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258 JOURNAL OF TI-IE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS During an interval in the dancing which followed, some fascinating and baffling feats of magic were performed by Mr. E. J. Crook, a member of the Society. To mark the tenth anniversary of the foundation of the Society the menu card contained the history of the Annual Dinner-Dance and a review of the development of the Diploma Course. Mr. F. Riley, Hon. Secretary of the Society, must be warmly congratu- lated and thanked for his achievement in organising a most enjoyable evening. Annual General Meeting THE tenth Annual General Meeting of the Society was held on 16th May, 1958, at 55, Park Lane, London, W. 1, with the President, Mr. J. Pickthall, F.R.I.C., in the chair. The Report of the Council for 1957/8 was presented by the President, who mentioned the difficulty of obtaining suitable lecture papers from members of the Society engaged within the cosmetic industry proper, and stated that time and time again it was found that members were unable to present papers largely because of the failure to obtain their employers' permission to do so. He pleaded most eloquently for a general breaking down of these barriers, for less secrecy in cosmetics practice and for the wider dissemination of information and knowledge to the benefit of members generally. The President also paid tribute to Dr. A. W. Middle- ton and Mr. F. Riley for their unremitting work on behalf of the Society. The Report of the Council and that of the Hon. Treasurer were adopted unanimously. The following were elected for 1958/9: President: R. H. Marriott, D.Sc., F.R.I.C. Vice-President .' H. W. Hibbott, M.Sc., Ph.D., A.R.I.C. Hon. Treasurer .' R. E. Spate. Hon. Secretary: P. A. Lincoln, M.Sc. Council Members .' S. J. Bush, F.R.I.C., R. T. Dobson, and J. B. Wilkinson, B.A., B.Sc., F.R.I.C. The Council for the next twelve months will consist of the above, together with P. G. Gugenhe. im, M.A. A.R.I.C., G. A. Pitt, M.Sc., F.R.I.C., and E. Polan the Immediate Past President, J. Pickthall, F.R.I.C., and the Hon. Editor, A. Herzka, B.Sc., A.R.I.C.