60 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS The Advisory Committee, under that master navigator, Lester Conrad, aided by six other past Presidents, for their recommendations to the Board of Directors, which kept us on a true course all year. The Awards and Recognition Committee of five under John Long- fellow for their guidance the Literature Review Committee of ten under Willard Somerville for their monumental task of screening and the Literature Award Committee of eight under Robert Goldemberg in the selection of Dr. E. Howard Mercer of Australian National Uni- versity in Canberra, Australia, as the recipient of our Literature Award, which carried with it a $1000 honorarium and a trip to New York to receive it. Dr. Mercer's paper was on the "Biology of Keratin and of the Keratinization Process." The Chapter Award Committee under Alfred Shansky for their selection of Dr. Peter Bartells of the Leitz Company to receive the first Chapter Award for his paper entitled "Quantitative Microscopy in the Cosmetic Industry." The New York Chapter recently made the presentation, which carried with it an honorarium of $250. The Publication Committee under Martin Rieger and the eleven members who assisted him in handling one of the heaviest workloads in our Society, the JOURNAL of the SCC, for years our best source of income. And thanks also to Martin Rieger's Publication Committee for their selection of the first recipients of the IFF Award given today at our luncheon to Drs. Coffey, Finkelstein and Laden of the Toni Company for their article entitled "The Effect of U.V. Irradiation on Enzyme Systems in the Epidermis." The IFF Award carries with it a S1000 honorarium and is sponsored by International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc. The Medal Award Committee of five under the direction of Paul Lauffer deserves our most heartfelt appreciation and approbation for the selection of Harold Goulden, Scientific Director of the Toilet Goods Association, as the 1964 recipient. The By-Laws Committee under James Baker for the important changes in our by-laws, which were approved by the Internal Revenue Service. And our sincere thanks to the Chapter Chairmen: E. J. Karolyi, California Chapter William Ackley, Chicago Chapter Winthrop Lange, New England Chapter and Henry Maso, New York Chapter, for maintaining so much interest in Society affairs at the local level. The Education Committee of three under William Mueller, for their excellent programs.

ANNUAL REPORT The Finance Committee of four under Paul Jewel the three Invest- ment Trustees under Jerry Amsterdam and our Treasurer, Richard Faust, for keeping us more solvent than ever with a net worth just under S140,000. The Membership Committee of five under Milton Schwarz for their conscientious efforts in screening applicants and selecting 80 new members in 1964. To Robert Swaine and Samuel Cohen for that all-important task of arranging today's Scientific Meeting, luncheon and banquet. To Sophie Plechner and her Nominating Committee, who gave us a slate of candidates that resulted, for the first time in our history, in each of our four Chapters having a member in 1965 as an officer in the National Society--Paul Jewel, President, is from California William Mueller, President-Elect, is from Chicago Robert Swaine, Treasurer, is from New England and Harry Isacoff, Secretary, is from New York. We were fortunate indeed this year to have one of our members, Sab Strianse, as President of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists. He was also Chairman of our International Af- fairs Committee. He directed a number of international committee meetings at the Third Congress of the IFSCC, which was held at Colum- bia University in June of this year. This Congress was by far the largest undertaking ever sponsored by any group of cosmetic chemists. We had 809 registrants from 22 countries, of whom 325 came from countries other than the U.S.A. Mr. deNavarre, our first President, and also the first President of the IFSCC, headed the Scientific Committee that brought together scientists from all over the world to present papers at the Congress. George Kolar headed the Fund-Raising Committee that raised over $29,000. That fund covered a mighty big share of the $71,000 ex- penses we had in connection with the Congress. Total receipts were $74,000, so we managed to come out in the black. I am deeply indebted to Lester Conrad and Warren Dennis for the wonderful support they gave me on the Organizing Committee during the several years of planning that led to the success of the Congress. Those of you who attended the Congress should long remember what Edward Morrish did in arranging the United Nations Dinner Vincent deGennaro and his thrilling Boat Trip together with a boatside view of the most spectacular fireworks the City of New York has ever seen Lester Conrad for that most fabulous Banquet James Baker for those entertaining hours at the World's Fair Hawaiian Pavilion