THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[June P, 1872. 
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MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. 
June 5th, 1872. 
Present—Messr3. Atherton, Baynes, Betty, Bottle, 
Brown, Frazer, Hampson, Haselden, Hills, Owen, Rad¬ 
ley, Sandford, Savage, Schacht, Shaw, Stoddart, Sutton, 
Urwick and Williams. 
Mr. A. F. Haselden was called to the chair, and took 
the same accordingly. 
The minutes of Council of the 1st and 15th ult. were 
read and confirmed. 
In reply to a question by Mr. Sutton respecting the 
re-admission of members on payment of subscriptions 
in arrear, the Secretary said that a circular was sent to 
all local secretaries about the middle of April, asking 
for a list of those who had not paid, and accompanied by 
an extract from the bye-laws. He should much like the 
accounts of all local secretaries with him to be settled 
up to the end of March ; so that he could then see who 
were in arrear, and communicate with them direct; 
and there would be no excuse for members saying they 
had not had notice. It happened sometimes that local 
secretaries delayed sending up the subscriptions, and, in 
consequence, he occasionally got into trouble through 
applying for subscriptions which had been already 
paid. He should, therefore, prefer that the local secre¬ 
taries and collectors cease to receive subscriptions at 
the end of March, and that the responsibility of collect¬ 
ing the arrears should be left with him. 
Mr. Sutton said he, as a local secretary, declined to 
collect subscriptions, as it took a greal deal of time, 
and sometimes caused dissatisfaction. 
The Secretary said he thought local secretaries 
might be relieved of some of their duties, particularly 
that of applying for subscriptions. 
Mr. Atherton thought it would be a good plan to re¬ 
quest members to forward their subscriptions by a certain 
date to the local secretary. 
The Secretary said he should have no objection to 
this, if the Council approved. 
Election of Officers. 
The election of President for the ensuing year was 
then proceeded with by ballot, the result being that Mr. 
A. F. Haselden was re-elected unanimously. 
Mr. Haselden said: Gentlemen, having again been 
unanimously elected to be your President, I must say the 
confidence therein implied is particularly gratifying to 
me, not so much for the honour itself, although I am a 
little proud of it, as for the handsome manner in which you 
have conferred that honour. Permit me to say that 
whatever success I may have attained during the past 
year as your Chairman, has been greatly due to the 
kindness, consideration and support which I have at all 
times received from you. Under similar conditions I 
trust that I may be able to fill the chair for another 
year with satisfaction to you and credit to myself. 
Mr. Wm. Scott Brown, of Manchester, was elected 
Vice-President. He said he should have much preferred 
the selection should have fallen upon some one else, as he 
feared he might not be able to attend with sufficient regu¬ 
larity ; but feeling that, whilst Mr. Haselden had health 
and strength, his position would be simply an honorary 
one, he had much pleasure in accepting the compliment. 
Mr. Thos. Hyde Hills was unanimously re-elected 
Treasurer. 
Elias Bremridge was reappointed Secretary and 
Registrar, and Richard Bremridge, Assistant-Secretary 
and Deputy-Registrar. 
Elections. 
Honorary Members. 
The following gentlemen were elected Honorary and 
Corresponding Members of this Society:— 
Professor John Hutton Balfour, of Edinburgh. 
Professor A. Crum Brown, of Edinburgh. 
Professor Friedrich August Fluckiger, of Bern. 
Members. 
The following registered chemists and druggists were 
elected members of the Society:— 
Alcock, Walter.Sheffield. 
Beaumont, Charles F. J. B.. St. Mary Cray. 
Fitch, William Bowers .... 7-t, Edgw r are Road. 
Grime, Thomas.Over Darwen. 
Heathcoat, Thomas.West Hackney. 
Johnson, Joseph.Kilburn. 
Shepherdson, Welbum.Hull. 
Steel, Thomas.Barrow-in-Furness. 
On the question being put whether any member of 
Coimcil were acquainted with a gentleman who had ap¬ 
plied for membership, some discussion arose as to the 
mode of electing members. 
Mr. Radley said he had heard complaints by ex¬ 
amined members that others had been admitted to mem¬ 
bership who were not properly qualified. Two or three 
gentlemen had been elected in a town with which he was. 
acquainted, who had not served their apprenticeships 
and who were not generally recognized by their fellow- 
townsmen as genuine chemists and druggists. A short 
time ago he had been requested by a wholesale house to- 
recommend a man for election of whom he knew no¬ 
thing ; and on inquiry, he found that he had not been ap¬ 
prenticed, but had been a working man who had got on r 
and gone into the business. He suggested that when, 
the names of country gentlemen were proposed, the 
Local Secretary should be written to, and he would, no 
doubt, be able to obtain reliable information as to the 
position and character of the person named. There 
were many men who would be very glad to pay the en¬ 
trance fee and subscriptions for the privilege of calling: 
themselves members of the Society. 
The President said that by the Act of 1868, under- 
certain conditions, chemists and druggists who had been 
in business before that date became eligible for member¬ 
ship, and unless there were some valid objection the- 
Council could hardly fail to elect them. There were- 
cases where persons were elected who afterwards had to- 
be removed, but if gentlemen were recommended by an 
established wholesale house, and proposed and seconded 
by members of Council they ought to be elected. 
Mr. Hampson thought they should be as liberal as- 
possible in electing members, and it did not at all follow 
that a man was not eligible as a member because he had 
not served an apprenticeship. They ought not to throw 
any obstacle in the way of chemists and druggists be¬ 
coming members. 
Mr. Williams agreed that there should be no attempt 
to draw any line which would prevent chemists from 
becoming members. 
Mr. Urwick thought it would be advisable to com¬ 
municate with the Local Secretary in the case of pro¬ 
posed members from the country, and that the Secretary 
should do so. 
Mr. Brown said every precaution ought to be taken- 
to prevent unsuitable persons being elected, but he did 
not think that examined members had any just ground 
for complaint ; nor ought the line to be drawn too- 
strictly. He was quite sure that every means had been, 
taken to ascertain if the gentlemen whose names were 
proposed were suitable, but he must protest against tho 
idea that members of the trade were conferring any be¬ 
nefit on the Society by paying an entrance fee and be¬ 
coming members. There would be no difficulty in any 
properly qualified man finding means to get himself re¬ 
commended by a member of Council. 
Associates. 
The following, having passed their respective exami¬ 
nations, were elected “ Associates in business ” 
