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engaged  in  the  practice  of  pharmacy.  Mr.  Bakes  was  elected  as  secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  on  April  4th,  1872,  which  position  he  faithfully 
filled  till  the  time  of.  his  last  illness,  always  receiving  the  warmest  regard 
from  all  the  members  of  the  board.  The  Pharmaceutical  Examining  Board 
was  established  by  law  in  1872,  and  Mayor  Stokley  appointed  Mr.  Bakes 
as  one  of  its  members,  which  position  he  held  for  several  years. 
Mr.  Bakes  was  an  influential  member  of  the  Trinity  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  before  its  removal  from  the  old  edifice,  on  8th  street  near  Race,  and 
was  also  active  in  the  work  of  the  Methodist  Historical  Society,  and  other 
branches  of  church  work.    He  left  a  widow  and  two  young  sons  to  mourn 
his  death. 
The  following  gentlemen  were  nominated,  and  by  viva  voce  vote  elected 
delegates  to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, to  be  held  in  Cincinnati,  September  next :  Henry  Trimble,  Alonzo  Eob- 
bins,  William  B.Webb,  Wm.  J.  Jenks,  Gustavus  Pile,  and  as  alternates, 
Geo.  W.  Kennedy,  Wm.  Mclntyre. 
In  answer  to  an  inquiry  it  was  stated  that  the  Governor  of  the  State  had 
made  the  appointment  of  five  gentlemen  to  constitute  the  Pharmaceutical 
Examining  Board,  under  the  new  Pharmacy  act.  The  names  of  the  gentle- 
men are  as  follows :  Mr.  A.  B.  Burns,  H.  A.  Tafel,  H.  B.  Cochran,  F.  H. 
Eggers,  and  Alonzo  Bobbins.  The  terms  are  consecutively  as  named  for 
periods  of  one,  two,  three,  four  and  five  years. 
There  were  some  opinions  expresssd  in  regard  to  the  operations  of  the 
High  License  Law  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania  upon  the  business  of  the 
Pharmacists. 
On  motion  the  meeting  now  adjourned. 
William  B.  Thompson,  Secretary. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
The  Alabama  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  sixth  annual  meeting  at 
Mobile,  May  10th  and  11th.  Besides  routine  business,  and  discussions  on 
various  practical  subjects,  the  operation  of  the  pharmacy  law  claimed  much 
of  the  attention  of  the  meeting.  The  number  of  registered  pharmacists  in 
the  State  was  reported  to  be  215.  The  newly  elected  officers  are  J.  B.  Col- 
lier, president ;  A.  Godden  and  J.  W.  Holland,  vice-presidents ;  P.  C.  Candi- 
dus,  secretary ;  and  E.  P.  Gait,  treasurer.  The  next  annual  meeting  will  be 
held  at  Selma. 
The  Arkansas  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  met  in  Little  Kock,  June  1- 
3.  Besides  the  address  of  President  Bond  and  the  reports  of  officers  and 
committees,  several  papers  were  read,  and  various  subjects  of  practical  in- 
terest were  discussed,  like  disguising  the  bitter  taste  of  quinine,  the  use  of 
petrolatum  in  ointments,  covering  the  odor  of  iodoform,  &c.  A  lengthy  dis- 
cussion on  pharmaceutical  legislation  was  had,  and  the  co-operation  of  the 
State  Medical  Society  was  asked  for  the  purpose  of  securing  a  pharmacy 
law.   W.W.Kerr,  Batesville,  was  elected  president;  J.  E.  Gibson.  Little 
