M EMBERS of the American Chemical Society will long remember I960 as the year our Society moved into its new home in Washington, D.C. This building is tangible evidence of growth and progress—a symbol of stature to the public. The public prestige of the Society reflects on each of its members. Our Society has come a long way since its organization in April 1876, when there were only 133 names on the first list of members. Fortythree chemists attended the first national meeting at Newport, R.I. Today we have about 89,000 members and 158 sections. The largest attendance at a national meeting was 15,047 members at New York City in 1957. Nevertheless, there are thousands of eligible chemists and chemical engineers who are not members of the ACS and who, therefore, are not benefiting from, and possibly are not aware of, the many services which our Society offers to its members. This can only be solved ...