ArAugust,^£m'}    Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  391 
and  a  large  number  of  county  associations,  were  cordially  welcomed 
by  the  President  on  behalf  of  the  Association,  and  the  delegates 
responded  with  an  earnestness  and  vigor  that  seemed  to  indicate  a 
new  life  in  the  Association. 
The  President's  address  was  a  very  able  resume  of  the  conditions 
of  the  drug  trade  and  contained  a  number  of  valuable  suggestions 
which  were  subsequently  adopted. 
The  Treasurer's  report  showed  a  balance  of  $807.03. 
The  Committee  on  Legislation  made  a  very  interesting  report, 
giving  in  detail  their  efforts  at  preventing  vicious  legislation  as  well 
as  supporting  meritorious  legislation. 
The  Committee  on  Trade  Interests  had  been  very  active  during 
the  year.  A  large  amount  of  work  had  been  done,  and  as  a  result 
fifty-three  county  associations  are  now  organized,  including  those 
previously  organized;  these  include  2,200  druggists.  All  these 
county  associations  are  affiliated  with  the  N.A.R.D.,  and  much 
stronger  fraternal  feeling  exists  now  than  ever  before. 
The  N.A.R.D.  received  a  cordial  endorsement  and  an  order  was 
passed  for  the  payment  of  the  per  capita  assessment.  The  Associa- 
tion endorsed  the  resolutions  referred  to  them  by  the  New  Jersey 
Pharmaceutical  Association.  The  first  called  for  a  reduction  by  the 
Government  of  the  internal  revenue  tax  upon  proof  spirits  ;  the 
second  protested  against  the  patenting  of  chemical  products  intended 
for  use  as  medicines ;  the  third  requested  that  any  of  the  new  syn- 
thetic compounds  introduced  into  the  U.S. P.  should  be  called  by 
their  chemical  names,  where  practicable,  or  by  names  coined  for  the 
purpose. 
The  Association  learned  with  pleasure  of  the  appointment  of  their 
fellow-member,  VV.  L.  Cliffe,  to  the  Pharmaceutical  Examining 
Board. 
The  Committee  on  Botany  had  nothing  to  report,  but  asked 
"  why  Rhus  Toxicodendron  and  other  noxious  plants  should  not  be 
placed  under  ban  of  the  law  as  Canada  thistle  is?" 
The  Executive  Committee  in  their  report  alluded  to  the  disposi- 
tion of  the  Legislature  to  enact  vicious  legislation  against  pharma- 
cists, and  to  the  necessity  of  continued  watchfulness  on  the  part  of 
pharmacists  to  prevent  it.  They  also  referred  to  the  herculean 
efforts  that  had  been  put  forth  to  increase  the  membership,  whereby 
426  new  members  had  been  obtained,  which  is  300  more  than  the 
