Apr., 1919
r
T H E J O U R N A L OF I N D U S T R I A L A N D ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
369
SCIENTIFIC SOCIFTIES
SPRING MEETING AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY EXCURSIONS BUFFALO, N. Y., APRIL 7 TO 11, 1 9 1 9 Excursions are being arranged for Friday, April 11, to inThe Spring Meeting of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY will clude the works of Pratt and Lambert, paint and varnish be held with the Western New York Section in Buffalo, April makers; Spencer Kellogg Sons and Company, linseed oil crushers; 7 to 11, inclusive. There is every prospect that the meeting the Lackawanna Steel Company ; the Larkin Company; and the will be one of the largest ever held by the AMERICAN CHEMICAL Municipal Laboratories and Water Purification Works. SOCIETY as unusual interest has developed in problems of reAlternative to these an all-day excursion to Niagara Falls is construction, in the future utilization of war-time products, planned, including visit to power plant, luncheon at the in heretofore secret information on chemistry warfare that can Chamber of Commerce, pictures and exhibits of Niagara Falls now be released, in the development of a comprehensive com- products, drive along the Gorge, and visit to the Canadian side pendia of the literature of chemistry, and in many other prob- and Victoria Park. lems which the Buffalo Meeting will consider. A large number of DIVISIONAL PROGRAMS chemists who have already signified their intention to be present The usual meetings will be held by all the Divisions, except assures also an unusual opportunity for meeting and discussing chemical problems with chemists who have been closdy in the Fertilizer Division, and by the Rubber Chemistry Section, with the following special program: touch with the nation’s affairs. THE DIVISION O F INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTS AND CHEMICAL ENGIAlso, the Western New York Section is making arrangements NEERS will make a special effort on papers on the probable fufor interesting excursions to industrial plants of importance. Note carefully some of the important plants to be visited as ture of those chemicals whieh have been abnormally stimulated during the war and on the library of the industrial laboratory, outlined in this preliminary announcement. THE PHARMACEUTICAL DIVISION announces a symposium on The Society and hotel headquarters will be a t the Statler “The Possibilities in Drug Research.” Hotel, where registration will take place beginning a t 3 P.M., THE RUBBER CHEMISTRY SECTION will apply for permission Monday, April 7. Information Bureau will be located a t the to organize at this meeting as a Division. hotel and competent guides placed a t all railroad stations. ENTERTAINMENT O F LADIES CHAIRMEN OF LOCAL COMMITTEES Executive and Program-C. G. Derick A committee is preparing an interesting program for the Finance-J. F. Schoellkopf pleasure of the visiting ladies. Details will be found in the Registration and Information-E. K . Strachan final program. Arrnngements for Meetings-D. H . Childs Excursions and Exhibits-W. H. Watkins PAPERS FOR THE MEETlNG Niagara Falls Excursion-A. M. Williamson THE DIVISION O F INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTS AND CHEMICAL ENGIHotels-John A. Miller NEERS have voted that the titles of all papers shall be sent to Smoker-F. A. Lidbury Banquet-Walter Wallace the Secretary of the Division, which title must be accompanied Niagara Falls Exhibit-F. S. Low by an abstract, even if short; that any title sent without an Publicity-H. G. Saunders abstract shall not be printed in the program; and that the time Invitation-D. W. Sowers limit for the presentation shall be 5 minutes, unless special Entcrfainment of Ladies--Mrs. J. F. Schoellkopf, Jr. Clulw-D. C. Howard arrangements are made with the Secretary of the Division. GENERAL PROGRAM B y vote of the Council to 9apers m a y be presented at the meeting, MONDAY, APRIL 7 titles f o r which are not printed on the final p o g r a m . 4:OO P.ar.-Council Meeting a t the University Club, Delaware Avenue “By Title” should be,placed on the announcement of any and Allen Street. Dinner for the Council as guests of the paper where the author is to be absent, so that members may Western New York Section a t 6:30 P.M. understand in advance that the paper will not be read. TUESDAY, APRIL 8 9:30 A.ni.-General Meeting, Hotel Statler. “The Future of American ADDRESSES OF DIVISIONAL SECRETARIES
Chemical Industry,” by Wm. H. Nichols, President, American Chemical Society. (One other general address to be announced.) 2:30 P.&i.-General Symposium on the “Chemistry and Technology of Mustard Gas.“ Wilder D. Bancroft, Chairman. Numerous interesting papers are ,offered. These will take up the whole of the afternoon of Tuesday and may continue on Wednesday morning in the Biological, Physical and Inorganic, and Organic Divisions. 8:15 smok smoker, Hotel Statler. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 Divisional Meetings-9:30 A.M. to 1 P.M. and 2 : 3 0 to S:30 P.M., atl’echnical High School. 1:15 P.M.-Buffet luncheon a t Technical High School. 6:OO dinn dinner t o Council a t Canisius College. 8 :30 p.M.-At Hutchinson High School-Public Address, “A Chemical Story,” by Edgar F. Smith, Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. THURSDAY, APRIL 10 9:30 A.M. to 1 p.na.-Divisional Meetings. 1:15 buff buffet luncheon a t Technical High School. 1 :30 excursion. National Aniline & Chemical Co., Buffalo Foundry & Machine Co., and tour of the city. 7:OO P.w:.-Banquet. The capacity of the hall requires that only 400 tickets be issued. Dinner will be served a t small tables aggregating from 6 to 8. The local committees will arrange to make reservation for parties on application a t the registration desk.
Agricultural and Food Chemistry: T. J. Bryan, 4100 Filmore St., Chicago, Ill. Biological Chemistry: R. A. Gortner, University of Minnesota, University Farm, St. Paul, Minn. Fertilizer Chemistry: H. C. Moore, Armour Fertilizer Works, Atlanta, Ga. (Will not meet.) Industrial Chemists and Chemical Engineers: H. E. Howe, 30 Charles River Road, Cambridge, Mass. Organic Chemistry: Harry I,. Fisher, Columbia University, New York City. Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Geo. D. Beal, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. Physical and Inorganic Chemistry: W. A. Patrick, The Terraces, Mt. Washington, Md. Water, Sewage and Sanitation Chemistry: W. W. Skinner, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D C. Section of Rubber Chemistry: W. H. Smith, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. ABSTRACTS O F PAPERS
In order that the meeting may receive due and correct notice in the public press, every member presenting a paper is requested to send an abstract to the Secretary, Box 505, Washington, D. C. The amount of publicity given to the meeting
T H E J O U R N A L OF I N D U S T R I A L A N D E N G I N E E R I N G C H E M I S T R Y
370
and to the individual papers will entirely depend upon the degree to which members cooperate in observing this request. A copy of the abstract should he retained by the member and handed to the secretary of the special division before which the paper is to be presented in Buffalo. Short abstracts will be printed in Science. HOTELS
The following list of Buffalo hotels, with rates, is for your information. Write direct to the hotel to secure your reservation. Hotel headquarters will be a t the Statler Hotel. NAME Broezel. Genesee. Iroquois.. Lafayette.. Lenox Markeen McLeod’s.. Men’s Statler.. Touraine..
Rooms with Bath Double Single $2.50 up
...... ...... . . . . .$4.00 . . . . up 4.50 up ... 4 . 5 0 up
......... 4 . 0 0 up ...... 3.50 up ... 3.00 up ............. ...... 5 0 up .... 43..OO up
5: 20 up 3 .OO up
2.50 up 2.00 up 1 . S O up
3:Oo up 2.00 up
Rooms without Bath Double Single $1.50 up 1.50 up i:oo u p 2.00 up 3.50 u p 2.00 up
$2.50 up
i:ii u p 2 . 0 0 up
i:io up
....
i:ii up 1.00 up
0 . 7 5 up 2 . 0 0 UP
....
FINAL PROGRAM
The final program will be sent to all members signifying their intention of attending the meeting, to the secretaries of sections, to the Council, to members of the Western New York Section, and to all members making special request therefor to the Secretary’s office.
Vol.
11,
No. 4
A communication from I,. H. Baekeland was presented regarding a proposal received from the Soci&6 de Chimie Industrielle as to a federation oE chemical societies in Paris and a request from the Society to meet in Paris this coming April, especially inviting the President of the Society to be present. The President stated that it was impossible for him to go and it was decided that certain members of our Society now in France be invited to attend the meeting, if held, for the purpose of information only and to yeport back to the Council.
AMERICAN ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY The American Electrochemical Society will meet in Rumford Hall, Chemists’ Club, Kew York City, April 3 to 5 , 1919. The annual business meeting and election of officers will take place Thursday morning, April 3 , and will be followed by a technical session for the discussion of papers. The afternoon will be devoted to the same purpose. I n the evening there will be an illustrated lecture by W. S. Landis on “The Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitric Acid.” Friday, April 4,will be devoted to the symposium on “Released Information.” On Saturday, April 5 , there will be an all-day trip to Perth Amboy and vicinity. the following plants being accessible t o visitors: American Smelting and Refining Co., Roessler and Hasslacher Chemical Co., United Lead Co., and Raritan Copper Works.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
PROGRAM OF PAPERS
Notes on Electrostatic Precipitation. H. D. BRALEY. A Process for Electrically Refining Nickel. G. A. GUESS. The Advisory Committee of the AMERICANCREM~CAL Principles of Inductive Heating with High Frequency Currents. E. F. SOCIETY met at the residence of Dr. Wm. H. Nichols, 420 Park NORTHRUP. Avenue, New York City, a t 4:30 o’clock, February 28, Uranium. GUSTAVEGIN. 1919. Remarkable Pitting of Electroplating. 0. P. WATTS. Among the many matters of special interest presented to Electroplating on Iron from Copper Sulfate Solution. 0. P. WATTS. the Committee was a communication received from the National Nelson Electrolytic Chlorine Cell. C. F. CARRIER. Research Council asking the appointment of nine representa- Electrolytic Silver and Gold Refining at Perth Amboy. G. G. GEIS-
tives of the AMERICANCHEMICALSOCIETYon its Chemistry Section. The Committee on behalf of the Council voted to accept the invitation of the National Research Counril and the responsibilities involved. The following nine subdivisions were adopted as a basis of appointment: 1-Organic (Industrial, Dyes, Expfosives, etc.) 2-General Organic 3-Colloid and Photographic 4-General Industrial
5-Mberal and Inorganic &-Biological (Food. Agriculture) 7-Physical aud Theoretical 8-Analytical 9-Pharmaceutical
The men selected to represent the Society were as follows: C. I,. Alsberg W. D. Bancroft C. G. Derick
J. M. Francis E. C. Franklin W.F. Hillebrand
John Johnston Julius Stieglitz J. E. Teeple
A communication to President Nichols from the Editor of Chemical Abstracts regarding proposals being made for further cotiperation with foreign journals in abstract matters was considered. It was voted by the Advisory Committee that in their opinion, this matter was clearly within the province of the Editor of Chemical Abstracts and that he was authorized to take such action or no action as he saw fit so long as he retained the control of Chemical Abstracts and did not involve the Society in unauthorized expenditure. An invitation from the National Foreign Trade Council to appoint delegates to the 6th National Foreign Trade Convention a t Chicago, April 24 to 26, 1919, was accepted, and Messrs. T. A. Grasselli, Wm. Hoskins, I,. V. Redman, and T.B. Wagner were appointed.
WOLD
Improving the Quality of Gray Iron by the Electric Furnace.
G. IC.
ELLIOTT. The Electrk Furnace in the Steel Foundry. W. E. MOORE. Power Production for Electrochemical Purposes. C. S. COOK. Symposium on Released Information Edgewood Arsenal. W. H. WALKER. An Electrolytic Process for the Production of Sodium Permanganate from Ferromanganese. R. E. WILSONAND W. G. HORSCH. Silicon Tetrachloride. 0. HUTCHINS. The Role Played by Silicon and Titanium Tetrachlorides during the Past War. G.A. RICHTER. Portable Electric Filter for Smoke and Bacteria. A. B. LAMB. The Preparation of Fluorine. W. I,. ARGO,F. C. MATHERS,B. HumsTON AND C. 0. ANDERSON. Lead Plating of Shell Interiors and Boosters. A. G. REEVE Electric Furnace Manufacture of Silicomanganese. B. G. KLUGH. Electric Furnaces Used in the Production of Essential War Materials. T. F. BAILY. Chemical War Secrets and Releasing Manufacturers’ Reports. E GUDEMAN.
CALENDAR OF MEETINGS American Electrochemical Society-Thirty-fifth General Meeting, Rumford Hall, Chemists’ Club, New York City, April 3 to 5 , 1919. American Chemical SocietySpring Meeting, Hotel Statler, Buffalo, N. Y.,April 7 to 11, 1919. National Foreign Trade Council-Sixth National Foreign Trade Convention, Congress Hotel, Chicago, Ill., April 24 to 26, 1919.
