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I  wish  also  to  mention  how  splendidly  pharmacy  was  represented 
at  the  organization  meeting  of  our  metric  association :  a  represen- 
tation so  appreciated  by  the  others  that  two  druggists — Dr.  Wm.  J. 
Schieffelin  and  the  speaker — were  placed  on  the  list  of  those  selected 
to  conduct  the  affairs  of  the  Association.  The  list  of  officers  should 
be  mentioned  to  show  the  type  of  business  men  now  interested  in 
metrics.  They  are :  President,  George  F.  Kunz  of  New  York,  gem 
expert  and  chairman  of  the  metric  committee  of  the  American  Insti- 
tute of  Mining  Engineers.  First  Vice-President,  Wm.  Jay  S  chief - 
felin,  of  New  York,  wholesale  druggist  and  member  of  the  metric 
committee  of  the  N.  W.  D.  A.  Second  Vice-President,  Emil  P. 
Albrecht,  secretary  of  the  Philadelphia  Bourse.  Third  Vice-Presi- 
dent, Orrin  E.  Stanley,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  civil  engineer  and  secre- 
tary of  the  Society  for  the  Promotion  of  the  Metric  System.  Sec- 
retary, Howard  Richards,  Jr.,  of  New  York,  electrical  engineer  and 
founder  of  the  Metric  Association  of  China.  Treasurer,  Arthur  P. 
Williams,  of  New  York,  wholesale  grocer  and  chairman  of  the  trade 
committee  of  the  National  Wholesale  Grocers  Association.  Execu- 
tive Committee,  H.  V.  Amy,  New  York,  chemist;  F.  R.  Drake, 
Easton,  Pa.,  wholesale  grocer ;  5.  L.  Stratton,  Bureau  of  Standards, 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  W.  P.  Wilson,  director  Phil.  Commercial  Mu- 
seum; A.  E.  Kennelly,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  electrical  engineer.  At 
present,  the  only  paid  official  is  the  assistant  secretary,  a  young  man, 
doing  our  stenographic  work.  But  we  hope  to  soon  be  in  a  position 
to  employ  an  executive  secretary  for  field  work. 
Noteworthy  is  the  interest  of  the  Wholesale  Grocers  and  the 
Canners  in  the  Metric  Association.  Their  interest  is  not  purely 
academic  as  their  use  of  metric  quantities  on  the  "  net  weight "  state- 
ments on  their  labels  clearly  show. 
As  to  membership  the  Association  provides  three  classes : 
1.  Individual  members,  with  dues  of  not  less  than  $2  a  year. 
2.  Firms,  with  dues  of  not  less  than  $5  a  year. 
3.  Associations,  with  dues  of  not  less  than  $10  a  year. 
Each  member  of  the  Association  is  permitted  five  (5)  delegates  at 
our  annual  convention. 
I  dare  to  express  the  hope  that  each  person  in  this  room  will  be- 
come an  individual  member,  and  that  many  of  you  will  see  that  your 
firms  take  out  membership  also. 
As  to  the  Association  of  Manufacturers  itself,  the  fact  that  this 
body  had  representation  at  the  organization  meeting  of  the  Metric 
