Am.  Jour.  Pharm.-! 
November,  1899.  / 
Notes  and  News. 
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NOTES  AND  NEWS. 
The  National  Association  of  Retail  Druggists  held  its  second  annual 
meeting  in  Cincinnati  from  October  3  to  6,  1899.  There  were  a  large  number 
of  delegates  present,  and  the  earnestness,  sincerity  and  enthusiasm  with 
which  the  members  went  at  their  work  was  very  gratifying,  and  speaks  well  for 
the  future  of  the  organization.  The  Philadelphia  Association  of  Retail  Drug- 
gists was  represented  by  Wm.  Mclntyre,  James  C.  Perry,  W.  H.  Foley,  E.  J. 
Finnerty  and  W.  A.  Rumsey.  The  address  of  the  President,  H.  P.  Hynson, 
Baltimore,  Md.,  was  appropriate  and  characterized  by  good  sense  and  an  appre- 
ciation of  existing  conditions.  The  report  of  the  Secretary,  Thomas  V. 
Wooten,  showed  that  an  immense  amount  of  work  had  been  done  towards 
arousing  the  entire  retail  trade  of  the  country  to  the  necessity  for  organization 
and  representation  in  the  N.  A.  R.  D.  Not  only  was  the  report  of  the  Secre- 
tary encouraging  in  this  direction,  but  it  was  further  shown  that  the  various 
State  pharmaceutical  associations  were  in  sympathy  with  the  organization, 
and  that  the  work  of  the  various  pharmaceutical  journals  in  giving  the  widest 
publicity  to  the  work  of  the  Association  was  much  appreciated. 
In  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Education  and  Legislation,  Mr.  W.  C. 
Anderson,  Brooklyn,  urged  the  Association  to  cooperate  with  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association  in  securing  uniformity  in  educational  matters  and 
pharmacy  laws.  Mr.  Frank  E.  Holliday,  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee, made  a  most  encouraging  report,  in  that  90  per  cent,  of  the  members 
of  the  Proprietary  Association  were  now  limiting  the  distribution  of  their 
goods  according  to  the  resolution  requiring  proprietary  manufacturers  to  limit 
their  sales  to  certain  distributors  approved  by  the  Proprietary  Goods  Commit- 
tee of  the  N.  W.  D.  A.,  the  Proprietary  Association  and  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  the  N.  A.  R.  D.  The  report  of  the  Treasurer,  John  W.  Lowe,  showed 
a  balance  of  $544.17.  The  Nominating  Committee  reported  the  following  names 
of  members  for  the  respective  offices,  who  were  duly  elected  : 
President,  Simon  N.  Jones,  Louisville,  Ky.;  Vice-Presidents,  Wm.  C.  Ander- 
son, Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  Thos.  Layton,  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  Alex.  M.  Robinson,  Ban- 
gor, Me.;  Secretary,  Thos.  V.  Wooten,  of  Chicago  ;  Treasurer,  Chas.  T.  Heller, 
St.  Paul,  Minn.  Executive  Committee  :  F.  E.  Holliday,  Topeka,  Kan.;  H.  P. 
Hynson,  Baltimore,  Md.;  J.  W.  Cheswright,  Pittsburg,  Pa.;  D.  E.  Prall,  Sagi- 
naw, Mich.;  A.  Timberlake,  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  Alfred  De  Lang,  Cincin- 
nati, O. 
The  Association  has  wisely  strengthened  its  position  taken  last  year,  and  is 
deliberating  upon  its  proceedings  to  such  an  extent  that  no  one  concerned, 
either  directly  or  indirectly,  in  the  work  of  the  N.  A.  R.  D.  can  feel  other  than 
confident  that  the  members  are  laboring  in  a  just  cause,  and  that  the  methods 
pursued  will  be  wise,  honorable  and  effective. 
The  Pharmacist  of  the  "Olympia"— Dewey's  pharmacist,  Alrik  Hammar, 
was  the  recipient  of  a  loving  cup  from  the  pharmacists  of  New  York  at  a  banquet 
held  in  New  York  City,  on  September  30th,  at  which  nearly  200  pharmacists 
were  present.  A  number  of  addresses  were  made  by  representative  pharmacists 
of  New  York  City  and  vicinity.  Prof.  H.  H.  Rusby  presented  the  loving  cup 
in  behalf  of  the  pharmacists  of  New  York  City  and  vicinity.  Mr.  Hammar,  in 
accepting  the  cup,  responded  in  a  few  modest  but  appropriate  words. 
