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After  this,  Professor  Whelpley  offered  a  motion  resolving  that  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Association  be  requested  to  use  the  metric  system  of  weights  and 
measures  in  all  the  business  of  the  Association,  and  in  papers,  reports,  circulars 
and  communications  presented  to  the  Association. 
After  some  discussion  this  was  adopted.  The  session  then  adjourned  until  the 
following  morning.  In  the  evening  a  reception  and  promenade  concert,  fol- 
lowed by  informal  dancing,  was  tendered  the  visitors  by  the  members  of  the 
Minnesota  Pharmaceutical  Association.  The  events  of  the  evening  were  much 
enjoyed  by  all. 
SECOND   GENERAI,  SESSION. 
The  second  general  session  convened  at  10.27  a.m.,  Wednesday,  August  25th, 
with  President  Morrison  in  the  chair.    Secretary  Caspari  read  the  minutes  of 
the  first  general  session.    These  were  adopted  as  read. 
The  minutes  of  Council  were  then  read  by  Secretary  of  Council  Kennedy, 
who  spoke  of  the  acknowledgment  by  Mr.  Stearns  of  his  error,  and  stated 
that  as  the  Council  saw  no  obstacle  in  the  way,  he  was  reinstated  to 
membership.  Twenty-two  new  applicants  for  membership  were  reported. 
The  minutes  also  stated  that  Professor  Oldberg  had  reported  that  the  Proceed- 
ings of  the  Seventh  International  Pharmaceutical  Congress,  held  in  Chicago  in 
1893,  were  ready,  and  that  the  price  had  been  fixed  at  50  cents  per  volume.  The 
minutes  were  approved. 
Secretary  Payne,  of  the  Nominating  Committee,  reported  the  following 
ticket  as  the  choice  of  the  committee  for  the  officers  of  the  Association  for  the 
ensuing  year  : 
President,  H.  M.  Whitney,  Lawrence,  Mass.  ;  First  Vice-President,  Geo.  C. 
Bartells,  Camp  Point,  111.  ;  Second  Vice-President,  W.  S.  Thompson,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  ;  Third  Vice-President,  J.  A.  Miller,  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  Treas- 
urer, S.  A.  D.  Sheppard,  Boston,  Mass.  ;  General  Secretary,  Chas.  Caspari,  Jr., 
Baltimore,  Md.  ;  Reporter  on  Progress  of  Pharmacy,  C.  Lewis  Diehl,  Louis- 
ville, Ky.  ;  Members  of  Council  for  three  years,  W.  A.  Frost,  C.  A.  Mayo 
and  Geo.  F.  Payne. 
The  report  was  received,  and  the  Secretary  was  asked  to  cast  an  affirmative 
ballot  for  the  nominee  for  the  presidency.  This  was  followed  by  similar  ballots 
for  the  remaining  nominees. 
Secretary  Caspari  then  announced  that  he  had  received  the  credentials  of 
delegates  from  a  number  of  State  and  local  associations,  colleges  of  pharmacy, 
alumni  associations  and  other  bodies.  On  motion,  these  were  received  by  the 
Association. 
Chairman  Dohme,  of  the  Finance  Committee,  reported  fair  prospects  for  the 
betterment  of  the  Association's  finances. 
Secretary  Kennedy,  of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  presented  his  twenty- 
third  annual  report.  Of  the  114  persons  proposed  for  membership  at  the  Mon- 
treal meeting  last  year,  91,  or  about  80  per  cent.,  had  completed  their  member- 
ship, and  have  their  names  on  the  roll  as  active  members.  The  percentage  of 
those  who  were  proposed  and  invited  to  become  members,  and  who  finally 
completed  their  membership,  was  much  larger  this  year  than  last,  and  was  a 
little  above  the  average  of  former  years.  The  new  members  represented  nearly 
all  sections  of  our  country.    They  are  credited  to  twenty-eight  States,  the  Dis- 
