6 12         Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {Av%]°^t  fj1™ 
THE  FORTY-FIRST  ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  THE  PENN- 
SYLVANIA PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
Considering  the  fact  that  shortage  of  help  and  wartime  condi- 
tions made  it  impossible  for  many  druggists  to  attend  their  State 
conventions  this  year,  the  forty-first  annual  meeting  of  The  Penn- 
sylvania Pharmaceutical  Association  held  at  Wilkes-Barre,  June  25 
to  28,  was  highly  successful  in  accomplishments. 
Six  sessions  of  the  meeting  were  held  at  the  Hotel  Sterling, 
Wilkes-Barre,  and  two  sessions  at  the  Hotel  Oneonta,  Harvey's 
Lake,  16  miles  outside  of  the  convention  city  limits. 
Mr.  Croll  Keller,  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee,  read 
the  report  of  that  committee,  in  which  the  suggestion  was  made 
that  consideration  be  given  to  the  matter  of  aiding  members  of  the 
Association  who  have  been  called  to  the  colors,  in  disposing  of  their 
business  or  in  conducting  it  during  their  absence. 
The  Committee  also  recommended  that  action  be  taken  on  the 
suggested  legislation  for  the  control  of  venereal  diseases,  and  this 
matter  be  referred  to  a  committee  of  three,  including  the  Secretary, 
for  the  preparation  of  a  definite  plan  of  action  and  suitable  resolu- 
tions for  adoption  at  a  later  session  of  the  meeting. 
Secretary  Robert  P.  Fischelis  read  his  annual  report,  reviewing 
the  work  of  his  office  for  the  year.  A  condensed  style  of  makeup 
was  suggested  for  the  1918  proceedings,  and  this  was  approved  by 
the  Executive  Committee. 
The  most  important  work  of  the  Secretary's  office  during  the 
year,  next  to  publication  of  Procee_dings,  was  the  launching  of  The 
Pennsylvania  Pharmacist  on  the  journalistic  sea.  This  is  a  quarterly 
publication  intended  to  keep  the  members  informed  of  the  activities 
of  the  Association  during  the  period  between  meetings.  Three 
issues  have  been  published,  each  one  containing  a  leading  article 
written  for  newspaper  publicity  purposes.  These  articles  were 
widely  reprinted  in  newspapers  and  other  journals.  The  June  issue 
of  The  Pennsylvania  Pharmacist  contained  the  full  convention  an- 
nouncement and  programme,  thus  saving  the  expense  of  mailing  a 
separate  announcement  to  the  members. 
The  report  of  the  Secretary  was  accepted  with  an  expression  of 
appreciation  for  the  work  that  had  been  done  in  making  The  Penn- 
sylvania Pharmacist  a  reality. 
