388  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  m?""' 
here,  for  he  was  charged  with  the  difficult  task  of  seeing  that  this  law 
was  judiciously  administered.  After  five  years  it  may  be  safely  said 
that  the  fruits  of  his  labors  are  enjoyed,  not  only  by  the  general 
public,  but  have  redounded  to  the  advantage  of  the  98  per  cent,  of 
ethical  business  men  in  the  United  States  as  well  as  abroad. 
Henry  Kraemer. 
AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
Philadelphia  Branch. 
A  special  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  Branch  of  the  A.  Ph. A. 
was  held  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  in  connection  with 
the  officers  or  representatives  of  a  number  of  other  associations 
and  the  colleges  of  pharmacy  in  Philadelphia,  to  take  some  action 
which  would  counteract  the  recommendation  of  the  Committee  on 
Personnel  of  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture  that  Dr.  Wiley 
"be  permitted  to  resign"  (see  page  381).  The  President  of  the 
local  branch,  Dr.  I.  V.  Stanley  Stanislaus,  presided,  and  asked  Pro- 
fessor Kraemer  to  read  the  resolutions  which  he  had  prepared  to  be 
endorsed,  if  the  members  present  so  desired,  and  sent  to  President 
Taft.  The  following  are  the  resolutions,  which  were  read  and 
unanimously  adopted: 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July  17,  191 1. 
To  the  Honorable  William  H.  Taft, 
President  of  the  United  States. 
The  following  preamble  and  resolutions,  passed  at  a  special  meeting  of 
representatives  of  the  organizations  named,  are  respectfully  submitted  for 
your  consideration : 
Whereas,  We,  the  officers  and  representatives  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  Philadelphia  Association  of  Retail  Druggists, 
Philadelphia  Branch  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  and  its 
Scientific  Section,  Philadelphia  Branch  of  the  American  Chemical  Society, 
The  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  Department  of  Pharmacy  of  the 
Medico-Chirurgical  College  and  Department  of  Pharmacy  of  Temple  Uni- 
versity, in  special  meeting  assembled,  having  learned  that  the  Committee  on 
Personnel  of  the  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  has  recommended 
that  Dr.  Harvey  W.  Wiley,  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Chemistry  of  that  depart- 
ment, "  be  permitted  to  resign  "  ;  and 
Whereas,  The  services  rendered  by  Dr.  Wiley,  as  chief  chemist  have 
been  eminent  and  have  revealed  a  progressive  and  liberal  spirit,  and  have 
