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On  motion  of  Ambrose  Smith,  Mr.  Savery,  was  allowed  to  retain  his  cer- 
tificate of  membership.  The  Treasurer  was  directed  to  notify  all  mem- 
bers in  arrears  that  their  names  were  liable  to  be  stricken  from  the  roll. 
The  following  communication  from  the  County  Medical  Society  was 
read  : 
"  At  a  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  County  Medical  Society,  held  on 
Saturday  evening.  March  20th,  1869,  to  consider  the  bill  before  the  State 
Legislature,  to  prevent  the  adulteration  of  drugs,  a  resolution  was  adopted 
that  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  confer  with  the  Druggists  upon 
the  subject.  The  committee  appointed  consists  of  Drs.  S.  D.  Gross,  L. 
P.  Gebhard,  Geo.  Hamilton,  J.  G.  Stetler  and  Robert  Burns.  The 
Assistant  Secretary  was  instructed  to  notify  the  College  of  Pharmacy  of 
such  meeting,  and  of  the  appointment  of  such  committee,  likewise  to  re- 
quest the  College  of  Pharmacy  to  appoint  a  similar  committee,  and  to 
name  the  time  and  place  of  meeting  of  said  committee. 
Signed, 
L.  S.  BoLLEs,  1609  Spruce  St., 
Assistant  Secretary. 
On  motion,  the  Chair  appointed  the  following  committee  to  confer  with 
the  committee  of  the  County  Medical  Society  : 
William  Procter,  Jr.,  A.  B.  Taylor,  Edward  Parrish,  John  M.  Maisch, 
Charles  Bullock. 
A.  B.  Taylor  stated  that,  as  one  of  the  Secretaries  of  the  meeting  of 
Druggists  lately  convened,  he  had  sent  a  copy  of  the  resolutions  of  said 
meeting  to  the  Secretary  of  the  County  Medical  Society,  but  as  the  Sec- 
retary was  not  present  at  the  last  meeting,  the  resolutions  were  not  pre- 
sented. 
On  motion  of  Robert  Bridges,  M.D.,  it  was  resolved  that  when  this 
meeting  adjourns  it  will  adjourn  to  meet  this  night  two  weeks. 
A  resolution  was  adopted  authorizing  the  Committee  on  Ways  and 
Means  to  borrow  five  thousand  dollars  on  a  mortgage  of  the  College 
premises,  to  enable  the  Building  Committee  to  settle  in  full  the  debt  in- 
curred in  building  and  furnishing  the  College  Hall. 
The  following  communication  was  read  : 
Philada.,  3mo.  29,  1869. 
To  the  Members  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
Esteemed  Friends. — Deeply  interested  as  I  have  always  been  in  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  having  been  connected  with  the  in- 
stitution from  its  origin,  now  nearly  forty  eight  years  ;  and  having  served 
you  during  long  periods  as  Secretary  and  as  President — positions  which 
you  voluntarily  bestowed  upon  me,  and  which  may  be  viewed  as  evidences 
of  your  confidence  and  regard  ;  I  am  unwilling  to  sever  the  relation  in 
tendering  my  resignation  of  the  Presidency  of  the  College,  without  con- 
veying to  you  the  assurance  of  my  kind  feelings,  and  expressing  my 
cherished  recollections  of  the  enjoyment  derived  from  so  many  years  of 
associated  labors  with  my  friends. 
In  withdrawing  from  active  labor  in  the  College,  it  is  with  much  satis- 
faction that  I  reflect  on  the  excellent  accommodations  its  new  Hall  pro- 
vides for  the  varied  objects  of  our  institution. 
The  erection  of  such  accommodations  has  necessarily  caused  the  ex- 
penditure of  a  large  sum  of  money.    I  may  bo  permitted  to  allude  to  the 
