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and  an  entire  recasting  of  the  relations  hitherto  held  by  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association  to  the  several  branches  of  the  drug 
trade  and  any  predictions  as  to  the  ultimate  outcome  must  neces- 
sarily be  based  on  idle  speculation. 
A  more  comprehensive  idea  of  the  nature  of  the  changes  pro- 
posed can  perhaps  best  be  given  by  a  more  or  less  chronological 
report  of  the  proceedings  as  reflected  at  the  several  sessions  of  the 
Association  attended  by  one  individual. 
The  first  general  session  of  the  59th  annual  meeting  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  was  called  to  order  by  Presi- 
dent Eberle  shortly  after  3  o'clock  on  August  14,  191 1,  at  the  Hotel 
Vendome.  After  a  few  preliminary  remarks  by  the  president  and 
a  short,  prayer  by  Rev.  A.  R.  Williams,  of  East  Boston,  the  Lieu- 
tenant-Governor of  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  Louis  A.  Frothing- 
ham,  welcomed  the  Association  on  behalf  of  the  State,  and  the 
acting  Mayor  of  Boston,  Walter  L.  Collins,  offered  the  hospitalities 
of  the  City  of  Boston. 
These  addresses  of  welcome  were  replied  to  by  R.  H.  Walker 
of  Gonzalez,  Texas,  who  called  attention  to  some  of  the  advantages 
of  membership  in  the  A.  Ph.  A. 
George  S.  Smith,  in  a  short  and  interesting  address,  called 
attention  to  a  number  of  facts  regarding  the  commercial  importance 
of  Boston  and  the  surrounding  towns  and  pointed  out  that  few 
sections  of  the  country  are  as  thickly  populated  as  is  the  territory 
adjacent  to  and  more  or  less  dependent  on  the  City  of  Boston. 
C.  H.  Packard,  on  behalf  of  the  druggists  of  the  Boston  dis- 
trict, extended  to  the  members  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  their  relatives  and  friends,  a  hearty  welcome  to  the 
Hub. 
These  several  addresses  were  replied  to  by  C.  M.  Ford  of  Denver, 
who  in  a  facetious  address  reminded  the  members  that  the  time 
had  come  for  them  to  again  think  of  visiting  the  central  portion 
of  the  United  States  and  he,  therefore,  extended  an  invitation  to 
meet  in  the  City  of  Denver  in  191 2. 
The  annual  address  of  the  president  called  attention  to  many 
of  the  shortcoming's  and  needs  of  those  engaged  in  the  drug  and 
apothecary  business  and  contained  a  number  of  suggestions  for 
bringing  about  changes  in  present-day  conditions.  The  greater 
portion  of  the  address  was  subsequently  referred  to  a  committee  of 
five  members,  while  the  recommendations  referring  to  legislation 
