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remarks  of  these  representatives  indicated  a  fraternal  spirit,  and  a  hopeful 
view  of  the  satisfactory  solution  of  the  problems  with  which  the  pharma- 
ceutical world  was  confronted.  In  behalf  of  the  Association  Prof.  J.  P.  Reming- 
ton, in  responding  to  the  greetings  of  the  delegates,  said  that  he  felt  it  an  honor 
to  reply  to  them,  and  that  the  occasion  was  a  unique  one  in  that  he  had  never 
seen  so  much  time  devoted  to  the  speeches  of  delegates.  Then  on  behalf  of 
the  College  he  welcomed  the  visitors  and  delegates,  and  called  attention  to  the 
portraits  of  former  professors  and  others,  whose  silent  faces  looked  down  upon 
them,  and  who  would  also  welcome  them  if  they  were  present.  The  President 
then  gave  his  address,  which  we  consider  of  such  importance  that  we 
reproduce  it  nearly  in  full.    It  is  as  follows  : 
I  find,  in  looking  over  the  President's  address  delivered  last  year,  that  he 
commenced  the  same  with  an  expression  of  profound  thankfulness  to  a  kind 
Providence  for  having  spared  the  lives  of  so  many  of  our  members  and  permit- 
ting them  to  meet  again  in  annual  session.  While  I  feel  that  I  should  repeat 
this  expression  in  behalf  of  our  members,  I  desire  especially  to  do  so  for  ex- 
President  Remington  and  myself,  for  the  almost  miraculous  deliverance  from 
danger  to  which  we  were  but  recently  exposed  during  the  frightful  railroad 
accident  which  occurred  on  the  12th  of  May,  at  Exeter.  I  venture  to  say  for 
Professor  Remington,  and  will  say  for  myself,  that  I  feel  this  deliverance  to  in- 
dicate that  our  lives  were  spared  for  some  wise  purpose,  and  as  an  evidence 
that  there  remains  some  important  work  yet  to  be  done,  and  I  ask  Divine  guid- 
ance in  the  performance  of  whatever  duty  may  be  allotted  to  us. 
It  has  been  customary,  and  is  eminently  fitting,  that  at  each  annual  meeting 
some  note  be  taken  of  the  progress  in  the  pharmaceutical  world.  Gathered,  as 
we  are,  for  this  twenty-second  annual  meeting  of  our  Association  in  the 
rooms  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  (an  institution  which,  through 
its  instructors,  has  been  instrumental  in  equipping  a  larger  number  of  young 
men  to  take  their  places  in  the  pharmaceutical  world  than  any  other  similar 
institution  in  the  country),  it  would  be  proper  that  considerable  attention  should 
be  given  in  this  address  to  the  scientific  interests  of  the  pharmacist's  calling. 
I  regret  that  I  am  not  able  to  do  this,  but  express  the  hope  that  those  of  our 
members  who  have  gone  out  into  the  pharmaceutical  world  from  this  time- 
honored  institution  may  contribute  at  this  meeting,  in  one  way  or  another, 
through  papers  or  discussions,  to  the  sum  of  our  pharmaceutical  knowledge, 
and  make  up  what  must  necessarily  be  lacking  in  my  contribution  to  the  pro- 
ceedings. 
When  you  did  me  the  honor  to  elect  me  President  a  year  ago,  I  take  it  that  it 
was  done  for  the  purpose  of  having  an  address  which  would  deal  more  largely  than 
is  usual  with  the  business  interests  of  the  druggists'  calling.  As  is  well  known, 
I  have  in  years  past  given  considerable  attention  to  the  trade  problems  which 
the  retail,  as  well  as  the  wholesale,  druggists  of  this  country  have  sought  to 
solve,  having  occupied  for  ten  years  the  position  of  Chairman  of  the  Committee 
of  Proprietary  Articles  of  the  N.  W.  D.  A.  I  would,  therefore,  scarcely  be  dis- 
charging my  duty  if  I  did  not  devote  some  attention  to  the  present  status  of  the 
retail  druggists'  trade  interests.  When  I  look  over  the  report  submitted  at  the 
last  meeting,  and  find  that  but  about  350  of  the  upwards  of  3,200  druggists  of 
this  State  are  members  in  good  standing  in  this  Association,  I  am  reminded 
that  there  is  the  utmost  necessity  of  our  bestirring  ourselves  to  find  the  reason 
