AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.  615 
Mr.  Ballaf  said  if  Mr.  Stearns  admits  to  have  violated  the  Constitution 
and  the  Code  of  Ethics,  there  should  be  a  way  left  for  repentance  and 
return  to  Mr.  Stearns,  but  if  he  goes  on,  then  let  expulsion  follow. 
Mr.  Hirsh  thought  the  error  of  Mr.  Stearns  a  nominal  one,  and  that 
all  would  come  right  if  he  would  change  his  "trade  mark"  to  that  of 
"  sweet  cinchonine." 
Mr.  Haviland  believed  it  very  important  to  proceed  calmly  and  de- 
liberately, and  in  view  of  the  statement  made  by  Mr.  Stearns  and  Mr. 
Balluf,  he  would  advise  postponing  the  decision  until  the  next  annual 
meeting. 
Mr.  Tufts  advised  immediate  action  as  against  postponement,  but 
thought  the  offence  of  Mr.  Stearns  could  be  met  without  driving  him  from 
among  us;  would  not  an  expression  of  severe  censure  be  sufficient  pun- 
ishment? His  confidence  in  Mr.  S.  was  such  that  he  believed  he  would 
get  himself  out  of  the  entanglements  of  this  thing  and  do  right. 
Dr.  Squibb  said  that  if  he  had  had  no  higher  motive  than  the  punish- 
ment of  Mr.  Stearns,  these  resolutions  would  never  have  been  before  the 
Association. 
Mr.  Bringhurst  arose  to  say  that  he  had  hoped  Mr.  Stearns  would  have 
placed  it  in  his  power  to  have  voted  against  the  resolutions,  by  making 
some  acknowledgement  of  error  with  guarantee  for  the  future.  As  the 
matter  then  stood  he  deemed  a  vote  of  censure  insufficient  to  clear  the 
Association  and  that  the  other  course  was  necessary. 
The  ayes  and  nayes  were  now  called,  and  the  amendment  was  lost,  30 
to  64. 
Mr.  Haviland  then  renewed  his  motion  to  postpone  until  next  year.  It 
was  lost,  24  to  56. 
The  question  was  then  taken  on  the  original  resolutions  of  expulsion, 
which  were  adopted,  63  to  22. 
The  President  then  said  it  became  his  painful  duty  to  announce  that 
the  resolutions  are  adopted,  and  in  consequence,  Mr.  Frederick  Stearns 
is  expelled  from  this  Association. 
Mr.  Stearns  acknowledged  his  expulsion,  and  asked  the  Association  to 
judge  his  future  by  what  he  should  do,  and  retired. 
Mr.  Bringhurst  now  offered  the  following  preamble  and  reso- 
lution : 
"  Whereas,  as  the  custom  of  giving  expensive  entertainments  to  visiting 
members  by  those  residing  at  the  place  of  meeting  is  at  once  onerous  to 
the  latter,  and  detrimental  to  the  interests  of  this  Association  ;  therefore 
"  Resolved,  That  the  Local  Secretary  be  instructed  that  the  members  of 
this  Association  neither  expect  nor  desire  any  special  entertainment  at 
the  hands  of  the  Baltimore  members  during  our  meeting  there  in  1870." 
Mr.  Bringhurst  thought  this  would  relieve  the  members  from  any  ex- 
pensive effort  as  had  now  become  common  and  which  bad  custom  is 
growing  upon  us. 
