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MINUTES  OF  THE 
The  Nominating  Committee  then  withdrew  their  Report,  and 
returned  it  with  the  following  alterations : 
For  President, 
John  Milhau,    .      .      .      .      .  New  York  City. 
Committee  on  Scientific  Queries, 
Prof.  E.  Parkish,  Chairman,       .       .  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
G.  G.  C.  Simms,    .  Washington,  D.  C. 
Prof.  J.  M.  Maisch,     ....  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Business  Committee, 
Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb,  Chairman,       .      .  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
James  T.  King,         .      .      .      .  Middletown,  N.  Y. 
Geo.  C.  Close,  Brooklyn,  K  Y. 
On  motion,  the  Report  was  accepted  as  amended. 
Pending  a  motion  to  proceed  to  ballot  for  President,  an 
amendment  was  offered  by  T.  A.  Lancaster,  of  Philadelphia,  to 
ballot  for  all  the  officers  at  once,  which  was  lost,  and  the  origi- 
nal motion  adopted. 
The  Chair  appointed  J.  J.  Thomsen,  of  Baltimore,  and  W. 
J.  M.  Gordon,  of  Cincinnati,  0.,  tellers,  who  reported  the  unani- 
mous election  of  John  Milhau,  of  New  York,  as  President  for 
the  ensuing  year. 
During  the  action  of  the  tellers,  the  Business  Committee  gave 
the  usual  notice  for  a  proposed  alteration  in  Article  II.,  Section 
1st  of  the  Constitution,  contemplating  the  eligibility  of  Profess- 
ors of  Pharmacy,  Materia  Medica,  Botany  and  Chemistry  for 
membership  in  the  Association ;  which  lies  over  for  action  at 
a  future  session. 
It  was  then  moved  and  carried  unanimously  that  the  Chair 
be  directed  to  deposit  an  affirmative  vote  for  the  remaining 
officers  mentioned  in  the  report,  after  which  the  tellers  reported 
their  unanimous  election  to  serve  the  ensuing  year. 
The  Chair  appointed  Henry  T.  Kiersted,  of  New  York,  and 
Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb,  a  committee  to  conduct  the  President  elect 
to  the  chair.  "Whilst  this  duty  was  attended  to,  the  members 
arose,  and  listened  standing  to  the  remarks  of  President  Milhau, 
and  to  the  words  of  welcome,  to  New  York,  extended  by  him 
to  the  visiting  members. 
