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THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF PHARMACY 



The excess of iodine was determined 

 in the customary manner by back-ti- 

 tration with deci-normal solution of 

 sodium thio-sulphate, starch being 

 used as indicator. 



The results obtained were checked 

 in that the mercuric chloride was esti- 

 mated according to several other meth- 

 ods and were found to be correct. The 

 samples examined were designated by 

 letter, and were found to contain mer- 

 curic chloride as follows: 



.Sample "A" contained 68.60% of cor- 

 rosive sublimate. 



Sample "B" contained 52.90% of cor- 

 rosive sublimate. 



Sample "C" contained 29% of cor- 

 rosive sublimate. 



Sample "D" contained 27.50% of cor- 

 rosive sublimate. 



Sample "E" contained 15% of cor- 

 rosive sublimate. 



Sample "F" contained 10% of cor- 

 rosive sublimate. 



THE ALUMNI BALL. 



The Nineteenth Annual Ball of the 

 Alumni Association was held at the 

 Hotel Majestic, 72nd St., and Central 

 Park West, on the evening of Wednes- 

 day, February nth, 1914. It was very 

 well attended and "proved to be a com- 

 plete social success. The elegant ball 

 room was profusely decorated with 

 the electric signs of the fraternities, 

 flags and pennants. Music was furnished 

 by Van Baar's Orchestra, which is one 

 of the best dance music bands of the 

 greater city. Among those present, 

 we noted the following: Mr. and the 

 Misses Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. 



Pond, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Kirk, Mr. 

 and Miss Kantrowitz, Dr. and Mrs. 

 Wimmer, Mr. and Mrs. Goodman. Mr. 

 and Mrs. Hostmann, Mr. and Mrs. L. 

 Weiss, Mr. and Miss Propper, Mr. and 

 Miss Rothstein. Dr. and Miss M. Weil. 

 Drs. Weinstein, Ballard. Schaefer. 

 Messrs. DeZeller (who brought the 

 snakes along). McCartney, Starr, Wall, 

 Berning, Holimann. Roon, and many 

 others. There was general expression 

 of regret when the orchestra played 

 "Home, sweet home,'' at about 3 A. M. 

 Thanks are due to the committee 

 which was headed bv Mr. Hostmann. 



