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Remington's "Broncho Buster" to Mr. 

 Bigelow, who responded in a manner 

 that touched all present. 



A stenographic report of the talk 

 should have been published, as it was a 

 simple recital of how rich a half century 

 in the service of retail pharmacy could 

 be. 



Beginning with that day in February 

 in 1866 when the boy Bigelow started to 

 work in the Hooper Drug Store in 

 Springfield, Mass., the hearers saw the 

 New England store and its dignified pro- 

 prietor, they saw the youth Bigelow start 

 to seek his fortune in the great metrop- 

 olis ; they saw him first as a clerk in 

 and then as proprietor of the store in 

 the Washington Square neighborhood. 

 Flashes of humor pervaded the entire 

 speech. Pranks of the artist's colony in 

 Washington Mews on the .hapless drug- 

 gist ; pen pictures of the great and near- 

 great who made Washington Square 

 stand as a symbol of Knickerbocker re- 

 spectibility. Most interesting was Mr. 

 Bio-elow's modest account of his activities 

 in organized pharmacy ; the broadening 

 out beyond the confines of one's personal 

 business that has to come to every man 

 who truly loves his calling. This began 

 with his membership in the New York 

 College of Pharmacy, which began in 

 1881 ; this has been emphasized since 

 1897 when he was elected treasurer of 

 the College. Interesting anecdotes con- 

 nected with his services as member of 

 the Board of Pharmacy, of the National 

 Syllabus Committee of the State and 

 National pharmaceutical associations 

 were told by Mr. Bigelow who em- 

 phasized the joy he had gotten out of 

 tttese activities. 



The program of toasts ended with one 

 on "Bigelow the Friend" by Caswell A. 

 Mayo, Past-president of the American 

 I'harmaceutical Association, and a trus- 

 tee of the College. Mr. Mayo, after a 

 few fitting remarks presented to Mr. 

 Bigelow a handsomely bound and en- 

 grossed copy of the following resolutions 

 which were signed by all of those who 

 had enjoyed the evening with the guest 

 of honor. 



"Clarence Otis Bigelow, efficient and 

 trustworthy treasurer, wise and capable 

 bank president, able and judicious mem- 

 ber of the Board of Pharmacy, honorable 

 and successful merchant, skillful and 

 reliable pharmacist, broad-minded and 

 public spirited citizen, far-sighted and 

 unselfish worker for pharmacy, kind and 

 helpful friend: 



We, your friends and admirers, whose 

 names are signed below, unite in tender- 

 ing you a banquet at the Drug and 

 Chemical Club, New York, on Wednes- 

 day evening, May 3, 1916, as a public 

 testimonial of the high regard in which 

 you are held by your fellow pharmacists 

 and as evidence of our appreciation of 

 the distinguished services which you 

 have rendered to pharmacy, to education 



and to the state." 



H. V. Arny. 



