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up  the  Merrimac  River  to  Tyng's  Island,  where  several  hours  were  spent 
in  pleasant  intercourse. 
The  Mississippi  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  meet- 
ing at  Aberdeen,  May  20,  Dr.  J.  M.  Eckford  presiding.  Routine  business, 
the  reports  of  officers  and  committees,  and  discussions  on  trade  interests 
occupied  the  time  of  the  meeting.  The  officers  of  the  previous  year  were 
re-elected,  and  the  Association  adjourned  to  meet  next  year  at  Natchez. 
The  Missouri  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  sixth 
annual  meeting  at  Brownsville  (Sweet  Springs),  June  10,  1884.  The  meet- 
ing was  called  to  order  at  3  P.  M. 
The  President,  Prof.  O.  A.  Wall,  M.  D.,  delivered  an  address  replete  with 
wise  suggestions  and  counsel.  The  Treasurer  and  Secretary's  reports  were 
read  ;  also  the  reports  of  the  various  committees.  Fifty-tw©  new  members 
joined  the  Association. 
Officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  Prof.  O.  A.  Wall, 
M.  D.,  St.  Louis;  Vice-Presidents,  A.  F.  Fleischman,  Sedalia ;  H.  C. 
Churchill,  Windsor,  and  H.  C.  Arnold,  Kansas  City;  Treasurer,  J.  M. 
Good,  St.  Louis  ;  Permanent  Secretary,  G.  H.  Chas.  Klie,  St.  Louis;  Local 
Secretary,  J.  J.  Thorn,  Brownsville. 
Papers  were  read  as  follows :  On  Emulsions,  by  Prof.  J.  M.  Good ; 
Notes  on  Fluid  Extracts,  Percolation  and  Repercolation,  by  G.  H.  Chas. 
Klie ;  On  Ozokerite,  by  F.  W.  Sennewald ;  On  Tasteless  Iron  Prepara- 
tions, by  Dr.  H.  M.  Pettit ;  Some  of  the  Precautions  to  be  Taken  in  Pre- 
serving Drugs  and  Preparations,  by  Prof.  O.  A.  Wall,  M.  D. 
The  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 
Resolved,  That  as  an  association  we  discountenance  the  selling  of  all 
patent  medicines  and  proprietary  articles  at  less  than  retailers  list  prices, 
and  that  we  urge  all  members  of  this  association  to  become  signers  of 
the  Campion  plan,  and  to  assist  in  the  formation  of  local  associations  for 
the  protection  of  trade  interests  and  the  maintenance  of  prices. 
Section  two  was  added  to  Art.  iii.  of  the  constitution.  It  reads :  Any 
person  who  has  been  a  member  of  this  Association  for  two  years  may 
become  a  life  member  by  the  payment,  in  advance,  of  ten  years  annual 
dues  and  the  sum  of  two  dollars  for  a  certificate  of  membership. 
The  place  was  good,  the  weather  was  good,  attendance  good,  hotel 
accommodations  good,  mine  host  was  good,  the  humor  of  members  was 
good,  result — a  good  time  all  around.  The  next  meeting  will  be  held  at 
same  place  on  the  fourth  Tuesday  in  June,  1885. 
The  New  York  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  sixth 
annual  meeting  in  the  lecture  room  of  the  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy, 
June  10  to  12.  President  F.  K.  Sweet  in  the  chair.  The  President's  address 
was  devoted  to  the  pharmacy  law  recently  passed  for  the  State,  to  various 
trade  interests  and  to  the  internal  affairs  of  the  Association.  The  Treasurer 
showed  a  balance  on  hand  amounting  to  $1,438.58.  The  different  com- 
mittees presented  their  reports  and  the  following  officers  were  elected  : 
President,  Wm.  H.  Rogers,  Middletown  ;  Vice-Presidents,  Julius  Rieffen- 
