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as  may  be  conceded  without  any  violation  of  the  law.  The  appointment 
of  the  standing  committees  and  the  passing  of  votes  of  thanks  concluded 
the  business  before  the  Association,  which  will  hold  its  next  annual  meet- 
ing in  Wheeling  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  June,  1882.  During  the  second 
day,  a  number  of  the  industrial  establishments  of  Wheeling  were  visited. 
Kentucky  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.  —  The  fourth 
annual  meeting  convened  in  the  Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy,  May  18, 
the  president,  M.  H.  Webb,  of  Simpsonville,  in  the  chair.  After  an 
address  of  welcome  by  Mr.  J.  A.  Flexner,  the  president  delivered  his 
iinnual  address,  and  the  various  officers  and  committees  made  their  report^. 
Invitations  were  received  and  accepted  for  visiting  the  establishments  of 
the  Bremaker  Moore  Paper  Company,  the  Newcomb  Buchanon  Distilling 
Oomi)any,  the  Pictet  Artificial  Ice  Company  and  the  Board  of  Trade. 
After  the  election  of  members  and  the  reading  of  pa2:)ers  an  adjournment 
was  had  until  the  next  morning. 
At  the  second  session,  resolutions  relating  to  the  death  of  J.  J.  Frost 
were  adopted,  and  the  draft  of  a  i:>harmacy  law  was  thoroughly  discussed, 
which  differs  from  the  present  law  chiefly  in  applying  to  the  entire  State 
and  not  only  to  a  i^ortion  thereof.  Fraternal  greetings  were  received  by 
telegraph  from  the  New  York  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
The  following  officers  were  elected :  President,  C.  S.  Porter,  Eminence ; 
Vice  Presidents,  T.  E.  Bruce,  Lebanon,  E.  SchefFer,  Jr.,  Louisville  and  P. 
B.  H.  Venable,  Bardstown ;  Recording  Secretar^^,  W.  G.  White,  Rich- 
mond ;  Corresponding  Secretaiy,  W.  B.  McRoberts,  Stanford  and  Treas- 
urer, Peter  Nodler,  Covington.  After  the  election  of  the  standing  com- 
mittees and  the  installation  of  the  new  officers,  the  Association  adjourned 
to  meet  in  Covington  in  May,  1882. 
Kansas  Pharmaceutical  Association.— The  annual  meeting  was 
held  at  Topeka,  June  1st.  President  R.  J,  Brown,  of  Leavenwortli,  in  the 
chair.  F.  E.  Holliday,  Secretary.  It  was  decided,  in  pursuance  to  a  call, 
that  the  special  business  of  the  annual  meeting  be  postponed  to  an 
adjourned  meeting  to  be  held  in  Topeka,  July  12,  1881.  The  report  of  the 
Committee  on  Queries  was  presented  and  a  number  of  queries  accej)ted  by 
those  present. 
Considerable  discussion  took  place  on  the  qualifications  of  a  druggist ; 
what  experience  was  necessary  to  qualify  him  for  the  business.  Further 
discussion  was  postponed  until  the  next  meeting.  George  Leis  reported 
progress  on  the  projDOsed  excursion  for  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association;  the  probable  destination  will  be  Santa  Fe,  N.  M.  The  com- 
mittee, which  consists  of  George  Leis  and  R,  J.  Brown,  was  continued. 
Mr.  H.  K.  Rowiey  made  a  brief  report  in  regard  to  the  test  cases  before 
the  Supreme  Court,  and  thought  they  would  be  decided  by  July  1st.  No 
further  business  to  transact,  the  Association  adjourned  until  July  12th. 
Pharmacy  in  Alabama. — The  Jefferson  County  Pharmaceutical  Soci- 
ety, recently  organized,  has  issued  a  call,  signed  by  S.  W.  Gillespie  and  A. 
