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eminent  degree  that  of  the  logician  and  the  original  investigator. 
His  English  style  was  pure,  free  from  pedantry,  and  showed  a  rare 
simplicity  and  directness.  His  love  and  enthusiasm  for  the  work  of 
the  association  were  among  his  most  distinguishing  characteristics. 
It  is  a  great  pleasure  for  me  to  remember  him  when  I,  as  a  student, 
knew  him  in  his  modest  store  in  Philadelphia  and  during  those  rare 
days  in  Europe,  when  I  had  the  pleasure  of  being  his  traveling  com- 
panion for  some  months.  I  remember  that  it  was  Professor  Proc- 
ter's desire  to  attend  a  meeting  of  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Con- 
ference, and  at  the  time  we  were  in  Germany  such  a  meeting  was 
about  to  be  held  in  Dundee,  Scotland.  The  time  of  the  meeting 
was  almost  coincident  with  that  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  and,  notwithstanding  his  strong  desire  to  be  present  at 
the  meeting  of  the  British  pharmacists,  he  nevertheless  felt  it  his 
duty  to  return  home  and  be  present  at  the  meeting  of  the  American 
body.  He  requested  me,  however,  to  go  on  to  Scotland  and  be 
present  at  the  meeting  of  the  British  pharmacists.  At  the  Dundee 
meeting  the  greatest  regrets  were  expressed  at  the  absence  of  Pro- 
fessor Procter,  for  among  the  British  pharmacists  his  contributions 
were  especially  well  known  and  his  British  friends  looked  forward 
with  solicitude  to  a  more  personal  and  intimate  acquaintance. 
During  our  attendance  at  the  International  Pharmaceutical  Con- 
gress in  Paris,  in  1867,  Professor  Procter  was  chairman  of  the  United 
States  delegation,  and  was  made  one  of  the  vice-presidents  of  the 
congress.  He  was  here  the  recipient  of  marked  attentions  from  all 
of  the  most  distinguished  delegates,  among  whom  his  work  and 
abilities  were  well  known.  The  reception  he  received  from  such 
men  as  Anton  von  Waldheim,  of  Vienna;  Dr.  F.  A.  Flueckiger,  of 
Switzerland;  Dr.  Cassellmann,  of  St.  Petersburg;  Dr.  Dittrich,  at 
Prague,  and  Professors  Liebig,  Wittstein  and  Buechner,  at  Munich., 
was  most  flattering. 
The  pharmacists  of  America  ought  not  to  let  the  memory  of  their 
most  distinguished  colleague  fall  into  oblivion.  They  should  keep- 
the  memory  of  William  Procter,  Jr.,  green  in  their  hearts  and  should 
give  him  a  monument  more  lasting  than  stone  or  bronze — a  monu- 
ment built  in  their  affections  and  in  the  affections  of  those  who  come 
after  them.  Let  us  remember  that  the  favorite  child  of  his  genius 
was  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  It  was  here  that 
his  work  became  as  broad  as  his  country. 
