380  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {  Am-MJa°yur;9^8arm- 
Agriculture,  conveying  personal  expressions  to  the  memory  of  Pro- 
fessor Remington. 
A  communication  was  read  from  the  Secretary  of  the  National 
Pharmaceutical  Service  Association  asking  for  space  in  the  library 
where,  with  the  assistance  of  a  stenographer,  the  work  of  the  Asso- 
ciation could  be  efficiently  carried  on.  The  request  was  granted  in 
accordance  with  President  French's  reply  to  same. 
Committee  on  membership  reported  favorably  upon  the  applica- 
tion of  Lawrence  K.  Boehme,  of  Germantown,  O.,  Ralph  R.  Foran, 
Charles  H.  Fowler  and  Horace  J.  Hallowell,  of  Philadelphia,  for 
active  membership,  and  Dr.  John  H.  Mills,  Tampa,  Fla.,  for  asso- 
ciate membership.  A  ballot  was  taken  and,  being  clear,  they  were 
duly  declared  elected  to  membership  in  the  College. 
Abstracts  from  the  Annual  Address  of  President  Howard  B.  French. 
Shortly  after  your  last  annual  meeting,  the  United  States  was 
called  upon  to  take  aggressive  action  in  the  world's  war  in  support 
of  democracy  and  the  freedom  of  the  seven  seas.  To  the  credit  of 
your  honored  institution  it  should  be  noted  that  307  alumni  and 
members  of  the  college  classes  tendered  their  professional  services 
to  the  United  States  government,  through  your  President.  After 
numerous  interviews  it  was  found  that  although  a  very  large  number 
of  vacancies  for  pharmacists  existed  in  the  United  States  Army  and 
Navy,  it  was  necessary  for  those  who  wished  to  enter  as  pharmacists 
to  enlist  in  a  minor  position,  and  with  no  prospect  of  advancement 
to  commission  rank. 
Those  actively  interested  in  the  College  felt  that  the  time  had 
come  to  make  an  earnest  effort  to  have  a  pharmaceutical  corps  estab- 
lished in  the  United  States  Army,  and  they  have  supported  the 
National  Pharmaceutical  Service  Association,  which  organization 
was  formed  for  the  specific  purpose  of  improving  pharmaceutical 
service  in  the  departments  of  the  government  and  obtaining  proper 
recognition  and  rank  for  professional  pharmacists  in  government 
service.  A  bill  providing  for  a  Pharmaceutical  Corps  in  the  United 
States  Army  was  introduced  in  Congress  by  Hon.  George  W.  Ed- 
monds, one  of  your  alumni.  The  bill,  known  as  H.  R.  5531,  has  re- 
ceived the  endorsement  of  the  College  and  a  committee  represented 
this  College  at  the  hearing  held  thereon  in  Washington  by  the  Military 
Committee  of  the  House.    It  is  the  hope  of  a  large  majority  of  the 
