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schools  of  Boston  and  at  the  Arms  Academy.  He  entered  upon  his 
pharmaceutical  career  in  1880  and  was  graduated  from  the  Massa- 
chusetts College  of  Pharmacy  in  1892.  He  has  taken  a  very  active 
interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  alma  mater  and  has  been  a  trustee  of 
the  college  since  1904  and  its  president  since  1909. 
Mr.  Packard  is  an  indefatigable  worker  in  all  of  his  association 
connections  and  with  energy  and  marked  ability  has  filled  many 
positions  of  honor  and  responsibility.  He  was  the  first  president 
■of  the  New  England  Branch  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.  and  filled  this  position 
for  three  years.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Boston  Retail  Drug- 
gists' Association  since  that  association  was  organized  and  has  con- 
tinuously held  the  office  of  treasurer  thereof. 
He  was  elected  president  of  the  Massachusetts  Pharmaceutical 
Association  in  1907.  He  has  been  a  faithful  attendant  at  the  meet- 
ings of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  In  191 1  he  was 
the  local  secretary  at  the  Boston  meeting  and  served  as  third  vice- 
president  in  1 91 2  and  second  vice-president  in  19 14  and  in  19 13  was 
chairman  of  the  general  committee  on  membership  and  organized 
a  campaign  for  membership. 
He  has  been  active  in  Masonic  circles  and  also  in  other  fraternal 
organizations  and  has  been  prominent  as  one  of  the  progressive 
citizens  and  business  men  of  his  city,  taking  an  active  interest  in 
civic  affairs. 
MEETING  OF  THE  A.  PH.  A.  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 
The  first  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Council  of 
the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  was  held  at  the  Planters 
Hotel  in  St.  Louis,  the  opening  session  being  scheduled  for  10  a.m. 
Saturday,  January  31.  Those  present  were  Lewis  C.  Hopp,  Presi- 
dent L.  E.  Sayre,  Dr.  J.  H.  Beal,  Dr.  H.  M.  Whelpley,  Secretary 
Joseph  W.  England,  William  B.  Day,  George  M.  Beringer  and  some 
of  the  sessions  were  attended  by  Prof.  Charles  H.  LaWall  and  F.  W. 
Meissner,  Jr.,  who  had  been  in  attendance  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  U.  S.  P.  at  the  same  hotel,  that  had  just 
adjourned. 
The  Committee  held  almost  continuous  sessions  for  two  days 
and  gavie  careful  consideration  to  the  numerous  questions  that  had 
been  referred  to  them.  It  is  believed  that  the  wisdom  of  this  inno- 
vation in  the  procedure  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
