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COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO MR. SANDFORD. 
of the public that pharmacists should be educated and well-qualified men. 
You know, gentlemen, that at that time we were not altogether uuited, there 
being several points on which the Pharmaceutical Society was not in unison 
with chemists outside. It has been one great object with me to remove those 
differences. You know that when we brought forward our Bill in 1865, we 
failed ; and why did we fail ? Simply because there was not union between 
the chemists and druggists who were to be benefited by that Bill. It was one 
of my chief objects to remove that difference, and I think I did remove it, and 
I see here now many men who, at that time, were called outsiders; we have 
given up the term now ; there are no outsiders now. I have been assisted very 
greatly in all this by the members of the Council, and, therefore, although you 
give this testimonial to me, your thanks are equally due to them. I disclaim 
any special merit of my own, but I happened to be in that position which made 
me, as it were, the leader of the Council, they having done me the honour to 
elect me their President, and it is to that circumstance that I am indebted for 
this magnificent testimonial. I do not know how sufficiently to express my 
thanks ; but I am told I shall have to speak again by-and-by, and then I may 
be able to say,—as men do sometimes after dinner,—“ This is the happiest mo¬ 
ment of my life.” I do not like to indulge in extravagances, but there certainly 
never has been a moment in my life when I have felt prouder than I do at 
present. 
Mr. Morson proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman for his ability in 
presiding on the happy occasion, which was seconded by Mr. Deane, and carried 
by acclamation. 
The Chairman briefly returned thanks for the compliment, and the meeting 
then separated. 
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO ifR. SANDFORD. 
The above event, which has been looked forward to for some time, took place 
on Wednesday evening, May 19th, and passed off with great eclat , the number 
of guests being 103. The chair was occupied by Frederick Barron, Esq. ; Mr. 
Evans, Vice-President, and Mr. Hills, Treasurer of the Pharmaceutical Society, 
officiating as Vice-Chairmen, and the post of honour on the right of the Chair¬ 
man being occupied by Mr. Sandford. The dinner was served in the style for 
which the Freemasons’ Tavern Company are so famous, and gave great satisfac¬ 
tion to all the guests. Grace having been sung by Messrs. Lester, Montem 
Smith, Chaplin Henry, and J. L. Hatton, who also added to the enjoyment of 
the evening by several glees and songs, 
The Chairman proposed the health of “The Queen,” followed by the toasts 
of “ The Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the lloyal Family,” and 
“The Army, Navy, and Volunteers,” which were all received in the usual en¬ 
thusiastic manner. 
Mr. Savory being called upon to respond to the last-mentioned toast, said he 
had not at present the honour of belonging to either of the services named, but 
when he was a volunteer he knew that the appreciation of the public was highly 
prized by all his comrades as well as by himself, and therefore, as the public 
enthusiasm on the subject had to some slight degree cooled down, the warm 
manner in which their health had been received would be additionally welcome. 
The Chairman then rose to propose the toast of the evening, the health of 
George Webb Sandford, Esq., who had been for six years President of the 
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. He had that morning had the high 
