Martin  I.  Wilbert. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
February,  19 17. 
and  give  a  closer  adherence  to  official  drugs  and  preparations,  would 
carry  conviction. 
I  believe  it  was  in  1907  that  the  American  Medical  Association 
met  in  Atlantic  City  for  the  first  time.  The  Philadelphia  Branch  of 
the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  was  invited  to  give  a  sci- 
entific exhibition  of  pharmacy.  Under  Dr.  Wilbert's  inspiring  enthu- 
siasm an  exhibition  of  the  really  useful  preparations  of  the  United 
States  Pharmacopoeia  and  National  Formulary  was  given  that 
aroused  the  interest  of  physicians  all  over  the  country  and  caused 
considerable  favorable  comment  in  both  branches  of  medicine.  The 
value  of  this  idea  was  at  once  discerned  by  the  other  branches 
throughout  the  country  and  used  to  great  effect  in  stimulating  in- 
terest, or  rather,  renewed  interest  in  official  drugs  and  preparations. 
But,  as  he  pointed  out,  the  Branch  could  not  afford  to  stop  at  this 
point.  It  was  but  the  beginning  and  must  go  on,  if  a  proper  harvest 
were  to  be  realized.  From  that  time  on  Dr.  Wilbert  worked  un- 
ceasingly, sending  the  exhibition  to  the  Philadelphia  County  Medical 
Society  and  its  various  branches,  and  lecturing  earnestly  for  the 
cause  of  what  was  to  the  best  interests  of  the  pharmacist.  The  well- 
informed  pharmacist  can  never  forget  his  self-sacrificing  interest  in 
his  behalf.  He  was  quick  to  see  that  if  this  work  was  to  be  per- 
manent and  of  lasting  good  the  medical  and  pharmaceutical  profes- 
sions must  work  together  and  safeguard  the  interests  of  their 
patients. 
This  exhibition  was  afterward  sent  to  various  parts  of  the  State 
of  Pennsylvania  and  undoubtedly  was  of  tremendous  influence  in 
developing  the  propaganda  movement,  not  only  in  this  state,  but 
throughout  the  country. 
At  the  meeting  of  the  American  Medical  Association  at  Atlantic 
City,  June,  1909,  the  Philadelphia  Branch  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.,  at  Dr. 
Wilbert's  suggestion,  who  was  then  located  in  Washington,  gave  an- 
other scientific  exhibition  of  pharmacy  and  things  related  thereto. 
This  exhibition  was  undertaken  in  a  more  elaborate  manner  and  re- 
ceived support  from  members  of  the  parent  organization  from 
Maryland,  New  Jersey,  New  York,  Pennsylvania,  and  Washington, 
D.  C.  As  the  writer  was  a  member  of  the  committee  who  had  the 
matter  in  charge,  and  its  Secretary-Treasurer,  he  is  in  a  position  to 
speak  of  the  valuable  assistance  he  received  from  this  valiant  cham- 
pion of  a  profession  of  pharmacy.  Nothing  was  ever  too  much  for 
him.    He  was  always  helpful  with  advice,  full  of  ideas  and  most  un- 
