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

BOOK REVIEWS 351 State Pharmaceutical Assn., and president of the New York Academy of Pharmacy. He was also editor of the New York State Pharmacist. In 1946 he retired after 40 years of service on the faculty of the College of Pharmacy of Columbia University and 18 years as associate dean. His contribution to the cosmetic industry was notable. He was the first to offer scientific courses in the manufacture of cosmetics and many men now in important po- sitions in the industry took his eve- ning courses in the early twenties. These were continued until he re- tired, when others carried on the work. He was mayor of Ocean Beach on Fire Island where he was a Summer resident for 45 years. He was the author of many scien- tific articles and was formerly a contributing editor of the •lmeri- can Perfumer. He is survived by his widow, a son, a daughter, and a sister in Munich, Germany. (Courtesy .¾merican Perf umer) BOOK REVIEWS BEEsw^x, by H. H. Root, 154 pages, illustrated and indexed. Size $1/2 X 8a/4 inches. Chemical Pub- lishing Co., Inc., Brooklyn 2, N.Y., 1951. Price $4.75. The author devotes 43 pages to the origins and history of beeswax, tracing man's knowledge from the earliest day to the present. Bee cultivation, extraction, and bleach- ing of beeswax are adequately re- viewed. In quoting from three different books, two of which are well-known cosmetic books, the author covers the subject of cos- metics quite well. His coverage of pharmaceutical uses of beeswax are not as good. Finally, the use of beeswax in candles is reviewed in 6 pages, which seems inadequate to this reviewer. The author appears to know con- siderably more about raising bees and making beeswax than he does about its use in industry. There is no comparison of the several best known and most commonly used beeswaxes on the civilized markets of the world with the relative merits of the one compared to the other. Those in the cosmetic industry know how origin affects emulsion stability and smoothness in cold cream, for instance. Adulteration and its detection in beeswax is only sketchily covered. No typographical errors were noted. The book seems over- priced but is well made and easy to read. In spite of the weakness of the book in parts--which will no doubt be overcome in future edi- tions-you will want to add it to your library.--M.G.DEN. PARFUMERIE ET COSMETOLOGIE, by Pierre Velon, size 51/4 X 81/4 inches, 75 pages, illustrated. Presses Documentaires, Paris, France, 1951. In French. Price 365 Francs. This pleasant booklet is based on the lectures of the author given at