242  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {"^'"-May'ign*™' 
delphia  College  of  Pharmacy  in  the  lead  of  all  pharmaceutical 
education. 
The  portrait  was  accepted  on  behalf  of  the  College  by  Richard 
V.  Mattison,  M.D.,  First  Vice-President  of  the  College. 
address  of  acceptance  of  portrait,  by  dr.  mattison. 
Honored  President,  Mr.  Toastm aster.  Fellow  Alumni  and 
Friends  : 
By  virtue  of  my  position  as  First  Vice-President  of  our  Col- 
lege, I  am  accorded  the  rare  opportunity  of  accepting  upon  behalf 
of  our  members,  this  portrait  of  our  friend  and  fellow-alumnus, 
Mr.  Howard  B.  French,  a  memento  in  perpetuity  of  the  love 
which  the  associates  of  our  self-denying  president  have  for  his  ever 
charming  personality. 
To  voice  this  affection  and  high  esteem,  in  which  more  than 
twelve  hundred  of  our  alumni  have  joined,  is,  I  take  it,  the  real 
object  of  this  assemblage  gathered  to-night  about  this  festive  board. 
But  in  voicing  it  what  can  I  say  that  you  do  not  already  know  about 
this  man  whose  thoughtful,  clear-sighted,  far-reaching  and  most 
unusual  labor  upon  behalf  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy 
has  been  and  is  of  such  transcendent  magnitude  that  we  even  now 
scarcely  appreciate  the  enormous  possibilities  which  have  been 
opened  up  to  us  through  the  untiring  devotion  of  our  president 
to  our  college  interests. 
As  we,  therefore,  as  his  fellow  Alumni,  unite  to  do  him  glorious 
honor  this  evening,  let  us  accord  him  with  most  joyous  acclaim 
the  fulsome  praise  which  his  deeds  command  and,  in  heartsome 
tribute  to  the  rugged,  manly  personality  of  Mr.  Howard  B.  French, 
unite  with  the  immortal  bard  in  Hamlet  and,  but  slightly  para- 
phrasing, say,  "  Here  is  a  man  that,  take  him  all  in  all,  we  shall 
not  look  upon  his  like  again  " — our  President. 
response  by  president  FRENCH. 
Mr.  Toastmaster  and  Gentlemen: 
My  physician  positively  forbade  me  saying  one  word.  You 
have  been  exceedingly  kind.  You  have  honored  me  beyond,  far 
beyond,  my  desserts ;  and  I  thank  you  all  for  having  me  here  with 
you  to-night  and  for  doing  honor  to  the  College. 
