The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-08
WELCOME TO GREAT CHEMISTS
SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY TO MAKE
ADDRESS TO-DAY.
Views Of Discoverer OF Argon on Train.
Ing OF acknowledgements OF Pleas.
ure and Observation for Visitors
From Europe-Recepti0n to Begin With

Views Of DiscOverer OF ArgOn on Train.
Ing OF acknowledgements OF Pleas.
ure and Observation for Visitors
From Europe-Reception to Begin With
Some Of the greatest chemists OF the
world were present at the reception given
last night to the foreign members OF the
Society Of Chemical Industry by the New
York section of that organization at the
Chemists Club, l0s West Fifty-fifth street.
The society is international, with head
quarters in London and members all over
the world. But as about 900 of the 1000
members that comprise 1t are in America,
and also because OF the st. Louis exposition,
the society decided to have its annual
junket in the United States.
Over 100 members came from England,
among them Sir william Ramsay, X. c. b.,
ID. Sc. LII. d., F. r. s., the president OF
the society. Many of the visitors brought
the ladies Of their families with them and
these were present at the reception last
night Mrs. Charles h. Pellew, daughter
of Prof Chandler Of Columbia, and Mrs.
William H. Nichols. the wife OF the president
of the General Chemical Company, who
is to gu cceed Sir William Ramsay as presi-
dent OF the society. received the ladies',
There were no speeches last night. but
when Sir William arrived all marched up
two by two and were presented TO MN by
Mr.. Virgil Coblentz. Then refres hInents
were served.
one OF the most distinguished foreigners
present last night was Prof. Oscar Llebreich,
director of the Pharmacological Institute
Of berlin. and noted authority on food
products. D,. Ostm aid professor @ f.h,'si-
cal chemistry at the University OF Leipzig,
the greatest living authority on his subject,
dropped in Unexpectedly from Leipzig some
of the members taxed Nun with iiie Z uihoi
that he Ia about to abandon physical cheniis-
try and take to philosophy The doctor
was genuinely concerned.
at isn't as II / were tired OF physical
chemistry and abandoned it to its fate,
he explained. But that science Is now 80
Hrmly on its feet In Germany that it will go
on we'll enough without my work. That
il a branch can say have mastered, and
the material growth of the mind leads quite
irresistibly, as think, to- epistemology, or
the theory Of knowledge
DR.. Ostevad founded journal devoted
TO epistemology two years ago.
Sir William Ramsay has, perhaps, more
titles than any member In the society. he
is a member Of every important chemical
society in the world. Together with Lord
Rayleigh he discovered few years ago
argon1 az constituent of air. He also
discovered helium, an element present in
certain minerals, and neon, krypton and
xenon three new atmospheric gases.
To-day at lO:3O he will address the society
in the gymnasium of Columbia University
on the training Of technical chemists. Sir
Williams theory is that most lads may
become inventive chemists; that, unlike
poets, they are not born, but made. He
holds that original research should be en-
conraged that professors should be better
paid and that a man without degree
il frequently a better teacher than man
with one. II is along these lines that his
address il understood to be framed.
After the address to-day there will be a
luncheon at the Claremont an automobile
ride and in the evening a dinner at the
Waldorf. Under the management of DR..
+. G. Love, the society will have roof
garden reception at the Majestic Hotel on
Friday night, to eay nothing Of smoker and
vaudeville show at the Liederkranz on
Saturday and Il trip up the Hudson on
Sunday.
The chemists will visit number Of manu-
featuring establishments on Friday, in
Guiding tho Westinghouse works, the Con-
solidated Gas Companys works and the
Nichols Chemical Company's factory. On
Monday morning they vii! leave on special
train for Philadelphia and other cities on
their way to St Louis.