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Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  the  reorganization  of  the  latter 
body. 
Whether  or  not  the  results  accomplished  equaled  the  anticipa- 
tions of  the  more  sanguine,  members,  this  much  can  be  said : 
The  educational  and  legislative  problems  were  considered  in  a 
manner,  which,  while  not  radical,  yet  indicates  progress;  and  it  is 
safe  to  assume  that  the  two  national  associations  of  pharmacists  and 
physicians  never  had  a  better  understanding  of  their  true  relation 
and  mutual  needs,  and  that  the  time  was  never  more  auspicious  for 
the  accomplishment  of  tangible  results  through  their  united  efforts. 
FIRST  GENERAL  SESSION. 
The  first  general  session  was  called  to  order  on  Monday  afternoon, 
September  2d,  at  3  o'clock,  by  the  president,  Leo  Eliel,  of  South 
Bend,  Ind.  The  announcement  made  by  the  local  secretary,  Thomas 
P.  Cook,  that  Mayor  McClellan  could  not  be  present  to  welcome  the 
members  to  the  city  caused  considerable  disappointment  to  some, 
which,  however,  was  almost  forgotten  as  the  hearty  words  of  wel- 
come were  spoken  by  Mr.  Cook  and  other  local  members.  Dr. 
William  C.  Alpers,  speaking  on  behalf  of  the  local  entertainment 
committee,  extended  a  hearty  welcome  to  all — a  welcome,  he  said, 
which  came  from  the  hearts  of  the  2,000  pharmacists  of  New  York 
City. 
Dr.  Solomon  Solis  Cohen,  of  Philadelphia,  delegate  from  the 
Section  on  Pharmacology  of  the  American  Medical  Association, 
said,  after  extending  to  the  members  fraternal  greetings,  that  for 
the  past  few  years  physicians  and  pharmacists  have  set  themselves 
to  correct  some  of  their  mutual  errors.  He  said  that  it  is  the 
province  of  neither  to  criticise  the  other,  but  mutually  to  unite  to 
correct  these  errors.  Referring  to  the  subject  of  pharmaceutical 
specialties,  such  as  serums,  certain  galenicals  and  alkaloids,  Dr. 
Cohen  said  that  while  it  is  recognized  that  these  can  be  made  better 
on  a  large  scale  and  by  those  having  special  facilities,  and  for  which 
due  credit  is  given  the  manufacturers,  the  medical  profession  also 
recognize  the  necessity  of  the  pharmacist  as  a  scientific  man. 
On  the  other  hand,  he  declared  that  he  had  nothing  to  say  against 
trade,  trade  being  the  life  of  the  country,  and  pointed  out  that  busi- 
ness men  themselves  should  resent  the  implication  that  business  and 
ethics  are  incompatible. 
