AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
51T 
Mr.  Tufts  now  wanted  to  have  a  little  informal  talk  with  the 
members  on  the  subject  of  the  finances  ;  he  said  the  children  of 
Israel  were  required  to  make  bricks  without  straw,  but  they 
could  not  do  it  any  more  than  the  officers  and  committees  of  this 
Association  could  carry  it  on  without  funds.  The  Proceedings 
cost  a  great  deal  of  money  ;  the  members  expected  to  get  them? 
but  the  members  don't  pay  up  their  dues  promptly  ;  yet  the 
printer  must  be  paid.  He  could  not  do  it,  nor  the  Chairman  of 
the  Executive  Committee.  How  was  it  to  be  done  ?  That  was 
the  question.    How  are  we  to  make  bricks  without  straw  ? 
Dr.  Squibb  gave  notice  of  his  intention  to  bring  forward  a 
change  in  the  Constitution,  to  come  up  the  1st  session  next  year, 
fixing  the  annual  assessment  at  five  dollars. 
Mr.  Procter  asked  the  Treasurer  if  the  amount  due  the  As- 
sociation was  paid,  was  it  sufficient  to  supply  the  treasury  for  the 
year. 
Mr.  Tufts  thought  it  would,  and  for  want  of  the  $1000  to 
$1500  due  each  year  the  Executive  officers  have  to  be  annoyed 
by  the  unavoidable  delay  of  payments. 
Mr*  Procter  thought  if  $3.00  would  pay  expenses  we  had 
better  raise  money  by  direct  subscription  and  get  square,  and 
then  try  if  we  could  not  keep  so  with  the  three  dollar  subscrip- 
tion. 
Dr.  Squibb  thought  it  would  be  too  heavy  a  tax  on  individuals 
to  raise  it  voluntarily. 
Various  remarks  were  made  by  Mr.  Garrigucs,  Dr.  Squibb, 
Prof.  Maisch,  Mr.  Colcord,  Mr.  Sargent  and  Mr.  Tufts. 
Mr.  Taylor  moved  that  the  Executive  Committee  be  author- 
ized to  withhold  the  Proceedings  from  any  member  in  arrears, 
and  not  to  distribute  the  Proceedings  until  the  money  had  been 
received.    The  motion  was  carried. 
[A  voluntary  subscription  made  at  the  suggestion  of  Dr. 
Squibb  by  a  number  of  members  present  was  now  handed  to 
the  Treasurer.] 
Prof.  Maisch  read  a  paper  by  J.  L.  Kidwell,  of  Washington, 
D^C,  which  was  referred. 
Query  27  was  not  answered,  but  ,a  letter  from  Mr.  Eberle 
caused  it  to  be  continued  to  him  till  next  year. 
