442  Twentieth  Annual  Meetin g  of  the  { 
No.  54.  On  vegetable  wax,  by  George  C.  Close. 
No.  55.  On  the  educational  requirements  of  apprentices,  by  Pro- 
fessor Edward  Parrish. 
No.  33.  On  commercial  seidlitz  powders,  by  Chas.  W.  Grassly. 
No.  56.  On  Chinese  blistering  flies,  by  John  M.  Maisch. 
Volunteer  papers  on  the  following  subjects  were  read : 
On  Tennessee  Opium,  by  Benjamin  Lillard. 
On  a  New  Form  of  Percolator,  by  Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb. 
In  connection  with  several  of  these  papers,  the  subjects  treated  of 
were  exhibited,  and  Dr.  Squibb  showed  the  glass  percolator  in  actual 
operation. 
Mr.  R.  P.  Smith,  of  the  firm  of  Whitall  Tatem  &  Co.,  of  Philadel- 
phia, by  invitation,  addressed  the  meeting  on  the  subject  of  glass  and 
glassware. 
After  the  renewal  of  the  invitation  to  the  lake  excursion  for  Friday 
afternoon,  the  special  session  was  adjourned. 
Fifth  Regular  Session — Friday  forenoon. 
The  minutes  of  the  previous  sessions  having  been  read  and  ap- 
proved, the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  stamp-tax  was  read,  rec- 
ommending to  petition  Congress  for  a  modification  of  the  law  on  this 
subject.  The  report  was  accepted,  adopted  and  referred  to  a  Com- 
mittee of  three  for  action.  The  Committee  consists  of  Messrs.  Chas.  H. 
Dalrymple,  of  Morristown,  N.  J.,  J.  Faris  Moore,  of  Baltimore,  and 
William  Hegeman,  of  New  York. 
The  Committee  on  Photographic  Album  made  a  verbal  report,  and 
exhibited  an  album  containing  the  photographs  of  many  members. 
The  Committee  was  continued  to  collect  photographs,  and  the  album 
placed  in  charge  of  the  Secretary,  to  be  exhibited  at  each  annual 
meeting. 
The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  honor  the  draft  of  Mr.  H.  C.  Gay- 
lord,  the  local  Secretary,  for  expenses  incurred  in  making  provisions 
for  this  meeting. 
The  Secretary  was  directed  to  send  copies  of  the  forthcoming  new 
Pharmacopoeia  of  the  United  States  to  those  foreign  pharmaceutical 
societies  with  whom  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  is  in 
correspondence. 
A  Committee,  consisting  of  Professor  William  Procter,  Jr.,  Dr.  E. 
R.  Squibb  and  Mr.  E.  H.  Sargent,  was  appointed  to  select  a  reporter 
