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initials  "A.  P.  A."  was  discouraged  for  use  on  stationery,  etc.,  and  only  sanc- 
tioned on  the  gold  badges.  There  were  various  changes  in  the  by-laws  so  as  to 
make  them  conform  to  the  resolutions  adopted  at  Chicago.  A  resolution  was 
passed  compelling  members  dropped  from  the  roll  to  pay  the  sum  of  $15  before 
reinstatement  to  membership  in  the  Association.  Total  membership  at  the  time 
of  the  present  meeting,  1,524.  Honorary  members,  18.  New  members  pro- 
posed at  meeting,  171.  A  Nominating  Committee,  to  elect  the  officers  for  the 
ensuing  year,  was  appointed,  and  the  Association  adjourned. 
General  Sessions. — Tuesday,  September  4,  9  A.M.  The  report  of  the  nomi- 
nating committee  was  received  and  the  candidates  for  the  respective  positions 
elected  by  the  Association.  The  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  are  :  President,  Wil- 
liam Simpson,  Raleigh,  N.  C;  First  Vice-President,  Charles  M.  Ford,  Denver, 
Col. ;  Second  Vice-President,  John  N.  Hurty,  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  Third  Vice- 
President,  Joseph  E.  Morrison,  Montreal,  Quebec,  Can.;  Treasurer,  Samuel  A. 
D.  Sheppard,  Boston,  Mass.;  Permanent  Secretary,  Charles  Caspari,  Jr.,  Balti- 
more, Md. ;  Reporter  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy,  Henry  Kraemer,  New 
York.  For  membership  of  Council  the  following  :  W.  S.  Thompson,  H.  M. 
Whelpley,  S.  P.  Watson  and  G.  W.  Voss.  One  hundred  and  seventy-one  ap- 
plications for  memberships  were  proposed.  These  were,  upon  the  vote  of  the 
Association,  invited  to  complete  their  membership  after  their  names  had  been 
posted  in  a  conspicuous  place.  Report  of  committee  on  place  of  next  meeting 
decided  upon  Denver,  Col.  This  was  unanimously  adopted  by  the  Association. 
Reports  of  the  various  committees  were  read.  Credentials  from  nearly  all  of 
the  States  of  the  United  States  were  received.  Prof.  C.  Lewis  Diehl  made  an 
extensive  report  of  the  work  performed  by  the  Committee  on  National  Formu- 
lary. The  defects  in  formulas  at  present  incorporated  therein  were  few  and 
easily  remedied.  The  number  of  desirable  additions  are  small.  A  number  of 
changes  were  read  to  make  it  conform  to  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia,  and  wherever 
practicable,  as  in  the  case  of  Elixir  Aromaticum,  the  U.  S.  P.  initials  will  follow 
thereafter.  Mucilage  of  acacia  was  directed  to  be  used  instead  of  the  mucilage 
of  Irish  moss.  Some  corrections  were  made  in  the  v  following  preparations  of 
N.  F. :  Elixir  Chloroformi  Comp. ;  Elixir  Cinchonas  is  to  be  made  from  the 
alkaloids  ;  Elixir  Bismuthi  is  to  contain  only  citrate  of  bismuth  and  ammonia. 
Mistura  Chloroformi  et  Opii  was  improved  upon,  and  the  general  directions  for 
making  tablet  triturates  incorporated.  In  the  manufacture  of  hypodermic  tab- 
lets, cane  sugar  is  to  be  employed  as  a  basis.  Elixir  Paraldehydi  is  to  be 
increased  to  20  per  cent.  Improvements  are  also  made  in  preparing  Liq. 
Magnesii  Citratis,  Syr.  Codeinae  Sulph.  and  Elix.  Rhamni  Purshianae  Arom.  An 
epitome  of  the  N.  F.  was  also  recommended  to  be  prepared  for  the  use  of  the 
physician.  Professor  Diehl  also  related  a  plan  devised  by  the  Kentucky  Phar- 
maceutical Association  for  making  the  National  Formulary  a  popular  work 
among  pharmacists.  It  consisted  in  having  members  prepare  preparations  in 
strict  accordance  with  the  N.  F.  and  submit  them  at  the  annual  meeting  for 
the  inspection  of  the  members  and  others.  About  seventy  members  made 
preparations  in  this  manner,  and  these  elicited  more  attention  than  anything 
else  when  presented  at  the  meeting  of  the  Medical  Association.  It  is  suggested 
that  this  method  might,  with  gre^t  value,  be  adopted  by  other  State  associa- 
tions.    Some  of  the  samples  submitted  by  the  chairman  at  the  American 
