SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN 279 from the very opening lecture given by Dr. Van den Dool, it was clear that the proceedings would go with a swing. The able planning of the sequence of questions by the Chairman of the Congress was admirable, so much so that at no time during the two days was there ever a blank minute. The morning session was taken over by Dr. Max Stoll of Switzerland when papers dealing with essential oils were the topic. For the second session Mr. M. G. deNavarre ably took charge in place of Mr. Coneybear. To him thanks are extended for taking over this onerous task at the last minute. The subjects covered were product evaluation: Consumer testing (laboratory and panel and dermatological). Friday was a much more pleasant day for the excursion to Knole. It was interesting to note that the attendance at the lectures was fully main- tained. The papers dealt with manufacturing processes---heat transfer, corrosion and filtration. At the last minute, the Session Chairman, Mr. Strianse, was taken ill and Dr. H. Heinrich of U.S.A. very kindly consented to take over the job. He did this extremely well and is to be congratulated. All the papers received great consideration by the members of the Congress and the questions and discussions were very importan and instructive. At the afternoon session, the attendance was greater than ever, many people having come armed with comments for Professor Bullough's lecture. However, the lecturer was to be congratulated in so far as he calmed the impending storm of protest by proceeding in his opening remarks to give answers to many of the questions which were down for discussion. The nett result of this was that the comments made were quite lively, very much to the point and, indeed, most instructive, but within a quieter atmosphere than had been expected. The Chairman of this session was Dr. H. W. Hibbott, who is the Vice-President of the British Society. And at the end, it was quite apparent that everyone had enjoyed the business part of the Congress. This was shown clearly in the general atmo- sphere at the Congress Dinner which was, in ordinary press parlance, sold out. There were no vacant seats and everybody enjoyed the evening. Short speeches were given by a member of each of the overseas countries and at the close of the evening all participants parted good friends and with happy memories of an interesting occasion. R.H.M. Annual General Meeting The Eleventh Annual General Meeting was held at 55 Park Lane on Friday, 22nd May 1959 at 7.0 p.m. The President, Dr. R. H. Marriott, was in the Chair.

280 • JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS On this occasion two resolutions of importance were before the meeting. The first: "That as an International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists is in the course of being formed the Council of this Society be empowered to take all steps necessary to become a member of the Inter- national Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists if the Council so decide." This motion was proposed by Dr, Hibbott and seconded by Mr. Pepper. The President, in support, declared that the Federation would operate at a high-level, both nationally and internationally, in dealing with Governments and stressed that each Society would be autonomous. The question of federation was not mentioned in the report of Council for the year as most of the arrangements had been made after the close of the Society's year (31st March). The President, in closing, read the aims and objects of the proposed Federation as clarified at a meeting in Bonn. The proposition was then put to the meeting and carried nero con. The second resolution of the evening was proposed by Mr. Polan and seconded by Mr. Blackmore. This was: "That the Society shall allocate a sum not exceeding seventy-five pounds for the provision of a Beauty Centre in a hospital". iVfr. Polan, in support of the motion, emphasised that the Society would not be called upon for any further disbursements after the installation. Thereafter, the cost of running the unit would be borne by others. The thought had occurred to him after hearing Miss Macdonald's lecture on "The Hospital Beauty Scheme" (p. 246) and he understood from her that a number of hospitals were interested in the scheme, the only difficulty being the initial cost. If approved, it would give the industry the opportunity of forming a link with the medical profession which was very desirable. The President put the motion to the meeting and it was carried. The President said that Council would implement the scheme at the first oppor- tunity. The Hon. Treasurer's Report was read and approved. In his Report of Council, the President touched on all facets of the Society's activities. Membership had increased by 22 to 305 during the year. Six very successful scientific meetings had been held in the year under review, the average attendance exceeding 68. The Society welcomed the appointment of Mrs. Millman as a paid part-time Secretary. The Journal had been published right up to time, credit for this should go to the Hon. Editor, Mr. Herzka. Finally, the President made reference to the recent Congress and mentioned the arduous and painstaking work of Dr. A. W. Middleton, though this was part of the activities to be reported on for 1959/1960. The following Hon. Officers were returned unopposed: President: R. H. iVfarriott, D.Sc., F.R.I.C. Vice-President: H. W. Hibbott, M.Sc., Ph.D., A.R.I.C. Hon. Secretary: L. S. Smith.