Evening star., 1926-09-12
WORLDS NOTABLE:
CHEMISTS GATHER
Congress Here Starting To-
morrow Draws Scientists
From Many Countries.

Some Of the worlds greatest chem
lists will be in session at the National
Academy of Sciences Building for
three days. starting tomorrow morn
ing.
The occasion is. the meeting Of the
International Association OF Pure and
Applied Sciences.
The meetings will be opened by ad-
dresses of welcome by Secretary OF
Commerce Hoover, DIR. Marston Tay-
lor Bogert of the National Academy
of Sciences and DIR. James +. Norris,
president Of the American Chemical
Society Prof. Ernst Cohen of Hol-
land, president of the international
association, will reply.
The first scientific session will be
held tomorrow afternoon. with papers
by DR.. Cohen, DR.. Samuel c. Lind,
associate director of the Fixed Nitro
gen Research Laboratory of the De-
partment of Agriculture; DR.. Paul
Sabatier of Toulouse. France, and
Prince Ginori Cont Of Italy.
Tuesday will be taken up with COM
mittee conferences and a public lee
ture at the United States National
Museum in the evening by Prince
CONT on the utilization of power
from hot springs in Tuscany.
Wednesday will also be filled with
conferences. The delegates will be
,uests of Georgetown University for
luncheon and afterWard will VISIT
the various scientific bureaus ol
Washington.
Will Tour Cities.
They will leave Washington We'd
lesday evening for Wilmington, Where
they will inspect the dye works OF
.hev will proceed to Pittsburgh for an
inspection of United States Steel Cor
poration plants. On Saturday they
will visit various industrial plants In
Akron. Ohio, arriving Sunday in
Detroit, where they will be guests of
the Ford Co. From Detroit they
will go to Schenectady for an in
spection of the General Electric co.
factories. Then they will visit the
plant Of the Eastman Kodak Co. at
Rochester. proceeding thence to
Niagara Falls.
The delegates are as follows:
Belgium: Frederick Swarts, pro
fessor of chemistry at the University
OF Ghent.
Canada: w. Lash Miller, professor
of chemistry at the University of
Toronto; l.. c. Westman, secretary of
the Canadian Institute of Chemistry;
g. S. Whitby, professor of chemistry
At McGill University.
Chile: Joaquin Marco and William
s. Myers.
Denmark. N. Bronsted professor
OF chemistry at the University of
Copenhagen.
ESthonia: J. AnnuSSon, professor at
the Polytechnic Institute of Tallinn.
France: Gabriel Bertrand, president
of the French Federation of Chemical
Societies: Senator Branguer. vice pres
ident of the Society of Industrial
Chemistry; Marc Bridel, general sec
retary of the Society of Biological
chemists; NJ. Bellanger, factory su-
perintendent; Justin Dupont of the
Society of Industrial Chemistry,
Charles Lormand, chemist of the
ministry of agriculture; Louis Roche
OF the Paris School of Political
Sciences, Paul Sabatier, dean of the
faculty of sciences of the University
of Toulouse; Jean Voison, assistant
general secretary of the Society of
Industrial Chemistry, and Prosper
Cholet of the Social and Nourse Mills,
WOOnSocket.
Great Britain: Sir James c. Twins,
vice chancellor OF the University of
st. Andrews; Emile S Mond and Rob-
ert l.. Mond.
Eight From Italy.
Italy: Prince Ginori Cont. presi-
dent OF the Italian Association of Gen
eral and Applied Chemistry; M Ba-
kunin, professor of chemistry at the
Naples Polytechnic Institute; T.
Crespi, Francesca Giordani, Naples;
Col. Helbig of the Italian chemical
warfare service; N. Parravano, pro.
lessor of chemistry at the University
Ft11h ind ICf,.i io1
chemist; l.. Rolla, professor of chem
istry at the University of Florence.
Japan: X. 1kada, emeritus professor
OF chemistry at Toxic Imperial Uni
yersity; X. Matsubara. vice chairman
of the division of chemistry, Japanese
National Research Council.
Netherlands: Ernst Cohen. presi-
dent of the international body; F..
Donker-Duyvis, chemical engineer; A.
y. Holleman, A. Ruys, industrial
chemist; p. Van Romburgh, professor
at the University of Utrecht: p. Yer
kade. professor at the Netherlands
Polytechnic Institute at Rotterdam;
F. G.. Voerrhan, Industrial chemist
Poland: Stanislaw PLAT, professor
Of chemistry. Lemberg Polytechnic
Institute: Wojciech Swietoslawski,
professor of chemistry, Warsaw Poly
technic Institute.
Rumanla: &. AndrOneSCu, profess
sor of hygiene, Bucharest Agricultural
College: G. Cane, director of the chem
ical laboratory, Rumanian Geological
Institute; y. Minovici, professor of
medical Jurisprudence. University of
Cluj; st. Minovici. general secretary
Of the Rumanian Chemical Society.
Spain: j. de Artigas. president of
the Spanish Federation OF Chemical
Societies; Luis Bermejo, professor of
chemistry, University of Madrid; r.
tantos, agricultural engineer; c. Fer
nandez. president of the Spanish So
ciety of Physical Chemists; J. Giral,
member of the council of the Spanish
Federation Of Chemical Societies; E.
Moles, professor, University Of Mad
rid: A. Mora. president of the Com
mission on Explosives. Spanish Min
istry of Labor, Commerce and In.
dustry.
Switzerland: NJ. Breslauer, Society
of Industrial Chemistry, Geneva: w.
ID. Treadwell. professor at the Zurich
Technical High School.