^°'juiyri882*'^™*}  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  38S 
mittee  was  empowered  to  invest  any  surplus  funds  in  the  hands  of  the 
treasurer.  Applicants''  for  membership  are  required  to  accompany  their 
application  with  the  admission  fee  and  dues  for  one  year. 
A  resolution  offered  by  Mr.  G.  A.  Kelly,  favoring  a  duty  of  10  per  cent, 
on  imported  quinine,  was  passed. 
Various  committees  and  delegations  to  the  American  and  several  State 
Pharmaceutical  Associations  were  appointed. 
Resolutions  of  thanks  were  adopted,  and  at  a  late  hour  the  Association 
adjourned  to  meet  at  Harrisburg  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  June,  1883,  Mr. 
C.  H.  Boker  having  been  elected  Assistant  Secretary.  Over  100  new  mem- 
bers were  elected  during  the  meeting. 
Most  of  the  members  present  and  the  ladies  had  an  opportunity  of  visit- 
ing the  extensive  workshops  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  and 
to  enjoy  the  attractive  scenery  around  the  Mountain  City.  On  Wednesday 
afternoon  an  excursion  was  taken  by  the  narrow  gauge  railroad  through 
the  picturesque  Bell's  Gap  to  Valhalla,  and  on  Thursday  morning  many 
of  the  visitors  went  by  rail  over  the  famous  horseshoe  to  Cresson,  inspect- 
ing the  recently  enlarged  "  Mountain  House,"  and  visiting  the  magnesia, 
iron  and  alum  springs  in  the  vicinity. 
The  West  Virginia  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  annual 
meeting  in  the  Senate  Chamber  at  Wheeling  on  June  6th  and  7th.  Tn  his 
annual  address  President  S.  Laughlin  referred  to  some  of  the  enemies  of 
the  pharmacy  law  in  the  Legislature  and  severely  criticised  their  repre- 
hensible conduct.  Changes  in  the  prices  of  staple  drugs  were  mentioned 
and  interesting  information  was  given  relating  to  the  causes  of  fires  in 
drug  stores. 
The  treasurer  reported  a  balance  of  1131.41  on  hand. 
The  election  of  officers  resulted  in  the  choice  of  E.  L.  Boggs,  Charleston, 
for  President ;  C.  M.  Shrewsbury  and  Miller  lams  for  Vice  Presidents  ; 
Chas.  Moenkenioeller,  Wheeling,  for  Secretary;  R.  T.  Richardson,  of  New 
Martinsville,  for  Treasurer,  and  C.  A.  Potterfield  for  Local  Secretary,  the 
Association  deciding  to  meet  on  June  7th,  next  year,  at  Charleston. 
At  the  evening  session  various  committee  reports  were  read  ;  also  papers 
on  the  preparation  of  elixirs,  by  C.  M.  Shrewsbury,  and  on  the  use  of  the 
microscope  in  pharmacy  and  medicine,  by  Edward  Rothlein. 
At  the  third  session  the  establishment  of  a  College  of  Pharmacy  was 
discussed  by  Dr.  Colly  Shriver,  of  Bethany,  who  was  opposed  to  establish- 
ing such  a  college  unless  there  was  a  fair  prospect  of  its  being  entirely 
self-supporting. 
A  number  of  committees  were  appointed,  and  after  transacting  other 
routine  business,  the  Association  adjourned. 
Orleans  Pharmaceutical  Association  is  the  title  of  a  local  society 
organized  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  June  5.  Its  officers  are  A.  K.  Finlay, 
President ;  R.  J.  Rivet  and  G.  J.  Mattingly,  Vice  Presidents ;  W.  B.  Gill, 
Secretary;  (J.  L.  Keppler,  Corresponding  Secretary,  and  W.  Graner,  Treas- 
urer.   The  meetings  are  held  on  the  first  Monday  of  each  month. 
