482  65th  Annual  Meeting  of  the       { Am6rtoberP?9™' 
Home,"  Mrs.  W.  B.  Philip ;  "  Some  Social  Service  Aspects  of  the 
Hospital/'  Miss  Bertha  Ott;  "  How  Pharmacists'  Wives  May  be  of 
Service  to  Their  Country,"  Mrs.  David  F.  Jones ;  "  A  Talk,"  Dr. 
H.  V.  Amy. 
A  glance  at  these  simultaneous  activities  will  convince  even  the 
most  cursory  observer  that  one  of  the  needs  of  the  association  is 
simplification  along  lines  which  will  prevent  the  distractions  now 
strongly  reminding  one  of  a  three  ring  circus  where  one  is  trying 
to  see  everything  at  once. 
It  may  be  that  pharmacists,  being  more  versatile,  are  actively 
interested  in  several  of  these  lines  of  endeavor,  but  some  way  should 
be  found  so  that  the  conflict  of  duties  and  responsibilities  does  not 
become  so  apparent.  At  one  or  two  periods  during  the  week  the 
interest  and  success  of  the  general  session  was  jeopardized  by  the 
synchronous  meetings  of  sectional  or  subsidiary  organizations. 
Besides  all  the  regular  scheduled  meetings  there  were  pleasure 
trips  for  visiting  members,  a  visit  to  the  Lilly  laboratories  which  are 
models  of  modern  pharmaceutical  progress  on  the  large  scale,  trips 
to  various  industrial  plants  and  an  evening  spent  at  a  play  written 
and  produced  by  local  pharmaceutical  talent  in  which  the  hits  were 
clever  and  were  very  much  appreciated.  Taking  it  all  together, 
the  65th  annual  meeting  will  have  an  enduring  influence  upon  the 
progress  of  pharmacy  for  the  harmony  and  advancement  which 
were  noteworthy  features.  The  meeting  for  191 8  will  be  held  in 
Chicago  at  a  time  to  be  selected  by  the  council. 
New  Zealand  Grape  Industry. 
According  to  Consul  General  Alfred  A.  Winslow,  Auckland, 
grapes  are  not  very  successfully  grown  in  the  open  in  New  Zealand 
since  the  climate  is  too  moist  and  cool  to  allow  the  fruit  to  fully 
mature.  There  are  about  390  acres  of  vineyards  under  cultivation, 
located  in  the  most  favorable  spots  of  the  Dominion,  where  limited 
quantities  of  middle-quality  grapes  have  been  grown,  but  the  grape 
is  not  considered  a  profitable  crop.  Some  most  excellent  table  grapes 
are  grown  in  this  Dominion,  but  in  the  vine  houses  instead  of  in  the 
open  air.  There  are  about  800  of  these  vine  houses  in  New  Zealand, 
and  all  seem  to  be  doing  a  thriving  business,  especially  in  the  South 
Island,  where  practically  no  grapes  are  grown  in  the  open.  Grapes 
grown  under  glass  retail  here  for  36  to  48  cents  a  pound  and  always 
find  a  ready  market. 
M.  G.  S. 
