5 1 4  Twenty-fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the    { Am" Jc°tu^rm' 
A  letter  was  read  from  Mr.  Benj.  Lyman,  of  Toronto,  regretting  his  inability  to 
attend  the  meeting,  he  being  unavoidably  absent  in  Europe.  An  invitation  by 
Messrs.  Godderham  &  Worts  to  visit  their  extensive  distillery  was  accepted  with 
thanks.  Invitations  were  extended  to  Prof.  Henry  Croft  and  the  other  members  of 
the  faculty  of  the  University  of  Toronto,  also  to  the  medical  profession  who  may 
feel  interested  in  the  proceedings,  to  attend  the  sessions. 
The  Local  Committee  of  the  meeting  of  1876  presented  a  report  through  Dr.  A. 
W.  Miller,  tendering  to  the  Association  an  unexpended  surplus  amounting  to  $525, 
as  the  foundation  of  a  "  Centennial  Fund,"  under  the  conditions  that  a  like  amount 
be  raised  by  the  Association  within  one  year,  and  that  the  interest  of  this  fund  be 
used  solely  for  aiding  original  investigations.  The  report  was  accepted  and  referred 
to  the  Committee  on  the  President's  Address  for  consideration  and  report.  This 
committee  was  then  constituted  as  follows,  E.  P.  Nichols,  of  New  Jersey  ;  John 
Ingalls,  of  Georgia,  and  T.  J.  Casper,  of  Ohio. 
The  Committee  on  Credentials  reported  delegations  from  seven  colleges  of  phar- 
macy, four  alumni  associations,  five  State  and  four  county  and  city  pharmaceutical 
associations.  Members  of  the  Chicago  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  of  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Associations  of  Michigan  and  South  Carolina,  from  which  bodies  creden- 
tials had  not  been  received,  were  requested  to  act  as  delegates. 
The  reports  of  the  various  standing  and  special  committees  were  called  for  and 
laid  upon  the  table,  after  which  the  Nominating  Committee  was  constituted  by 
appointing  on  it  one  member  from  each  delegation,  and  through  the  chair  the  fol- 
lowing five  members  from  the  Association  at  large:  Messrs.  Edm.  Gregory,  of 
Ontario;  Z.  J.  Belt,  of  Delaware,-  J.  A.  Miller,  of  Pennsylvania,  and  Wm.  Neer- 
gaard  and  A.  S  Lane,  of  New  York. 
Mr.  Kennedy  read  the  annual  report  of  the  Executive  Committee  and  J.  M. 
Maisch  the  supplementary  report  of  the  Secretary  ;  both  reports  dwelled  upon  the 
fact  that  there  is  considerable  room  for  improvement  in  the  financial  affairs,  and 
suggested  the  creation  of  a  sinking  fund.  The  reports  were  accepted  and  referred 
to  the  Committee  on  the  President's  Address. 
Mr.  William  Elliot,  President  of  the  Ontario  College  of  Pharmacy,  extended 
invitations  to  the  members  and  their  ladies  to  several  entertainments  and  to  an 
excursion  to  Lake  Rosseau.    The  following  inviation  was  likewise  presented  : 
The  Junior  Pharmacists  of  Toronto  request  the  pleasure  of  your  company  in 
camp  at  Sparrow  Lake,  to  spend  a  few  days  under  canvas.  Leaving  the  city  at 
7  A.  M.,  Saturday,  8th  inst.,  <via  Northern  Railway  to  Severn  Bridge,  where  boats 
will  be  in  waiting  to  convey  the  party  to  the  camping  ground.  A  supply  of  fishing 
tackle  will  be  provided,  and  it  is  hoped  that  two  or  three  days  may  be  agreeably 
spent  in  botanizing,  geologizing,  piscatorializing,  etc. 
To  such  as  may  be  strangers  to  a  Canadian  camp  life,  it  would  only  be  fair  to 
give  an  idea  of  the  hardships  to  be  encountered,  lest  our  visitors  might  be  disap- 
pointed. 
"  Firstly." — No  feather  beds  or  mattresses,  but  two  blankets,  and  plenty  of  cedar 
brush  ;  this  can  hardly  be  called  a  hardship,  because  it  makes  a  soft  bed. 
"Secondly." — No  sofas  or  chairs,  but  very  firm  seats  may  be  secured,  in  fact  are 
already  secured,  free  of  charge — the  rocks  are  very  hard. 
"  Thirdly." — Pabulum,  not  what  might  be  called  first-class  hotel  fare,  but  three 
meals  a-day,  will  be  selected  from  the  following: 
