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read  by  Henry  P.  Hynson ;  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the 
Status  of  the  Military  Pharmacist,  George  J.  Seabury,  chairman, 
read  by  the  secretary;  report  of  the  Committee  on  Transportation, 
Charles  Caspari,  chairman ;  report  of  the  Committee  on  Local 
Branches,  C.  S.  N.  Hallberg,  chairman,  read  by  Otto  Claus;  the 
report  of  the  General  Committee  on  Membership  and  Reception, 
William  B.  Day,  Chairman,  read  by  Secretary  Caspari,  contained  a 
suggestion  that  the  committee  should  consist  of  one  member  from 
each  State. 
The  report  of  the  historian,  Edward  Kremers,  showed  that  con- 
siderable interest  is  being  taken  in  the  proposed  pharmacy  exhibit 
in  the  new  National  Museum  at  Washington,  and  that  a  large  space 
will  be  allotted  to  it. 
William  M.  Searby,  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Weights  and 
Measures,  stated  that  there  is  not  much  interest  in  this  subject  at 
present. 
The  recommendation  of  the  Committee  on  Time  and  Place  of 
Meeting,  made  through  its  chairman,  Francis  G.  Schachleiter,  that 
Hot  Springs  be  chosen  as  the  next  place  of  meeting,  was  approved. 
A  temporary  report  on  the  plans  for  the  reorganization  of  the 
association  was  submitted  by  the  chairman  of  the  committee,  C.  S. 
N.  Hallberg.    (See  page  472.) 
THIRD  GENERAL  SESSION. 
The  final  general  session  was  held  on  Saturday  morning.  The 
minutes  of  the  three  previous  meetings  of  the  Council  were  read  by 
Secretary  Whelpley,  following  which  was  considerable  discussion 
on  the  subject  of  the  manner  in  which  authors  of  text  and  other 
books  should  be  allowed  to  use  the  matter  contained  in  the  National 
Formulary. 
The  Council  proposed  a  method  whereby  the  members  of  the 
association  would  have  a  chance  to  vote  directly  by  mail  for  candi- 
dates for  president  and  vice-president,  and  also  that  the  reporter  on 
the  Progress  of  Pharmacy,  the  treasurer  and  the  general  secretary 
be  elected  annually  by  the  Council. 
Of  the  other  items  reported  in  the  minutes  of  Council,  the  follow- 
ing are  of  general  interest:  The  second  week  in  September,  1908, 
was  chosen  as  the  time  for  the  Hot  Springs  meeting;  the  total 
number  of  new  members  of  the  association  elected  during  the  year 
