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Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1920. 
of  the  necessary  uses  of  alcohol  as  a  basic  material  in  pharmacy  and 
the  chemical  industries.  His  comments  upon  the  work  of  the  Bureau 
of  Internal  Revenue  should  be  viewed  as  constructive  criticism  of 
value  to  the  officials  thereof.  His  review  of  the  divided  opinion 
among  pharmacists  themselves  as  to  the  proper  attitude  that  they 
should  assume  regarding  the  dispensing  of  liquors  on  prescription, 
was  a  very  fair  presentation  of  an  unfortunate  difference.  This 
address,  we  hope  to  publish  in  full  in  the  next  number  of  the  Journai^. 
One  of  the  most  encouraging  signs  of  the  time,  was  the  changed 
attitude  of  the  Governmental  Departments  concerning  pharmacy. 
On  the  opening  day  of  the  meeting  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.,  a  committee 
composed  of  members  of  the  Committee  on  Status  of  Pharmacists 
in  the  Government  Service,  had  very  pleasant  interviews  with  Sec- 
retary of  the  Navy  Daniels,  Admiral  Thos.  Washington,  head  of  the 
Bureau  of  Navigation,  U.  S.  N.,  Surgeon  General  Braisted,  of  the 
Navy  and  Surgeon  General  Ireland  of  the  U.  S.  Army.  The  spirit 
pervading  was  in  marked  contrast  to  that  of  a  few  years  ago  when 
it  was  officially  declared  "that  pharmacists  were  not  essential  to  the 
Army."  Not  only  were  the  medical  departments  of  the  Army  and 
Navy  represented  by  officers  officially  appointed  by  the  respective 
surgeon  generals  who  attended  the  meetings  of  the  Association  and 
in  the  House  of  Delegates  presented  the  greetings  of  their  commanding 
officers  and  expressed  the  desire  of  their  departments  for  the  assist- 
ance of  pharmacists  and  the  aid  of  representatives  of  the  profession 
in  organizing  and  improving  the  medical  service  insofar  as  it  related 
to  pharmacy.  Moreover,  Surgeon  General  Braisted  of  the  Navy, 
who  was  likewise  President  of  the  American  Medical  Association, 
welcomed  the  opportunity  for  making  a  personal  address  to  the 
Association. 
The  Committee  on  Nominations  submitted  the  following  names 
for  President,  1921-1922:  Henry  Kraemer,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.; 
Charles  W.  Johnson,  of  Seattle,  Wash.;  Samuel  L-  Hilton,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.    The  election  will  be  by  means  of  a  mail  ballot. 
The  Council  later  elected  as  the  Honorary-President  for  this 
year  John  F.  Hancock,  of  Baltimore,  Md.  The  Council  was  re- 
organized with  Prof.  Charles  H.  LaWall  as  chairman,  and  Dr. 
Ao  G.  DuMez  as  secretary.  It  was  decided  to  hold  the  next  meeting 
in  New  Orleans  in  September,  1921.  G.  M.  B. 
