Evening journal., 1918-12-21
BELaIUM IN need
OF BRAIN POWER
War Hero Tells Chemistry
Society People Also
Want Capital
DR.. C. L. REESE IS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT


does seek American capital and tech
nical men to assist in building up the
country's Industries so as to provide
the Belglans with work and to mod
ernlze its methods.
Alexander Knops, formerly OF the
Belgian army. gave this information to
members OF the Delaware section OF
the American Chemistry Society at the
society's first annual dinner and meet
ing in the Hotel dupont last night Dr.
Charles L. Reese, chemical director OF
the dupont Company. was elected
chairman OF the section to succeed
Lammot dupont.
The members OF the society were the
guests OF Mr. dupont at dinner In the
green room of the hotel.
Mr.. KNOBS had some thrilling expert
ences while in the Belgian army. lie
was wounded seven times. the last Dul-
let that hit him breaking his back.
After this last injury, he was found
unconscious and was about TO De
thrown into a grave as dead, when he
made some sound audible enough Tor
his burlers to hear him. He was then
taken TO a hospital. where he recovered
on one occasion, he hid for three days
I'm tree. with a bicycle, from his Ger
man pursuers, and managed to escape.
Mr.. Knops came to this country about
one year ago and shortly afterwards
entered the employ OF the dupont Com
pany at its experimental station, on the
Brandy,vine, as a chemist. He has been
with the company for the past nine
months and by his aifable, jovial dis
position he has won hundreds OF
friends.
MFR. Krops said that II would not be
worth while for this country to send
individual Norkmen TO Belgium to ana
In its rebuilding. The building OF houses
and roads is easy, and can be done by
the Belgian men, returning from the
army. and to send outsiders" would
leave many Belgians idle. The country
is overcrovded now, he said.
What Belgium does want and would
gladly welcome, is the American capi-
tai and trained men to build up the
Belgian Industries and give employ
ment TO the natives Of the country. II Is
not labor that Belgium needs today, Mr..
Knops declared but brain power. About
so per cent of the technical men OF
Belgium were lost in war, he said.
Belgium has always been far behind
the United States in its industries, he
remarked saying that what the United
states can do In one year, II takes the
Belglans ten years TO do. The country,
because OF IT'S crude methods, has been
unable to enter into competition with
other countries. but with the aid OF the
United states the country is now aim
ing TO modernize all its Industries. The
country has not the necessary means
toward this end. MIR. knops asserted.
Mr.. Knops concluded his splendid
address by thanking the members of
the society for the excellent treatment
and counsel they have given him dur
ing his stay here.
Mr.. dupont presided at the meeting
until after the election OF Or. Charles
l.. Reese as president. DR.. Reese COM
pleted term in like Office OF the
Philadelphia branch OF the society on
Wednesday night and was given an
ovation as he took the chair.
The other officers elected at the meet
ing were: William Z. Fletcher OF the
Atlas Powder Company, vice chairman;
]. f. Garrett, Of the General Chemical
Company, treasurer; r.. p. Dugliss, OF
the Krebs Pigment Company, secretary
and Charles l.. Reese, F.W. Barker, OF
the National Aniline Company. and
George NJ. Norman, Of the Hercules
Powder Company, councillors.
A committee will be appointed to
draft bill regulating the production
and sale Of milk in this city and State.
The committee Will flrst report to the
society and then the matter will be
taken up with City Council and the
Legislature.
The meeting night OF the society was
changed TO every fourth Monday night
j. G. Melendy. OF the General Chemi-
cal Company. appealed to the members
OF the society to adopt children Of
French chemists who died in the war
Captain Davis, editor OF the official
organ of the Philadelphia and Delaware
sections OF the society, spoke on the
purpose Of bettering the paper and
Professor Firman Thompson, of Della
ware College, made a report Of the
proceedings Of the last meeting OF the
national councillors.
The great strides that have been
made by the society since its organ
ization one year ago were set out in
the report OF the membership commit
tee. The section began with t40 men,
bers and now has 2s0 members on its
roll
Notice was also given OF a smoker to
be held some time in January at which
Professor Smith, OF Columbia Univer-
sity, will speak.
When the treasurer's report showing
a deficit OF 1880 was read, DR.. j. H.
Squires. OF the dupont Company, was
appointed appointed committee OF oDe TO take
up subscription. His collection to-
tailed s5i 67 and cent of a seemingly
odd variety. DR.. Squires then decided
to auction off that cent, which was
bought by Lamott dupont for 81 30,
making total collection Of s55.97
DR.. Samuel c. Mitchell, president OF
Delaware College, invited the Delaware
and Philadelphia sections to hold their
spring meeting at the college; DR.. Reese
and DR.. Miner. the latter Of the Phila-
delphia section, accepting the invita-
lion.
A vote Of thanks and appreciation for
his services was given Mr. dupont by
The members OF the section.
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