NATIONAL  PHARMACEUTICAL  CONVENTION. 
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The  following  gentlemen  were  then  invited  to  seats  in  the  Con- 
vention, viz : 
Charles  L,  Bache,  of  San  Francisco,  California. 
Eugene  Dupuy,  of  New  York. 
Edward  Parrish,  )     r  du-i  i  1  v 
a  if    i  r>  t    1     (    of  Philadelphia. 
Alfred  B.  Taylor,  ) 
On  motion  it  was  resolved,  that  a  Committee  of  one  from  each 
delegation  be  appointed  to  nominate  officers  for  the  Convention, 
each  delegation  suggesting  its  representative. 
Whereupon  Mr.  Procter,  of  Philadelphia,  Dr.  Philbrick,  of 
Boston,  Mr.  Duval,  of  Richmond,  Dr.  Stewart  of  Baltimore,  Mr. 
C.  A.  Smith,  of  Cincinnati,  Mr.  Meakim,  of  New  York,  Mr.  Fish 
of  Connecticut,  were  chosen. 
The  Committee  retired,  and  after  conferring  together  reported 
the  following  nominations: 
Daniel  B.  Smith,  of  Philadelphia,  for  President. 
George  W.  Andrews,  of  Baltimore,  ) 
Samuel  M.  Colcord,  of  Boston,        >  for  Vice  Presidents. 
C.  Augustus  Smith,  of  Cincinnati,  ) 
George  D.  Coggeshall,  of  New  York,  for  Recording  Secretary. 
Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  of  Philada.,  for  Corresponding  Secretary. 
All  of  whom  were  duly  elected,  and  the  Committee  discharged. 
After  the  officers  had  taken  their  seats,  the  Committee  appointed 
at  the  Convention  held  at  New  York,  October,  1851,  "  to  act  as 
a  Standing  Committee,  to  collect  such  information  as  may  be 
deemed  valuable,  together  with  memorials  and  suggestions  from 
Medical  and  Pharmaceutical  Associations,  to  be  presented  to  the 
next  Convention,"  made  a  Report,  which  was  read  and  accepted. 
[This  Committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Procter,  Coggeshall  and  Colcord, 
embraced  suggestions  in  their  report  relative  to  nearly  all  the  subjects 
brought  forward  in  the  Convention,  and  to  some  not  reached  by  it,  but  the 
paper  is  too  long  for  insertion  in  our  pages  at  this  time.— Editor.] 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Coggeshall,  it  was  resolved  to  appoint  a  Busi- 
ness Committee  to  consider  the  report  just  read,  and  to  propose 
subjects  for  the  consideration  of  the  Convention  as  they  may  deem 
expedient,  and  report  to  the  next  sitting. 
The  President  appointed  William  Procter,  Jr.,  Joseph  Burnett, 
Alexander  Duval,  Dr.  David  Stewart,  Charles  A.  Smith,  and  L. 
S.  Haskell. 
