CITATION • 145 who prefers to be progressive come what may. Blessed with a charming personal- ity, generous in all ways, no wonder his friends are legion. His loyalty to his friends and co-workers never falters. His honesty, intellectually, in all dealings, is demonstrated daily. His integrity of character has simply never been questioned. Ed deNavarre commands the sound respect of all who know him, and know of him. Conversely deNavarre's works are read by foreign scientists and in- dustry technicians in most every country where cosmetics are used-- or raw materials are produced. He is consistently quoted in the trade and technical journals of many countries. What he is--character-wise--the basis of much of his accomplish- ments may well be credited to the sterling qualities and strong sound principles of his proud parents, his estimable mother and father--to whom Ed has consistently at all times observed the maxim--"Honor thy father and thy mother." As one who has worked and lived intimately and closely with Ed over a period of 17 years, I feel I can speak of him as I have without prejudice. My purpose is to draw a word pic- ture of' the man. May I conclude, concerning de- Navarre, the man, whom I am proud to claim as a close personal and help- ful friend, I am supremely happy to congratulate him before this com- pany, as a real 100% citizen of the world, honored tonight by THe, SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS with the Medal Award for the year 1951. Truly,/tonors seek the man. CITATION (BY PRESIDENT McDoNouo•) "Thank you Dr. Dahle, Dr. Klarmann, and Mr. Wright. As Dr. Klarmann admitted, it was he who appointed Ed deNavarre to serve on the Medal Award Com- mittee which so effectively blocked Ed from proper consideration. One of my first duties as your president was to inform Ed deNavarre that he would not be reappointed to serve on the Medal Award Committee. "It is not often that a person pre- si'des at two Medal Award Dinners. Last year due to the absence of your president, I, as your vice-president, had the honor of presenting the award to Dr. Kunz. This year the privilege of awarding the medal carries a double significance because coupled with the honor is a personal pleasure of presenting this medal to a friend of many years. He is a most worthy recipient. We are all so familiar with his contributions that we did not need the most in- teresting addresses of Dr. Klarmann

146 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS and Mr. Wright as justification for our action. "Maison deNavarre, as president of THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEM- iSTS, and Ed, as a personal friend, it gives me much pleasure to present on behalf of THE SOCIETY OF COS- METIC CHEMISTS this medal to you in recognition fi•r outstanding con- tribution to the art and science of cosllletics." Prc4dcnt \Icl)onough (left presenting the Medal to *laison (L den av arre. THE MEDALIST'S ADDRESS •'OR •BOUT 20 years, and to the best of my ability, I have tried to make my contributions to the advantage of cosmetic chemists and the whole cosmetic cause. But tonight, you, my fellow chemists of the industry have turned the tables on me by giving me your greatest gift, the Medal Award. I am truly humble and quite overwhelmed. In expressing my undying grad- rude to all who have contributed in any way toward my selection for this distinguished honor, I am kee•ly aware of my own unworthiness. So to me, this award is an incentive for a continuance of my work rather than a recognition for past accom- plishments. In accepting this honor, I ac- knowledge the efforts of co- workers at Cosmetic Ixtboratories, Inc., Beauty Counselors, lnc., The dmerican Peruser, my fellow mem- bers of this Soc•xv, and the many