7O JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Jim Baker has been preparing the by-laws for a reprinting, and hope- fully we will have an up-to-date edition in the very near future. The Nominating Committee prepared a very good slate of candi- dates for your consideration. After the votes were counted it was found that Henry Maso will be your President-Elect, Harry Isacoff will continue as Secretary, Bob Swaine as Treasurer, and the Directors for 1966 will be Maison G. de Navarre, James W. Jenkins, Richard K. Lehne, and Martin Rieger. William Mueller will, of course, auto- matically become President. With this group of officers and directors the Society will be in good hands. In accordance with the by-laws Article III, Section 3, a general meeting of the Society was held December 1 immediately after the final paper of the morning session. According to the report of our Treasurer, Bob Swaine, we spent less money in 1965 than our income, so we are in good sound financial condition. During the year I worked very closely with Bill Mueller, then Presi- dent-Elect, who is now becoming your President. He has known of all policy decisions, and all correspondence has been copied to him. This, however, was no one-way street. His advice and counsel on several occasions was most helpful to me. I am sure that 196G will show him to be very effective. He will make an outstanding president. Finally I would like to thank all of the Officers, Directors, Com- mittee Chairmen, and Committee Members as well as the General Membership for their help in making it possible for me to function as President of this Society. Everybody went way out above and beyond the call of duty to do the best job he could do. Believe me, I am very grateful.

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETV OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 71 The Seventeenth Medal Award December 1, 1965 Hotel Biltmore, New York City Dr. Sophie Louise Plechner, Associate Research Director of Carter Products, was honored by the Society of Cosmetic Chemists for her scientific achievements and for her services to the Society. Dr. Plechner received the Medal of the Society during its annual Dinner Dance. Mr. James H. Baker acted as toastmaster and Mr. Robert Kramer was the eulogist. Dr. Paul W. Jewel, as President of the Society, pre- sented the Medal with the following citation: Award to Sophie L. Plechner for Outstanding Contribution to the Art and Science of Cosmetics.