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In  the  afternoon  the  members  with  their  ladies  made  an  excursion  on 
the  steamer  Minnie^  witli  a  flat  boat  in  tow,  up  the  West  Branch  of  the 
Susquehanna  River  to  the  Dodge  saw  mill,  one  of  tlie  largest  in  the  coun- 
try. The  beautiful  scenery  along  the  river,  the  perfect  machinery,  among- 
which  an  apparatus  for  turning  logs,  an  endless  chain  used  in  jacking  logs, 
etc.,  and  the  great  "  boom"  extending  for  miles  upwards,  where  the  logs 
floating  down  the  river  are  secured  and  assorted,  w^ere  attractive  and 
instructive  novelties  to  most  of  those  present. 
The  fourth  and  concluding  session  was  held  in  the  evening,  when  an 
official  visit  was  paid  to  the  exhibition  room,  and  reports  were  read  from 
several  committees  and  delegations.  The  exclusion  of  improper  articles 
from  the  exhibitions  was  referred  to  tlie  Executive  Committee  for  action 
at  the  next  meeting.  A  resolution  was  passed  advocating  the  organization 
of  county  societies  to  co-operate  with  the  State  Association,  and  several 
committees  were  appointed,  among  them  one  to  demand  the  abrogation  of 
the  liquor  tax  and  proprietary  stamp  duties  as  applying  to  pharmacists  ; 
also  one  to  consider  the  steps  necessary  for  the  abolition  of  the  annual 
patent  medicine  tax  levied  in  Pennsylvania.  Votes  of  thanks  were  passed 
to  the  authorities  and  citizens  of  Willianisport  and  to  the  Local  Secretary, 
after  which,  at  a  late  hour,  the  Association  adjourned,  those  present  repair- 
ing to  the  residence  of  Mr.  E.  A.  Cornell,  where  another  hour  was  pleas- 
antly spent  in  social  intercourse. 
West  Vikginia  State  Pharmaceutical  Associations. — The  con- 
vention of  pharmacists  and  druggists  of  West  Virginia  was  largely 
attended,  and  met  at  Veteran  Hall,  in  the  city  of  Wheeling,  in  the  fore- 
noon, June  1st.  Mr.  Samuel  Laughlin,  of  Wheeling,  was  elected  tempo- 
rary chairman  and  Mr.  W.  I.  Boreman,  of  Parkersburg,  secretary. 
Addresses  were  made  by  Mayor  Egerter  and  by  the  chairman,  and  com- 
mittees on  credentials,  on  nominations  and  on  constitution  were  appointed 
at  the  morning  session. 
In  the  afternoon.  Governor  Jackson  was  present  and  made  an  address^ 
dwelling  mainly  on  the  pharmacy  law  recently  passed  in  that  State.  On 
motion  of  Mr.  Boggs,  an  invitation  was  extended  to  the  ladies  of  the  city^ 
to  the  medical  profession  and  to  the  Board  of  Public  Works  to  attend  the 
sessions.  Reports  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials  and  of  the  Committee 
on  Constitution  were  read,  discussed  and  adopted,  after  which  the  Nomi- 
nating Committee  reported  the  following  names  :  President,  S.  Laughlin^ 
Wheeling  ;  Vice  Presidents,  Ed.  L.  Boggs,  Charleston  and  D.  C.  Williams^ 
Jr.,  Martinsburg ;  Secretary,  W.  I.  Boreman,  Jr.,  Parkersburg;  Treasurer^ 
C.  D.  Carney,  Fairmont.  Mr.  Charles  Moenkemoeller  was  appointed  tem- 
porary assistant  secretary,  and  a  committee  of  five  was  charged  with  con- 
sidering and  reporting  on  the  new  pharmacy  act.  A  number  of  invitations 
were  received  and  accepted,  and  in  the  evening  a  reception  was  tendered 
to  the  members  and  guests  at  the  residence  of  the  chairman. 
The  second  day  was  chiefly  devoted  to  a  discussion  of  the  f)harmacy  act 
and  a  report  was  adopted  urging  it  as  the  duty  of  the  Commissioners  of 
Pharmacy  to  modify,  as  far  as  possible,  such  of  the  technical  requirements 
