The San Francisco call., 1910-07-13
chemists HAVE
rough Journey
Delegates to American Society
in Train Wreck on Way
to Convention

Tired and shaken by the narrowing
experience of the early morning, when
their train was wrecked at Metz, over
100 members OF the American chemical
society arrived at the st. Francis hotel
last night about $50 o'clock and amid
a confusion of many bellboys and
much baggage sought their resting
place. Each member was adorned with
the insignia of the society. his special
number and his name There was little
to denote the fact that the majority
had come far across the continent from
the big eastern cities to attend the
forty second annual convention of the
society, which was begun last night
with a business meeting of the council
of the organization in the blue room.
The visiting chemists were met at
the Southern Pacific depot al 6 o'clock
by 10 members of the local branch of
the society and were hurried to the
hotel without delay by procession of
80 or more automobiles and taXicabs
which was in waiting. Their every
want was looked to by the local COM
number of them were ready for the
business session later in the evening.
Before the business is over today 1t
is expected that 100 more chemists
will have arrived, so that by Thursday
the gathering will be complete.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
Besides the great amount of technical
work and lecturing that will be done
during the convention, which will con-
clude Saturday night, an extensive and
interesting program has been prepared
for the amusement of the guests by a
committee of the local branch. There
will be theater parties vfor the wives
of the visitors, dinners. sight seeing
expeditions of the city and excursions
to the points of interest down the
peninsula.
DISTINGUISHED SCIENTISTS HERE
The majority of the visiting MEM
bers are at the ST. Francis hotel, where
the society has it's headquarters and
where it will hold most of its meet
ings but a number are staying with
friends in the city. The conyention
brings together from all parts of the
United States the most noteworthy
men of science, and the society, which
is the oldest and largest in the country,
is well known for the vast work that
the different branches of chemistry
The opinions and discoveries of these
men may be of universal value and
are certain to go far in their influ-
ence on the practical scientific educa-
tions given in the schools of the
country.
During their stay here the chemists
will visit the University of California
and will give a number of lectures
fI.r,- f.~I, Will ha -
the professors and students of the
chemistry department Every branch
of the science will be dealt with by
men who have made a life speciality of
their work There is scarce subject,
however deep and difficult, that will not
be touched upon in some manner.
There is a great deal of the work of
the convention that will be of interest
to manufacturers.
OFFICERS AND PROGRAM
Following are the officers of the or
ganization: President, Prof. w. p. Ban
croft of Cornell university; secretary.
Prof. c. L. Parsons of Durham, N H. :;
chairman of the local branch, Prof.
Franklin of Stanford university. On
the local committee in charge of the
convention are Ralph Gould, Professor
Franklin. S, w. Young, A. Lachman, F.
Lengfeld, w. c.. Blaisdale, A. A. Hanks,
F. P. Green. d. s. Drake.
Following is the program for today:
$50 a. M, general meeting; address of
welcome, Arthur Lachman of local sec
tion; response, w. D. Bancroft 'presi-
dent. The following papers will be
read: Positive photography" illus
trated with lantern slides, W. D. Ban
croft; Liquid Ammonia a Solvent
and the Ammonia Sysctem of Acid
Bases and Salts" Edward c. Franklin:
Chemistry in the Bureau of Stand
ards w. f. Hillebrand; THE Use of
Sodium Benzoate as a Preservative of
Food,e H. E. Barnard. In the afternoon
the members will make an excursion TO
Halfmoon bay and points of interest
along the Ocean Shore railroad The
women of the convention will attend
the Columbia theater in the evening
while the men assemble at the Fair
mont hotel for a smoker.