524  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {Atocfobera9oa2rm' 
The  President  of  the  College,  Howard  B.  French,  then  invited 
those  present  to  go  through  the  various  parts  of  the  building. 
FIFTIETH  ANNIVERSARY  BANQUET. 
A  banquet,  in  commemoration  of  the.  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the 
founding  of  the  Association,  was  held  at  Horticultural  Hall,  on 
Thursday  evening,  September  nth.  An  excellent  musical  program 
was  rendered  by  Beale's  orchestra  and  a  mandolin  sextette,  and 
toasts  were  responded  to  as  follows,  Prof.  Joseph  P.  Remington  act- 
ing as  toastmaster.  An  invocation  was  offered  by  Rev.  Cassius  M. 
Roberts,  Philadelphia.  Hon.  Charles  Emory  Smith's  toast  to  "  The 
President  of  the  United  States,"  combined  an  eloquent  tribute  to 
the  memory  of  President  McKinley,  a  few  words  of  praise  for  the 
present  incumbent,  and  a  feeling  reference  to  ex- President  Grover 
Cleveland.  Prof.  Henry  M.  Whelpley,  speaking  for  "  The  Amer- 
ican Pharmaceutical  Association,  Past,  Present  and  Future,"  said 
that  no  one  in  this  country  has  risen  to  distinction  without  the 
co-operation  of  the  Association.  He  said  that  we  have  spent  fifty 
years  in  laying  the  foundation  of  the  work  of  the  future,  and  that 
the  responsibility  of  determining  the  qualifications  of  the  pharma- 
cist will  soon  pass  from  the  school  to  the  State — from  the  few  col- 
lege teachers  to  the  entire  law-making  body. 
Hon.  Hugh  Gordon  Miller,  of  Virginia,  in  reply  to  the  toast, 
"  Our  Country,"  paid  a  high  tribute  to  the  United  States,  and  dur- 
ing his  discourse  referred  especially  to  this  city  and  its  part  in  Revo- 
lutionary history. 
The  toast,  "  The  Pharmacist ;  the  Brain  and  Brawn  of  Our 
Organization,"  was  responded  to  by  Prof.  Wm.  C.  Anderson,  of 
Brooklyn,  who  said  of  the  pharmacist  that  the  importance  of  his 
business,  the  position  he  holds  in  the  social  and  business  world  and 
his  loyal  citizenship  entitle  him  to  recognition  as  a  most  important 
factor  in  the  welfare  of  the  community  in  which  he  lives,  the  State 
and  the  nation.  Quiet  and  unassuming  though  he  may  appear, 
from  early  morn  till  late  at  night  he  labors  under  a  constant  strain 
of  both  mind  and  body,  wrestling  with  dispositions  good,  bad  and 
indifferent ;  listening  to  the  fairy  tales  of  the  traveling  salesman 
who  would  relieve  him  of  all  anxiety  and  make  him  wealthy  in  a 
few  months  if  he  would  only  push  his  goods  in  preference  to  any 
others;   hearing  ti.e  sad    ^tory  of  the  sick-room  and  the  death 
