506  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.    { A™*ctober ^«ro![m 
COMMERCIAL  SECTION. 
In  the  absence  of  the  officers  of  the  Section,  H.  P.  Hynson  was  made  tem- 
porary Chairman  and  Charles  A.  Rapelye,  Secretary.  In  taking  the  chair,  Mr. 
Hynson  referred  to  the  fraternal  spirit  that  existed  between  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association  and  the  National  Association  of  Retail  Druggists. 
The  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  N.  A.  R.  D.,  Mr.  Holliday, 
was  called  upon  and  explained  the  work^of  that  Association.  He  stated  that 
the  work  of  the  Association  is  done  through  the  representatives  of  the  local 
organizations,  and  that  the  N.  A.  R.  D.  desired  to  be  "  set  right  "  and  to  have 
the  support  of  every  one  interested  in  pharmacy.  Professor  Good,  one  of  the 
delegates  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.  to  the  N.  A.  R.  D.,  who  contributed  very  materially 
to  the  placing  of  the  organization  on  a  good  foundation,  also  made  a  short  ad- 
dress. Various  other  speakers  from  different  sections  of  the  country  attested 
to  the  value  of  organization,  and  showed  how  they  were  enabled  to  main- 
tain prices,  etc.  The  whole  tone  of  the  meeting  of  this  Section  was  that  the 
condition  of  pharmacy  was  improving,  and  that  the  outlook  of  the  commercial 
as  well  as  professional  sides  of  pharmacy  was  hopeful  and  encouraging.  The 
officers  of  the  Section  for  the  ensuing  year  are  James  M.  Good,  Chairman  ; 
Chas.  A.  Rapelye,  Secretary  ;  F.  W.  E.  Stedem,  Associate. 
SOCIAL  FEATURES. 
On  Monday  evening  the  President's  Reception  was  held  in  the  hotel.  On 
Thursday  most  of  the  members  went  to  Cleveland,  by  boat,  and,  after  a  carriage 
drive,  took  dinner  at  one  of  the  hotels,  returning  to  Put-in-Bay  in  the  evening. 
On  Wednesday  evening  Prof.  John  U.  Lloyd  gave  a  reading  of  selections  from 
unpublished  manuscripts  of  his  book  entitled  "Stringtown  on  the  Pike," 
being  Northern  Kentucky  descriptions  and  folklore.  This  was  one  of  the 
most  interesting  features  of  the  meeting.  In  between  the  reading  of  the  selec- 
tions, Mrs.  Joseph  Feil  and  Miss  Olinda  Voss  rendered  some  vocal  solos.  On 
Sunday  about  100  of  the  members  went  to  Detroit  and  were  entertained  by 
Parke,  Davis  &  Co.  On  Monday  morning  the  party  rode  to  Parke,  Davis  & 
Co. 's  laboratories  and  went  through  their  establishment.  It  was  indeed  an 
opportunity  for  the  members  to  see  the  methods  of  exactness  and  the  degree 
to  which  specialization  is  carried  out  in  a  modern  manufacturing  laboratory 
whereby  are  ensured  uniformity  of  products,  skill  in  manipulation  and  the 
greatest  possible  returns  for  every  expenditure  of  energy.  What  probably  most 
interested  the  party  were  the  biological  laboratories,  where  the  pharmacological 
-work  is  carried  on  and  where  the  various  serums  and  antitoxins  are  pre- 
pared. In  the  afternoon  the  party  was  driven  in  tally-hos  through  Detroit, 
visiting  Belle  Island  and  other  places  of  interest.  So  much  was  the  trip  enjoyed 
that  after  dinner  a  formal  set  of  resolutions  was  prepared  and  signed  by  all  the 
members,  in  which  due  acknowledgment  was  made  of  the  appreciation  of  the 
members  of  the  hospitality  of  Parke,  Davis  &  Co. 
FINAL  GENERAL  SESSION. 
The  minutes  of  the  previous  general  session  and  of  the  Council  were  read  and 
approved.  W.  S.  Thompson  presented,  on  behalf  of  the  Association,  a  gold  badge 
with  suitable  inscription  to  Mr.  Kennedy,  the  Secretary  of  the  Council,  in  com- 
memoration of  the  completion  of  twenty-five  years  of  faithful  service  to 
