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Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.     {  ^a^^31"1"' 
wood  wrote  to  thank  Mr.  Gutekunst  for  keeping  alive  the  features 
of  Charlotte  Cushman.  Professor  William  Ramsey,  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  London,  wrote  that  the  portrait  of  Lord  Kelvin  surpassed 
in  fidelity  the  portrait  that  was  painted  by  Orchardson. 
It  was  Mr.  Gutekunst's  practice  to  go  home  to  lunch  daily  and 
eight  weeks  before  his  decease  he  sustained  a  fall  while  descending 
the  steps  of  his  residence  to  return  to  his  place  of  business,  712  Arch 
Street.  His  wife,  who  was  Sarah  Coxe,  died  ten  years  ago.  He  is 
survived  by  two  unmarried  daughters,  who  reside  with  him,  and  a 
sister,  Miss  Mary  Gutekunst. 
Samuel  E.  R.  Hassinger. 
Mr.  Hassinger,  one  of  the  old-time  modest  and  retiring  druggists 
of  Philadelphia,  died  suddenly  on  February  21,  1917.  He  was 
born  in  Halifax,  Pa.,  September  17,  1845.  He  received  his  pre- 
liminary education  in  Pittsburgh  and  Oil  City,  in  which  two  towns 
he  also  learned  the  drug  business.  He  came  to  Philadelphia  in 
September,  1868,  receiving  employment  from  Mr.  John  Connor, 
a  prominent  druggist  of  his  day.  As  young  Hassinger  was  am- 
bitious to  secure  a  higher  education  he  matriculated  at  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy,  graduating  in  1870.  This  was  a 
famous  class,  as  it  contained  the  names  of  a  number  of  men  who 
afterwards  obtained  considerable  distinction  and  met  with  unusual 
business  success.  Upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Connor,  he  purchased  the 
store  at  23d  and  Fairmount  Ave.,  and  continued  in  active  manage- 
ment until  his  demise.  Mr.  Hassinger  was  interested  in  pharma- 
ceutical organizations  and  attended  their  meetings  whenever  his 
duties  permitted.  He  was  a  life  member  of  the  Philadelphia  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy,  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  and 
the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  He  is  survived  by 
his  widow,  daughter  and  son. 
Henry  Kraemer. 
June  25,  1917. 
