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The  President  then  called  upon  several  of  the  official  delegates 
present.  Frederick  T.  Gordon,  a  pharmacist  of  the  Navy,  said  that 
this  was  the  first  time  the  U.  S.  Navy  had  recognized  pharmacy  by 
sending  a  delegate  to  the  Association.  The  Public  Health  and  Marine 
Hospital  Service  was  represented  by  Albert  W.  Roehrig  and  Henry 
Gahn,  the  former  of  whom  said  that  pharmacy  had  made  wonderful 
progress,  although  the  Government  had  been  slow  to  recognize  it. 
This,  he  said,  was  largely  due  to  precedent,  a  factor  of  much  import 
with  the  Government.  Lyman  F.  Kebler,  of  the  Bureau  of  Chem- 
istry, (J.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture,  said  that  by  a  recent  Act  of 
Congress  a  number  of  adulterated  drugs  can  be  kept  out  of  our 
markets,  but  that  this  Act  does  not  apply  to  many  chemicals  and 
other  products,  and  the  question  often  arises  as  to  whether  a  product 
is  a  drug  or  some  other  commodity.  He  said  that  much  legislation 
is  needed  along  this  line,  and  that  the  aim  should  be  to  establish 
patent  processes  rather  than  to  sanction  patent  products.  Thomas 
P.  Cook,  of  New  York,  cordially  greeted  the  Association  on  behalf 
of  the  National  Association  of  Wholesale  Druggists,  and  Lewis  C. 
Hopp,  of  Cleveland,  O.,  spoke  of  the  work  and  purpose  of  the 
National  Association  of  Retail  Druggists. 
The  fact  that  over  fifty  organizations,  including  three  departments 
ot  the  U.  S.  Government,  sent  delegates  to  the  meeting  is  significant 
as  showing  the  interest  taken  in  the  deliberations  o  the  Association 
and  as  indicating  the  extent  of  the  power  and  influence  ot"  the 
A.  Ph.  A.  in  various  ways. 
First  Vice-President  Wm.  L.  Cliffe,  of  Philadelphia,  was  asked  to 
take  the  chair  while  the  presidential  address  was  being  read  by 
George  F.  Payne. 
The  address  was  rather  lengthy,  being  devoted  to  the  consideration 
of  a  number  of  subjects,  and  contained  twelve  recommendations.  It 
was  referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of  Frank  G.  Ryan,  John  F. 
Patton  and  John  W.  Baird.  At  a  later  meeting  this  committee 
reported  and  the  Association  adopted  the  ollowing  resolutions : 
(a)  That  the  names  of  all  committees  to  be  appointed  by  the  President  for 
each  year  be  arranged  in  a  complete  separate  list  by  the  General  Secretary 
before  the  close  of  each  annual  meeting  and  a  copy  of  the  same  be  given  the 
incoming  President,  preferably  at  the  close  of  the  last  general  session  or  as 
soon  thereafter  as  practical.  The  General  Secretary  is  very  familiar  with  all 
the  standing  committees  and  can  have  them  written  out  in  advance  with  spac  i 
between  to  insert  any  new  committees  which  may  be  formed.    This  will  prov 
