SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN 349 ments. I am sure that I shall have no difficulties with that. I shall take full advantage of every opportunity to continue my asso- ciation with the SOCIETY as a group and with the members individually. Photo courtesy "Drug Trade News" Figure 1.--Dr. G. Robert Clark (right) receives honorary mem- bership in T• Society or Cosyretro C•tmSTS from the hands of President E.G. McDonough. Dr. Clark, who heads the Cosmetic Division of the Food and Drug Administration, was given this award at a luncheon of the SociEtY last May. SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN ARRANGEMENTS for the Fall and Winter meetings are pro- gressing. The honorary secretary, Mr. H. Holmes, advises that Hackney Technical College is taking enroll- ment for the first- and second-year courses in cosmetics. It is ex- pected that a third-year course will be instituted next year. The British edition of the Society's journal is in print and should have been received by the members of the world wide Society, by the time these words are in print. The Society held a Golf Com- petition, the results of which will be announced at the next regular meeting.

CHICAGO SECTION NEWS THE Ju•E meeting of the Chicago Chapter of THE SOCIETY or COSME*iC CHEMIS*S was held on Tuesday, June 12th. The speaker of the evening was Dr. William Colburn of Colburn Laboratories. Dr. Colburn's paper was titled "Identification and Iso- lation of Emulsifiers." His subject covered not only emulsifiers in the strictest sense but also included other surface-active agents used in cosmetics. Methods for quantita- tive analysis of such materials were presented. After the summer vacation recess the Chicago Chapter resumed its regular monthly dinner meetings on Tuesday, September 11th, at Hen- rici's Restaurant in the Merchan- dise Mart, with dinner at 6:30 p.m. The paper presented tied in with Dr. Colburn's presentation last June on "Emulsifiers." The speaker of the evening was Herbert L. Sanders Ph.D., technical director of Ninol Laboratories, who spoke on "Rating the Surfactants." The regular October meeting was held on October 16th. Dr. Sylvia Kramer, Technical Director of Mar- celle Cosmetics, Inc., presented a paper titled "Lipstick Sensitivity Within the Concept of Allergic Reactions." NECROLOGY DR. CuR, P. WIMMER, pio- neer in cosmetic education, chairman of the Medal Award Committee of THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEM- iSTS and former professor and associate dean of the College of Pharmacy of Columbia University, died September 9th in the Horace Harding Hospital, Queens, Long Island, N.Y., at the age of 72 years. Dr. Wimmer was born in Sal- zungen, Germany, and came to this country as a boy. He was graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 1902 and in 1904 received his doctor's degree in pharmacy. In 1927 he was awarded an honorary master's de- gree by the University of Connecti- cut for his work in organizing the Connecticut College of Pharmacy. In August of this year he was elected honorary president of the Ameri- can Pharmaceutical Assn. He was also honorary president and life member of the New York 350