520  American  PharmaGeutkal  Association.     { '^"'oc^'i^si*'''"" 
that  a,  similar  coniniittee  from  the  pharmaceutical  association  would  meet, 
in  a  spirit  of  fraternal  good  will,  the  Wholesale  Drug  Association  at  its 
meeting  in  Cleveland  in  November  next. 
The  Committee  on  Legislation  presented  a  lengthy  report,  with  copies  of 
laws  affecting  pharmacy  and  pharmacists.  During  the  past  year  pharmacy 
laws  were  enacted  in  Georgia  and  Wisconsin  ;  amendments  to  the  phar- 
macy laws  in  Connecticut,  Iowa  and  West  Virginia;  laws  against  tlie 
adulteration  of  food  and  drugs  in  Louisiana  and  Massachusetts,  and  laws 
affecting  pharmacists  in  the  use  of  liquor  for  medicinal  purposes  in  Con- 
necticut and  Iowa.  Through  correspondents  there  were  also  obtained 
older  laws  on  pharmaceutical  matters,  which  had  not  been  previously  pub- 
lished by  the  Association,  from  the  States  of  Alabama,  Colorado,  Indiana^ 
Kentucky,  Minnesota,  Tennessee  and  Texas. 
The  Nominating  Committee  was  appointed  in  the  usual  manner,  each 
delegation  naming  one  member,  and  in  addition  thereto  the  President 
appointed  Messrs.  J.  A.  Lee,  of  New  Iberia,  La.;  J.  F.  Llewellyn,  of  Mex- 
ico, Mo.;  T.  W.  Shryer,  of  Cumberland,  Md.;  W.  S.  Robinson,  of  York- 
ville,  Ont.,  and  C.  M.  Driggs,  of  White  Haven,  Pa. 
A  Committee  on  Exhibits  was  appointed  by  the  President,  consisting  of 
Messrs.  Wm.  B.  Thompson,  of  Philadelphia;  Theo.  Schumann,  of  Atlanta; 
J.  W.  Caldwell,  of  Detroit;  T.  J.  Casper,  of  Springfield,  O.,  and  George 
Eger,  of  Cincinnati ;  after  which  the  Association  adjourned  until  Wednes- 
day morning. 
Second  Session — Wpjdnesday,  September,  13th. 
After  the  reading  and  approval  of  the  minutes  of  the  first  session,  the 
Nominating  Committee  presented  a  report,  recommending  the  election  of 
the  following  officers  and  Standing  Committees  for  the  ensuing  year : 
President,  Charles  A.  Heinitsh,  of  Lancaster,  Pa.  Vice-Presidents — Jno. 
Ingalls,  of  Macon,  Ga.  ;  Louis  Dohme,  of  Baltimore,  Md.  ;  Wm.  B.  Bland- 
ing,  of  Providence,  R.  I.  Treasurer,  Charles  A.  Tufts,  of  Dover,  N.  H. 
Permanent  Secretary,  John  M.  Maisch,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Reporter  on 
Progress  of  Pharmacy,  C  Lewis  Dielil,  of  Louisville,  Ky.  Members  of  the 
Council — S.  A.  D.  ShepjDard,  of  Boston,  Mass.  ;  Wm.  Saunders,  of  London, 
Ont. ;  Wm.  S.  Thompson,  of  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  Committee  on  Drug- 
Market — Geo.  W.  Sloan,  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.  ;  Jas.  G.  Steele,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. ;  W.  H.  Wickham,  of  New  York  ;  I.  L.  Lyons,  of  New  Orleans, 
J.  P.  Muth,  of  Baltimore,  Md.  Committee  on  Prize  Essays — C.  Lewis 
Diehl,  of  Louisville,  Ky.  ;  John  F.  Judge,  of  Cincinnati,  O.  ;  Emil  Schef- 
fer,  of  Louisville,  Ky.  Committee  on  Legislation— John  M.  Maisch,  of 
Philadelphia,  Pa. ;  Samuel  A.  D.  Sheppard,  of  Boston,  Mass. ;  Chas.  Mohr, 
of  Mobile,  Ala.  Committee  on  Papers  and  Queries — J.  U.  Lloyd,  of 
Cincinnati,  O.  ;  A.  Mayell,  of  Cleveland,  O. ;  W.  W.  Bartlett,  of  Boston, 
Mass. 
All  the  nominees  were  duly  elected,  and  the  new  President  and  two  of 
the  Vice-Presidents  were  introduced  to  the  meeting,  and  on  assuming  the 
duties  of  their  offices  made  brief  addresses  returning  thanks ;  the  second 
Vice-President  elect  was  not  present  at  the  meeting. 
