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PLANS FOR CLEVELAND DETAILED P L A N S for t h e Cleveland meeting, for which the preliminary program was printed in o u r issue of J u n e 20, move steadily forward toward completion and practically all of the events comprising t h e a t t r a c t i v e program have been definitely arranged. A feature of t h e program for Wednesday evening, September 12, will b e a concert in t h e music hall of the Cleveland Public Auditorium. This concert will be given b y t h e Orpheus Male Chorus, comprising 65 voices, the Cleveland Symphonic Ensemble, made u p of 20 players selected from the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, a n d organ music b y W a i t e r Blodgett. T h e Orpheus Male Chorus, of which Charles Dawe is t h e conductor, w a s originally organized as t h e Orpheus Male Choir in 1921. Since t h a t time a large number of concerts have been given, b o t h in this country a n d abroad, t h e group having twice entered competition in Wales where it w a s highly successful. The chorus is d r a w n from all walks and stations of life, solely on t h e basis of voice and training. Fourteen countries &re represented i n the m e n now singing with t h e group. T h e Cleveland Symphonic Ensemble will be directed b y Walter Logan. On t h e afternoon of T h u r s d a y , September 13, there will be a choice of nine industrial trips. T h e n u m b e r which o a n be accommodated on each of several trips is limited. T h e variety of interests which will b e served is indicated b y t h e following names of t h e companies which a r e cooperating: NATIONAL CARBON Co., manufacturer of flash lights and dry cells. T H E FERRO ENAMEL C O . , the largest manufacturer of porcelain enamel in. the country. T H E GLI.DDEN- Co., makers of paints, varnishes, and lacquers. T H E EASTERLY SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT.
This is Cleveland's
new activated sludge process disposal plant and is in process of construction. BALDWIN FILTRATION PLANT. This is a water filtration plant employing alum coagulation, chlorination, and mechanical nitration. It has a capacity of 165,000,000 gallons per day. INDUSTRIAL RAYON CORP., making rayon b y the Viscose process. OTIS STEEL Co., open-hearth furnace and rolling mills and the manufacture of by-product coke. AMERICAN G A S ASSOCIATION LABORATORY.
This is owned and
operated by the trade association. GENERAL ELECTRIC C O . , Nela Park and Pitney Glass Works. Demonstrations of lighting, machine manufacture of incandescent lamp bulbs, engineering, a n d lamp development laboratories. T h e next d a y additional t r i p s include a n all-day trip to Akron, visiting plants of t h e great rubber companies, and in Cleveland three enterprises: Westinghouse Electric a n d Manufacturing Co., displaying a n d demonstrating outdoor lighting for streets and for airports, also signal b e a c o n s ; Willard Storage B a t t e r y Co., manufacturing lead storage batteries; a n d t h e Westerly Sewage Disposal Plant, which i s operating Imhoff t a n k s . There will be a group of exhibits illustrating Cleveland's chemical industries on display during the September meeting. T h e special program for ladies i s in process of completion. There will be sightseeing trips, a visit t o t h e Cleveland Museum of Art a n d the University Center, teas, and a complimentary luncheon at Shaker Heights C o u n t r y Club, given by t h e Grasselli Chemical Co., to b e followed b y a style show presented b y one of t h e leading mercantile establishments of t h e city. T h i s will be on September 12, a n d on t h e next day a second luncheon will be given, this time a t the May field Country Club with t h e compli ments of the Harshaw Chemical Co. This will be followed by a musicale. Full details of these various events will be given in t h e final program of t h e N E W S EDITION of August 20.
YOUR CLEVELAND H O T E L H O T E L RESERVATIONS for t h e Cleveland meeting should b e made a s early a s possible t h r o u g h L. C. Drefahl, chairman, Hotels C o m m i t t e e , 1604 Terminal Tower Building, Cleveland, Ohio. H o t e l Cleveland has been selected a s general h e a d q u a r t e r s a n d in addition Hotel Statler a n d Hotel C a r t e r have been designated a s official hotels. I n requesting reservations please state clearly t h e k i n d of room desired; first, second, a n d third choice of hotel; t h e n a m e and address of those t o occupy t h e rooms; t h e time of a r r i v a l and t h e time of departure. The rates (all rooms have bath) a t t h e hotels n a m e d are a s follows: NAME AND LOCATION
Cleveland Carter Statler
No. OP ROOMS
1000 600 1000
ROOM—ONE PERSON
$2.5Oto6.00 2.5Oto5.00 2.5Oto6.00
ROOM—Two PERSONS
Double Bed Twin Beds $4.00 to 8.00 S5.U0 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 5.00 to 8.00 4.50 to 8.00 5.00 to 8.00
E D I T I O N
Vol. 12, N o . 13
News of the Society Members Elected June 15 to 30, 1934 Kenny, Frederic J. Tuck, Irma Evelyn 1
AKRON SECTION
Brothers, John E. Greenup, H. W.
NORTH JERSEY SECTION CALIFORNIA SECTION
Crawford, Bryce Low, Jr. Honsberger, Lloyd P . 1
Blakely, R. Keith 1 Hopson, Edwin N. Royce Chemical Co. Swain, Robert Cuthbert
1
CHICAGO SECTION
1 Arrandale, Roy S. Benson, Roy Otto x Howes, Francis Williams Humbaugh, Ralph H .
NORTHEASTERN SECTION
Parker, Edward G. PITTSBURGH SECTION
Carpenter, Charles CINCINNATI SECTION
Rubenkoenig, Harry L .
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SECTION
Smead, Charles Henry 1 Smolt, Frank O.
FLORIDA SECTION
Morrow, John A. TOLEDO SECTION
Lashlej', L. W. Toledo Synthetic Products, Inc.
GEORGIA SECTION
Irvin, J. Logan 1 Rehberg,C. E. 1
INDIANA SECTION
Cathcart, William Henry 1 KANSAS CITY SECTION
WASHINGTON SECTION
Lidoff, Herbert James 1
No SECTION
Snyder, Rudolph M.
Chemisch-Pharm az eu tische A.-G. Korschun, Georg Lindfors, Karl R. Maass, Otto Petrov, A. D . Rack, R. S. Schutte, A. Henry Wolf, Emil
LEHIGH VALLEY SECTION
Fliegel, Robert A.1.
MILWAUKEE SECTION
Doyle, William H . N E W YORK SECTION
Fanelli, Rocco Feinberg, Daniel A. 1
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LOCAL SECTIONS CHICAGO SECTION.
Junior member.
ELECT
OFFICERS
T h e following members of t h e Chicago
Section of the A M E R I C A N CHEMICAL SOCIETY were elected a s
officers for t h e year 1 9 3 5 : Chairman, W . M . H i n m a n ; First Vice Chairman, J . C. Morrell; Second Vice Chairman, Margaret French; Secretary, J a m e s J . D o h e n y ; Treasurer, W. J . Bentley; Directors, terms expire J u l y 1, 1936: G u s t a v Egiofï, W . V. E v a n s , Ε. Η . Harvey, C . D . H u r d , P a u l Van Cleef ; t e r m s expire July 1,. 1935, B . E . Schaar, H . I . Schlesinger, E . H . Volwiler, R . E . Wilson. VIRGINIA SECTION. A t the a n n u a l J u n e election t h e following officers were elected for thie year 1934-35: Chairman, C. B . Val entine; Vice Chairman, T . A. B a l t h i s ; Secretary, W. R. H a r l a n ; Treasurer, F . P . Smith; Bulletin Editor, I . F . Updike; Council ors, L . B. Hitchcock a n d Wm. Clift. A. S . T. M.
NEWS
A T THE ANNUAL M E E T I N G of the American Society for Testing Materials in Atlantic C i t y , J u n e 25 to 2 9 , William H . Bassett, metallurgical manager of the American Brass Co., was elected president; H . S. Vassar, laboratory engineer of t h e Public Service Electric & Gas Co., I r v i n g t o n , N. J., vice president; a n d t h e following were m a d e m e m b e r s of the executive committee: H . A. Anderson, Western Electric C o . ; H . J. Ball, Lowell Textile Institute; W. M . Barr, U n i o n Pacific R . R. C o . ; L . S. M a r c h , I n l a n d Steel Co.; a n d J . B. R a p h a r , Socony-Vacuum Corp. T h e Charles B . D u d l e y medal for 1934 was awarded t o R. L . Templin, chief engineer of tests of t h e Aluminum Co. of America. This medal is awarded a n n u a l l y by t h e society to t h e author of t h e paper presented a t t h e preceding annual meeting a n d judged to b e of outstanding m e r i t a n d also t o constitute an original contribution to research i n engineering material. M r . T e m p h n ' s paper, presented in 1 9 3 3 , w a s on " T h e Fatigue Properties of Light Metals and A l l o y s . " H A R R Y E. JORDAN, chemical engineer of the Indianapolis W a t e r Co., Indianapolis, I n d . , a n d a member of t h e AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY since 1905, i s t h e new president of t h e
American Water W o r k s Association. This association is m a d e u p of t h e representatives of 2500 water-supply plants in t h e United States.
