390  Missouri  Pharmaceutical  Association.    { AmA.tgull!]mm' 
Formulary,  just  published  by  the  A. Ph. A.,  was  exhibited  and  dis- 
cussed. The  Association  urged  its  members  to  procure  copies 
for  distribution  among  physicians.  Otto  F.  Claus,  Chairman  of 
Committee  on  Membership,  presented  seventeen  applications. 
C.  F.  G.  Meyer,  of  St.  Louis,  reported  as  a  delegate  to  the  Pure 
Food  and  Drug  Congress.  The  Association  reaffirmed  its  position 
in  favor  of  pure  food  and  drugs.  The  N.A.R.D.  was  represented 
by  the  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee,  Mr.  F.  E.  Holliday, 
who  addressed  the  Association,  which  had  previously  voted  to  pay 
its  assessment  of  50  cents  per  member.  The  following  officers 
were  elected  for  the  coming  year :  President,  Paul  L.  Hess,  Kansas 
City;  Treasurer,  Wm.  Mittelbach,  Boonville ;  Secretary,  H.  M. 
Whelpley,  St.  Louis ;  Assistant  Secretary,  Ambrose  Mueller,  Web- 
ster Groves ;  Local  Secretary,  J.  V.  Murray,  Warrensburg  ;  Council, 
H.  M.  Pettit,  Cirrollton,  Chairman;  R.  L.  Hope,  Centralia,  Vice- 
Chairman;  Chas.  L.  Wright  Webb  City,  Secretary ;  J.  M.  Love,. 
Kansas  City;  A.  Brandenberger,  Jefferson  City. 
A.  T.  Fleischmann,  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Pharmacy,  presented 
his  annual  report,  which  showed  that  that  body  had  held  five  meet- 
ings during  the  past  year,  at  which  246  candidates  had  been  ex- 
amined, of  which  109  were  registered.  The  Board  received  $650 
from  all  sources  during  the  year,  which  was  used  in  meeting  its 
expenses. 
R.  L.  Hope,  of  Centralia,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Ex- 
hibits, reported  the  names  of  fourteen  exhibitors.  The  Hollwood 
Cash  Register  Company,  of  Dayton,  O.,  donated  the  Association  a 
$100  register,  which  was  quickly  sold  to  one  of  the  members  and  the 
proceeds  turned  into  the  treasury. 
Wm.  Mittelbach,  of  Boonville,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia,  made  a  report  which,  in  connection  with  other 
papers  on  the  Pharmacopoeia,  was  discussed  and  referred  to  Dr» 
Chas.  Rice,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Revision.  A.  T.  Fleisch- 
mann, Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Legislation,  asked  the  Asso- 
ciation for  instructions.  It  was  decided  to  make  no  effort  to  amend 
the  present  pharmacy  law.  The  Query  Box  was  opened,  and  a 
number  of  practical  questions  discussed.  The  Committee  on  Time 
and  Place  of  Meeting,  through  its  Chairman,  J.  M.  Love,  of  Kansas 
City,  reported  in  favor  of  Pertle  Springs,  the  time  to  be  in  the  month 
of  June,  but  the  exact  date  to  be  decided  by  the  Council.  After 
