The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-07
DINNER TO ENGLISH CHEMIST.
GIFT OF SILVER TEA SERVICE TO
SIR WILLIAM PERRIN.

The 1Oth Anniversary OF IIiS Discovery Of
the First Of the COaI Tar Products
Celebrated ny American Scientists
-NauNC the color OF the Evening.
Sir William Henry Perkin, who fifty years
ago found a dirty black precipitate in his
test tube when he was working in his labor
atory in tho top Of his fathers house. and
Who from that precipitate evolved a new
color. msuve, the first Of the coal tar by
products, YVES the guest Of honor last night
At = dinner 81 DPlmOnico's given by 100
chemis's and manufacturer Of chemical
products. The occasion was the fiftieth
anniversary of hir discovery.
Last July the chemist of England and
tho Continent celebrated Sir WilliamE dis
Covery, md when it was learned in this
Countrv. that he was to visit America to
deliver p courNe Of lectures At Columbia
University. last night : demons, ration was
planned.
Sir William said in answer 10 the many
speeches If welcome rendered him. You
American always try to do things better
than they arc lone abroad, and tonight
You have succeeded"
To-day there are about 100 delicate mauve
neckties that will be laid away for reference
until Sir William next visits New York.
Out of compliment TO his first discovery,
each ono who attended the dinner last
night wore q dress tic Of the color brought
or Of coal tar by the British scientist Tho
lamp shades we're mauve, the covers Of the
menu were mauve, and Comptroller Metz,
who was among those present, strained a
point and wore mauve colored socks. His
enthusiasm was appreciated by those who
bad not possessed his originality.
When Prof Charles F. Chandler, who
presided. introduced DR.. Hugo Schweitzer.
who was 10 speak n the subject If the
influence Of FIR Williams discovery OF
modern science, many Of the laymen among
the bsnqueters lay bach and tool a fresh
cigar. believing that on ly their courtesy
vas demanded by DR.. Schweitzer's speech.
But it was not long before DR.. Schweitzcr's
sPeech became interesting.
The new avenue which had been opened
blythe guest Of the evening, said the speaker,
had proved to be the path leading TO "A
thousand wonders. From c~oaltar dyes have
produced TIE rosy hue that ends allurement
IN the frankfurter of IT and endows
II with a ffelike and lasting freshness.
Eve etness 200 times more powerful than
that Of sugar cane can bc reduced from
Tho black stuff that IL cast oF from gas
plants and rerfI mes . thousand times
stronger than the delicate odOrs Of Araby.
Our butter il colored yellow when the
COWS are on strike and the product NJ
me gentle hen is simulated by the delicate
unts, OF coal tar dyes in tho baker shop"
concluded tho doctor.
,fatrlck T. McGowan. representing Mayor
Mc,lellan, gave the scientist the welcome
OF Ne" York. he was supported in spirit
eey several municipal officials. among them
senator McCaTren. Major Woodbury. and
comptroller Metz. To lender Sir William
ne welcome Of his confrhres in science
,neTH were Or. William II. Nicho.s. Or.
William F. Hillebrand. prsijCrt nj the
A<nlerlcsn Chemical Socict7; President
NlcNolas Murray Butler of Columbia Cni-
nrrsity, and President Ira Rcmscn OF Johns
hopkins University.
Dr Nichols presented To Sir William
tne mrs cast nj a gold medal T. he known
- N" Perkin medal. and 20 be- awaTded
"~on wear TO some American chemist who