THE MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT cannot be too careful. I do not think that the effect of this Act will be as drastic as some people think I do not see that it will make much change, and the only people to be caught by it will be deliberately dishonest traders, on whom no sympathy need be wasted. SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT ST. ERMIN'S HOTEL, ON FRIDAY, MAY 21ST, 1954 AT A well-attended meeting, the President read the Council's report for 1953-54. He drew attention to the gratifying yearly increase in member- ship: 88 in 1952, 136 in 1953, 174 in 1954, to the four successful lectures given to the Society and to the lively Discussion Meeting. Six lectures had been arranged for the coming session. The Annual Dinner and Dance would be held at the Caf6 Royal, Regent St., London, on January 28th, 1955. Dr. H. W. Hibbott had agreed to represent the Society as a member of the British Standards Institution Committee on Powder Technology, which had requested the Society to nominate a member to present the views of the cosmetic industry. The Firmenich Cup for the golf competition had been won by Mr. A. W. E. Chisman of County Perfumery Co., Ltd., and the runner-up was Mr. D. M. Davies of Antoine Chiris, Ltd. Other prizes presented by Evans Chemicals, Ltd., and by Marchon Products, Ltd., had been won in the afternoon foursomes match by Mr. K. E. Woodward of Sandoz-Products, Ltd., and the President. Alterations to the Rules (all members have since been advised of these) and the Hon. Treasurer's Report were agreed at the meeting. Officers and Members of Council were elected as shown elsewhere in this issue of the JOURNAL and the laudable interest that members of the Society took in its affairs was shown by the seven nominations for the five vacancies for Council Members. Mr. E. Polan, who has "treasured" the Society since it was founded, was elected Honorary Auditor. Mr. F. V. Wells, who had edited all previous British issues of the JOURNAL, wished to retire, and the Council had asked Dr. A. W. Middleton to accept this office: this he had agreed to do. Dr. Hibbott proposed, and Dr. Middleton seconded, the voicing of the Society's thanks to Mr. Wells for his part in founding it, in providing facilities for its growth and for his very active support. This was carried with acclama- tion, as was the vote of thanks to Dr. Marriott for his conduct of the meeting. A large gathering subsequently heard the president, Dr. R. H. Marriott, deliver an interesting and stimulating address: this is reproduced on page 151 et seq. of this issue of the JOURNAL. 227

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS BRITISH SOCIETY--HONORARY MEMBERSHIP AT A meeting of the Society held at St. Ermin's Hotel on November 22, 1954, the president--on his own behalf and with the whole-hearted support of the Council--proposed that "Mr. Frederick Victor Wells be elected an Honorary Member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Great Britain in recognition of his work in founding, and actively furthering the interests of, the Society." This motion was seconded by Mr. B. H. Langley and carried nero. con. A Fellow Founder Member Writes: The Society's second honorary member--more often than not affection- ately referred to as "Freddie"---is particularly well known on account of his association with Soap, Perfumery •' Cosmetics, of which he is editor. His interest in the techniques of perfumery and what may be termed the literary aspects of the cosmetic industry may be traced to the fact that he was originally much more interested in the arts than in the sciences and technology. As a young man he contributed to The Fortnightly Review, and other similar literary magazines, and wrote a series of essays on English literature for Calcutta University's Calcutta Review. He occupied an execu- tive position in India for some years with Macmillan & Co., Ltd., prior to returning to England to become the editor of S.P.C. This association, no doubt, accounts for his continued active interest in the Indian soap and cosmetic industries and his long-standing advisory editorship of the Indian Soap Journal. During the war he served as a shift chemist at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Bishopton, where he subsequently became safety officer and a senior official. In recent years he has renewed many old ties in France and has for some years been a member of the Soci•t• Fran•aise de Cosmetologie. In 1953 he was elected a president of the 7th International Congress of Cosme- tology, held in Paris, and in 1954 a member of the Committee of Honour of the First International Congress of Detergency, held at The Sorbonne. At the time of writing he has been invited to lecture at the Salon de la Chimie to several French cosmetic and allied bodies, on "The British Contribution to Modern Cosmetology." He is a Fellow of the Chemical Society and in 1952 he was elected to membership of the Royal Institution. Mr. Wells was asked if he would care to name some of his likes and dislikes. This is what he replied: "Certainly. Likes? Reading, perfume compounding, foreign travel, conversation, the wines of Burgundy and, despite its manifold difficulties, writing. Dislikes? The English winter pretentiousness telephone enquiries and unsolicited, unsubtle attempts by people who don't really know me to modify my opinions. I like to be sociable when I feel like it. May I add, in a less flippant vein, that I deeply appreciate this honour which has recently been accorded me." 228