64 JOURNAL OF' THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS "Colors and Cosmetics" for use by all regulatory men. So, there is cdmparatively little published work under Dan Dahle's name. Nor has he published a book. But if all the work he fostered and directed were put together, it would be more than one book. His assistants were so well tutored that indust.ry has taken several of his best men, one being here tonight to do homage to his fc•rmer "boss." backed by a trio who were in W.P.B. to win the war first and to disrupt civilian industry as little as possible. The trio consisted of Dahle, Wil- liams, and Pacini. Then tempered thinking followed. After some eight monthsl--very criti- cal months if you remember--Dr. Dahle went back to the F.D.A. to continue regulatory work, only after he had left his stamp on the pattern of the Cosmetic Section of W.P.B. (Left to right) Maison G. deNavarre, Dan Dahle, and Emil Klar- mann pose after the ceremony When the war broke out, the nation's .very life was at stake. Some thought cosmetics should be completely done away with during the early days of the War Produc- tion Board. All the cosmetic in- •lustry wanted was what was left after the war effort had been satis- fied. The industry felt that if it was ingenious enough to carry on without essential ingredients, then it should be allowed to do so. That was radical thinking. But it was If never before, the cosmetic in- dustry now realized that it had a champion for its cause when it was right. ' During the entire term as Chief of the Cosmetic Division, the cos- metic industry gave him complete co-operation. Confidence was mu- tual. One could almost see Steve Mayham's footprints in the De- partment of Agriculture Building corr. idors leading to Room 2163, and later to Room 4807. Steve was

FIRST HONORARY MEMBERSHIP PRESENTATION 65 there often, working out points of friction between the industry and the Cosmetic Division. That is the way it should always be and that is the way it was. To show how complete was the industry's co-operation, let me cite that during his term as Acting Chief and Chief of the Cosmetic Division, there resulted in that eight years sense of humor. After leaving the office at night, he, like many of us, would stop to get some groceries and a newspaper. Then the bus away from the H/ashington Merry- Go-Round to Takoma Park and home. After dinner, he would most likely be found in the basement at woodworking. Like all of his countrymen, Dan Dahle could also Past-President deNavarre describing Dan Dahle, the scientist, the regulatory official, and the man. Seated (left to right) E.G. Klarmann and Irwin Shupe some 175 legal actions, about 100 of them occurring during the first two years. One quarter of these actions came under the "drug provision" of the Act. That is something to be proud of. One would think that after his harrowing days as a regulatory offi- cial, Dan Dahle would be a bundle of nerves. Nothing was further from the truth he always had a make things with his hands. There was plenty of yard to keep trim too, but apparently not enough to shape him up for golf. According to his own words, he plays Civil War golf, which means that he rarely breaks a hundred, and likely as not, goes a wee bit over. A few months ago, a leading manufacturer convinced Dan Dahle that he could fulfill more of his