AmTJe«''i8^rm  }  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  595 
-New  York,  Philadelphia,  Washington  (National),  Cincinnati,  Chicago,  St.  Louis 
and  Louisville  ;  from  the  Alumni  Associations  of  Massachusetts,  Philadelphia  and 
St.  Louis  5  from  the  State  Pharmaceutical  Associations  of  Connecticut,  New 
Hampshire,  Pennsylvania,  South  Carolina,  Georgia  and  Kentucky  ;  from  the  Phar- 
maceutical Associations  of  Kings  county,  N.Y.,  Newark,  N.  J.,  Richmond,  Va., 
Augusta,  Ga.,  and  from  the  Literary  and  Scientific  Society  of  the  German  apothe- 
caries of  New  York. 
The  president's  annual  address  was  listened  to  with  marked  attention.  In  it  he 
traced  the  progress  of  pharmacy  from  ancient  times  down  to  the  present  day,  com- 
pared the  manner  of  conducting  business  during  the  last  century  with  that  of  the 
present  age,  and  dwelled  at  some  length  on  the  additions  to  materia  medica  from 
.the  western  hemisphere. 
Invitations  were  received  from  Prof.  Geo.  Little  to  visit  the  rooms  of  the 
Geological  Survey  of  Georgia  ;  from  the  faculty  of  the  Atlanta  Medical  College  to 
visit  that  institution  ;  from  the  Atlanta  City  Brewing  Co.  to  visit  their  establish- 
ment, and  from  the  druggists  of  Atlanta  to  a  complimentary  dinner,  on  Wed- 
nesday. Invitations  were  extended  to  the  Governor,  members  of  the  Legislature 
and  judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Georgia,  to  the  mayor  and  to  the  medical 
profession  of  Atlanta,  to  attend  the  sessions. 
In  the  absence  of  the  members  of  the  Committee  on  Papers  and  Queries,  Mr. 
W.  A.  Taylor,  of  Atlanta,  was  requested  to  act  in  their  stead,  until  the  election  of 
another  committee. 
When  the  roll  was  called  48  members  answered  to  their  names,  and  subsequently 
49  members  were  elected.  The  various  committees  handed  in  their  reports,  with 
the  exception  of  that  on  metric  weights  and.  measures,  which  was  not  received. 
On  appointing  the  Nominating  Committee,  it  was  found  that  no  representatives 
were  present  from  the  following  bodies,  from  whom  credentials  had  been  received  : 
The  National  (Washington),  Cincinnati  and  Chicago  Colleges  of  Pharmacy,  the 
Alumni  Association  of  the  Massachusetts  College,  and  the  Newark  and  Richmond 
Pharmaceutical  Associations.  The  other  delegations  appointed  each  one  of  their 
number,  and  the  following  were  added  from  the  association  at  lar^e  :  Messrs.  P.  C. 
Candidus,  of  Alabama ;  A.  A.  Menard,  of  Georgia;  G.  W.  Sloan,  of  Indiana  $ 
J.  U.  Lloyd,  of  Ohio,  and  H.  E.  Griffith,  of  New  York. 
The  report  of  the  Executive  Committee,  which  was  read  by  the  chairman,  gave 
an  account  of  the  work  performed  during  the  year,  related  the  action  taken  with 
regard  to  the  postponement  of  the  meeting,  and  closed  with  obituary  notices  of 
members  deceased  during  the  year.  After  the  reading  of  the  Secretary's  report, 
the  Association  then  adjourned  to  9  30  o'clock  on  Wednesday  morning. 
Second  Session.  — At  this  session  the  nominating  committee  presented  then- 
report,  and  the  following  officers  were  duly  elected  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year: 
President,  Gust.  J.  Luhn,  of  Charleston,  S.  C.5  Vice  Presidents,  Fred.  T.  Whiting, 
of  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  Henry  J.  Rose,  of  Toronto,  Canada,  and  Wm.  H. 
Crawford,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo  ;  Treasurer,  Chas.  A.  Tufts,  of  Dover,  N.  H  ;  Secre- 
tary, John  M.  Maisch,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.;   Reporter  on  Progress  of  Pharmacy, 
