The Daily Gleaner, 5 Jan 1966 pg 16
Research Council host to scientists
A cocktail party was given by the chairman and members of the
Scientific Research Council of Jamaica in honour of the group of
scientists from overseas who are attending the current natural
products chemistry symposium at The University of the West
Indies.
The party was held at the Council's headquarters at Hope on
Monday evening and was attended by members of the Council,
members of the staff, participants in the symposium, U.W.I.
lecturers, and other special guests of the Council.
Mr. Philip Wi!es, chairman of the Council, and his wife
greeted the guests on arrival. With them in the receiving line
was Professor Leonard Haynes, Head of the Department of
Chemistry U.W.I. and his wife.
The symposium is being held under the auspices of the
Department of Chemistry.
Representing the members of the Council were Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Ellington, Mr. and Mrs. C Barnard
Lewis, Mr. Winston Mahfood, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Plant, Mr. and Mrs.
B. A. Watkis, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wint,
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Waterlow.
The staff was represented by Mr. and Mrs. R. G. W. Willocks,
Mr. and Mrs. O. Dybbros, Mr. Jackson Wint, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Hickling, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hart, Mr. and Mrs. M. Fray. Mr. and
Mrs. W. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Blake. Mr. R. E. Swaby, Mr. A.
B. Chang, Mr. and Mrs. H. Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. M. Peacocke, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Jones. Miss A. I. P. Maynard, Miss M. Grant.
Overseas participants in the symposium present were
Messrs. J- Alburnoz, M. Anchel. W. A, Ayer, C. W. L. Bevan, K.
Biemann, A. K. Bose, A. Brossi, K. Brown, F. H. Clarke, E.
Corothie, C, Djerassi, O. E. Edwards, G. Fodor, A. J. Frey, H.
L. Goering, G. Grethe, T. G. Hallsall, J. Harley-Mason, C. H.
Hassall, J. B. Hendrickson, W. Herz, W. S. Johnson, S. M.
Kupchan, S. McLean, T. C. McMorris, H. Muxfe!dt, N. Neuss, J. R.
Plimmer, C. E. Seaforth, A. I. Scott, G. Snatshe, E. E. Van
Tamelen, H. H. Wasserman, U. Weiss, W. B. Whalley, H. W.
Whitlock. W. C. Wildman, B. Witkop, P. Yates. Most of them were
accompanied by their wives.
Representing the Department of Chemistry, U.W.I. were Messrs.
W. R. Chan, E. J. Herbert, K. NcNeely, K E.Magnus, E.V. Roberts.
A. W. Sangster, K L. Stuart, D. R. Taylor and their wives.
Other guests who attended were Mr. A. P. Clerk, Mr. Don Mills.
Dr. and Mrs. A. Richards, Mr. I. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. H. R.
Versey.
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