302 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS New Members Benkendorf, Sol,'::10}Delaware Ave., White Meadow Lake, Rockaway, N.J. Bishop, Clifford R., Apt. 6A, 3579 Rt. 46, Parsippany, N.J. Bumpus, Paul A., 16 Harkness Ave., Springfield, Mass. Cuitino, Carlos, Helene Curtis Industries, Inc., 4401 North Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60639 l*essenden, Mary A., 12 Howland Terrace, Worcester, Mass. 01609 l*ollmer, Dan W., Western Filling Corp., 6423 Bandini Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90022 l*oss, Bernard, Bonat, Inc., Lackawanna Ave., West Paterson, N.J. Kessler, Dr. Henry A., 294 S. Washington Ave., Bergenfield, N.J. 07621 Kratochvil, Joseph H., 32 Buckeye Rd., Glen Cove, N.Y. 11542 Krause, George M., 30 Winthrop Rd., Hingham, Mass. 02043 Lehrman, G. Philip, 1401 W. Lavender Lane, Arlington, Tex. 76010 Luhr, Robert O., 419 Stuart Lane, Palatine, Ill. Morris, Charles A., 133 Lakeview Terrace, Ramsey, N.J. 07446 Novy, Charles J., Jr., 4001 Fifth St., Balti- more, Md. 21225 O•Donnell, Robert, Chas. Pfizer Co , Leeming-Pacquin Div., 100 Jefferson Rd., Parsippany, N.J. Reilly, Mrs. Doreen, 34 Main St., Amherst, Mass. 01003 Reiner, Roy H., 1000 Stewart Ave., Garden City, N.Y. 11533 Schmidt, Clyde N., 450 N. Grove Ave., Wood Dale, Ill. Simon, Morton S., 2575 Sedgwick Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10468 Stussi, William E., Van Waters & Rogers, Inc., Braun Chemical Div., 1363 S. Bonnie Beach Place, Los Angeles, Calif. 90054 Taavoste, Mrs. Anna, Bristol-Myers Co., 225 Long Ave., Hillside, N.J. 07205 Walter, George R., The Givaudan Corp., 109-201 Ddawanna Ave., Dclawanna, N.J. Wellman, William W., 18 Skytop Terrace, Upper Montclair, N. J.

Fabian Bachtach Obituary Dr. Ralph Liggett Evans, President and a Director of Evans Chem- etics, Inc., and of Evans Research and Development Corp., died on March 21 after a brief illness. Dr. Evans' research activities covered many fields, especially cos- metics. It is said that Evans was the first formally trained chemist who organized a research staff to investigate the problems of the cosmetics industry. His research on substituted mercaptans, for example, led to the marketing of depilatory products having lower odor than those previously available. During the 1920's, his studies on the composition of hair dyes helped reduce the incidence of allergic reactions to these materials. During World War II he developed a gas protective oint- ment and operated four plants employing 1200 people to produce it and gas detector kits. He was also instrumental in the development of a process for the production of stabilized hydrogen peroxide. During the war years, his research and development organization also carried on investigations ranging from work on new high explosives to certain phases of chemical warfare. Dr. Evans was born in Texarkana, Ark. He received a B.S. degree at the University of Chicago in 1919 after his studies were interrupted by a tour of service in the Army during World War I. He received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Columbia University in 1923 where he studied under Prof. Bogert. Dr. Evans lectured at Columbia from 1920 to 1924 and then became associated with Inecto, Inc., as part owner and technical director. Dr. Evans was a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and received the Society's second Medal Award in 1949. Evans was also a member of numerous honorary societies, scientific associations and governmental agencies. 303