78 THE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 



©ur New Business Manager. 



Our new business manager needs no introduction to the friends of the 

 Alumni Association. His push and geniahty are known to all, but as 

 there are many that would like to know him better a short record of his 

 life up to date is here given. 



Charles S. Erb was born in the city of New York, November 26, 1867 ; 

 he is, therefore, a young man for the many honors and offices he has held. 

 He attended the public schools of this city, and entered the retail drug 

 business at the age of fifteen. During the years 1885 and 1886 he attended 

 the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York and graduated in the 

 year 1886. His practical experience was gained in many places : Yonkers, 

 Newark, Jersey City and New York ; and in September of 1891 he opened 

 his present retail store at 1 2 1 Amsterdam avenue. Here he has established 

 an excellent business and has gained the confidence of the physicians and 

 the public for his courtesy and reliability, as well as scientific business 



methods. 



In 1896 he was elected a Trustee of the College of Pharmacy of the City of 

 New York and was re-elected in 1897, and later, in 1899, was appointed as 

 Chairman of the Board of Curators of the College. He has always been 

 active in the affairs of the Alumni Association, being elected to the trust 

 of Treasurer of the Association in 1897 and 1898. In 1899 ^^ was elected 

 President of the Association and has recently assumed the business man- 

 agement of the Journal. Other pharmaceutical interests bind him to the 

 American Pharmaceutical Association, the New York State Pharmaceu- 

 tical Association, the German Apothecaries' Association, and the Manhat- 

 tan Pharmaceutical Association. 



Pharmacy, however, is not the only interest of our friend. For years he 

 he been active in Masonic circles. He owes allegiance to the Odd Fel- 

 lows, Royal Arcanum, Grand Fraternity, and is Secretary of the Liberty 

 Lodge of A. O. U. W. 



In the active world of business his interests are also varied, being Vice- 

 President of the New York Casualty Insurance Company. He is also a 

 Member of the American Museum of Art, and his leisure moments are oc- 

 cupied in the study of philately, his magnificent collection of stamps now 

 being valued at over $5,000. This he is abundantly able to protect as he 

 has a true wrist and a straight eye, as his fellow members of the Retail 

 Druggists' Bowling Club can testify. 



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