178 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS irritative reactions. When one considers the enormous numbers of cos- metics that are sold, it cannot be said that, as a group, there is any hazard from their use. In view of the fact that the majority of reactions from cosmetics arise because of the development of an allergic eczematous sensitization to some contained ingredient, the cosmetic manufacturer must select his ingredients with as low an inherent allergenicity as possible. Sufficient information exists today to guide him in this respect, but when this is done there will still be the uncharted genetic reef on which an occasional product will flounder. REFEKENCES (1) Rostenberg, A., Primary Irritant and Allergic Eczematous Reactions, At. M. At. Atrch. Dermatol., 75, 547 (1957). (2) Rostenberg, A., Predictive Procedures for Eczematous Hypersensitivity. At. M. At. Atrch. Ind. Health, 20, 181 (1959). (3) Rostenberg, A., The Allergic Dermatoses. •. Atto. Med. Atssoc., 165, 1118 (1957). (4) Rostenberg, A., The Sequence of Events in the Development of an Eczematous Sensitiza- tion, 5 t. Soc. Cosmetic Chemists, 6, 34 (1955). 1•\ 1• ß .1 •,r-1. • •xe•scn, •vinton, Nail Changes Due to New Base Coat. .4. M..4..,'irch. Dermatol., 80, 5230 (1959). (6) Shelley, Walter B., and Hurley, Harry .[., The Allergic Origin of Zirconium Deodorant Granulomas. Brit. •. Dermatol., 70, 75 (1958). CHICAGO CHAPTER NEWS THE FIRST MEETING of the year was held on January 12th and fea- tured Raymond E. Reed, vice president, Technical Operations, The Toni Company, as the speaker. Mr. Reed spoke on "The Role of the Cosmetic Scientist in the Protection of Public Health." On February 9th, John F. Thiard spoke on "Alcohol in Cosmetics." Mr. Thiard is Chief Technical Rulings and Services Section Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit in Chicago. He has been associated with the Treasury Department of the U.S. Government since 1934 with the exception of a three-year period as an officer in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Max Dressier discussed "What Can Be Patented" at the March 8th meeting. Mr. Dressier is a patent attorney with many years of experience. He studied chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and entered the United States Patent Office as an examiner in 1927. Mr. Dressier is a graduate of George Washington University and Washington College of Law and was admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia in 1930. For the past thirty years he has been engaged in the private practice of patent law since 1936 in Chicago, and has been actively engaged in patent and patent litigation in various fields including soaps, detergents, pharma- ceuticals, toilet goods and aerosol products.

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 179 Meetings of the Chicago Chapter are held in Henrici's Restaurant in the Merchandise Mart. NEW YORK CHAPTER NEWS DR. P^uL BECHER of the Atlas Powder Company once again ad- dressed the Chapter on the subject of the "HLB Approach to Emulsion Stability." This interesting paper was presented on January 6th and was augmented by a color film as well as slides. Dr. Becher presented some of the background of the search for a correla- tion between HLB and some fundamental property of emulsifiers, leading to the present study of the spreading coefficient between two liquid phases. Meetings of the Chapter are held in the Terrace Room of the Hotel New Yorker, West Thirty-fourth Street and Eighth Avenue, New York City. NEW MEMBERS Brickner, John T., 1409 E. Alto Lane, Fullerton, Calif. Bronfein, Isidore, 50 Lefterrs Ave., Brooklyn 25, N.Y. Chernowsky, Eugene N., 176 E. 176th St., Bronx 57, N.Y. Dube, Arun K., 7212 Boulevard East, North Bergen, N.J. Fogel, Arnold W., 69-58 137th St., Flushing 68, N.Y. Gruber, Murray P., 720 Regent Dr., Westbury, N.Y. Hawkes, Benjamin G., 328 Sickletown Rd. West Nyack, N.Y. Icken, Joseph M., 412 Kent Ave., Capitol Green, Dover, Del. Jellinek, Joseph S., 174 Highland Ave., Middletown, N.Y. Lanzet, Monroe, 1064 Nelson Ave., Bronx 52, N.Y. Marchisotto, Dr. Robert, 2 Darby Rd., East Brunswick, N.J. Menick, Alexander D., 2635 Scott Ave., Los Angeles 26, Calif. Nowakowski, Lucy Mae, 82 Oak St., Ludlow, Mass. Nyinaku, Ernest W., c/o C. Williams- Baffoe, 185 Hall St., Brooklyn 5, N.Y. O'Leary, Shelia M., 244 Mr. Pleasant Ave., Newark, N.J. Overton, Frank H., 1348 Winchester Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Press, Eugene G., 99 Wyllys St., Hartford 14, Conn. Tane, Ross B., 444 McLean Ave., Yonkers, N.Y. Theile, Fred C., 9 White Oak Dr., North Caldwell, N.J. Weintraub, Howard D., 1970 Walton Ave., Bronx, N. Y. Wolke, John E., 23 Mountain Ave., Berkeley Heights, N.J. Ziskin, Nathan A., 1925 Crotona Ave., Bronx 57, N.Y.