PRESENTATION OF MEDAL Citation by Kenneth L. Russell DR. ERNEST GUENTHER, in acknowledgment of your lifetime of dedication and achievement in the essential oils field In appreciation of the research and explorations that have gone into your published works which, in total, constitute a veritable Bible of the flower oil industry In recognition of the integrity and painstaking efforts that have raised and codified the standards of purity of the essential oils that are indispen- sable to cosmetic chemists In gratitude for your technical skill that has so vastly benefited the cosmetic industry Ernest Guenther, I hereby present to you, on behalf of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists, the Medal which the Society has established as an award for outstanding contribution to the science and art of cosmetics. •-- :•:. o.: - . • .., ,'•.• •. -- :.• .•*':' :.: --.. '•-.: .•.z• - --• • ::•'•'::•-: ß . . '......::• •....:•.• ." .::5 . .---"•'• .-- ...•: .3. •.. Named the eighth recipient of the annual Medal Award of the SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CX•EmSTS, Dr. Ernest Guenther (left) accepts the honor from the Society's president Kenneth L. Russell. The award ceremony highlighted the organization's tenth anniversary ob- servance, December 15, in New York City. 329

CHICAGO SECTION NEWS ON APRIL 10th Mr. Edward G. Tajkowski spoke to the Chicago Section on "Progress Report on Silicones in Cosmetics and Pharmaceuti- cals." The address related to recent work in the application of silicones to cosmetics, and the present and possible future developments both in the silicone materials themselves and in their increased applicability to cosmetic preparations. Mr. Tajkowski has both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in science from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. Since 1943 he has been with the General Electric Company, as a research chemist on rubber, plastics and silicones, and then later doing technical service and application develop- ment work on silicones. No meeting will be held in May due to the annual meeting in New York City on May 18th. All meetings are held at Henrici's Restaurant in the Merchandise Mart on the second Tuesday of the month. NEW YORK SECTION NEWS ON FEBRUARY 29th Mr. Carl Hetzel of Charles Pfizer Company spoke on "Up to Date on Topical Antibiotics and Hydrocortisone." Mr. F. L. Wurzburg, Jr., discussed "Tristimulus Color Measurement," at the March 28th meeting. Mr. Wurzburg is a graduate of Yale Univer- sity and is manager of the Precision Color Laboratory of Interchemical Corporation. Ladies Night on April 2$th featured Dr. Ernest Guenther of Fritzsche Brothers, Inc. Dr. Guenther showed one of his latest movies along with colored slides on a trip around the world. No meeting will be held in May due to the annual meeting in New York City on May 18th. All meetings are held at the Brass Rail Restaurant, Fifth Avenue at Forty-third Street, New York City. 330