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MEETING OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY AND THE SECOND NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES The Fifty-third Meeting of the American Chemical Society will be held in New York City, September 2 5 to 30, inclusive, in conjunction with the Second National Exposition of Chemical Industries. The ilmerican Electrochemical Society and the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry will also hold meetings in A-ew York City during the same week. It is expected that 2 0 0 0 to 2 j o O chemists will be in attendance during the week’s exercises, and that this meeting of the American Chemical Society will be the banner chemical meeting of the world. The registration office will be open a t the Chemists’ Club, 5 2 East 41st Street, throughout the week. Society headquarters will be a t the Chemists’ Club; hotel headquarters a t Hotel Astor, 43rd Street and Broadway. CHAIRMEN OF LOCAL COMMITTEES
Executive: J. M . Matthews, 50 East 41st Street, h-ew York City. Finance: L. H. Baekeland, Snug Rock, N. Broadway, Yonkers, S. Y. Regisfration: H. R. Moody, College of the City of New York Recepfion: To be announced. Enferfainmenl: E. G. Love, 124 East 15th Street, S e w York City. Hotels: T. J. Parker, 92 William Street, New P o r k Citv. Pvess and Publicity: Allen Rogers, P r a t t Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. Ladies’ Committee: Mrs. L. H. Baekeland, Snug Rock, K. Broadway, Yonkers, hr.1‘. G E N E R A L PROGRAM
Dr. Charles H. Herty, president of the American Chemical Society and chairman of the Exposition Advisory Committee, will open the Second National Exposition of Chemical Industries, a t the Grand Central Palace, on Monday, September 2j, a t 2 o’clock in the afternoon, with an address reviewing the history of chemistry and the chemical industries in this country and outlining developments since the outbreak of the war in Europe. Dr. Francis A. Fitzgerald, president of the American Electrochemical Society, and Dr. Arthur B. Daniels, president of the American Pulp and Paper Association, will also make addresses, after which the assembled guests will visit the exhibits. The Second National Exposition of Chemical Industries is already an assured success. The managers report that there are but a few spaces still remaining on the second floor for exhibits and that a third floor is being seriously considered and a diagram being prepared. The greatest part of the EXposition will be devoted to things that are made from coal, ranging all the way from phonograph records and aniline dyes t o road building materials. Of intense and recent inte:est, there will be exhibits showing porcelains made in America from american clays as fine as any produced by the Royal Berlin Works and also American glass the equal of the celebrated Jena glass. By way of surprise, Mr. rlrthur D. Little will exhibit some silken purses made from sows’ ears, thereby disproving the old, proverbial saying that silken purses could not be made from sows’ ears. Practically all the large chemical industries of America will have exhibits which will offer unexcelled opportunity for study to American chemists. There will be no entrance fee charged to members of the ilmerican Chemical SOciety and the American Electrochemical Society. The member’s badge obtained at the registration aesk will admit him a t all times. The American Chemical Society, the Chemists’ Club, The American Institute of Mining Engineers, the American Electrochemical Society, and the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry will all have booths a t the Exposition.
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The Bureau of Mines is preparing an elaborate working exhibit. The Bureau of Commercial Economics is collaborating in arrangements for a motion picture program. Two other features of the Exposition that have been added this year are a large “Southern Opportunity Section,” showing the opportunities that await the chemist in our South, and a section for the “Paper and Pulp Industry” composed of materials and machinery used in the manufacture of paper and other related products. The American Electrochemical Society have planned a very interesting program and will open their meeting on Thursday, September 2 8 , with a “Made in America” technical session devoted to a review of American progress in the electrochemical industry. The official opening of the American Chemical Society Meeting will take place a t the Horace hfann Auditorium, Columbia University, on Tuesday morning, September 26. The provisional program of the A. C. s. Meeting is as follows: MOKDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Affernoon: Official Opening of Exposition: Addresses by Dr. C. H . Herty, Dr. F. A. J. Fitzgerald and Dr. A. B. Daniels.
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Council Meeting, Chemists’ Club. Council Dinner, Chemists’ Club. Council Meeting, Chemists’ Club.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 .I.lovning:
General Meeting of the Society a t Horace Mann huditorium, Columbia University. Addresses of Welcome by Health Commissioner Emerson of the City of New York and President Butler of Columbia University. Response b y President Herty, Followed b y General Papers Afternoon: Public Meeting, Horace Mann Auditorium, Columbia University. Addresses (speakers lo be announced) Presidential address by Dr. Herty. Eaening: Reception a t Hotel Astor. Members American Electrochemical Society invited.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Morning:
Divisional Meetings, Columbia University. Symposium on Colloids (Theoretical). Affernoon: Industrial Conference, Chemists’ Club, “American Dyestuffs Manufacture.” Industrial Conference, Grand Central Palace, “Steel Alloy Metals: Electric Steel.”
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Divisional Meetings, Columbia University. Symposium on Colloids (Applied). Afternoon: Industrial Conference, Chemists’ Club, “Industrial lilcohol, Acetone and Formic -4cid.” Industrial Conference, Grand Central Palace, “American-Made Glassware and Porcelain. ’’ Evening: Invitation Smoker of American Electrochemical Society.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBSR 29
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Divisional Meetings, Columbia University, Symposium on Occupational Disesses in Chemical Trades. Industr:al Conference, Grand Central Palace, “American Pulp and Paper Manufacture.” Aflcrnoon: Joint Industrial Conference with American Pulp and Paper Association, Grand Central Palace, “American Pulp and Paper Manufacture.” Industrial Conference, Chemists’ Club, “Medicinal Chemicals ” Euening: Subscription Banquet a t Waldorf-Astoria, members and wives $3.50. Guests a t cost (about $7.00). Members American Electrochemical Society and Technical Association American Pulp and Paper Industry invited, with cost same as t o members American Chemical Society.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
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Meetings of Divisions. Industrial Conference, Chemists’ Club, “Oils and Motor Fuels.” Industrial Conference, Grand Central Palace, “Miscellaneous Chemical Industries: Convertibility of Plant.” Exposition closes a t Grand Central Palace a t 11 P.M.
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T H E JOLlRNAL OF I N D U S T R I A L A N D ENGINEERING C H E M I S T R Y
DIVISIONAL AND SECTIONAL PROGRAMS
The usual meetings will be held by all of the Divisions with the following special program: Joint Symposium on Colloids by the Biochemical, Physical and Inorganic, and Industrial Divisions-two mornings. Symposium on Occupational Diseases in the Chemical Trades by the Division of Industrial Chemists and Chemical Engineers. Prof. Charles Baskerville, head of the department of chemistry in the College of the City of New York, will preside. T h e symposium will consider the chemical trades, prophylaxis in chemical industry, diseases incidental t o work in aniline and other coal-tar products, cedar lumber, mines and explosives, and will be followed with a general discussion by the leading authorities of the country: These will include Drs. W. Gilman Thompson, F. L. Hofman, J. Pi. Schereshewsky, G. P. Adamson, H. K. Benson, W. A. Lynott. Alice Hamilton and Mr. J. B. A4ndrews. The Section of Rubber Chemistry, which has held no meeting since the meeting a t Cincinnati, will gather for papers and a general conference on the progress of the Chemistry of India Rubber. T h e Section will be under the chairmanship of Mr. L. E. Weber, with Mr. J. B. Tuttle as secretary. PAPERS FOR THE MEETING
All titles for papers should be in the Secretary’s hands on or before September 11; or in the hands of the secretaries of divisions on or before Septcmber g, with the exception of the Physical and Inorganic Division, for which titles of papers should have reached the divisional secretary by September I , and the Secretary of the Division of Industrial Chemists and Chemical Engineers on or before September j . The Division of Industrial Chemists and Chemical Engineers have voted that the titles of all papers shall be sent to the Secretary of the Division, which title should be accompanied by an abstract; that any title sent without an abstract shall not be printed in the program, and that the time limit for the presentation shall be j minutes, unless special arrangements are made with the Secretary of the Division. The Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry have voted that a committee of three, consisting of James Kendall, Belgrade Lakes, Maine, Secretary of the Division, W. D. Bancroft, 7 East Avenue, Ithaca, N. Y., and Colin G. Fink, 33 Carleton Street, East Orange, N. J., be appointed to arrange the program of the Division for the September meeting; that no paper exceeding j minutes in length shall be read before the Division, unless an abstract is received by the Committee and approved by them, and that no member shall present more than one paper before the Division unless an abstract of each paper be received and approved by the Committee. B y vote of the Council no papers m a y be presented at the meeting, titles for which are not printed on the jinal program. If any member sending in a paper does not expect to attend the meeting, he should put the words “By Title” on his announcement, so that members may understand in advance that the paper will not be read.
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quested t o send an abstract not exceeding 2 0 0 words t o Mr. Allen Rogers, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y . It is hoped that all members will aid the Society by so doing. A copy of the abstract should be retained by the member and handed to the Secretary of the special division before which the paper is to be presented in New York. Such abstracts will be printed in Science. Members will especially note that by vote of the Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry and the Division of Industrial Chemists and Chemical Engineers, papers cannot be presented before these divisions unless abstracts are in the hands of the secretary of the division as before stated, in time to have the abstract passed upon before the paper is put on the program. ENTERTAINMENT O F THE LADIES
The Committee headed by Mrs. I,. H. Baekeland is actively a t work arranging the program for the pleasure of visiting ladies a t the time of the meeting. Ladies may come with the assurance that everything will be done for their comfort and pleasure. Details will be found in the final program RAILROAD RATES
No special reduced fares have been granted for the meeting. No special cars will be provided from any points by the general secretary. Special cars may, however, be arranged for by the secretaries of local sections, if desired. HOTELS
The following list of hotels, with rates, was taken from a recent publication. There are, however, plenty of hotels in hTew York City-really first-class hotels that you never heard of-where you can be very comfortable a t reasonable rates. If you wish special information, write to the Chairman of the Hotel Committee. ROOMS ROOMS WITH BATH WITHOUT BATH LOCATION DOUBLESIXGLEDOUBLE SINGLE 59 West 44th St. $3.50 $2.50 43rd St. & B’way 4.00 up 3.00 up $3.00 $2.00 up 42nd St. & P a r k Ave. 4.00 up 3.50 up 3.50 up 2.50 up 43rd St. & Madison Ave. 5.50 up 4.00 xnn Breslin 4.00 2.00 1.50 29th St. & B’way 4.00 up 2.on UP 2.00 up 1.00 up 31st St. & B’way Grand 3.00 up 2.00 up 2.00 up 1.50 up 42nd St. & B’way Hermitage 4.00 up 2.00 up 3.00 up 1.50 UP 32nd St. & B’way Imperial 5.50 up 3.00 up 4.50 up 2.00 up 42nd St. & B’way Knickerbocker 4.00 UD 2.50 up 3.00 up 2.00 up 34th St. & B’wav McAlpin Manhattan 42nd St. & Maaison Ave. 5.00 up 3.50 2.50 3.50 up 2.50 up 2.50 up 1.50 up Martinique 32nd St. & B’way Monticello 35 W. 64th St. 2.00 up 1.25 up 2.00 up 1.50 up Park Avenue 32nd St. & P a r k Ave. 4.00 3.00 Plaza 58th St. & F i f t h Ave. 5 00 up 3.50 up Prince George 28th St. & F i f t h Ave. 4.00 up 2.00 up Seville 29th St. & Madison Ave. 3.00 up 2.50 1.50 2.50 Waldorf-Astoria 34th St. &FifthAve. 5.00 up 3.50 up 4.00 up 2.50 up 4 West 31st St. 5.00 2.00 up Wolcott 2.50 NAME Algonquin Astor Belmont Biltmore
ADDRESSES OF DIVISIONAL AND SECTIONAL SECRETARIES
Agricultural and Food Chemistry:
G. F. Mason, H . J. Heinz Com-
pany, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Biological Chemistry:
I. K. Phelps, Bureau of Chemistry, Wash-
ington, D . C.
Fertilizer Chemistry: F. B. Carpenter, Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, Richmond, Va.
Industrial Chemists and Chemical Engineers: S . H. Salisbury, Jr., Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, Pa. Organic Chemistry: H. L. Fisher, Landing, N. J . Pharmaceutical Chemistry: G. D. Beal. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. Physical and Inorganic Chemistvy: James Kendall, Belgrade Lakes, Maine. Rubber Chemistry Section: J . B. Tuttle, Bureau of Standards. Washington, D. C. Water Sewage and Sanitation: H . P. Corson, U. S. Public Health Service, Grove City, Pa. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS
In order that the meeting may receive due and correct notice by the New York Press, every member sending a paper is re-
FINAL PROGRAM
The final and complete program will be sent on or September 18 to all members signifying their intention tending the meeting, t o the secretaries of sections, to the cil, and to all members making special request therefore Secretary’s office. 8100 MEMBERS
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At the time of the Urbana Meeting, the Secretary started a campaign to obtain a membership of 8,000 this year. The Secretary already has 8,100 members. Owing to this great increase, journals for the early part of the year can no longer be sent to new members, but the Secretary has been authorized to begin membership for the present year with July I on the basis of payment of Sj.00 t o January I , 1917, with journals from July up to that time and regular yearly dues beginning thereafter.
