May, 19511 ANNIVERSARY DINNER 275 Anniversary Dinner IN the evening of the day of the Annual General Meeting, a Dinner to celebrate the seventy- seventh anniversary of the Society was held, by kind permission of the Master, in the Hall of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London, Blackfriars Lane, London, E.C.4. The members and guests, numbering 82, were received by the President, Mr. George Taylor, O.B.E., F.R.I.C., and Mrs. Taylor. The President afterwards took the Chair at the Dinner. The guests of the Society and of the President included: Professor E. K. Rideal, M.B.E., M.A., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S., and Mrs. Rideal; Professor J. W. Cook, Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S., F.R.I.C.; S. Robson, M.Sc., D.I.C., M.I.Chem.E., M.I.M.M., F.R.I.C., and Mrs. Robson; H. W. Cremer, C.B.E., M.Sc., M.I.Chem.E., M.Inst.F., F.R.I.C.; N.C . Wright, B.A., D.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.I.C.; the Master of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, Dr. F. Howitt, and Mrs. Howitt; and the Clerk of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, E. Busby. After the loyal toasts had been honoured, Professor J. W. Cook proposed the toast of the Society. He referred to the happy relationship that had ever existed between the Society and the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the last outstanding example of which had been the success that had attended the Summer School of Analytical Chemistry, sponsored by the two bodies, last year. This collaboration between the two bodies had also been exemplified by their united co-operation with the Ministry of Food in legislation in connection with the Food and Drugs Acts; this had resulted in improvements in the working of the Acts and in analytical chemistry.He congratulated the Society on its elevation to the Presidency of one who had for so long been an enthusiastic supporter of the Royal Institute of Chemistry. The election of Dr. Nicholls would also set the seal on the harmonious relationship that existed between the Public Analysts and the Government Laboratory. He also noted with great satisfaction that although the Society had been the leaders in the advancement of the science of analytical chemistry, the Universities were now beginning to take more interest in the subject. The toast was coupled with the name of the President. The President , in response, thanked Professor Cook for his appreciative remarks on the work of the Society.He referred to the International Congress of Analytical Chemistry to be held at Oxford in September, 1952, and expressed the hope that all analytical chemists in this country would use their united endeavour to ensure its success. The proceedings of the Congress would be published in the Society’s journal, The Analyst. Dr. Roche Lynch, in proposing the toast of the guests, expressed his satisfaction that the Society should have chosen for the entertainment of such distinguished company the beautiful surroundings of the ancient hall of the Apothecaries, which had been made available to them by the kindness and generosity of the Master, who with his wife, was their honoured guest. He welcomed the ladies and the other eminent guests, most of whom were presidents or past presidents cf learned institutions, and coupled with the toast the name of Dr.Norman Wright of the Ministry of Food. Dr. Norman Wright, replying for the guests, said that he welcomed the opportunity of expressing on their behalf their appreciation of the entertainment and fare provided. He had had personal experience of the good work done by analytical chemists in their pro- fessional capacity on the Food Standards Committee of the Ministry, and was gratified to276 REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRESERVATIVE REGULATIONS [Vol. 76 find that in their pleasures they set themselves the same high standards and ideals as in their work, The Ministry of Food greatly appreciated the work, knowledge and background of experience that members of the Society put at their disposal; this experience had been enlarged by the recent visits to the United States of America of Mr. Adams and Dr. Nicholls, who had established personal contact with the Food and Drugs Administration in Washington. Dr. Wright expressed the hope that there would be some reciprocal visits. The President then invested Dr. Nicholls with the presidential badge and wished him success during his term of office. Dr. Nicholls expressed his thanks for the honour that had been done him.