THE 
AMERICAN  JOURNAL  OF  PHARMACY, 
NOVEMBER,  1  853. 
PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL 
CONVENTION. 
The  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  met  at  the  Hall 
of  the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy,  Boston,  August 
24th,  1853,  at  11  o'clock  A.M. 
In  the  absence  of  Daniel  B.  Smith,  President  of  the  Association, 
the  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Samuel  M.  Colcord,  of  Boston, 
one  of  the  Vice  Presidents. 
The  Secretary  being  absent,  Edward  Parrish,  of  Philadelphia, 
was  appointed  temporary  secretary.  The  roll  of  the  Association 
being  called,  nine  permanent  members  answered  to  their  names. 
A  Committee  on  Credentials,  consisting  of  Charles  Ellis,  of  Phila- 
delphia, C.  Augustus  Smith,  of  Cincinnati,  and  Samuel  R.  Phil- 
brick,  of  Boston,  was  appointed  by  the  chair. 
This  committee  retired,  and  after  a  recess  reported  the  following 
list  of  delegates,  and  gentlemen  who  are  properly  recommended  for 
membership,  viz  : 
From  the  Richmond  Pharmaceutical  Society. — Alexander  Duval, 
James  P.  Purcell,  William  S.  Beers,  S.  M.  Zachrisson,  and  W.  A. 
Strother. 
From  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy. — William  B.  Chap- 
man, M.  D.,  J.  M.  Gordon,  M.  Allen,  C.  Augustus  Smith,  and  E.  S, 
Wayne. 
From  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. — Daniel  B.  Smith, 
Charles  Ellis,  William  Procter,  Jr.,  Charles  Bullock,  and  Edward 
Parrish. 
From  the  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy. — George  D.  Cogge- 
shall,  J.  S.  Aspinwall,  Thomas  B.  Merrick,  Eugene  Dupuy,  and 
Junius  Gridley. 
From  the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy. — Daniel  Hench- 
man, William  A.  Brewer,  Thomas  Restieaux,  T.  L.  Turner,  and 
H.  W.  Lincoln. 
Jls  a  representative  of  the  Druggists  and  apothecaries  of  Terre 
Haute,  Indiana. — Thomas  H.  Barr. 
The  following  names  were  reported  on  the  recommendation  of 
members. 
From  Memphis,  Tennessee.— Q.  B.  Guthrie,  M.  D, 
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