1 8 0 SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE A. O. C. S.

REPORT OF THE DETERGENTS COMMITTEE The efforts of the Detergents Committee were confined largely to

perfect ing the personnel of the Committee and outlining and aiding in the promotion of the Sub-Conmfittee on the Detergency of Soap.

Some work was taken up on the Standard Methods of Analysis of Soap but no changes were made in these Methods.

The personnel of the Comnfittee is as ~ollows :

Edward Bauer, Kirk & Co. H. 'C. Bennett, Los Angeles Soap Co. J. S. Boulden, Wm. Waltke & Co. Dr. J..C. Brier, Prof. Chem. Eng., University of Michigan. RI K. Brodie, Procter & Gamble Co. Dr. V. K. Cassady, Palmolive Co. A. K. ,Church, Lever Bros. R. E. Divine, 284 Beach.St., Hackensack, N. J. Dr. J. S. ,Goldbaum, Fels & Co. F. H. Guernsey, Cowles Detergent Co. Dr. M. H. Ittner, ,Colgate & Co. G. H. Johnson, Director of Research, Laundryowners National Assn., Mellon

h~stitute, Pittsburgh, Pa. Frederick Kenny,. City of New York Board of Purchase, Central Testing

t~ aboratory, New York, N. Y. C. P. Long, The Globe Soap Co. E. T. Mareeau, Gold Dust Corporation. Prof. E. B. Millard, Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. H. S. Mitchell, Swift & Co. J. R. PoweI1, Armour Soap Works. W. S. Rapetje, Kirkman's & Son. W. T. Reese, Peet Bros. J. G. Vail, Philadelphia Quartz Co., Philadelphia, Pa. F. W. Smither, Bureau ~ of Standards, Washington, D. C. Dr. P. H. Walker, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. L. F. Hoyt, Chairman, Sub Committee, Larkin Co., Inc. Archibald Campbell, Chairman, The .Globe Soap Co.

Practically the entire Detergents Committee confined their efforts dur ing the year to the work outlined by the Sub-Committee under the direction of L. F. Hoyt . ARCmBALD CAMP~V.CC, Chairman.