Am.  Jour.  Pharfn.) 
March,  1920.) 
A  nnouncements . 
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The:  Scientific  Se)ction  of  the;  A.  Ph.  A. 
During  the  Annual  Convention  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  which  will  be  held  in  Washington,  D.  C,  on  May  4th 
to  loth,  1920,  the  Scientific  Section  will  hold  its  meetings  on  Thurs- 
day, Mday  and  Saturday,  May  6th,  7  th  and  8th.  Those  desiring 
to  read  papers  before  this  section  should  submit  them  to  the  Secre- 
tary, Dr.  A.  G.  Du  Mez,  Hygienic  Laboratory,  U.  S.  Public  Health 
Service,  Washington,  D.  C,  not  later  than  April  ist. 
The:  Skction  on  PracticaIv  Pharmacy  and  Dispe:nsing  of  thi5 
A.  Ph.  a. 
The  Section  on  Practical  Phax'macy  and  Dispensing  is  endeavoring 
to  make  its  program  for  the  May  Convention  Meeting  at  Wash- 
ington, unusually  attractive  and  valuable. 
Contributors  to  the  Section  must  get  their  papers  in  earlier  in  the 
year  than  usual.  In  order  to  get  titles  and  a  brief  abstract  of  the 
papers  submitted  to  the  general  secretary  in  time  for  publication  in 
the  main  program,  it  will  be  quite  necessary  to  have  these  facts  at 
our  disposal  early  in  April. 
Practical  papers  for  presentation  at  our  sessions  will  be  welcomed. 
Send  papers  to  Ivor  Griffith,  Secretary,  Stetson  Hospital,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 
Gove:rnment  Nee:ds  Chemists,  Physicists,  Ktc. 
The  United  States  Civil  Service  Commission  announces  that  the 
Government  service  is  in  need  of  a  large  number  of  chemists  of  va- 
rious kinds.  During  this  period  of  readjustment,  technical  men  are 
especially  needed.  Besides  chemists  it  is  stated  that  there  are  open- 
ings for  physicists,  ceramic  assistants,  laboratory  assistants  and 
aids;  metallurgical,  technical  and  electrical  laboratorians,  etc. 
Further  information  and  application  blanks  may  be  obtained 
from  the  secretary  of  the  U.  vS.  civil  service  board  at  Boston,  New 
York,  Philadelphia,  Atlanta,  Cincinnati,  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  St. 
Louis,  New  Orleans,  Seattle,  or  San  Francisco,  or  from  the  U.  S. 
Civil  Service  Commission,  Washington,  D.  C. 
AnnuaIv  Meeting  of  the  American  Drug  Manufacturers' 
Association. 
The  Ninth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American  Drug  Manufac- 
turers' Association  will  be  held  at  the  Hotel  Biltmore,  New  York 
