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AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  thirty-fifth  annual  meeting  convened  for  the  first  time  on  a  Monday, 
all  the  previous  meetings  having  been  held  on  Tuesdays,  with  the  exception 
of  three  or  four,  which  commenced  on  Wednesdays.  Under  the  by-laws  the 
Council  is  required  to  meet  on  the  day  preceding  that  fixed  for  the  assem- 
bling of  the  Association,  and  in  accordance  with  this  provision  a  session  was 
held  during  Sunday  evening,  September  4,  at  the  Grand  Hotel  in  the  city  of 
Cincinnati,  and  another  session  on  the  following  morning. 
The  "  Odeon  "  had  been  selected  by  the  Local  Secretary,  G.  W.  Voss,  and 
the  local  Committee  of  Arrangements,  and  proved  to  be  well  adapted  for  the 
purpose.  Located  on  a  principal  thoroughfare,  but  a  short  distance  back 
from  the  street  line,  the  noise  of  passing  vehicles  was  inaudible  in  the  hall, 
and  could  not  interfere  with  the  deliberations,  and  while  the  hall  is  spacious 
enough  to  have  accommodated  a  much  larger  audience,  the  means  of  access 
o  the  seats  are  so  numerous  and  convenient  that  visitors  could  enter  or 
depart  without  disturbing  the  discussions ;  moreover,  with  little  effort  on 
the  part  of  the  speakers  they  could  be  easily  heard  by  all  present. 
When  the  meeting  assembled  shortly  after  three  o'clock,  the  first  Vice- 
President,  Dr.  H.  J.  Menninger  occupied  the  chair,  in  the  absence  of  Presi- 
dent Tufts,  and  introduced  Hon.  A.  Smith,  Mayor  of  Cincinnati,  who  bid 
the  Association  a  hearty  welcome,  and  expressed  the  wish  that  the  meeting 
would  prove  a  benefit  both  socially  and  intellectually.  In  replying  the  vice- 
president  referred  to  the  fact  that  this  was  the  third  meeting  held  by  the 
Association  in  Cincinnati  during  thirty -two  years.  Subsequently  he  read  an 
address  which  had  been  prepared  within  the  short  time  since  notice  had 
been  received  of  the  inability  of  the  president  to  be  present  at  this  meeting. 
It  was  mainly  devoted  to  the  labors  of  the  Committee  on  Management  by 
whom  a  plan  would  be  presented,  alloting  specified  time  for  the  considera- 
tion of  the  several  subjects  which  naturally  should  engage  the  attention  of 
the  Association,  as  had  already  been  contemplated  at  the  organization  in 
1852,  when  an  elaborate  report  by  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  Sam.  M.  Colcord  and 
Geo.  W.  Coggeshall  had  been  presented,  which  outlined  the  scope  of  the 
proposed  organization,  as  was  shown  by  several  appropriate  quotations. 
The  vice-president  also  alluded  to  the  condition  of  the  treasury,  which  not 
many  years  ago  was  almost  empty,  but  at  present  shows  an  available  bal- 
ance of  nearly  $12,000.  "  This  meeting  will,  I  hope,"  said  the  vice-president 
in  conclusion,  "  by  the  adoption  of  the  plan  presented  by  the  Committee  on 
Management,  be  the  beginning  of  a  new  era  of  prosperity  and  usefulness. 
While  these  recommendations  of  the  committee  are  being  discussed,  let  me 
hope  that  opposing  views  will  be  advocated  in  the  true  spirit  of  the  educated 
man,  and  that  the  judgment  which  you  will  render  may  illustrate  your 
temper  at  the  time  that  it  was  done,  with  malice  toward  none  and  with 
charity  toward  all." 
The  Secretary  of  Council  read  the  names  of  thirt}'-one  candidates  for 
membership,  after  which  the  reports  of  standing  and  special  committees 
were  read  by  title,  and  the  report  on  credentials  was  read  in  full,  showing 
