72 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS I would like to especially acknowledge the help of Past President Warren Dennis, Chairman of our By-laws Committee, and Immediate Past President Bill Mueller, Chairman of the Advisory Committee, who were my wise counselors in so many problematic areas this past year. I would also like to acknowledge the work of retiring Public Relations Chairman, Phyllis Carter, who looked after the many details of our na- tional publicity so capably. George King is also to be commended as he completes his service as Business Manager of our Journal after five years of managing this most difficult assignment. Our Library Committee with Dr. Tom Smith as its chairman has evolved a new program which we hope will develop this committee into an informal center for distribut- ing technical information to our membership. Another demanding task which we acknowledge today is that performed by Shaw Mudge, our Arrangements Chairman assisted by Mrs. Edwina Ramsey who really has become an adopted member of our Society. Both of these individ- uals managed all of the hotel details associated with our meetings and have done so well as we see here today. As is the custom of the retiring President, I have just completed a tour of all of the chapters. We now have six chapters and each year we will see the extension of our Society into other geographical areas. Someday, it will become impossible for the President to visit all of the chapters at the end of each year, but it will always be essential for him to maintain some personal contact with them. The chapter is the operat- ing unit of our Society in closest contact with the membership. I am always impressed by the tremendous feeling of cordiality and by the optimum combination of technical and social intermixing seen at chapter meetings giving everyone an opportunity to achieve some degree of recognition among his fellow scientists in this great industry. Almost all of your officers and directors are former chapter chairmen. We hope that it can no longer be said that there is a political schism between our National organization and its chapters. Your National Board of Di- rectors looks on the chapter as a major area for leadership training in our Society and for the development of new activities which can be explored experimentally on a pilot basis in anticipation of their ultimate adoption as National activities. This year with the help of Jesse Starkman, your President-Elect, a new chapter was chartered in St. Louis with Warren Hintz as its chairman. Other chapters are being considered in Cincin- nati, Minneapolis and in the south. We believe that the motivation for forming or dividing a chapter must originate locally and not nationally, if it is to survive as a healthy operating unit of our organization.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 73 We take pride in the recognition we have achieved in 1967 by other professional societies such as the American Pharmaceutical Association and the American Oil Chemists' Society. We have cooperated with these societies in publicizing our respective programs and we hope to be guided by their operations as we build up our own administrative staff. We also sincerely welcome the hand of friendship extended this year by James Merritt of the TGA, and the congenial and cooperative relation- ship established between our Societies. In closing may I again extend my sincerest thanks to the entire Board of Directors, to our many committee chairmen and to all the members of our committees, for the great services you have contributed to our Society and particularly for the immeasurable assistance you have given me this year. As my term ends, I am grateful to the membership for their confidence in me, for granting me this tremendous responsibility of the Presidency. My strongest advice to your incoming Board is to continue to emphasize all activities which help to further our technical achievement, our profes- sional stature, and recognition of the Cosmetic Sciences. I am certain that 1968 will prove to be another record-shattering year of progress. As my final official act, I will now install our new officers for 1968: President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Directors Chapter Chairmen: California Midwest St. Louis New England New York Mid-Atlantic Jesse Starkman Harry Isacoff Agnes Korte Iaturo Kenneth Hartley Natalie Sue Collins James Jenkins Charles Fox Morris Root Dr. Robert Conner Chet Moculeski Warren Hintz William Murphy Maurice Rosenthal Dr. Ralph Shangraw Kolar Laboratories International Flavors and Fragrances Givaudan Corporation Dodge & Olcott, Inc. Gillette Co. Leeming-Pacquins Warner-Lambert Barr-Stalfort Max Factor Clintwood Chemical Co Stephan Co. Gillette Co. Robeco Chemical Co. Univ. of Maryland Jesse, you have served as President-Elect since last December. You have always been a tremendous help to me and it is with the greatest