New-York tribune., 1898-12-25


nent. Those of our citizens who take part in these
meetings however will be well repaid for doins So
They will find that New-York has TO mean repre-
sentation In the councils Of these scientific nodcs
and will be convinced that every one should Kno"
at least something Of the character ana siSh"ca"ce
Of these important gatherings
The following Is a list OF the societies which nave
already arranged to meet in NewYork during the
holiday week:
The American Chemical Society.
The American Society OF Naturalists
The American Morphologcal Society
The American Physiological Society
The sdcsy
The Society for Plant Morphology and Physiology
cs seT'09 ton for IT the Advancement Of science
The New-York State Teachers Association
Prominent among these organizations Is the
American Chemical Society. which will meet on
December 27 and 2s Morning and evening sessions
OF this society will he held on Tuesday December
N in the assembly hall of the Chemists Club
house No los West Fifty-hfth-st. The afternoon
will be spent In visiting various places Of scientific
interest In Newark and the ncighborhood. such as
the works OF the following named comparies New
Jersey Zinc Company. Balbach Smelling and Ke-
fning Company p. Reilly Patent Leather WORKS
Murphy Varnish Company, Knickerbocker cement
Companv WetherIl Concentrator Company. Ben
jamin Atha & Illingworth Steel Company. and
Lister Agricultural Chemical Company.
On Wednesday, December 2s a morning session
will be held In Havemeyer Hall. Columbia Cniver-
sty and in the afternoon visits will be made 10
various places of education and scientific Interest
In the city. Late N the afternoon the chemists
will attend a demonstration Of the properties OF
liquid air by Mr. Tripler In the evening the visit
ing chemists will attend dinner given by the
New-York section Of the society
The American Chemical Society Is the outgrowth
| OF meeting Of American chemists held In North
| IN n celebrate
centennial OF the discovery Of oxygen by Priestley
The large body Of chemists there assembled be-
lieved that the time had come for the formation
OF a permanent society. which should be repre-
sentative of American chemists and their work. as
the foreign chemical societies are Of the chemists
In their respective countries. It not till 1876,
! however that this idea took definite form In the
| establishment OF the American Chemical Society.
In the early OF that year the society was or
ganizcd. and In 1877 It Incorporated under the
laws Of the STAB New-York
! The first president DR.. John W. Draper, or
the University OF New-Yorx. Another eminent
| New-Yor chemist DR.. Charles F. Chandler. one
Of the founders of the School Mines OF Columbia
| College for years dean Of its faculty, and now
professor Of chemistry in Columbia University and
president of tre Chemists Club Of New-York city,
has sarvel the society twc, as Its president hrst
| In the year 1851 and again In 1889
The present president is Professor Charles r.
| Munroe dean OF the graduate school Of Columbian
University. Washington. d. c.. and professor or
chemistry IN that institution. It will be OF special
interest to many at the present time TO know that
he Is the inventor Of the Navy smokeless powder.
He Is regarded the leading authority in this
country on the subject of nigh explosives for use
in warfare. and his judgment on such matters was
frequently solicited by the United States Govern
ment In the with Spain
About eight years ago the American Chemical
Society entered new departure. with the de-
sire OF widening its sphere Of influence and realiz-
ing more fully the ideals of its founders Local
sections established in different parts of
the country, in accordance with the plan OF the
British Society of Chemical Industry and general
meetings OF the society are held twice year in
different localities with the view Of stimulating
activity among the chemists throughout the United
States and bringing them into personal acquaint-
ance with one another and into a knowledge Of
the various interests with which they connect
cd The summer meeting is held with that Of tho
American Association for the Advancement OF Sci
ence in August, and the winter meeting. which Is
the annual meeting of the society is held the last
week Of December. The last winter meeting was
held in Washington. D. c.. and the summer meet
Ing last August WAS held In Boston, Mass
There ten local sections Of the society estab-
shed in the different parts OF the United States,
as follows: In Rhode Island. New-York. Washing
ton, the Lehgh Valley, Nebraska. Chicago Gin
clnnau North Carolina. Columbus, Ohio and the
Northeastern section. with headquarters IN Bos
ton. The NeW-lOrk section Is the largest, ana
numbers three hundred members. The officers
are Dr. William McMurtie chairman: Or. Durand
Woodman. secretary and treasurer and EN-
ecutive Committee consisting Of DR.. Albert G.
Hale DR.. Charles A. Doremus and Professor a. A.
Breneman. in addition TO the chairman and sec
retary The total membership of the society is
about fifteen hundred.
The society publishes journal regularly each
month. 1t contains the papers read before The
various sections and at the general meetings, to-
gether with abstracts relating to the progress OF
chemical science and industry. and reviews OF
chemical work. The following is list OF the
principal officers Of the society for 1895 President
Charles L. Munroe. Washington. ID. c.; vce-pres-
dents Edward d. Pearce. Providence. r. l.; Will
lam McMurtc, NcwYopk City J. ". Richards.
South Bethlehem. Penn; j. z. Grabfeld. Chicago.
H.; II. A. Weber, Columbus Ohio: o. ". Martin,
Cincinnati Ohio Henry ~ Stokes. Washington.
ID. c.; II. II. Nicholson, Lincoln. Neb.; +. =. Ven
able Chapel Hill. ~ c.. and Arthur A. Noyes. Bos-
ton Mass: secretary. Albert G. Hale. Brooklyn. n
Y; treasurer Charles +. McKenna. Ncw-York City:
librarian Marston Taylor Bogert NcwYork City;
editor Edward Hart, Easton, Penn; Board of D
rectors c. A. Doremus. NewYork City: c. B.
Dudley Altoona Penn; William McMurtrie. New
York City and c. +. Chandler New-York city
The third annual meeting Of the New-York State
Science Teachers Association Will be held a, the
Teachers College. Columbia University. on Thurs
dav and Friday. Sessions will begin at $50 a
m. 2 D. m. and y. m.
The association cordially invites all who are in
tcrested In its work TO share the privileges OF
this meeting The hospitalities of the Teachers
College and Of other departments of Columbia INT
versty are extended 10 those who avail themselves
OF the opportunity.
The American Society cf Naturalists. with IT'S
seven affiliated scientific societies, will meet at
Columbia University on Wednesday and Thursday
The presence OF these leading scientific bodies vii.
be a strong additional attraction TO the educators
OF this State.
Through tho courtesy OF the authorities OF ths
American Museum Of Natural History their col
lection will be open on Friday evening until 10
o'clock for the accommodl hon of those in attend