THE 
AMERICAN  JOURNAL  OF  PHARMACY. 
JANUARY,  1  853. 
PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  NATIONAL  PHARMACEUTICAL 
CONVENTION* 
Hall  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy, 
October  6th,  1852,  4  o'clock,  P.  M. 
In  the  absence  of  Dr.  Guthrie,  President  of  the  Convention  held 
last  year,  the  Convention  was  called  to  order  by  Mr.  A.  B.  Taylor, 
of  Philadelphia,  the  Secretary.  Mr.  Coggeshall,  of  New  York, 
informed  the  meeting  that  in  a  letter  lately  received  from  Presi- 
dent Guthrie,  dated  at  Louisville,  he  stated  that  circumstances  had 
rendered  his  presence  impossible,  but  that  his  best  wishes  would 
attend  the  Convention  in  its  endeavors  to  elevate  the  profession. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Procter  it  was  resolved,  that  Mr.  Coggeshall, 
of  New  York,  be  appointed  President  pro  tempore,  Mr.  Taylor 
acting  as  Secretary. 
On  motion  it  was  resolved,  that  the  President  should  appoint  a 
Committee  of  three  to  examine  the  credentials  of  the  delegates  pre- 
sent. Whereupon,  Messrs.  Ellis,  of  Philadelphia,  Colcord,  of 
Boston,  and  Laidley,  of  Richmond,  were  commissioned  to  retire 
on  that  duty,  and  were  also  directed  to  report  a  resolution  in  refer- 
ence to  the  druggists  and  apothecaries  who  were  present  with  the 
desire  of  attending  the  Convention  without  being  delegated. 
"'[Although  a  number  of  our  subscribers  have  received  copies  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  Convention  as  published  in  pamphlet  form  by  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee,  yet  we  deem  it  expedient  to  insert  a  full  account  of  the 
transactions  of  the  Convention  as  a  permanent  record  of  the  progress  of 
Pharmacy. — Editor.] 
1 
