NEW YORK SECTION NEWS THE NEW YORK SECTION has been holding monthly meetings since the first of the year. The following were the speakers and the papers they presented at the meetings. January 26: "The Chemical Classification of Surface-Active Agents," A. L. Fishbach, Oxzyn Company. February 23: "The Chemistry of 'Lecithin,'" Dr. W. D. Celmer, Charles Pfizer Company. March 23: "Some Uses of Limitations of Radioactive Isotopes in Cos- metic Chemistry," Dr. Victor H. Witten, New York University Post- Graduate Medical School. April 27: "The Relationship of Emulsion pH to Epidermal Penetration and Emollience," Dr. H. J. Spoor, New York Medical College. Miss Hazel Bishop spoke on "The Romance of Cosmetics" at "Ladies Night" on June 15, 1955. THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS THE GOLV TOURNAMENT took place at Walton Heath on April 27, 1955. The event was not confined to members, and any friends connected with the industry were welcome. Fifty-five members, associates, and friends attended the last scientific meeting. Films were shown dealing with corrosion problems and the cultivation of flowers in the Grasse region. Three vacancies existed on the Council and were filled at the Annual General Meeting held on May 20, 1955, at St. Ermin's Hotel, London. 222

NEW YORK SECTION NEWS THE NEW YORK SECTION has been holding monthly meetings since the first of the year. The following were the speakers and the papers they presented at the meetings. January 26: "The Chemical Classification of Surface-Active Agents," A. L. Fishbach, Oxzyn Company. February 23: "The Chemistry of 'Lecithin,'" Dr. W. D. Celmer, Charles Pfizer Company. March 23: "Some Uses of Limitations of Radioactive Isotopes in Cos- metic Chemistry," Dr. Victor H. Witten, New York University Post- Graduate Medical School. April 27: "The Relationship of Emulsion pH to Epidermal Penetration and Emollience," Dr. H. J. Spoor, New York Medical College. Miss Hazel Bishop spoke on "The Romance of Cosmetics" at "Ladies Night" on June 15, 1955. THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS THE GOLV TOURNAMENT took place at Walton Heath on April 27, 1955. The event was not confined to members, and any friends connected with the industry were welcome. Fifty-five members, associates, and friends attended the last scientific meeting. Films were shown dealing with corrosion problems and the cultivation of flowers in the Grasse region. Three vacancies existed on the Council and were filled at the Annual General Meeting held on May 20, 1955, at St. Ermin's Hotel, London. 222