430 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OBITUARY W. P. Pepper It is with regret that we have to record the death of Mr. William P. Pepper who died in March after a road accident. Mr. Pepper, a chemistry graduate of Liverpool University, had served the cosmetic industry for many years with Unilever, Port Sunlight, then with Pond's Extract Co. and later Chesebrough-Pond's. He was a Founder Member of the Society and had served on the Council. A qualified teacher, he helped greatly in the establishing of the Society's Educational Course at Acton Technical College and later at Brunel College. He was a member also of the Standards Committee of the Toilet Preparations Federation. He had served on this committee (which is responsible for Raw Material Specifications published by the T.P.F.) since its inception some ten years ago. In all these activities his sound chemical sense had been invaluable and was much appreciated by those who worked with him. Of his other interests one remembers his affection for cricket and his abiding passion for chess. His love of chess dated from his undergraduate days when he represented the University. He maintained this interest in local chess circles in Ealing where he lived. Many friends will miss him and mourn his death at a comparatively early age. E. Polan Members may have heard with regret of the death in October 19134 of Mr. Edmond Polan, a Founder Member of the Society. Second son of the Rev. Mark Polan, he spent a lifetime in the soap-making industry. For many years he was chief chemist with J. C. & J. Field Ltd. in Lambeth until the factory suffered air-raid destruction in 1941. After serving in Royal Ordnance factories in Scotland, he returned to the soap-making industry with Mangers, then Bristows Ltd., and finally John Green of Barking. He was an active participant in the formation of the British Society in 1948, was its first Treasurer and subsequently also served as a Member of Council. His quiet, thoughtful ideas were appreciated by his fellow officers in the early development of the Society. It was his suggestion which led to the installation by the Society of cosmetic treatment salons in two mental hospitals. His social interests were wide and he gave much of his time over many years to the work of the St. John Ambulance organization. He also maintained his interest in the Society up to his retirement, and many members will remember him with affection.