Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-11
GREETED BY WILSON
Agricultural Chemists Wei
coined to Washington.
DR.. WILEY TALKS TO THEM
Discusses Consumers Antipathy to
Impure Food.
TO PREPARE FOR BIG MEETING
International Congress of Applied
Chemistry Here Next Year.
Election of Officers.
DR.. WILEY TALKS TO THEM
TO PREPARE FOR BIG MEETING

Official welcome to Washington was
extended by Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson this morning to the As
ISOLATION of Agricultural Chemists.
Mr.. Wilson spoke to them briefly of
the pure food law and the necessity for
it's rigid enforcement. He said that the
agricultural chemists had most to do
with furnishing the evidence on which
the law could be enforced. He wished
them success in the prosecution of their
work.
4 Address by DR.. Wiley.
DR.. Wiley. who was on the platform.
said a few words on the necessity for
fair analysis and for fair treatment of
the consumer In the, things he is forced
to put into his stomach.
He said the theory had been long
proven fallacious that the eye had to be
pleased I'm order to make the digestive
glands work. For his part. he said. his
digestive glands always refused to work
after they found they had been deceived
The association received an official in
vitation to help arrange for the interna-
tionaI congress of applied chemistry, to
meet in Washington year from now.
This is an important body. The COM
ing meeting will be the first it has ever
held ip this country.
1t grew out of the first International
Congress of Chemistry held abroad. The
agricultural section is regarded as par
ticularly important, inasmuch as agricul-
ture is the principal Industry of this
country and of most OF the countries
participating.
Committee to Be Named.
The congress is coming to this country
in response to an invitation from Con-
gress and the President Of the United
States. 1t was decided that the Asso-
citation of Agricultural Chemists should
appoint committee, probably Of five
members, to arrange for proper repre-
sentation at the agricultural section.
The international congress will meet in
Washington for it's opening session. 1t
will be welcomed by the President and
the Secretary Of Agriculture. After that
it will go to New York for the section
meetings Thence excursions will be ar
ranged to points Of technical interest to
the members.
The remainder of the morning session
of the Agricultural Chemists was de-
voted to reading papers on the .constit-
uents of Soils insecticides and fungicides
and the pure food law.
Election of Officers.
Aside from attending the smoker given
for their benefit at the Cosmos Club
last night, the principal business Of the
chemists yesterday evening was the cleo
ton Of officers. These were chosen from
as widely separated localities as pos
sibie, so that various portions OF the
country might be represented.
Ohicers chosen were: President, w. wv.
Skinner; first vice president, j. A. LIE
Clerc: second vice president, Reid Hunt:
secretary, H. s. Bailey; treasurer, F. r.
Dewey: councillors, p. III. Walker, w. d.
Bigelow and S. NJ. Acres.
Owing to the lateness Of the hour, the
election of four members of the execu-
tive committee was postponed until the
next meeting of the society.