272 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS type, of a biotic type, of the antibiotic type, and last but not least, the hormones. Is it not pos- sible that some or most of them, when used in minute quantities, in quantities proved to be of no thera- peutic value for the many illnesses for which they are specifically de- scribed, may lend themselves to application in the creation of new and improved type of creams and toilet preparations not hitherto known, and which may exercise a beneficial effect on the human skin and on the human body about which we have not thought before, but which could not possibly bring those preparations within the scope of drugs. Their beneficial effect may well be ascribed to the faith of the user, and to nature's co-opera- tion in all psychological influences, the results of whilch are sometimes astonishing. Most of you surely remember the theories of the well- known Frenchman, Dr. CouP and almost every religion can point to cures of the sick, healing of the ills, which faith alone can explain. I do not expect the cosmetic chemist, the cosmetic industry, to get involved as deeply as the few examples I have given might indi- cate, but there is a real field, a no man's land which seems to me is open to us. There is a good pos- sibility that here will be found a line of demarcation clearly drawn between a cosmetic that contains enough of a chemical, or of chemi- cals, that have proved therapeutic action, since they are used in quan- tities as described by medical sci- ence. And there is a field in the line of cosmetics which uses amounts so small of certain chemicals which are known to have no therapeutic ac- tion, according to the standard set by the medical profession, but may have a psychological value, and may convey such a value to the user, thus making it a beneficial cosmetic preparation for the human skin and the human body. How far such theories could find practical application cannot be fore- seen. Only the future will divulge it to those who search for it. Per- haps cosmetics will then go further than.just skin deep, and will make a major contribution toward the final goal of the telefinalist, the creation of a perfect world and a perfect human being. CHICAGO SECTION NEWS THv. VIRST 1951 meeting of the Chicago Chapter was held on Tuesday, January 9th, at Henrici's Restaurant in the Merchandise Mart at 6:30 p.m., where all meetings will be held during 1951. Reports covering the December meetings held in New York by THV. SOCIETY of COSMETICS CHEMISTS and the Toilet Goods Association were rendered by Eugene Rose and Wm. H. Lien

CHICAGO SECTION NEWS 275 The new program chairman, Her- man J. White, presented an out- line of the proposed program for the coming year. The February 13th meeting had as guest speaker, Dr. Cleveland J. White, Chairman and Professor of Dermatology at Loyola University, medal winner of the American Academy of Dermatology and Syphilology, author of about 160 papers in the field of Dermatology, and contributor to three textbooks. The title of his talk was "What the Cosmetic Chemist Should Know About Allergic Dermatosis." Dr. Austin Smith, Editor of the yourhal of the ?lrnerican Medical ?lssociation was presented with his certificate of honorary membership in the Soc•.x¾ by Maison G. de- Navarre. The guest speaker of the March 13th meeting was H. W. Zussman of the Alrose Chemical Company, Providence, Rhode Island. His paper was entitled "The Foaming Properties of Surface-Active Agents" and was illustrated by slides. The April meeting was the once-a- year event when the chemists leave their highly specialized technical subjects for aspects of the cosmetic industry which have more general interest. It's "Ladies Night" when the wives (and husbands) of the cosmetic chemists were ifivited. The guest speaker was a nation- ally known beauty-fashion author- ity, Mrs. Sarah T. Lee, beauty edi- tor of Harper's Bazaar, whose talk was titled "The Romantic Survival in Beauty and Fashion." BRITISH SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Annual General Meeting THE ANNUAL General Meet- ing was held on May 4, 1951, with the following elections to the Coun- cil: Chairman, F. V. Wells Vice- Chairman, J. Bather Hon. Secre- tary, H. Holmes Hon. Treasurer, E. Polan Ordinary Members of Council--F. Arkins, H. W. Avis, R. T. Dobson, Dr. A. W. Middle- ton, and J. Pickthall. This council is now the Council for the year 1951- 1952. Other items at the Annual Gen- eral Meeting were presentation of Balance Sheet, together with Hon. Treasurer's report, chairman's re- port on the year, a motion to revise the constitution, rules and •'egula- tions, the JOURNAL, and one or two minor items such as ideas for future meetings. REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THE BRxxxsH Socxv. x¾ The chairman of the Society, F. V. Wells, then proceeded with his "Report on the Progress of the Society," the salient points of which were as follows: (a) That there had been a steady