Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-29

hlcd to- exchange views and to add to the
general fund of valuable Information and
to explain the result of the latest inveStiga-
tions in their chosen studies.
President Whitman of the Columbian
University welcomed the visitors in a schol-
arly address, in which he dwelt upon the
Importance of their work and the vast
benefits accruing from it to science and to
humanity. President Charles B. Dudley of
Altoona, Pa, the head of the society, re-
piled in fitting terms. The morning session
was devoted to the reading of papers tech
nical to the average auditor but full of in
terest to the members. The first was one
upon Some New Rutheno-Cyanides and
the Double Ferro-Cyanide of Barmin and
Potassium prepared by J. l.. Howe and
f. ID. Campbell. The paper was read by
Mr.. Howe, and at Its conclusion was dis
Cussed by number of members. Other pa
pers read and discussed during the morning
were follows: New Test for Yellow
Azo-Dye iii Fats, Butter, etc." by Joseph
F. Gesler; The Atomic Weight of Zirco-
num-" by f. P. Venable. and THE Deter
mination of Sulphur in Gas Mixtures" by
F. c. Phillips.
business and Pleasure.
The program for the meeting includes
very pleasant admixture of business and
pleasure. During the early hours this and
tomorrow afternoon the visiting members
will be taken to various points of interest,
including all the government institutions
and the universities. These visits will be
under the direction of the following local
members of the society: H. w. Wiley, A.
w. Dow, T. NJ Chatard. DIR. New, Dr..
White. DR.. Seaman Prof. Clarke. Mr.. Cut
Dr.. Hillebrand. DIR. Whitehead, Prof. Mum.
roe, Mr.. Tassin DR.. Griffith DR.. Westes-
son, DR.. Champion. Mr.. Krug. DR.. De
schweinitz, Mr.. Cutter, DR. Stokes, Prof.
Munroe the Rev. ]. Deck. the Rev. ]. J.
Griffin, Prof. Warder.
At o'clock this afternoon the men,
bers will visit Heurichs brewery and be
entertained at luncheon there by Mr..
Christian Heurich
The session tonight will be devoted to the
reports of officers and committees and
an address by President Dudley on THE
Dignity of Analytical Work.
Prof. Munroe for President.
The announcement of the officers for the
ensuing Year will also be made tonight
The election is carried on by correspond
ence previous to each annual meeting,
and when the choice is canvassed the
names of those selected are announced
1t is known that Prof. Charles E. Munroe,
professor of chemistry at the Columbian
University, has been chosen president
The morning session tomorrow will con-
Glide the reading OF papers and their dis
cussion and the transaction Of general
business. The afternoon will be devoted
10 visiting places of interest and at night
banquet will be given to the visiting
chemists at Rauscher's.
Friday morning there will be an excur-
sion to Mount Vernon, and at 80 pm
the chemists will be entertained at Fort
Myer. A cossack drill by the cavalry has
been especially arranged by the War De-
partment out of compliment to the society
The Cosmos Club has extended it's hospl-
tally and it's rooms to the society during
the meeting.
The arrangements for the reception of
the visitors at Columbian University and
for giving them all necessary information
are perfect. There is a register for the
names and local address of all the chem
lists and lists of these who desire to at
tend the luncheon al Heurich's, the ban
quet. the trip to Mount Vernon and the
coSSack drill.
DfstfnE uished Men.
Those in attendance at today's meeting
besides the local members, were: Chas. b.
Dudley, Altoona, Pa; Secretary Albert c.
Heale, Brooklyn; Charles l.. Reese, Balti-
more; j. Rufus Hunter Richmond; Alfred
Ely. New York; N. C.; Maxwell Cornell
University; C. II. Chandler, New York; F.
Z. Phillips, Allegheny, Pa. Chas. 3. Dore-
mus. New York; E. Richards New York;
VIM. Cromwell, New York; Jas. F. x.
York; Albert r. Leeds, Stevens Institute Of
Technology; l.. p. Kemmenth, Worcester;
F. E. Dodge, New York. G. NJ Davidson,
Chicago; II. S. J.. Hyde. New York; w. l..
J: F. Gersler, New York; G. de Chamott,
Holcomb Rock, Va: E. s. Miller, New
York; A. s. Cushman, Cambridge; Edgar
F. Smith. PHILADELPHIA James Lewis Howe,
N. c.; II. B. Mcdonnell. College Park, Nd:
Walter T. Taggart. Philadelphia; T.. II.
Conradson. Franklin, Pa: w. l.. Hardin.
@ N c w New c 9a1s
VIM. p. Mason, Troy, N. Y; j. c. Ramage,
Southern railway; Karl Langenback. Zanes-
willie. Ohio; Vickers Oberhollzer. Philadel-
phia; J. H. Th:gpen. Keachie, La: H S.
Elworthy London, Eng: Chas. F. NC
Kenna, New York; c. Belle Kenney, VOL
laston. Pa; Francis c. Phillips, Allegheny,
Pa; Henry C. Sherman. New York; Charles
r. Doremus, New York; c. eraser, Balti-
more; e. Richards, New York; Chas. E.
Pellew. New York, and VIM. Cromwell,
New York.
President Dudley
Charles B. Dudley. the retiring president
Of the American Chemical Society, was
born at oxford. Chenango county, N. Y,
July IA, 1912; fitted for college at Oxford
Academy; entered Yale in the academical
department September, 1867, and graduated
A. b. in the summer of 1871. In the fall
of 1872 he entered the Sheffield Scientific
School of Yale College, from which he
graduated in the summer of 1874 with the
degree of PHI. d. The next year was spent
as assistant to the professor of physics at
the University of Pennsylvania, Philadel-
phia, and on the 18th of November, 1875,
he went 60 Altoona as chemist Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. which position
he has occupied since that date.
RevOlutionised Steel Contraction.
Among scientists, DR.. Dudley is recox-
nized as one OF the best authorities on the
testing of iron and steel. His investiga-
lions in that line some fourteen years ago
cov,pletelv revolrtfonfxad cert oin taao.