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AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  forty-fifth  annualmeeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  con- 
vened at  Lake  Minnetonka, IMinn.,  on  Tuesday,  August  24,  1897.  A  very  cordial 
reception  was  tendered  the  visiting  members  of  the  Association  en  route  via  Chi- 
cago, by  the  Chicago  Retail  Druggists'  Association  and  the  Chicago  Apothecaries' 
Society,  at  the  Great  Northern  Hotel,  Chicago,  on  Monday,  August  23,  1897. 
Luncheon  was  served,  and  after  it  had  been  partaken  of,  a  tally-ho  ride  to  South 
Park,  World's  Fair  site,  and  thence  to  the  special  train,  which  had  been 
arranged  for  by  the  Chicago  members,  was  extended.  Hotel  Lafayette  was  the 
headquarters  of  the  Association  at  Lake  Minnetonka.  The  council  of  the  body 
met  at  11  a.m.,  on  Tuesday,  August  24th.  At  3.25  p.m.,  the  same  day,  President 
Joseph  B.  Morrison  called  the  first  general  session  to  order,  and  introduced  Sen- 
ator C.  K.  Davis,  who  welcomed  the  visitors  to  the  hospitality  of  the  good  people 
of  Minnesota  and  the  "  Twin  Cities."  Following  him,  Prof.  F.  J.  Wulling  bade 
the  Association  welcome  on  behalf  of  the  Minnesota  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, which  had  just  closed  its  meeting  on  the  previous  morning.  The  members 
were  then  extended  a  welcome  to  Minnetonka  Beach,  by  its  Mayor,  Mr.  J.  C. 
Eliel.  The  Chair  then  asked  Prof.  Good  to  reply  to  the  courtesies  of  the  pre- 
vious speakers,  which  he  did  in  very  expressive  terms  of  appreciation.  First 
Vice-President  Geo.  F.  Payne  was  then  called  to  the  chair,  while  the  President 
read  his  address,  which  was  as  follows  : 
Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : 
For  the  first  time  in  our  history  we  meet  within  the  confines  of  what  may  be  called  the 
Northwestern  States.  After  going  all  over  this  vast  country  and  into  Canada,  we  have  come 
here  to  admire  the  natural  wonders  and  beauties  of  this  section,  and  to  make  more  extended 
acquaintances  among  our  brethren.  When  our  Minnesota  brothers,  a  year  ago,  came  to  our 
meeting  and  extended  an  invitation  to  us  to  convene  "in  the  land  of  the  Decotahs,  where  the 
Falls  of  Minnehaha  flash  and  gleam  among  the  oak  trees,  laugh  and  leap  into  the  valley,"  it 
was  gladly  accepted,  and  we  have  since  then  been  living  in  anticipation  of  seeing  and  hearing 
the  water  as  it  tumbles  over  the  far-famed  Falls  of  Minnehaha,  and  of  gazing  upon  the  beauties 
of  Lake  Minnetonka,  a  gem  set  by  the  hands  of  the  Almighty  in  the  midst  of  this  fair  land  ; 
nor  have  we  been  disappointed;  although  we  had  been  prepared  for  beautiful  sights,  the  reali- 
zation exceeded  the  anticipation,  and  one  glance  from  the  shores  of  this  lake  has  repaid  us  for 
the  toil  of  our  journey. 
However,  we  do  not  come  here  to  indulge  in  poetic  flights  of  fancy,  but  to  discuss  the  hard 
matter-of-fact  interests  of  to  day,  an  undertaking  devoid  of  any  tendency  towards  poetic 
license.  Unfortunately,  we  pharmacists  have  not  much  time  to  cultivate  the  muses,  as  our 
attention  is  too  closely  concentred  on  the  grosser  things  of  material  earth,  so  we  will  dis- 
mount from  our  Pegasus  and  stand  on  solid  ground. 
Your  President  was  asked  by  the  State  Department  to  name  delegates  to  represent  the 
United  States  at  the  Brussels  International  Pharmaceutical  Congress,  and  in  accordance 
therewith  I  named  Prof.  J.  P.  Remington  and  Mr.  Louis  Dohme  as  such,  and  Mr.  Alfred 
Myers,  of  New  Orleans,  and  Dr.  F.  B.  Power,  now  of  London,  England,  as  alternates. 
The  reports  of  the  various  committees:  will  show  that  the  work  of  the  Association  has  been 
carried  on  with  the  same  enthusiasm  and  generally  successful  results  as  heretofore. 
I  desire,  however,  to  draw  attention  to  the  very  effective  work  done  by  the  Committee  on 
National  Legislation,  especially  as  regards  tax-free  alcohol,  which  requires  eternal  vigilance 
on  the  part  of  the  committee  to  guard  against  attacks  from  unexpected  quarters,  as  evidenced 
by  the  proposal  made  in  the  Senate  to  tax  wood  alcohol,  which,  if  successful,  would  have  had 
serious  results.  Happily,  the  secretary  of  the  committee,  Mr.  A.  F.  Fbert,  is  one  of  those  who 
is  always  on  guard  and  never  sleeps  at  his  post,  so  that  as  soon  as  the  proposition  was  made, 
Mr.  Fbert  immediately  telegraphed  to  over  eighty  of  the  Senators,  protesting  in  the  name  of 
this  Association  against  any  such  taxation  ;  and  we  think  we  are  justified  in  claiming  that  Mr. 
Fbert's  prompt  and  energetic  action  was  the  main  cause  of  the  rejection  of  Senator  Lindsay's 
motion. 
