E. Smith, secretary and treasurer; Charles S. Bush, member of the executive committee. After dinner, the presiding officer, Mr. Edward D. Pearce, presented a paper on "Some Notes on Chile Saltpetre." WALTER E. SMITH, Secretary. Issued with Septembe Number, 1898. Proceedings. COUNCIL. NAMES PROPOSED FOR MEMBERSHIP. Abel, John J., 1604 Bolton St., Baltimore, Md. Dow, Herbert H., Midland, Mich. Eckley, John B., Garden City, N. Y. Gilbert, Frederick C., 5 Warland St., Cambridgeport, Mass. Harper, H. W., Austin, Texas. Hawkins, H., Oakland, Bergen Co., N. J. Henderson, Wm. E., Ohio Univ., Athens, Ohio. Jackson, Charles L., Cambridge, Mass. Kaufmann, W. P., Govt. Lab., Georgetown, Demerara, Brit ish Guiana. Kremers, Edward, Univ. of Wis., Madison, Wis. Richards, Theodore W., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass. Smith, Frederic Jasper, Amherst, Mass. Smith, Horace T., East Bridgewater, Mass. Thompson, John, A. and M. College, Greensboro, N. C. CHANGES OF ADDRESS. Andrews, Geo. F., Bristol, R. I. Austen, P. T., 346 Broadway, N. Y. City. Baldwin, Herbert B., 906 Broad St., Newark, N. J. Bassett, George O., 137 Pembroke St., Boston, Mass. Bauer, Wm. C., Baker Univ., Baldwin, Kansas. Bevier, Isabel, Plymouth, O. Bogert, Marston Taylor, Havemeyer Hall, Columbia Univ., Boulevard and 116th St., N. Y. City. Boyer, Chas. S., Camden, N. J. Cameron, Frank K., Cosmos Club, Washington, D. C. Christiansen, H. B., Rock Run, Ala. Clarke, Thos., Chapel Hill, N. C. Dennis, L. M., care R. Thode & Co., 39 Pragerstrasse, Dresden, Germany. Edson, Hubert, Patterson, La. Fay, Irving W., 544 9th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Hall, Lyman B., Haverford College, Haverford, Pa. Kunze, Wm. F., Lake City, Minn. Miller, John A., 255 Ellicott St., Buffalo, N. Y. Miller, P. S., 96 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mitchell, Andrew S., 220 Greenbush St., Milwaukee, Wis. Moale, Philip R., 100 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, N. C. Neher, Fred., Princeton, N. J. Neidich, S. A., 1041 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Newman, H. E., 2543 Moorman Ave., Cincinnati, O. Pitman, J. R., Laflin and Rand Powder Co., Pompton Lakes, N. J. Potter, Chas. A., 198 Waterman St., Providence, R. I. Prentiss, G. N., care Northwestern Iron Co., Mayville, Wis. Richards, Joseph W., Lehigh Univ., So. Bethlehem, Pa. Riggs, L. W., Cornell University Medical College, 414 East 26th St., N. Y. City. Schimpf, Henry W., 372 W. 35th St., N. Y. City. Souther, Henry, Station A, Hartford, Conn. Spencer, G. Carl, 2 Ames Place, Lowell, Mass. Speyers, C. L., New Brunswick, N. J. Steenken, J. G., P. O. Box 2005, N. Y. City. Sullivan, J. M., Jackson, La. Sy, Albert P., care Chem. Lab., Univ. of Ill., Urbana, Ill. Thatcher, R. W., Box 113, Beatrice, Nebr. Torrey, Chas. A., Jr., Sanbornton, N. H. Walter, Chas. A., 517 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, Ind. Weston, David B., 42 Riverside St., Watertown, Mass. Issued with October Number, 1898. Proceedings. MINUTES OF THE SEVENTEENTH GENERAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, HELD IN BOSTON, MASS., AUGUST 22 AND 23, 1898. The society was called to order by President Munroe at 12 M., Monday, August 22, in room 35 of the Walker Building, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The minutes of the general meeting held in Washington, D. C., December 29 and 30, 1897, were approved in the form in which they had already appeared in the Journal of the society. President James M. Crafts, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was introduced, and addressed a few words of welcome to the visiting chemists. President Charles E. Munroe replied in behalf of the American Chemical Society, and Vicepresident Edgar F. Smith in behalf of Section C of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The secretary gave an informal report of the condition and progress of the society, showing a net gain in membership of 162 since the annual meeting in December, and a net gain of 535 members since December, 1894, when the society held its former meeting in Boston and Cambridge. The present membership was reported as 1318, and the number of local sections ten, the last section established being the North Eastern Section, having its headquarters in Boston and a roll of 195 members. This section was chartered March 7, 1898. Since the last annual report was made, the secretary has received information of the death of the following named members: Ferdinand von Mueller, Australia, died October 10, 1896; S. W. McKeown, Youngstown, Ohio, died February 12, 1898; Henry C. Coon, Alfred, N. Y., died May 2, 1898; Pedro J. Sosa, Panama, Colombia, S. A., lost on the steamer "La Bourgogne," July 4, 1898. The secretary reported the names of Henri Moissan, Sir William Crookes, and J. H. van 't Hoff duly nominated for election to honorary membership, and endorsed by the council in accordance with the requirements of the constitution. By vote of the society they were unanimously elected as honorary members. After some announcements by the local committee and the secretary, the morning session was adjourned. AFTERNOON. The society was called to order at 2 P. M. and discussed as follows: Papers were read "Petroleum Infusion in Quartz Crystals," by Charles L. Reese. Mr. Reese showed some specimens and also some drawings marking the location of the petroleum infusions. were made by Mr. Mathews. Remarks A paper on " Catalysis" was read by J. H. Kastle, and discussed by Messrs. Cameron, W. A. Noyes, and Kastle. "An Electric Furnace for Use with the 110-Volt Circuit," read by N. Monroe Hopkins; discussed by Messrs. Doremus and Munroe. "Volumetric Apparatus," read by G. E. Barton. "On the Facilities for Standardizing Chemical Apparatus Afforded by Foreign Governments and Our Own," read by Louis A. Fischer. This paper was prepared by Mr. Fischer in accordance with a request made to Mr. Pritchett, chief of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, that such a paper be written for the meeting. Upon motion of C. B. Dudley, seconded by T. H. Norton, the thanks of the society were voted to Mr. Pritchett for acceding to the request and having the paper prepared and read by Mr. Fischer. Upon motion of Mr. Ewell, the paper was referred to the Committee on Papers and Publications, with the recommendation that it be published in the Journal as soon as possible. The paper was discussed by Messrs. Crafts and Caldwell, also by Mr. Ewell, who showed some pieces of standardized appara tus. |