394         Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.        {  Am*  ju°yri884arm' 
The  Committee  in  charge  of  all  the  arrangements  for  the  social  entertain- 
ment of  the  members  of  the  association  on  this  occasion,  will  soon  make 
known  to  us  their  programme  of  pleasure. 
W.  S.  Thompson,  President. 
Washington,  D.  C,  June  18,  1884. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
The  Iowa  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  fifth  annual 
meeting  in  Marshalltown,  May  27,  President  J.  H.  Harrison  in  the  chair. 
Mayor  Frisbee  and  Dr.  McBride  spoke  words  of  welcome.  The  President 
delivered  his  annual  address,  and  the  various  officers  and  committees  pre- 
sented their  reports  ;  the  Treasurer  reported  a  deficit  of  $118.34,  and  about 
$600  clue  from  members.  The  sessions  were  chiefly  devoted  to  routine 
business  and  to  discussions  on  trade  interests.  Papers  were  read  by  J.  W. 
Ballard,  on  Tincture  of  Iron;  by  Mrs.  Rosa  Martin,  on  Kousso;  by  Dr. 
Graham,  on  Secret  and  Non-secret  Medicines  ;  and  by  E.  Wiebenson,  on 
the  Strength  of  Commercial  Ammonia  Water.  J.  A.  King  and  T.  C.  Bal- 
lard, of  Chicago,  and  P.  J.  Singer,  of  Peoria,  were  elected  honorary  mem- 
bers. The  officers  for  the  present  year  are  :  Dr.  W.  S.  McBride,  Marshall- 
town,  President ;  M.  W.  Ward,  Des  Moines,  A.  H.  Miles,  Des  Moines,  and 
C.  B.  Wallace,  Independence,  Vice-Presidents ;  E.  Boerner,  Iowa  City, 
Secretary ;  and  C.  H.  Ward,  Des  Moines,  Treasurer.  The  next  meeting 
will  be  held  at  Council  Bluffs,  on  the  second  Monday  of  June,  1885. 
After  the  final  adjournment,  on  the  evening  of  May  28th,  the  members 
of  the  Association  attended  the  dramatic  performance  of  the  "  Queen's 
Evidence,"  at  the  Opera  House,  and  afterward  sat  down  to  a  banquet  at 
the  Music^Hall. 
Kentucky  Pharmaceutical  Association.  — The  seventh  annual 
meeting  was  held  in  Louisville,  May  21  and  22.  The  usual  routine  busi- 
ness, reports  of  officers  and  committees,  and  several  papers  were  brought 
forward  and  discussed.  Mr.  Jefferson  Oxley,  of  Nicholasville,  was  elected 
President;  J.  F.  Cook,  of  Harrodsburg,  Secretary;  and  H.  Evans,  of  Dan- 
ville, Corresponding  Secretary.  . 
Massachusetts  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. — The  third 
annual  meeting  was  held  at  Lowell,  June  4  and  5,  and  was  welcomed  by 
Mr.  P.  H.  Butler.  President  S.  A.  D .  Sheppard  presided;  his  annual 
address  contained  many  excellent  suggestions.  The  various  officers  and 
committees  made  their  reports,  and,  besides  the  routine  business,  discus- 
sions were  had  on  several  subjects  of  trade  interests  ;  a  number  of  papers 
were  read  and  the  following  officers  were  elected  :  C.  B.  Emerson,  Haver- 
hill, President ;  J.  W.  Colcord,  Lowell,  Secretary ;  and  F.  H.  Butler, 
Lowell,  Treasurer.  The  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  Pittsfield,  on  the 
first  Wednesday  in  June,  1885.    After  adjournment  an  excursion  was  had 
