Evening star., 1935-04-14
CAPITAL CHEMISTS
AWAIT CONCLAvE
Many District Men to Speak
at Celebration of Indus
try's Founding.

Many prominent chemists from the
District will be speakers at the 300th
anniversary celebration of the found
ing of the American chemical in
dustry to be held in New York April
% to 26. 1t is expected that the
conclave will attract more than TO-
900 chemists, industrialists and repre-
sentatives of allied fields.
F. Leo Smith of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration will speak on the
evolution of housing and C. g. Weber
of the paper section of the Bureau
of Standards will discuss Fiber Build
ing Boards" H. F. Clemmer, District
engineer of materials, also will be
speaker.
SympoSia on several branches of
chemistry will be held as feature
of the conclave. M. X. Sullivan and
w. C. Hess of Georgetown University
will speak at the symposium on biol
ogy. agriculture, food and medical
chemistry. DR.. c. A. Brown of the
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils will
present one of the leading papers
on the history of chemistry. The
Bureau of Mines will be represented
by K. S. Markley, Sterling B. Hen
bricks and Charles E. Sande.
Many to Contribute Papers.
Others contributing papers to this
division are Joseph D. Davis, Joseph
A. De Broth, H. Stuart Anvil and w.
T. Reid of the Bureau of Mines. Davis
and Anvil will have as their subject
THE Electrical Conductivity of
Coke"
In the division of medicinal chem
1stry papers will be presented by
William o. Emery, Bureau of Chem
istry and Soils: Henry C. Fuller. con-
sulting chemist. Washington; w. c.
Hess and M. X. Sullivan of George
town University, Robert r. Sealock
and Vincent du Vigneaud of George
Washington University. Emery j.
Theriault of the National Institute
will speak on "Activated Sludge as a
Bio-Zeolite" in the division of water,
sewage and sanitation
Washington will be represented in
the division of physical and inor-
eanic chemistry by L. S. KasSel and
H. H. Storch, Bureau of Mines:
Stephen Brunauer, P. H. Emmett, r.
Wiebe and V. L. Gaddy of the Bu-
reau of Chemistry and Soils, Raleigh
Gilchrist and Edward Wichers of the
Bureau of Standards and R. E. Glib
son of the Geophysical Laboratory
E. j. Fox J. W. Turrentine, H. T.
Herrick. R. Hellbach and O. E May
of the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
will participate in sessions of the
division of industrial and engineer
ing chemistry.
Kassel, Storch on Program.
Louis S. Kassel and H. H. Storch
also will present papers in a SYM
postum on the chemistry of gaseous
hydrocarbons in the division of petro-
leum chemistry. Other speakers in
this division will be R. T Leslie. F.
w. Rose, jr: Joseph D. White, Bev-
eridge J. Meier and S. T. Schicktanz
of the Bureau of Standards K H.
Logan and Gordon M. Kline of the
Bureau of Standards are scheduled to
speak in the division of paint and
varnish chemistry.
The division of rubber chemistry
will hold sessions in which Norman
Bekkedahl and A. T. Mcpherson of
the Bureau of Standards will take
part. Participants in the meetings of
the division of biological chemistry
will be H. G. Knight o. E. May, L.
B. Lockwood, P. A. Wells. G. E Ward,
H. 6. Byers, H. T. Herrick, E. F. Dey-
sher and E. o. Whittier of the Bureau
of Chemistry and Soils: w. C. Hess
and M. x. Sullivan of Georgetown
University; Robert H. Sifferd and
Vincent du Vigneaud of George
Washington University
Others who will report research
are Charles A. Fort of the Bureau of
Chemistry and Soils; Nelson McKaig,
jr., Bureau of Plant Industry; Rich
ard F.. Jackson, Joseph A. Matthews
and Max j. Proffltt, Bureau of Stand
ards. all of whom will attend sessions
of the division of sugar chemistry;
H. P. Newton and P. H. Grog-
gins, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
and Wilbur l. Patterson, George
Washington University. who speak in
the division of organic chemistry.
Early Books to Be Exhibited.
Other divisional sessions will deal
with progress in many branches of
chemical science, including leather
and gelatin. paint and varnish, and
medicinal chemistry, and chemical
education. Exhibits of early books. |
manuscripts and appai atus will il
lustrate the historic origins of chem |
istry in this country
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi |
and Representative James W. Wads-
worth of New York will speak at a
dinner Wednesday. April "a Fran
els P. Garvan. president of the Chem
ical Foundation and honorary chair
man of the Tercentenary Committee,
will ne toastmaster.
A meeting of the council. govern
Ing body of the society, is among the
e-ants scheduled. Washington's rep
resentatives on the council are: DR.. |
Harrison E. Howe, editor of Indus
trial and Engineering Chemistry .
and archaeological Monographs: Dr. |
Charles E. Munroe, past president of !