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

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