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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
Recording  Secretary — W.  J.  M.  Gordon,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Corresponding  Secretary — Edward  Parrish,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Treasurer — Samuel  M.  Colcord,  Boston,  Massachusetts. 
Executive  Committee — S.  S.  Garrigues,  Philadelphia,  H.  T. 
Cummings,  Portland,  Joseph  Roberts,  Baltimore,  W.  H.  Gil- 
man,  Washington,  W.  J.  M.  Gordon,  Recording  Secretary 
ex- officio. 
Committee  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy — Frederick  Stearns, 
of  Detroit,  I.  J.  Grahame,  of  Baltimore,  R.  H.  Stabler,  of  Alex- 
andria, Eugene  Dupuy,  of  New  York,  Edward  Parrish,  Corres- 
ponding Secretary,  ex-officio. 
Respectfully  submitted. 
Signed,  S.  M.  Colcord,  and  others. 
The  Chair  having  appointed  John  Meakim  and  S.  S.  Garrigues 
tellers,  the  members  proceeded  to  ballot  for  President,  when 
Charles  Ellis,  of  Philadelphia,  was  elected. 
The  President  elect  was  then  conducted  to  the  chair  by  its 
late  occupant,  and  in  a  few  pertinent  remarks  returned  his  thanks 
to  the  Association  for  their  expression  of  confidence. 
The  balloting  for  officers  being  continued,  the  following  gen- 
tlemen were  elected. 
VICE  PRESIDENTS, 
1st.  James  Cooke,  .... 
2d.  S.  P.  Peck,  .... 
3d.  A.  E.  Richards, 
TREASURER, 
Samuel  M.  Colcord,       .       .       .        Boston,  Mass. 
RECORDING  SECRETARY, 
W.  J.  M.  Gordon,       .  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
CORRESPONDING  SECRETARY, 
Edward  Parrish,       ....     Philadelphia,  Pa. 
The  Executive  Committee  and  Committee  on  the  Progress  of 
Pharmacy  were  elected  as  above  proposed  by  the  nominating 
Committee,  and  subsequently  these  Committees  severally  elected 
S.  S.  Garrigues,  of  Phila.,  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Commit- 
Fredericksburg,  Ya. 
Bennington,  Vt. 
Plaquemine,  La. 
