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maceutical  knowledge  for  the  year — a  yearbook  of  pharmacy.  It 
is  a  publication  that  any  one  practically  interested  in  the  applica- 
tion of  scientific  pharmaceutical  knowledge  to  commercial  purposes 
can  appreciate  at  all  times  in  the  busy  activities  of  his  work." 
The  special  delegates  appointed  by  the  President  of  the  A.Ph.A. 
to  the  various  state  pharmaceutical  associations  are  also  active  in 
attesting  to  the  value  of  membership  in  this  association.  The 
address  of  Mr.  Ebert  at  the  recent  meeting  of  the  Illinois  Pharma- 
ceutical Association  illustrates  the  point  we  have  in  mind.  He 
said,  among  other  things,  "The  history  of  the  American  Pharma- 
ceutical Association  is  the  history  of  pharmacy  in  this  country. 
With  the  advancing  years  it  becomes  necessary,  in  order  to  keep 
up  the  life  and  vigor  of  the  association,  constantly  to  infuse  new 
blood,  to  gain  new  and  younger  members  to  carry  on  the  necessary 
and  vitally  important  work  of  the  organization.  Membership  in 
the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  is  an  honor  to  be  coveted 
by  every  pharmacist  who  respects  himself  and  his  profession.  By 
allying  himself  with  the  organization,  he  comes  in  touch  with  the 
brightest  men  in  pharmacy  and  keeps  himself  abreast  of  the  latest 
and  best  scientific  thought  in  his  profession.  Aside  from  all  this, 
the  annual  reports  of  the  proceedings  of  the  association  form  a 
library  of  invaluable  information  to  every  pharmacist,  each  volume 
of  which  will  be  worth  to  him  many  times  the  sum  of  $$  he  pays 
as  the  amount  of  his  annual  dues. 
"  During  the  many  years  of  its  useful  life  the  association  has  met 
in  nearly  every  city  of  prominence  in  America,  and  the  social  and 
entertainment  features  at  each  meeting  are. not  the  least  of  the 
many  advantages  which  membership  carries  with  it.  Those  who 
join  the  association  and  attend  its  annual  conventions  meet  their 
brethren  from  various  parts  of  the  country,  discuss  questions  of 
interest  and  combine  business  with  pleasure  on  their  annual  vaca- 
tions in  a  manner  both  pleasant  and  profitable,  invigorating  alike 
to  the  mind  and  the  physique.  We  urge  you  to  join  and  will  wel- 
come you  as  members,  assuring  you  that,  should  it  be  possible  for 
you  to  attend  our  meetings,  you  will  find  the  outlay  one  that  you 
will  never  regret." 
The  Committee  on  Membership,  as  well  as  the  President,  are  very 
active  in  their  endeavors  to  increase  the  membership  of  the  associa- 
tion.   Mr.  Lewis  C.  Hopp,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Member- 
