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Correspondence \ 
I  Am.  Jour.  Pliaroj. 
I      August,  1907. 
We  find  among  his  papers  the  following  maxims  printed  in  large 
type  ;  whether  displayed  in  his  store  or  handed  to  apprentices  we 
do  not  know.    But  these  words  show  the  character  of  the  man: 
BUSINESS  LOGIC. 
POOR  DRUGS  POOR  RESULT. 
POOR  RESULT— POOR  REPUTATION. 
POOR  REPUTATION — POOR  BUSINESS. 
Wm.  B.  Thompson  was  a  member  of  the  American  Pharmaceut- 
ical Association  since  1856.  He  was  associated  with  the  Charity 
Hospital  of  Philadelphia  as  its  Secretary  and  Treasurer  for  a  period 
of  twenty-six  years  and  Treasurer  of  the  old  Philadelphia  Trade 
Association  of  Retail  Druggists  until  it  was  superseded  by  the  Na- 
tional Association. 
In  i860  Mr.  Thompson  married  Elizabeth  Chapin,  daughter  of 
William  Chapin,  who  was  so  well  known  in  this  community  as  the 
Principal  of  the  Pennsylvania  Institution  for  the  Instruction  of  the 
Blind,  which  he  filled  for  over  a  generation.  Mr.  Thompson's  wife, 
a  daughter,  and  a  son,  William  Chapin  Thompson,  survive  him. 
On  the  evening  of  his  end  he  appeared  in  usual  health  after  the 
day's  service,  enjoying  his  family  group  (for  his  tastes  were  very 
domestic),  and  retiring  at  the  customary  hour,  soon  after  passed  away 
almost  without  a  sign — a  blessed  way  for  the  individual,  but  a  shock 
to  us,  the  survivors. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
Call  for  Meeting  of  the  National  Association  of  Boards  of 
Pharmacy. 
At  the  last  meeting  of  our  Association  at  Indianapolis,  it  was 
agreed  that  if  possible  we  should  hold  a  meeting  prior  to  the  meet- 
ing of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  in  order  that  our 
work  might  not  interfere  with  the  regular  sessions  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  thus  giving  our  members  an  opportunity 
to  participate  in  and  enjoy  the  work  of  our  mother  Association. 
It  is  therefore  ordered  by  the  Executive  Committee  that  a  meet- 
ing be  called  for  Saturday,  August  31st,  at  10  o'clock  a.m.,  at  the 
New  Astor  Hotel,  New  York,  and  we  earnestly  urge  that  every 
