528  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {Am'o£tu^89oarin ' 
Pharmacopoeia  many  of  the  synthetical  chemicals  which  have,  of  late  years, 
been  extensively  employed  in  medicine.  The  formation,  by  the  American 
Medical  Association,  of  a  new  Section  on  Materia  Medica  and  Pharmacy, 
was  referred  to,  and  its  importance  was  pointed  out  for  the  discussion,  by 
representative  physicians  and  pharmacists,  of  questions  in  which  both  pro- 
fessions are  mutually  interested.  An  invitation  had  been  received  to  partici- 
pate, by  delegates,  in  the  celebration  of  the  sixth  centenary  of  the  University 
of  Montpellier,  and  had  been  responded  to  with  suitable  congratulations. 
Referring  further  to  the  work  before  the  different  sections  of  the  Association, 
the  address  closed  with  expressions  of  thanks  to  officers  and  members  for 
assistance  rendered  to  the  President.  The  address  was  then  referred  to  a 
committee  of  three  for  consideration,  and  report  at  a  subsequent  session. 
After  the  election  of  sevent}T-eight  new  members,  reports  of  committees  were 
received  and  notice  was  given  of  an  amendment  to  the  By-laws,  which  was 
adopted  at  a  later  session,  and  enables  the  President,  in  the  appointment  of  a 
Nominating  Committee,  to  seleci  from  the  Association  at  large,  whether  the 
members  be  delegates  or  not.  When  the  Nominating  Committee  was  appointed 
it  was  found  that  the  following  states  and  districts  were  represented,  viz  : 
Alabama,  Arkansas,  Connecticut,  Columbia,  Delaware,  Florida,  Georgia,  Illi- 
nois, Indiana,  Iowa,  Kansas,  Kentucky,  Louisiana,  Maryland,  Massachusetts, 
Michigan,  Minnesota,  Mississippi,  Missouri,  Nebraska,  New  Jersey,  New  York, 
North  Carolina,  Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  Tennessee,  Texas,  Virginia,  West  Vir- 
ginia and  Ontario,  Can.  The  associations  of  several  other  states  had  appointed 
delegates,  who,  however,  were  not  present.  A  delegation  from  the  National 
Wholesale  Druggists'  Association  was  in  attendance. 
Remarks  in  eulogy  of  the  late  President  Painter  were  made  by  Messrs.  Bed- 
ford, Alexander,  Maisch  and  Remington. 
The  minutes  of  the  Council  were  read  and  approved  by  the  Association,  and 
a  number  of  the  reports,  which  had  been  examined  by  the  Council,  were  read 
in  full  for  the  information  of  the  members.  The  Treasurer  reported  receipts 
from  annual  dues  amounting  to  $5,825,  and  from  other  sources  $4,686.39  ;  total 
receipts,  $10,511.39.  The  disbursements  were  :  For  Proceedings,  $1,9077.06  ; 
for  salaries,  $2,300  ;  other  expenses,  $2,093.76  ;  leaving  a  cash  balance  on  hand, 
July  I,  of  $4, 140. 57- 
The  report  on  the  National  Formulary  showed  the  cash  receipts  during 
the  year  to  have  been  $1,388.18,  and  the  disbursements  for  this  account  $465.77. 
The  total  profit  to  the  Association  from  this  source  since  the  publication  of  the 
work  in  1888,  over  all  expenses  connected  with  it,  was  $1,664.23,  exclusive  of 
the  copies  distributed  gratuitously  to  members  and  others.  The  committee 
that  had  been  appointed  in  1888  to  visit  the  American  Medical  Association 
reported  upon  their  visit  and  its  results,  giving  also  the  action  of  the  Associa- 
tion taken  at  its  meeting  in  Nashville,  in  May  last,  relative  to  the  creation  of  a 
new  Section  which  had  been  referred  to  in  the  President's  address.  In  the  dis- 
cussion following,  the  appointment  of  a  representative  committee  from  this 
Association  to  the  newly-created  Section  was  generally  urged,  but  opinions 
differed  as  to  whether  a  Section  should  be  formed  in  this  Association  for  the 
special  purpose  of  receiving  medical  men  with  the  view  of  discussing  questions 
of  interest  to  both  professions.    Upon  motion  of  Professor  Sayre,  a  committee 
