Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
April,  1903. 
Obituaries. 
195 
Mr.  Smith  was  born  in  Salfordville,  Montgomery  County,  Pa., 
December  22,  1830.  He  learned  the  drug  business  with  his  uncle, 
George  K.  Smith,  and  later  became  associated  with  him  under  the 
firm  name  of  George  K.  Smith  &  Co.  The  firm  had  extensive  busi- 
ness connections  throughout  the  Southern  States.  During  the  Civil 
War  this  trade  was  of  course  entirely  cut  off,  and  the  firm  discon- 
tinued in  1862. 
Mahlon  K.  Smith  then  formed  a  partnership  with  George  G.  Shoe- 
maker. Several  years  later  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Mahlon 
K.  Smith  &  Co.,  and  about  1870  was  again  changed  to  Smith,  Kline 
&  Co.  The  business  of  this  firm  rapidly  increased  and  in  1887  they 
removed  to  their  large  new  building,  429-435  Arch  Street.  The 
concern  was  incorporated  in  1888  as  the  Smith,  Kline  Company. 
Several  years  later,  1891,  Mr.  French  was  associated  with  the 
company  and  the  title  changed  to  4<  The  Smith,  Kline  &  French 
Company."  Up  to  within  a  few  weeks  of  his  death  Mr.  Smith  took 
a  keen  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  company  and,  despite  the  fact 
that  he  had  not  been  actively  engaged  in  the  details  of  the  manage- 
ment for  several  years,  it  was  his  practice  to  spend  at  least  a  few 
hours  each  day  at  the  office  of  the  company.  M.  I.  W. 
W,  NELSON  STEM. 
W.  Nelson  Stem,  who  for  four  years  had  acted  as  registrar  at  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  died  suddenly  in  the  library  of 
that  institution  on  the  afternoon  of  Saturday,  March  14,  1903. 
Mr.  Stem  was  born  in  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  May  12,  1849.  After 
attending  Lafayette  College,  Easton,  Pa.,  he  entered  as  a  student  at 
the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  graduating  in  1873.  F°r 
many  years  he  was  one  of  the  most  active  members  of  the  Alumni 
Association,  serving  successively  as  one  of  its  directors,  vice-presi- 
dents and  president.  He  was  elected  president  in  1890.  He  also 
served  on  a  number  of  important  committees  and  for  several  years 
was  business  manager  of  the  Alumni  Report.  He  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  College  in  1889,  and  in  1899  was  elected  recording 
secretary.  Several  years  later  he  was  made  secretary  to  the  Board 
of  Trustees.  Among  other  services  rendered  the  College  it  may  be 
mentioned  that  in  1899  he  was  one  of  a  committee  appointed  to 
revise  the  by-laws.    A  widow  and  one  son  survive  him. 
M.  I.  W. 
