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Editorial. 
/  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
1     August,  1887. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
The  Pennsylvania  State  Pharmaceutical  Examining  Board  held  its  first  meet- 
ing at  the  Lochiel  Hotel,  Harrisburg,  July  12th,  and  organized  by  the  elec- 
tion of  Alonzo  Bobbins,  Philadelphia,  as  president;  Harry  B.  Cochran, 
Lancaster,  as  secretary,  and  Fred.  H.  Eggers,  Allegheny  City,  as  treasurer. 
The  necessary  preparations  were  made  for  active  operations.  Notice  of  the 
time  for  registration  will  be  given  through  several  newspapers,  and  blank 
forms  of  application  for  registration  will  be  mailed,  with  a  copy  of  the  law, 
to  every  druggist  in  the  State  whose  address  is  known.  The  first  examina- 
tion will  probably  be  held  in  the  fall. 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association. — The  Committee  of  Arrangements 
for  the  next  meeting,  to  be  held  in  Cincinnati,  September  5th,  has  com- 
pleted all  the  preliminary  arrangements.  To  secure  the  reduction  of  railroad 
fare  members  must  pay  full  fare  going,  purchase  the  ticket  not  earlier  than 
September  2d,  and  obtain  from  the  ticket  agent  a  certificate  to  that  effect; 
attendance  at  the  meeting  having  been  certified  to  by  the  secretary  of  the 
association,  return  tickets  over  the  same  route  may  be  obtained,  at  one- 
third  the  highest  limited  fare,  within  three  days  after  adjournment,  and 
such  return  tickets  will  be  for  continuous  trips  without  stop-over.  Arrange- 
ments for  traveling  parties  from.  Boston  have  been  made  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Col- 
cord,  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  from  New  York  by  Mr.  T.  J.  Macmahan,  New  York 
city. 
The  Headquarters  will  be  at  the  Grand  Hotel,  but  arrangements  for  good 
accommodations  have  been  made  with  several  hotels,  and  a  blank  slip  will 
be  mailed  by  the  local  secretary,  Mr.  G.  W.  Voss,  who  will  secure  rooms 
upon  its  return.  The  hotel  rates  are:  Grand  Hotel,  Gibson  House,  and 
Burnet  House,  $3  ;  Palace  Hotel.  $2  to  $2.50 ;  St.  James  Hotel  and  Denni- 
son  Hotel,  $2.  European  plan  :  St.  Nicholas,  $1.50  and  upwards,  and  Hotel 
Emery,  $1. 
The  committee  was  unable  to  obtain  exhibits  enough  for  a  successful  expo- 
sition, and  no  arrangements  for  such  have,  for  this  reason,  been  made. 
The  entertainments  contemplated  are  a  reception  and  promenade  concert 
at  the  Grand  Hotel  on  Tuesday  evening  Sept.  6th,  tendered  by  the  druggists 
of  Cincinnati ;  Wednesday  evening  a  vocal,  instrumental  and  organ  concert 
at  Music  Hall,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Apollo  Club,  comprising  40  male 
voices ;  Friday,  carriage  drive  through  the  city  and  suburbs,  visiting  Eden 
Park,  the  West  Museum  of  Art,  Walnut  Hills,  Avondale,  Clifton  and  the 
Zoological  Garden,  where  a  banquet  will  be  held.  If  desired,  members  may 
leave  for  home  by  evening  trains.  Visiting  ladies  will  be  entertained  by  the 
local  Committee  of  Ladies. 
The  following  excursions  have  heen  provided  for  from  Cincinnati :  To  the 
Mammoth  Cave,  at  8.15  A.M.,  or  8  P.  M.,  in  9£  hours ;  round  trip,  $13.75— 
for  25  or  more  $7.85 ;  hotel  $3  per  day;  cave,  short  route  (8  miles)  $2 ;  long 
route  (16  miles)  $3 ;  suitable  reduction  to  a  party. — To,  High  Bridge  on  the 
Cincinnati  Southern  K.  R.,  round  trip  $5 — ;  for  five  or  more  $3 — and 
on  Sundays  $2. — To  Findlay,  KargGas  Well,  having  a  capacity  of  over  15  mil- 
