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a  large  delegation  of  pharmacists  had  been  invited.  The  importance  of  collect- 
ing the  formulas  for  special  preparations  in  local  use  had  been  recognized  by 
the  Association  at  an  early  date,  and  more  recently  has  led  to  the  publication 
of  the  "National  Formulary,"  which,  in  its  subsequent  editions  will  doubtless 
continue  its  aim  at  greater  professional  uniformity  in  prescriptions.  Among 
the  numerous  valuable  papers  read  before  the  Association  it  would  seem  that 
two  have  exerted  a  special  influence  on  the  progress  of  pharmacy,  namely,  one 
by  Israel  J.  Grahame,  in  1858,  on  "The  history  of  Percolation  or  displacement, 
and  its  application  to  Pharmacy  ;"  and  the  other  by  William  Procter,  in  1859, 
on  "Fluid  Extracts  and  Oleoresins."  Reference  was  also  made  to  the 
researches  on  S3'nthetical  organic  compounds  and  on  proximate  principles,  and 
to  the  influence  which  these  observations  exert  upon  the  use  of  old-fashioned 
galenical  preparations. 
President  Taylor  then  turned  to  the  internal  affairs  of  the  Association, 
referred  to  the  invitation  extended  at  the  preceding  meeting  for  holding  an 
international  pharmaceutical  congress,  at  Chicago,  in  1893  ;  to  the  organiza- 
tion of  a  "World's  Congress  Auxiliary,"  at  Chicago  ;  to  the  so-called  "cut-rate 
problem  ;"  to  interchange  of  certificates  of  State  Boards  of  Pharmacy  ;  to  the 
use  of  the  Centennial  Fund,  and  to  various  amendments  to  the  by-laws  which 
seemed  to  be  desirable.  In  closing  his  address,  President  Taylor  alluded  to  the 
usefulness  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Great  Britain  during  the  fifty  years 
of  its  existence,  the  anniversary  of  the  foundation  being  celebrated  in  May,  and 
suggested  that  efforts  be  made  for  prohibiting,  by  national  legislation,  the 
allowance  of  a  patent  to  any  medicinal  preparation. 
The  address  was  well  received  and  was  referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of 
Messrs.  Hurty,  Trimble  and  Pennel. 
Eighty-four  candidates  were  admitted  to  membership. 
The  list  of  delegations  showed  that  nine  Colleges  of  Pharmacy,  twenty-two 
State  Pharmaceutical  Associations,  five  county  and  city  associations,  and 
three  Alumni  Associations  had  appointed  delegates  to  this  meeting  ;  later  on, 
the  credentials  of  four  or  five  other  associations  were  received. 
Committee  reports  being  called  for,  the  Committee  on  Prize  Essays  was 
granted  further  time  to  make  their  report,  and  present  it  to  the  Council.  The 
other  reports  were,  for  the  present,  laid  upon  the  table. 
The  Nominating  Committee  was  appointed  by  the  selection  of  two  members 
from  each  of  the  27  States  represented  at  this  meeting ;  in  addition  thereto 
the  Chair  appointed  Messrs.  Alexander,  of  Missouri ;  Ebert,  of  Illinois ; 
Remington,  of  Pennsylvania ;  Patch,  of  Massachusetts,  and  Chalin,  of 
Louisiana,  from  the  Association  at  large.  A  motion  made  that  the  Committee 
be  instructed  to  present  the  names  of  two  members  for  each  office  to  be  filled, 
was  lost. 
A  committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Sheppard,  of  Massachusetts  ;  Remington, 
of  Pennsylvania  ;  Keppler,  of  Louisiana;  Eckford,  of  Mississippi,  and  Hollis- 
ter,  of  Wisconsin,  was  appointed  to  consider  and  report  upon  the  time  and 
place  of  the  next  annual  meeting. 
The  minutes  of  the  Council,  read  by  Mr.  Kennedy,  were  approved.  The 
invested  funds  consist  of  the  following :  Ebert  Fund,  $759.82  ;  Centennial 
Fund,  $1,463.72  ;  Life  Membership  Fund,  $10,007.34.  The  total  face  value  of 
the  bonds  was  $9,800  ;  their  market  value,  $11,907 ;  the  cash  balances,  $323.88. 
