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make  a  good  beginning  in  the  constructive  work  for  which  such  abundance  of 
material  has  been  accumulated. 
"Another  important  subject  which  should  receive  especial  attention  at  the 
coming  meeting  is  that  of  the  toleration  by  the  medical  and  pharmaceutical 
professions  of  nostrums  offered  either  without  formulas  or  with  false  formulas. 
Sustained  by  the  potent  influence  of  the  large  advertising  patronage  involved, 
the  evil  has  grown  until  it  threatens  the  very  existence  of  scientific  pharma- 
cology. Can  nothing  be  done  to  check  it  ?  Action  must  be  prompt  to  be 
effective.  Any  suggestion  of  a  practical  remedy  will  be  timely.  Send  in 
your  contribution  to  this  symposium. 
"All  papers,  whether  on  the  above  or  other  subjects  pertinent  to  the  work  of 
the  Section,  should  be  in  the  hands  of  the  Committee  by  August  15th,  in 
order  that  they  may  be  printed  before  the  coming  meeting.  L,et  each  paper 
be  accompanied  with  a  brief  abstract  of  its  contents,  if  possible." 
Address  all  papers  and  communications  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee, 
A.  B.  Iyyons,  72  Brainard  Street,  Detroit,  Mich. 
PENNSYLVANIA  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION 
All  of  the  officers  and  various  committees  connected  with  the  Pennsylvania 
Pharmaceutical  Association  are  working  hard  to  make  the  next  annual  meet- 
ing, at  Philadelphia,  on  June  12th,  13th,  14th,  15th,  16th,  etc.,  a  success  un- 
equaled  in  the  history  of  the  organization . 
The  programme,  as  at  present  mapped  out,  includes  business  sessions  on 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  June  13th  and  14th,  with  a  reception  and  collation  at 
the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  on  Monday  evening.  A  reception  at  the 
Union  League  Club  on  Tuesday,  and  a  trip  to  Willow  Grove  by  trolley,  with  a 
concert  by  the  famous. Banda  Rossa  and  a  collation  in  the  Casino  after  the 
music,  on  Wednesday  evening.  On  both  of  these  days  special  programmes 
will  be  arranged  for  the  visiting  ladies  to  occupy  the  hours  devoted  to  the  busi- 
ness sessions. 
On  Thursday  morning,  June  15th,  a  special  train  will  be  taken  for  Atlantic 
City  (tickets  good  to  remain  over  until  Monday  will  be  supplied  in  entertain- 
ment coupon  books),  where  active  measures  have  been  taken  to  make  both 
Thursday  and  Friday  contribute  their  full  quota  of  enjoyment  to  those  present. 
There  will  be  an  entertainment  in  the  Casino  on  the  New  Steel  Pier,  sailing 
parties,  with  trolley  rides  to  Longport,  etc. 
All  of  the  visiting  members  and  pharmacists  with  their  ladies  from  outside 
Philadelphia,  will  be  regarded  as  the  guests  of  the  wholesale  and  retail  trade  of 
that  city,  and  will  receive  entertainment  coupons  free  of  cost.  Philadelphia 
pharmacists  not  members  of  the  organization  will  receive  a  coupon  book  for 
themselves  and  one  lady  on  the  payment  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars,  which  will, 
cover  all  Philadelphia  entertainments. 
The  Iyocal  Secretary,  W.  Cliffe,  Kensington  Avenue  and  Somerset  Street, 
Philadelphia,  specially  advises  each  visiting  pharmacist  to  write  to  him  stating 
the  probable  time  of  arrival,  the  number  and  kind  of  rooms  wanted,  and  the 
name  of  each  member  of  the  party. 
