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MEETING  OF  THE  NATIONAL  PHARMACEUTICAL 
SERVICE  ASSOCIATION. 
Congressman  George  W.  Edmonds  delivered  an  interesting  ad- 
dress at  the  regular  meeting  of  the  National  Pharmaceutical  Service 
Association,  held  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  on  Tues- 
day evening,  November  13th.  He  stated  that  his  principal  object 
in  coming  to  the  meeting  was  to  hear  the  comments  of  pharmacists 
on  the  proposed  Bill,  and  to  secure  information  which  would  aid 
him  in  urging  its  passage  by  Congress,  and  that  he  was  very  glad 
to  say  a  word  of  encouragement  to  those  laboring  for  recognition 
of  pharmacists  in  the  government  service.  Mr.  Edmonds  referred 
to  the  days  when  he  was  a  student  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  and  said  that  one  of  the  strongest  arguments  that  could 
be  put  forth  in  favor  of  recognition  of  pharmacists  in  the  Army  was 
that  they  are  compelled  to  spend  almost  as  much  time  in  properly 
fitting  themselves  for  their  profession  as  are  physicians,  dentists 
and  veterinarians.  In  other  words,  they  deserve  recognition  as 
much  as  do  the  members  of  their  sister  profession.  Congressman 
Edmonds  urged  the  members  to  see  that  Congress  be  made  familiar 
with  the  existing  situation  and  with  the  provisions  of  the  Edmonds 
Bill.  He  also  impressed  on  the  meeting  that  a  strong  committee, 
composed  of  representatives  of  the  various  divisions  of  the  drug 
trade,  must  be  sent  to  Washington,  when  a  hearing  is  given  on  the 
Edmonds  Bill  by  the  House  and  Senate  Committees  on  Military 
Affairs. 
Dr.  J.  Madison  Taylor  made  a  strong  appeal  for  recognition  of 
pharmacists  in  his  address  "  The  Triple  Alliance  in  Military  Med- 
icine." He  stated  that  the  domain  of  military  medicine  is  a  blend 
of  three  major  subjects,  medicine,  dentistry  and  pharmacy,  with 
sanitation  and  hygiene  as  essential  factors  of  each;  veterinary  sur- 
gery as  the  branch.  There  can  be  no  question  but  that  each  is  on  a 
practical  parallel  with  the  other  in  the  best  they  aim  to  achieve.  He 
declared  that  it  would  be  particularly  fitting  for  Surgeon-General 
Gorgas  to  recommend  the  creation  of  a  Pharmaceutical  Corps,  inas- 
much as  his  distinguished  predecessors  had  recommended  the  for- 
mation of  a  dental  corps  and  a  veterinary  corps. 
Dr.  F.  E.  Stewart  read  a  paper  entitled  "  Proposed  Organiza- 
tion of  LTiits  for  Promoting  a  Bill  before  Congress  known  as  the 
