Am'ju°ner,'wooarm'}    American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  307 
The  Committee  on  General  Prizes  reported  as  follows  :  First  prize,  awarded 
to  H.  M.  Gordin  and  A.  B.  Prescott,  for  their  paper  on  "  Directions  for  Certain 
Alkaloidal  Assays;"  second  prize,  to  O.  Schreiner  and  Edward  Kremers,  for 
their  paper  on  "Addition  Products  of  Oxides  of  Nitrogen  to  Sesquiterpenes  ;" 
third  prize,  to  Henry  Kraemer,  for  his  paper  on  "The  Valuation  of  Vegetable 
Drugs  and  Foods."  The  Hager  Memorial  Prize  was  not  awarded,  and  the 
Maisch  Memorial  Prize  was  awarded  to  A.  Van  Zwaluwenburg  and  J.  O. 
Schlotterbeck  for  their  paper  on  "Structure  and  Development  of  Seeds." 
Prof.  Jos.  P.  Remington,  Chairman,  gave  the  report  of  the  special  committee 
appointed  to  consider  measures  for  bettering  the  welfare  of  the  Association. 
Considering  the  present  financial  condition  of  the  Association,  the  committee 
advised  that  the  salaries  of  officers  be  kept  at  $2,000  annually.  In  order  to 
increase  more  general  interest  in  the  Association,  the  committee  proposed  that 
an  exhibit  of  pharmaceutical  products  be  made  a  feature  of  the  meetings.  The 
report  was  adopted,  and  the  following  committee  was  appointed  to  arrange  for 
an  exhibit  next  year  at  the  St.  I,ouis  meeting  :  Prof.  Jos.  P.  Remington, 
Chairman,  and  Dr.  H.  M.  Whelpley,  a  third  member  to  be  chosen  by  the 
Council. 
The  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Status  of  Pharmacists  in  Government 
Employ  was  given  by  the  Chairman,  Geo.  F.  Payne,  of  Atlanta,  Ga.  The 
report  was  a  very  hopeful  one,  and  showed  that  the  status  of  pharmacis's  in 
the  three  departments  of  the  army,  navy  and  marine  service  is  being  very 
much  improved. 
The  installation  of  the  new  officers  then  took  place,  Messrs.  Remington  and 
Thompson  having  been  appointed  to  introduce  them. 
A  special  vote  of  thanks  was  extended  the  citizens  and  ladies  of  Richmond 
for  their  exceptional  hospitality,  and  to  the  local  Secretary  and  the  Committee 
on  Entertainment  for  their  efforts  in  promoting  the  enjoyment  and  comfort  of 
the  members. 
A  vote  of  thanks  having  also  been  extended  to  the  retiring  officers,  the  busi- 
ness sessions  of  the  meeting  were  brought  to  a  close. 
SOCIAL  FEATURES. 
The  social  features,  were  exceptionally  interesting  and  enjoyable.  On  Mon- 
day evening  President  and  Mrs.  Prescott,  assisted  by  a  local  committee,  held  a 
reception  in  the  parlors  of  the  hotel,  which  was  largely  attended,  Governor  and 
Mrs.  Tyler  being  among  the  guests.  Tuesday  noon  there  was  a  carriage  drive 
to  various  points  of  interest  in  and  around  the  city,  and  Tuesday  evening  a 
concert  was  given  by  Polk  Miller  at  the  hotel.  On  Wednesday  evening  Gov- 
ernor and  Mrs.  Tyler  tendered  the  Association  a  reception  at  the  Executive 
Mansion.  The  reception  was  a  charming  affair,  and  was  attended  not  only  by 
the  members  and  their  ladies,  but  also  by  a  number  of  weil-known  medical  men 
of  Richmond.  There  were  no  business  sessions  on  Thursday,  the  entire  day 
being  given  over  to  pleasure,  which  was  had  by  a  trip  to  Old  Point  Comfort 
and  a  stop  at  Newport  News  on  the  way  down.  At  the  latter  place  the 
large  dry  dock  and  shipbuilding  works  were  visited  and  an  inspection  made 
of  the  Government  vessels  now  in  process  of  construction  there.  The  points 
of  interest  included  in  the  visit  at  Old  Point  Comfort  were  Fortress  Monroe, 
the  National  Soldiers'  Home  and  the  Hampton   Normal  and  Industrial 
