SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN .k President, Dr. R. H. Marriott, and Mrs. Marriott and Past-President, J. Picktha!l, and Mrs. Pickthall at the Annual Dinner Dance, February 6th. AN ACCOUNT of the beneficial use of cosmetics in hospitals was given by Miss Eleanor Macdonald of ]. & E. Atkinson on .January 23rd at the Royal Society of Arts. Miss Macdonald stated that she had noticed the improvement in poise and well-being in women arising from their use of cosinetics. From this came the thought that sick women also might benefit from their use which modern psychiatric views also support. With the cooperation of Dr. George Somerville, Medical Superintendent of Goodmayes Hospital, Essex, a room in the hospital was converted into a beauty salon. A prac- titioner from Atkinson's visited the hospital and gave treatments one day a week over a long period of time. This controlled experiment proved the value of the idea and soon other hospitals became interested in establishing a similar scheme. Nurses from these hospitals were given a beauty training course for two weeks and became well equipped to take up their new work. Five hundred treatments were carried out at Goodmayes Hospital in six 216

NEW MEMBERS 217 months. The total of treatments given to date in all hospitals probably amounts to 5000 to 6000 and have had a most beneficial effect on different types of patients, including schizophrenics, depressives, etc. The Annual Dinner and Dance was held at the Cafe Royal on February 6th with an attendance of over two hundred members and guests. The toast was proposed by Dr. R. H. Marriott, president of the Society. Dr. Marriott, as a prelude to the toast, gave an account of the activities and difficulties of the Society during the past twelve months. Dr. Marroitt concluded by proposing the toast of the guests. The principal guest was Mr. Frank Schon to whose industry and leadership Dr. Marriott paid tribute. Prominent among the guests were members of the American Society, Mr. van Ameringen, Mr. Gert Keller, president of the Essential Oil Importers' Association of American (and Mrs. Keller). Mr. Frank Schon, chairman of Marchon Products, Limited, thanked Dr. Marriott and commented upon the worthiness of the Society he wished the Congress held in April well. The future of international cooperation and the future of industry were indissolubly linked. In this life there were searchers after truth and searchers after wealth. He had in mind scientific fact compared with advertising claims. NEW MEMBERS Bogaty, Herman, 1027 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Ill. Enriquez, Emilio, Juan Bruno Zayas //8 (Altos), Vibora, Havana, Cuba Gallo, Lino E., 30 W. Harriet Ave., Pali- sades Park, N.J. Glass, Murrity, 3246 Veteran Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Gomolka, Marion A., 61 Old Troy Rd., Hanover, N.J. Hamlow, Dr. Eugene E., 6500 Kratzville Rd., Evansville, Ind. .lobrison, Robert H., 31 Whitman Dr., New Providence, N.J. McKeown, Dr. George G., 64 Palsen St. Ottawa 5, Ontario, Canada Mattox, Robert G., 4846 Radford Ave., North Hollywood, Calif. Pollack, George, 211 Forty-seventh St., Union City, N.J. Rolston, William E., 766 Bronx River Rd., Bronxville, N.Y. Ruszel, John P., 1220 Orchard Ave., Chicago Heights, Ill. Walker, Kenneth H., 221 N. Trotwood Ave., San Pedro, Calif. Ward, Dr. Geoffrey, R., 3755 Landfair Rd., Pasadena, Calif.