510  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {As^ptember,hia89^' 
trade-marks,  or  imitations  of  labels  and  packages,  but  to  insist  that  he  shall 
have  the  unrestricted  privilege  of  making  and  selling  any  unpatented  pharma- 
ceutical, and  of  dealing  in  it  under  the  name  by  which  it  is  known  to  the 
public,  in  just  the  same  manner  as  those  in  the  iron  business  have  a  right  to 
make  and  sell  iron,  or  those  who  manufacture  silk  or  cotton  fabric  may  do  so 
under  their  proper  names. 
"We  do  not  wish,  however,  to  advocate  a  policy  by  which  different  things 
shall  be  put  on  the  market  under  the  same  names.  On  the  contrary,  we  would 
insist  that  the  same  things  under  the  same  names  shall  be  free  to  all  pharma- 
cists to  make  and  sell  so  long  as  they  are  careful  not  to  infringe  the  just  rights 
of  others." 
It  was  moved  and  carried  to  receive  the  report  and  refer  it  for  publication  ; 
also  to  continue  the  committee.  Secretary  Caspari  then  announced  that  he 
had  received  credentials  from  four  Alumni  Associations,  twenty-two  colleges 
of  pharmacy,  thirty-eight  State  and  local  associations,  representing  almost 
every  section  of  the  United  States.  The  report  was  received  and  the  delegates 
invited  to  take  the  privilege  of  the  floor.  Professor  Whelpley  offered  a  change 
in  the  by-laws,  which  would  direct  the  General  Secretary  instead  of  the  Presi- 
dent to  read  the  roll  of  States  for  the  information  of  nominators  of  officers. 
The  session  then  adjourned  until  10  a.m.  on  Friday. 
SECTION  ON  COMMERCIAL  INTERESTS. 
Immediately  after  the  adjournment  of  the  second  general  session,  Chairman 
Geo.  J.  Seabury,  of  the  Section  on  Commercial  Interests,  called  that  body 
to  order.  He  then  read  a  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Section,  Clay  W. 
Holmes,  in  which  that  gentleman  stated  that,  on  account  of  sickness,  he  would 
be  unable  to  attend.  Mr.  J.  O.  Burge,  whom  Mr.  Holmes  had  succeeded  as 
Secretary,  and  who  was  absent  from  the  Denver  meeting  for  the  same  reason, 
was  chosen  Secretary  pro  tern.  The  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  Denver 
meeting  of  the  Section  was  dispensed  with  by  vote.  Chairman  Seabury  then 
read  the  replies  he  had  received  from  five  persons  to  the  queries  which  he  had 
sent  in  printed  form  to  the  members  of  the  Association,  and  which  were 
intended  to  form  topics  for  papers  to  be  read  before  the  Section.  His  view  of 
the  alcohol  question  was  the  same  as  last  year,  when  he  recommended  free 
alcohol  for  use  in  the  manufacture  of  products  to  be  exported.  He  recom- 
mended that  a  committee  on  professional  relations  between  pharmacists  and 
physicians  be  appointed.  The  suggestion  was  made,  he  said,  for  the  benefit  of 
the  National  Committee  on  Trade  Interests. 
The  address  was  received  and  referred  to  a  committee,  who  were  to  consider 
the  recommendation. 
Messrs.  Mennen,  Simpson,  Thompson,  Hallberg  and  Ryan  were  appointed 
by  the  Chairman  as  a  committee  t->  nominate  the  officers  of  the  Section  for  the 
ensuing  year.  The  Chair  then  declared  a  recess  of  five  minutes,  in  order  that 
the  committee  just  created  might  transact  its  business.  Mr.  T.  F.  Main  was 
chosen  Chairman,  but  he  asked  to  be  excused.  The  following  were  afterwards 
nominated  :  Chairman,  Lewis  C.  Hopp,  Cleveland,  O.  ;  Secretary,  J.  E. 
D' Avignon,  Windsor,  Ontario  ;  Associates,  Messrs.  Mennen,  Patton  and  De- 
woody.  It  was  moved  and  carried  that  these  gentlemen  be  elected,  the  meet- 
ing ordering  the  Secretary  to  cast  an  affirmative  ballot.    Mr.  Seabury  then 
