1*8  Minnesota  Pharmaceutical  Association.      {  Am.  jour.  Pharm. 
J  L       March,  19 17 
MINNESOTA  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
33D  Annual  Convention. 
By  E.  L.  Newcomb,  Secretary. 
The  thirty-third  annual  convention  of  the  Minnesota  Pharma- 
ceutical Association  was  called  to  order  by  President  John  F.  Danek 
at  10  a.m.,  Tuesday,  February  13.  President  Danek  in  a  few  well- 
chosen  words  introduced  Governor  J.  A.  A.  Burnquist,  who  gave  a 
stirring  patriotic  address  in  welcoming  the  pharmacists  to  the  capital 
city. 
Mr.  Carl  W.  Brenner,  of  Stillwater,  the  newly  elected  president 
of  the  Minnesota  Rexall  Club,  responded  to  the  address  of  the  Gov- 
ernor. Mr.  Brenner  called  particular  attention  to  the  efforts  which 
the  pharmacists  are  making  to  raise  the  educational  standards  of 
pharmacy.  He  pointed  out  that  the  prerequisite  legislation  which 
pharmacists  were  requesting  would  benefit  not  only  the  public  but 
also  those  who  are  engaged  in  the  practice  of  pharmacy.  Legisla- 
tion to  prohibit  house-to-house  distribution  of  drugs  and  medicines 
was  approved  not  only  on  account  of  the  demoralizing  effect  of 
this  practice  upon  the  practice  of  pharmacy,  but  also  because  it 
favors  self-medication  and  the  improper  use  of  drugs  and  medicines 
by  the  general  public. 
Mayor  V.  R.  Irvin  on  behalf  of  the  citizens  of  St.  Paul  extended 
a  cordial  welcome  to  the  visiting  delegates.  The  Mayor's  address 
was  enlivened  by  anecdotes  and  stories  which  served  to  impress  his 
hearers  with  the  warmth  of  his  welcome.  Max  Menzel,  of  Pipe- 
stone, responded  to  Mayor  Irvin,  thanking  him  for  his  kindly 
remarks. 
Reception  of  Delegates. 
Mr.  S.  D.  Andrews  extended  greetings  from  the  National  Whole- 
sale Druggists'  Association  and  expressed  the  hope  that  the  conven- 
tion would  be  successful  in  every  way.  Dean  F.  J.  Wulling,  as 
president  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  extended 
greetings  from  that  organization  and  expressed  the  hope  that  a 
much  larger  number  of  pharmacists  would  in  the  very  near  future 
affiliate  with  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  and  derive 
the  benefits  therefrom. 
