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Vol. 4, No. 12
JUNE 20, 1926
Golden Jubilee of t h e American Chemical Society Preliminary Program Philadelphia Meeting The Seventy-Second General Meeting of the American Chemical Society will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 6 to 11, inclusive. The following tentative program is subject to change and will be greatly enlarged. The final program will be published in the News Edition of August 20. Watch the News Editions of July 10, 20, and August 10 for further items of news bearing on the meeting.
GENERAL PROGRAM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
9 : 3 0 A.M. Council Meeting, Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. 2 : 0 0 P.M. General Meeting, Bellevue-Stratford Ball Room. Welcome by Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick. Response by President James F. Norris. Addresses by: Prince P. Ginori Conti—"The Development of Chemical Industry in Italy." Iréneé du Pont—"The Dyestuff Industry, Forerunner of What?" 8 : 0 0 P.M. Reception and entertainment, Sesqui-Centennial Auditorium. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
9:30 A. M. Divisional Meetings, University of Pennsylvania. 2:00 P. M. Divisional Meetings, University of Pennsylvania. 8 : 0 0 P.M. President's Address—James F. Norris, President of the American Chemical Society—"A Look Ahead." Award of Priestley Medal to Edgar F. Smith. Priestley Lecture. Edgar F. Smith—"Joseph Priestley." WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
9:30 A. M. Divisional Meetings, University of Pennsylvania. 2 : 0 0 P.M. General Meeting, Bellevue-Stratford Ball Room. Addresses by: Irving Langmuir—"Flames of Atomic Hydrogen." (Illustrated) Hugh S. Taylor—"Chemical Reactions of Atomic Hydrogen." (Illustrated) Ernst Cohen—"Caricature in Science." (Illustrated) Presentation of Diplomas of Honorary Membership. 8 : 0 0 P.M. Banquet—Bellevue-Stratford Ball Room—In honor of our Founder Members, of whom S. A. Goldschmidt, J. B. F. Herreshoff, Adolph Kuttroff, Charles E. Munroe, Wm. H. Nichols, and H. E . Niese are living, and most of whom will be present. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
9:30 A. M. Divisional Meetings, University of Pennsylvania. 2:00 P. M. Divisional Meetings, University of Pennsylvania. 8:00 P.M. Group and Private Dinners. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
9 : 3 0 A. M. Divisional Meetings, University of Pennsylvania. 2:00 P. M. Divisional Meetings, University of Pennsylvania. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Attend Sesqui-Centennial.
Chairmen of Committees EDGAR F . SMITH, Honorary
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Executive, Walter T. Taggart. Executive Secretary, F. C. Nonamaker, 834 Paul Street, Gloucester City, N . J. Finance, George D. Rosengarten. Transportation, Owen L. Shinn. Hotels, James A. Branegan, Kali Manufacturing Company, 1406 North Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Registration and Information, Hiram S. Lukens. Publicity, Elmer C. Bertolet. Entertainment, W. A. Pearson. Banquet, Edgar F. Smith. Ladies, Mrs. Harry F. Keller. Northumberland Trip, Gerald L. Wendt, School of Chemistry and Physics, State College, Pa.
Registration and Information Service The Registration Bureau of the convention will open a t 10:00 A. M., Monday, September 6, in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Broad and Walnut Streets. Registration and information service will be continued here throughout the convention. Beginning 9:00 A. M. Tuesday, September 7, registration and information service will also be conducted at the University Gymnasium, 33rd and Spruce Streets, West Philadelphia.
Hotel Reservations and Accommodations The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel at Broad and Walnut Sts. has been selected as headquarters. It is urgently suggested that those who plan t o attend the Philadelphia meeting make reservations direct with the hotel at once and have the reservation confirmed in writing, with rate, so there will be no misunderstanding or inconvenience. If this plan is followed there will be ample room for all who desire to come. The hotels listed are all European plan. RATES WITH BATH
HOTELS LOCATION Single Room Double Room Bellevue-Stratford Broad and Walnut Sts. $5.00 to $9.00 $9.00 to $13.00 (Headquarters) Ritz-Carlton Broad and Walnut Sts. 6.00 to 8.00 10.00 to 15.00 Walton Broad and Locust Sts. 3.50 to 5.00 6.00 to 8.00 Adelphia 13th and Chestnut Sts. 4.00 to 5.00 8.00 to 10.00 St. James 13th and Walnut Sts. 4.00 3.00 to 8.00 Benjamin Franklin 9th and Chestnut Sts. 5.00 8.00 to 10.00 (new) Robert Morris 17th and Arch Sts. 3.50 to 4.50 7.00 to 10.00 Elks' Club (new) Broad and Wood Sts. 4.00 7.00 Pennsylvania (new) 39th and Chestnut Sts. 6.00 8.00 to 10.00 University of Pennsylvania Dormitories, 37th and Woodland Avenue, for men only: 500 rooms with running water, $2.00 to $2.50 per clay per person. Reservations should be made direct with University of Pennsylvania Dormitory office.
Visit t o Northumberland On Saturday, September 4, or Sunday, September 5, a pilgrimage will be made to Northumberland, Pa., the home of Joseph Priestley. A meeting of the officers and members of the Society will be held at the grave of Priestley commemorating the important gathering held there fifty years ago. Professor Gerald L. Wendt, State College, Pa., is in charge of this gathering.
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INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY Entertainment
The entertainment program is not yet complete. There will be a reception and entertainment on the opening evening in the auditorium of the Sesqui-Centennial; a boat trip on the Delaware River, viewing the new Delaware River Bridge, League Island Navy Yard, Chester, and Wilmington; an automobile ride for the ladies to Havcrford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr Colleges and Fairmount Park; opportunities to visit the Sesqui-Centen nial. and possibly excursions to local industrial plants.
Reduced Railroad Rates Reduced railroad rates to the Philadelphia meeting have been granted. The railroads have agreed to sell round-trip tickets at one and one-half fare on the identification certificate plan. Tickets may be purchased September 2 to September 8 on pre senting an identification certificate obtained from the Secretary of the Society or from the Secretary of your Local Section, and will be good returning until midnight of September 17. From Oklahoma and Texas limits are September 1-7, inclusive, with final return limit September IS. From the far West regular excursion tickets to the Sesqui-Centennial are preferable. Tickets must be stamped at Philadelphia when leaving, by agents a t the reg ular ticket offices of the lines over which tickets read. When stamped they will be good for return leaving on any day within final limit. Passengers must reach original starting point within transit time shown on ticket, and in no case later than midnight of September 17, or, in cases of special exceptions above stated, September 18. In order to obtain the benefit of this reduced fare, members must obtain from the Secretary of the Society an identification certificate to be presented at the ticket office when purchasing ticket. A limited number of identification certificates also have been placed with the secretaries of Local Sections. No reduction can be obtained unless an identification certificate is obtained in advance, and no certificates obtained a t local stations under the usual certificate plan are good. Certificates may be used only by members and dependent members of their families. One certificate will serve for both if traveling together. There are a few minor railroads that do not come within these associations. In case members have any difficulty in purchas ing a ticket locally, it is suggested t h a t they pay local fare to the nearest central point and purchase a round-trip ticket there.
Divisional Programs All Divisions and Sections will meet. In general, scientific divisions will meet in the morning and applied chemistry divisions in the afternoon, although this rule may not be rigorously fol lowed. The Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry will hold two sessions devoted to the topic " F u t u r e Trends in In dustrial Chemistry." The following eminent chemists have al ready promised to present papers covering their respective fields under this topic: William Blum, G. J. Esselen, A. C. Fieldner, F. C. Frary, C. H. Herty, J. G.'Lipman, J. A. Mathews, G. W. Morey, J. F. Norris, and S. W. Parr. Two or three papers are expected from prominent foreign chemists whose names will be announced in the final program. The Division will join with the Division of Chemical Education a t its Tuesday morning session on the subject of "Chemical Engineering Education." The Division will hold its meetings all day Tuesday, Thursday afternoon, and ail day Friday. The Division of Gas and Fuel Chemistry will hold a symposium on "Processing of Coal" on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and sessions for general papers all day Friday. Papers for the symposium have been promised by S. W. Parr, A. C. Fieldner, and J. D. Davis; R. L. Brown and R. B. Cooper; F . E. Frey and W. P. Yant, covering the "Low Temperature Carbonization of Coal," "Carbonization of Coal by Superheated Steam," "Composition of Light Oil Fractions at Low Temperatures in an Atmosphere of Superheated Steam," and "Composition of Gas Obtained under Similar Conditions." Three papers have also been promised by D. S. Chamberlain on " F l a t Luminous Flames." T h e Sugar Division will hold a symposium on "Refining of Sugar," under the direction of a special committee consisting of L. A. Wills, H. I. Knowles, and J. W. Schlegel, all connected with prominent sugar refineries. In addition to the symposium, a lecture of unusual interest to many members will be given by Sir James Colquhoun Irvine, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of St. Andrews, on "Recent Research Work in t h e Carbohydrate Field." It is expected that the Organic and the Cellulose Divisions will hold a joint meeting with the Sugar Division at this time. T h e Fertilizer Division will hold one session on Tuesday af ternoon with possible adjournment until Thursday. T h e Division of Chemical Education will hold three sessions given up to chemical education and one session with the Section of History of Chemistry. On Tuesday morning there will be a joint session with the Division of Industrial and Engineering
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Chemistry, working jointly with the Society's committee o n "Chemical Engineering Education," discussing this general prob lem. On Wednesday morning the topic will be "Chemical Education in Foreign Lands," treated by both American a n d European chemists. On Thursday morning the topic will b e "Problems in Secondary School Education." Friday morning there will be a joint session with the Section of History of Chemis try, emphasizing certain topics covering American chemistry of t h e last fifty years, which had to be omitted from the Golden Jubilee Number prepared by a special committee of the Society, to b e issued just prior t o the Philadelphia Meeting. The Division of Chemistry of Medicinal Products, on Thurs day afternoon, will hold a symposium on "Therapeutic Agents from Animal Sources" in addition to their regular program of miscellaneous papers on Friday afternoon. The Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry will meet on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, possibly in two sections meeting simultaneously. The program will bj a general o n e ; however the papers will be grouped together according to topics so far as possible. The Rubber Division will hold a symposium on "Crude R u b ber" in its broadest significance. This will include the prepara tion of crude rubber for the market and its conversion into finished products. It will include the production and preparation of rubber of all forms and the production of synthetic or arti ficial rubber. T h e economic situation of rubber as a natural asset will be considered and the possibility of substitutes for rubber as well as new uses for rubber. It is intended t h a t t h e symposium shall assume an international aspect, where authori ties will present topics of the greatest interest. The leaders in rubber technology from Italy, England, and Holland are ex pected to be present. The political side will be rigorously ex cluded and the discussion will be devoted exclusively to t h e scientific and economic aspects of rubber production and utiliza tion. The R u b b e r Division expects to make this program worthy in every w a y of the Society's Golden Jubilee. The Dye Division will hold a symposium on "Accomplish ments of the Dye Industry in America during the Past Decade," covering the following topics: "Economic Importance of t h e Dye Industry." "'Importance of Research in the Dye Industry." "Progress Made i n Intermediates." "Progress Made in D y e s . " "Contribution of Dyes to Medicine." "Contribution of Dyes to Microscopy." "Progress Made in Lakes and Inks." "Con tribution of t h e E>ye Industry to Other Industries." Although all other divisions will hold their regular meetings for papers and discussions, no special symposia are announced. Each division, however, has in mind t h a t this is the Golden Jubilee meeting of the American Chemical Society and very full and unusual programs may be anticipated in all.
Meetings of Special Groups The Group of Local Section Chairmen and Secretaries, with H . N. Holmes a s chairman and W. J. Kelly as secretary, will meet on Friday, September 10, at 3:30 P. M. The Group of Chairmen and Secretaries of Divisions, with Erie M . Billings a s chairman and F . C. Whitmore as secretary, will meet on Thursday, September 9, a t 3:30 P. M. The Senate of Chemical Education will meet a t 2 o'clock, Thursday, September 9. The Editors of the Journal of Chemical Education will have a group dinner a t t h e Bellevue-Stratford Hotel a t 6:30 P. M., Thurs day, September 9 .
Addresses of Divisional Secretaries The addresses of the secretaries of Divisions and Sections are as follows: Agricultural a n d Food Chemistry, C. S. Brinton, U. S. Food Inspection Station, 134 S. 2nd St., Philadelphia, Pa. Biological Chemistry, J. J. Willaman, University Farm, St. Paul, Minn. Cellulose Chemistry, L. F. Hawley, Forest Products Labora tory, Madison, Wis. Chemical Education, B. S. Hopkins, University of Illinois, Urbana, III. Dye Chemistry, O. E. Roberts, Jr., 813 Ingraham St., Wash ington, D. C. Fertilizer Chemistry, H. C. Moore, 111 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 111. Gas and Fuel Chemistry, O. O. Malleis, 333 Melwood St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, E . M. Billings, Kodak Park, Rochester, Ν . Υ. Leather and Gelatin Chemistry, Arthur W. Thomas, Depart ment of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York City. Chemistry of Medicinal Products, A. W. Dox, Research Lab oratory, Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich. Organic Chemistry, Frank C. Whitmore, 1812 Chicago Ave., Evanston, HI.
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Petroleum Chemistry, G. A. Burrell, 120 Ruskin Ave., Pitts burgh, Pa. Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, G. L. Clark, Research Laboratory Applied Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology, Cambridge, Mass Rubber Chemistry, A. H. Smith, 462 Drexel Ave., Glencoe, III. Sugar Chemistry, Frederick Bates, Bureau of Standards, Washington, I). C Water, Sewage, and Sanitation Chemistry, F . R. Georgia, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, Ν . Υ. History of Chemistry. L. C. Newell, 688 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. Paint and Varnish Chemistry, W. T . Pearce, N o r t h Dakota Agricultural College, N . D.
and t h e Secretary of the Society, except papers invited by chairnun and secretaries of divisions, and such papers shall be so desig nated on the program. The Council recently empowered officers of divisions t o request any paper in advance, in order t h a t it might be passed upon and an indication m a d e to the a u t h o r as to whether he is to read the entire paper or to abstract it in order to give time for discussion. By vote of the Council no papers may be presented at the meeting, titles for which are not printed on the final program. " B y T i t l e " should be placed on the announcement of any paper where the author is to be absent, so t h a t members may understand in advance t h a t t h e paper will not be read. All such papers should be placed at the end of the program.
Papers for t h e Meetings
All papers before the general meeting, divisional meetings, or meetings of local sections, are the property of the American Chemical Society unless released by the Society's editors. No paper already offered for publication in other journals should he offered for t h e program. If release is desired, address the editor of the appropriate journal—i e., H. H. Howe, A. B. Lamb, W. D . Bancroft, or Neil K. Cordon. T h e editors will act promptly on a n y release requested when the paper is in their hands.
Titles for papers should be sent to the secretary of the ap propriate division or section and not to the Secretary of the Society. Titles to appear on t h e final program must be in the hands of the individual secretaries not later t h a n July 20. Be sure to state whether or not you require a lantern. The Division of Industrial a n d Engineering Chemistry re quires the complete paper, not t o exceed 3500 words, to be sub mitted to the secretary of the division on or before July 20. T h e paper will then be sent to reviewers and upon a favorable report from them it will be placed upon the final program. Ac companying the completed paper should be an abstract varying in length from one hundred t o two hundred words. T h e Organic Division has limited its Philadelphia program to forty papers and no paper will go on this program which has n o t been approved b y a board of reviewers. T h e Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry requires b y J u l y 20 of those who present papers: (1) T h e title and brief abstract for the mimeographed preprint sent t o paid-up members of t h e DivisTCii; (2) T h e complete paper, ready for publication wherever possible, or an outlined expansion of t h e abstract sufficiently complete to permit estimation of t h e time which m a y be justly allotted to the paper if accepted. T h e Division of Chemistry of Medicinal Products has voted t h a t authors m u s t submit with the paper a title, a 100-word abstract, and t h e name of the laboratory in which the work was done. Also the Executive Committee m a y require the full manuscript of a paper before inclusion in the program if t h e abstract does not clearly indicate the nature of the paper. About fifteen minutes is usually allotted to each paper and the papers should be given orally. Abstracts, preferably not over 100 words, should accompany all titles when sent t o t h e secretaries of the various divisions. M a n y of the secretaries complain that they are caused embarrass m e n t through the nonarrival or late arrival of both titles and abstracts. Members are urged t o attend to this matter in order t o facilitate proper cooperation of the News Service and enable t h e secretaries to have advanced mimeographed copies of ab stracts ready. T h e Council has instructed t h e Secretary to p u t no names of companies on t h e programs of meetings, nor to include a paper as coming from any particular laboratory or having other than a n individual or individuals as authors. T h e Council has voted t h a t papers by nonmembers may be placed on the program only when of unusual importance, and t h e n only with the joint approval of the secretary of the division
Publication of Papers
News Service T h e American Chemical Society News Service will conduct a press room a t t h e Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. Members who are to present paper's will confer a great service and promote the efficiency of the publicity work by sending synopses to H . K. Howe, Technical Manager of t h e News Service, Mills Building, Washington, D. C.
Final Program T h e final program will be printed in the August 20 issue of the News Edition. C H A R L E S L. P A R S O N S , Secretary
Edward H . Conroy resigned his position as chief chemist of the Docktown Chemical & Iron Co., to accept a position in the sulfuric acid plant of the Tennessee Copper Co., a t Copperhill, Tenn. F. W . J u n g left t h e employ of the International Harvester Company t o accept a position a s chemist with the Cook County Coronor's office i n Chicago. A. E . Marshall, consulting engineer of Baltimore, gave a very interesting talk on glass in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, a t the May meeting of the Maryland Section held on the evening of Friday, M a y 28, in the Chemical Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Howard O. Smith has resigned from the chemistry department of Guilford College in order to continue graduate work at Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa. David S p e n c e , t h e well-known rubber chemist, has been ap pointed vice president of the Continental Rubber Company of New York, in charge of development of guayule rubber. About a year ago he retired from t h e general managership of The Norwalk Tire a n d R u b b e r Co., Norwalk, Connecticut, a n d de voted himself to research in this field.
FORM FOR REPLY Please help the secretaries and your hosts, the Philadelphia Section, by filling o u t and returning this form whether or not you expect to offer a paper yourself. If you even expect to come, say so. J hen we cœn make plans. If you are to give a paper send title and abstract to the Secretary {not the Chairman) of the appropriate Division or Section. If you are simply announcing probable attendance at meeting, send to Chas. L. Parsons, Mills Building, Washington, D. C. I expect t o attend the Seventy-Second General Meeting of the American Chemical Society, t o be held in Philadelphia, Pa., September 6-11, 1926. I will present a paper on . Lantern required? Division*
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