492  The  Forty-third  Annual  Meeting.       [  ^''YviXy^\9To: 
vania  Pharmaceutical  Association  should  be  pledged.  This  recom- 
mendation was  adopted. 
At  the  second  session  of  the  convention  Mr.  Eugene  C.  Brock- 
meyer,  General  Counsel  of  the  National  Association  of  Retail  Drug- 
gists, delivered  an  address  on  national  legislation  and  the  role  which 
the  pharmacist  should  play  in  securing  adequate  recognition  for 
his  calling. 
Mr.  Brockmeyer  dwelled  on  the  organization  of  a  committee 
consisting  of  one  pharmacist  from  each  state,  which  would  interview 
candidates  for  the  state  and  national  legislatures  on  subjects  in 
which  pharmacists  are  interested,  so  as  to  determine  in  advance 
what  the  attitude  of  these  men  would  be  on  matters  affecting  phar- 
macy. 
He  pointed  out  that  the  American  Medical  Association  and  other 
associations  had  firmly  entrenched  themselves  in  years  gone  by  and 
were  now  in  a  position  to  handle  their  legislative  matters  much  more 
easily  than  do  the  pharmaceutical  associations.  Mr.  Brockmeyer 
referred  to  the  excellent  opportunity  pharmacists  have  for  influencing 
members  of  their  communities  and  through  them,  members  of 
Congress  on  legislation,  that  will  benefit  the  public  as  well  as  phar- 
macists. At  the  conclusion  of  his  remarks  Mr.  Brockmeyer  was 
given  a  rising  vote  of  thanks  and  answered  a  number  of  questions 
that  were  asked  from  the  floor. 
The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Patents  and  Trade  Marks  was 
then  read  by  Dr.  F.  E.  Stewart  and  dealt  largely  with  the  aspirin 
case  that  is  now  pending  in  the  courts  of  New  York. 
This  was  followed  by  a  report  of  the  Committee  on  Botany  read 
by  Dr.  Adolph  W.  Miller  which  contained  many  scientific  and  prac- 
tical references  to  the  progress  of  botany. 
The  third  session  of  the  convention  opened  Tuesday  evening  at 
8  P.M.  in  the  ballroom  of  the  Penn-Harris  Hotel  and  this  was  the 
formal  opening  of  the  convention.  Rev.  S.  W.  Herman,  of  Harris- 
burg,  offered  prayer,  after  which  President  Fischelis  introduced 
Mayor  Hoverter  of  the  city  of  Harrisburg,  who  welcomed  the  mem- 
bers on  behalf  of  the  citizens  of  that  city.  His  address  of  welcome 
was  responded  to  by  Dr.  L.  L.  Walton  of  Williamsport,  on  behalf 
of  the  Association,  and  by  Mrs.  David  McMurtrie  on  behalf  of  the 
ladies. 
The  President  then  called  First  Vice-President  H.  J.  Mentzer 
to  the  chair  while  he  read  his  annual  address.    This  was  a  valuable 
