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They  reported  the  followiDg  election : 
President. — Charles  Ellis. 
1st  Vice-President.— Samuel  F.  Troth. 
2c?  Vice-President. — Dillwyn  Parrish. 
Treasurer. — Ambrose  Smith. 
Recording  Secretary. — Edward  Parrish. 
Corresponding  Secretary. — Wm.  Procter,  Jr. 
Eight  Trustees,  to  Jill  the  vacancies  occurring  at  this  date. 
Robert  Bridges,  T.  S.  Wiegand, 
F.  C.  Hill,  S.  S.  Bunting, 
J.  C.  Savery,  D.  S.  Jones, 
T.  P.  James,  T.  Morris  Perot. 
Publishing  Committee. 
Charles  Ellis,  Dr.  R.  Bridges, 
A.  B.  Taylor,  Edward  Parrish. 
"Wm.  Procter,  Jr. 
Committee  on  Sinking  Fund. 
S.  F.  Troth,  E.  Parrish. 
Ambrose  Smith. 
Delegates  to  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
Charles  Ellis,  T.  P.  James, 
Wilson  H.  Pile,  Charles  Bullock, 
Daniel  S  Jones. 
Then  adjourned. 
Edward  Parrish,  Secretary. 
MEDICAL  CONVENTION 
FOR 
REVISING  TOE  PIIARUf  ACOPCEIA  OF  THE  U.  STATES, 
The  Medical  Convention  for  revising  the  Pharmacopoeia,  which  met  at 
Washington,  in  May,  1850,  provided  for  assembling  a  Convention  for  the 
same  purpose,  in  the  year  1860,  by  the  following  resolutions  : — 
"  1.  The  President  of  this  Convention  shall,  on  the  first  day  of  May,  1859, 
issue  a  notice  requesting  the  several  incorporated  State  Medical  Societies, 
the  incorporated  Medical  Colleges,  the  incorporated  Colleges  of  Physicians 
and  Surgeons,  and  the  incorporated  Colleges  of  Pharmacy,  throughout  the 
United  States,  to  elect  a  number  of  delegates,  not  exceeding  three,  to  attend 
a  general  Convention,  to  be  held  at  Washington,  on  the  first  Wednesday 
in  May,  1860. 
"2.  The  several  incorporated  bodies  thus  addressed,  shall  also  be  re^ 
quested  by  the  President  to  submit  the  Pharmacopoeia  to  a  careful  revision, 
