. 'i•: ... -'.:. ---.:' .. ,:-.. - •..• :' '•....r: '.:: : - - ::'"*:'.*":i'•'. ? :.,-':'- "-. '"'::" .' t,..:,.." .:-: .'"'" .•-., _- .:•:•:.' i' '- /" '"- ½• ' ,',• '•' .• i'. • :•½'•':•-.?'.'•.. •,,, .."•.'-'.• . . . ,d'.. •... •-•:' "•'}' •: •"•::" ..... ,*• "•' '"" "'*"' .... '"• "' .!•,' • • '"'•' ,. ? •" ,. : E:•'.!i..'. -' ..,:, ::..::, ,,, ', :- '., :. - - :: .,,,. ' - ,........ , • ".. ß --,• .... ......,........-. ,, . :...7.:..•,,::. :•.., • .:'•, ,...,•--..- . ,•..,,......• ......., ..:.. ,?i.,...,:, L :•: : :i'll '•" ' !"• ' " ....... ' !?.,.. .................... ,. ," .." ... :..::. ..' .... . .. .. :./::? :.:'-' .: CONTRIBUTORS TO TECHNICAL SESSIONS, SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Some of the speakers who contributed to the technical sessions of the SociE•rv or Cos- •E•r•c C•Ems•rs at the regular Spring Meeting held at the Hotel Liltmore, New York City, on May 14, 1954, reading in the usual order, they are from left to right: front row--Walter J. Hamburger, Raymond Stevens, and D. W. Brookfield back row--W. C. Griffin, Gerald Oster, R. S. Manly, and Norman Rosenthal. CHICAGO SECTION NEWS AT T}•E ANNUAL "Ladies Night" meeting on April 13, 1954, Dr. Llewellyn Heard, research chemist for the Standard Oil Company, gave a lecture demonstration of "Fire Magic," illustrating the scientific facts about fire. Dr. Heard, a specialist on catalysts, received his Ph.D. at Johns Hop- kins University and in 1936 joined the Standard Oil organization. There was no meeting held in May due to the meeting in New York City. At the June 8th meeting, Otto Eisenschiml spoke on "The Art of Selling Chemical Knowledge." Mr. Eisenschiml is with the Scientific Oil Com- pounding Company. NECROLOGY Moody Lewis Crowder MooDY LEwis CROWDER, Treasurer of the SOCIETY or COSMETIC CIqEMISTS, died at Grace New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn., on June 13th. Mr. Crowder, who was assistant manager of the Research & Control Laboratories of the Pond's Extract Company, Clinton, Conn., had been ill only a few days. Mr. Crowder had been with the Pond's Extract Company since 1946 and had been active in the development of newproducts and newscientific control techniques. Previously he had been a chemist for the Rock Island Railroad 144

NECROLOGY 145 at Blue Island, Ill. the China-Burma-India Theatre as com- mander of the Army's 18th Malaria Control Unit with headquarters in Assam, India. During his service there he was cited for versatility in providing emergency sanitation facilities. At the time of his release from active duty, Mr. Crowder held the rank of major. A•native of Handley, W. Va., Mr. Crowder attefided public schools in Huntington, W. Va., and received his B.S. degree from During World War II, Mr. Crowder spent three years in Marshall College. He earned his Master's degree in chemistry at the State University of Iowa where he did advanced work in physiological chemistry. In addition to the SOCIETY or COSMETIC CHEMISTS, Mr. Crowder was a member of the Gamma Alpha and Chi Beta Phi scientific fraternities, the American Chemical Society, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the American Society of Perfumers. Besides his widow, one son, and a daughter, all of Clinton, Mr. Crowder is survived by his mother, two sisters, and a brother. Resolution WHEREAS, Moody Crowder's sudden death is an ir- reparable loss which cannot be replaced WHEREAS, Moody Crowder has served the SOCIETY Or COSMETIC CHEMISTS long and faithfully, as chairman of the Membership Committee and as Treasurer WHEREAS, Moody Crowder has served the SOCIETY far beyond and far above the normal demands of his offices WHEREAS, Moody Crowder has always been of tremen- dous help in the needs and problems of the SOCIETY and equally concerned with the needs of the individual WHEREAS, Moody Crowder was always gracious, thoughtful, and particularly considerate of the views of others RESOLI/ED, That the SOCIETY or COSMETIC CHEMISTS notes with extreme sorrow and deep regret the passing of this friend and officer, and be it further RESOLI/ED, That this resolution be written into the minutes of the SOCIETY and a copy be sent to his family. Board of Directors SOCIETY or COSMETIC CSEMISTS