384       Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {^mjJ^li, 
Pharm. 
1904. 
ploma  as  a  Prerequisite  to  the  Board  of  Pharmacy  Examinations," 
which  will  be  published  in  a  later  issue  of  this  Journal,  and  in 
which  the  matter  was  ably  and  exhaustively  considered  from  every 
point  of  view ;  this  paper  was  followed  by  another  on  the  same  sub- 
ject, contributed  by  P.  H.  Utech,  of  Meadville.  These  two  papers 
were  then  referred  to  the  Committee  on  President's  Address,  with 
power  to  draw  up  suitable  resolutions.  A  Nominating  Committee 
was  appointed  consisting  of  Messrs.  Emanuel,  Hay,  Cliffe,  Haley  and 
Steinmetz,  and  the  meeting  adjourned  until  Wednesday  at  9  a.m. 
On  Tuesday  afternoon  the  members  of  the  Association  and  their 
ladies  were  taken  for  a  trolley  excursion  to  Meadville,  the  county 
seat  of  Crawford  County,  about  fifteen  miles  south  of  Cambridge 
Springs.  The  route  led  through  the  picturesque  and  historic  Ven- 
ango Valley,  traversed  by  Washington  on  his  first  mission  to  the 
French  at  Fort  Le  Beouf  in  1753,  and  many  points  of  interest  were 
seen,  among  which  may  be  mentioned  the  borough  of  Saegertown, 
where  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association  met  in  1893, 
and  Allegheny  College  at  Meadville — this  institution  being  the  Alma 
Mater  of  the  late  President  McKinley.  Upon  arriving  at  Meadville 
the  party  changed  cars  and  proceeded  to  Ponce  de  Leon  Springs, 
the  famous  summer  resort  of  Meadville,  where  refreshments  were 
served  and  the  members  were  afforded  an  opportunity  to  drink  the 
spring  water,  which  is  highly  impregnated  with  sulphur.  The  party 
returned  to  the  Hotel  Rider  in  time  for  dinner,  and  in  the  evening 
an  excellent  concert  was  given  by  talent  from  the  Conservatory  of 
Music  at  Meadville,  which  was  appreciated  by  all  who  heard  it. 
The  session  on  Wednesday  was  opened  early,  so  as  to  give  the 
members  a  chance  to  take  the  trolley  trip  to  Erie,  which  had  been 
announced  as  one  of  the  features  of  the  entertainment  programme. 
Mr.  Talbot,  president  of  the  Proprietary  Association  of  America, 
was  introduced  by  Mr.  W.  L.  Cliffe,  and  after  being  tendered  the 
privileges  of  the  floor  he  read  a  short  address  in  which  the  necessity 
of  maintaining  the  present  harmonious  relations  was  emphasized. 
Mr.  C.  E.  Vanderkleed,  chemist  for  Mulford  &  Co.,  then  read  a 
paper  upon  suppositories,  in  which  a  new  form  of  suppository  having 
a  block-tin  protective  cover  was  described,  the  advantages  being 
greater  stability  in  all  extremes  of  temperature,  and  sterility  of  the 
suppository  at  the  time  of  its  insertion.  The  paper  was  illustrated 
by  tests  of  the  melting-points  of  suppositories  made  in  various 
