528  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference.  {Am'o?^i£7.arm* 
The  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  then  took  place  by  the  ten- 
dering of  a  single  vote  for  the  list  proposed  by  the  Executive  Committee, 
which  was  as  follows  : — 
President, — Mr.  F.  B.  Benger. 
Vice-Presidents. — Messrs.  M.  Carteighe,  C.  Symes,  S.  Plowman  and  W. 
Martindale. 
Treasurer. — Mr.  C.  Umney. 
Honorary  General  Secretaries. — Dr.  J.  C.  Thresh  and  Mr.  W.  A.  H.  Naylor. 
Committee. — Messrs.  W.  Allen  (Dublin),  M.  Conroy  (Liverpool),  R.  H. 
Davies  (London),  D.  B.  Dott  (Edinburgh),  A.  W.  Gerrard  (London),  T.  Ma- 
ben  (Hawick),  N.  H.  Martin  (Newcastle),  F.  Ransom  (Hitchin),  and  G.  S. 
Woolley  (Manchester). 
Auditors. — Messrs.  W.  Wilkinson  (Manchester),  and  E.  J.  Appleby  (Bath). 
A  vote  of  thanks  to  the  local  committee,  and  especially  to  Messrs.  Wool- 
ley,  Benger,  Hart,  Kemp  and  Wilkinson,  for  the  manner  in  which  they  had 
carried  out  the  arrangements,  was  moved  by  Mr.  Schacht,  seconded  by  Mr. 
Martindale,  and  carried  by  acclamation.  It  /was  acknowledged  b}^  Mr. 
Wooley,  Mr.  Benger  and  Mr.  Wilkinson.  This  was  followed  by  a  hearty 
vote  of  thanks  to  the  authorities  of  Owens  College,  which  was  moved  by 
Mr.  R.  Reynolds,  and  seconded  by  Mr.  D.  B.  Dott.  Still  another  vote  of 
thanks  was  accorded  to  the  executive  committee  of  the  Jubilee  Exhibition 
for  its  courtesy  in  inviting  the  members  of  the  Conference  to  be  present  at  a 
conversazione. 
The  proceedings  terminated  with  a  hearty  vote  of  thanks  toMr.  S.  R.  At- 
kins for  the  admirable  way  in  which,  as  president,  he  had  conducted  the 
business  of  the  meeting.  This  was  moved  by  Mr.  Conroy  and  seconded  by 
Mr.  Balkwill,  and  after  having  been  carried  with  great  applause,  was 
acknowledged  in  suitable  terms.  This  brought  to  a  close  the  business  of 
one  of  the  most  successful  meetings  of  the  Conference,  which  was  also  the 
most  numerously  attended,  the  number  signing  the  attendance  book  having 
been  two  hundred  and  forty-nine. 
Early  on  Thursday  morning  the  wea/ther  was  fine  enough  to  have  made 
the  excursion  to  Matlock  Bath  a  perfect  success  if  it  could  have  been  trusted 
to  continue  throughout  the  day ;  but  even  before  the  time  appointed  for 
meeting  at  the  Central  Railway  station,  heavy  threatening  clouds  obscured 
the  sun,  and  made  the  prospect  less  encouraging.  Nevertheless,  a  large 
proportion  of  the  Conference  visitors  gathered  together  and  took  their 
places  in  the  special  train,  provided  for  conveying  them  to  Matlock,  where 
the  programme  which  had  been  arranged  for  their  entertainment,  was  car- 
ried out  very  successfully,  notwithstanding  some  sharp  showers  of  rain. — 
Phar.  Jour,  and  Trans.,  September  3,  1887. 
