496 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS discussion between representatives of industry and Government, then controversies and differences of opinion tend to disappear. I also appreciate the honor which you have bestowed upon me today because it permits me to become one of a select group comprised of Dr. Dan Dahle, Dr. Austin Smith, our own Dr. G. Robert Clark, J. L. Thomp- son, Stephen L. Mayham, Dr. Eunice T. Miner and Maison G. deNavarre, all of whom have previously been made honorary members of your SOCIETY. May I, in closing, hope that the future will see an even greater participa- tion by men of science in the decisions affecting the safety, the composition and the truthfulness of representations concerning cosmetics. Your SOCIETY and the individual members in it have during the past decade done much to promote safety, honesty and fair dealing in this field. We are confident that the future will see even more extensive developments in these desirable directions. CITATION By GEORGE G. KOX^R, PRESIDENT The by-laws of the SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS state that upon recognition of the Board of Directors, the SOCIETY shall have the power to admit to Honorary Membership persons who are deemed worthy. As the Chief Control OfFicial and Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and as an individual who has been acquainted di- rectly, since 1923, with the problems and progress of the cosmetic industry, on this, the Fiftieth Anniversary of our Federal Food and Drug Act, we are singularly happy to present to you, George P. Larrick, our Eighth Honorary Membership.

THE SECOND SPECIAL AWARD May 18, 1956 Hotel Biltmore, New York, N.Y. THE LITERATURE Review Committee selected Dr. Walter B. Shelley, Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsyl- vania, as the second recipient of the $1000 Award. Dr. Shelley was chosen froin a field of seventeen candidates for his research on apocrine and eccrine sweat glands. His studies provide a sound background for cosinetic scientists' research on the control of personal odor and contribute valuable data for the formulation of better deodorants. Dr. Walter B. Shelley, Second Special Award Win- ner. Photograph courtesy of the American Per- ruiner and Aromatics Under the chairmanship of Paul G.I. Lauffer the Committee studied fifty-four papers froin the field of cosmetic technology. Committee members include Gabriel Barnett, Irvin H. Blank, Joseph Dusenbury, Joseph Kalish, David Pressman and Irwin B. Wilson. The Special Award was established by the SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS in recognition ol • the relationship of basic scientific research to the development of cosinetic 497