, JR., ATLASPORTLASD CEMENTCOMPANY Secretary SORTHAMPTON. PA.
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AMERICAN LEATHER CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING The Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the American Leather Chemists’ Association will be held a t Atlantic City, June 7, 8 and 9, 1917, with headquarters a t the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel. PROGRAM OF PAPERS Anthrax and Disinfection of Hides. V. A. WALLIN. The Future of Hide Supply (by Title). A. SEYMOUR-JONES. Discussion. DR. HICKMAN of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Comparative Analysis. R. H. WISDOM. The Testing of Dyes for Leather. G. T.CREESE. Solubility of Hide in Salt (NaCl) Solution and Effect of Alkali on Soaking Dry Hides. L. BALDERSTON. Nigrosines. J. MERRITTMATHEWS. Analysis of Sulfonated Oils. W. K. ALSOP. Effect of Hard Water on Tannins. T. A. FAUST. Sulfuric Acid in Leather. C. R . OBERFELL. Specifications for Kaolin Used in Tannin Analysis. R . W. FREY. Analysis of Tannery Efliuent. W. A. Fox. Studies Conducted by the Public Health Service in Regard to the Sanitary Disposal of Tannery Wastes. H. B. HOMMON. (The Public Health Service built an experimental disposal plant a t an important tannery where these studies were conducted.) Chemistry of the Manufacture of Tanning Extracts from Waste SulfiteCellulose Liquors. H. H. HURT. Drum Tannage. OSKARREITHOF. Borax and Boric Acid in the Tannery and Currying Shop. H. I,. HARRIS. Symposium on Anthrax Anthrax. A. S. Ross. Practice and Theory on Treatment and Diagnosis of Anthrax. H . Z. FRISBIE. The Nature of Anthrax and Anti-Anthrax Serum. J. REICHEL. Discussions Tanners and Chemists “Round Table” Discussion. Discussion of Recently Advanced Ideas on Theory of Leather Formation. JOHN ARTHURWILSON, LLOYD BALDERSTON, WILLIAM KLABER, H. C. REED, F. H. SMALL, ALLEN ROGERS, JOHN H. YOCUM, ROBERTW. GRIFFITH.
PLATINUM I N JEWELRY The members of the American Chemical Society will be very AMERICAN INSTITUTE O F CHEMICAL ENGINEERS glad to learn that the Platinum Committee of the Jewelers NINTH SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING Vigilance Committee has passed resolutions, which were preThe Xinth Semi-Annual Meeting of the American Institute of sented to the Secretary of Commerce, in which they have shown Chemical Engineers will be held a t Buffalo, New York, June 2 0 a very proper attitude in recommending to the jewelry trade to 2 2 , 1917. that the use of platinum in bulky and heavy pieces of jewelry PROGRAM OF PAPERS be discouraged, and that jewelers also discourage the use of Address of Welcome. DAVID C. HOWARD,1st Vice-president Buffalo platinum in all non-essential parts of jewelry, such as scarfpin Chamber of Commerce. stems, pin tongues, joints, catches, swivels, spring rings, ear Some Machinery Employed in the Manufacture of Glue. A. LOWENSTEIN. backs, etc., where gold would satisfactorily serve. Considering Treatment of Sewage by Aeration in the Presence of Activated Sludge. 111. the fact that platinum is essential for the production of many EDWARD BARTOTV. of the munitions of war and that it is absolutely necessary The Manufacture of Linseed Oil. GLENNH. PICKARD. Trade Wastes Disposal. H. P. EDDY. for the development of our chemical industry and for the deChemical Engineering Aspect of Renovating a Sulfide Mill. H. K. AIOORE. velopment of chemical knowledge, this action of the jewelers Waste Heat Utilization. H. D. BAYLOR. is to be highly commended and will be a great help toward disSymposium on Potash couraging the unnecessary use of platinum and result in a drop in its price and an increase in the stock supply available for the The Possibilities of Developing a n American Potash Industry. R. K. use of the government and our commercial laboratories. The MEADE A New Method of Potash Recovery from Feldspar. J. C. W. FRAZER AND jewelers should be credited with helpful motives, for they will E. MILLER. undoubtedly yield up important profits by declining to enPotash from Waste Liquor of Beet Sugar Factories. H. E. ZITKOWSKI. courage the desire for personal adornment and ostentatious Joint subscription dinner of the Buffalo Engineering Society display of wealth, which is the chief reason for the use of and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Addresses platinum in such articles as watch-cases, solid platinum rings, by F. A . Lidbury, President of the Buffalo Engineering Society, bracelets, mesh-bags, etc. and President G. W. Thompson. It is expected that these resolutions, added to those passed EXCURSIONS by the Daughters of the American Revolution, by the National Automobile trip around the city and inspection of the Buffalo Academy of Sciences, and by the American Chemical Society Foundry and Machine Company Plant. A day a t the Buffalo will help to overcome the abuse of platinum. The needs of the government itself for platinum will unCanoe Club. Automobile ride to Niagara Falls. Car-ride doubtedly he met during the present war without great sacrifice. around the great scenic gorge route.
