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The  third  annual  meeting  of  the  Pure  Food  and  Drug  Congress 
was  attended  by  a  committee  from  this  Association.  They  took  an 
active  part  in  its  deliberations  and  assisted  in  securing  the  recom- 
mendation of  a  bill  that  will  secure  the  objects  sought  after. 
The  preparations  of  the  National  Formulary  are  deserving  the 
attention  of  the  members  of  this  Association.  The  attention  of 
physicians  should  be  called  to  them  as  preparations  ot  known  merit, 
to  replace  many  preparations  of  doubtful  composition  now  sold. 
The  work  of  the  National  Association  of  Retail  Druggists  was 
commended  and  the  Association  urged  to  send  delegates  to  the  next 
annual  meeting  in  Detroit.  The  injustice  of  the  War  Revenue  Act 
as  applied  to  druggists  was  referred  to,  and  the  hope  expressed  that 
the  government  will  do  something  to  lighten  the  burden  now  im- 
posed upon  them. 
The  high  standing  of  our  pharmaceutical  colleges,  which  are  not 
surpassed  by  any  others,  was  asserted  and  the  advantage  of  a  col- 
lege education  pointed  out  as  a  prerequisite  for  examination  before 
the  Examining  Board. 
The  reading  of  the  drug  journals  was  recommended  as  an  aid  to 
a  pharmaceutical  education. 
After  approving  the  objects  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  As- 
sociation and  expressing  his  satisfaction  on  account  of  the  pleasant 
relations  existing  between  this  Association  and  the  State  Medical 
Society,  the  remaining  portion  of  the  address  was  taken  up  in  the 
consideration  of  a  large  number  of  replies  he  had  received  from 
members  of  the  Association  in  answet  to  a  series  of  questions  relating 
to  the  Association  and  its  work. 
Three  district  meetings  of  the  Association — eastern,  middle  and 
western — were  recommended ;  also,  that  certificates  of  membership 
be  furnished  without  charge.  The  address  concluded  with  a  refer- 
ence to  the  great  advancement  made  in  pharmacy  during  the  cen- 
tury now  closing. 
The  reports  of  the  officers  and  various  committees,  as  well  as 
delegates  to  various  conventions,  were  read.  Resolutions  were 
offered  in  favor  of  the  reappointment  of  C.  T.  George  as  member  of 
the  State  Pharmaceutical  Examining  Board,  for  making  Professor 
Ryan  an  honorary  member  of  the  Association,  and  for  the  advance- 
ment of  hospital  stewards  in  the  Pennsylvania  State  Guard,  etc. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  Presi- 
