544  york  German  Apoth.  Society.  {"^kov^X/ioiT' 
cal  representatives  of  American  pharmacy.  You  both  have  risen 
from  the  low  position  as  apprentice  in  a  drug  store  to  high  places 
in  our  profession.  You,  Joseph  P.  Remington,  as  chairman  of  the 
Committee  of  the  Revision  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  have  attained  what 
I  consider  the  highest  honor  that  American  pharmacy  can  confer. 
And  you,  John  Uri  Lloyd,  have  gained  an  international  reputation 
as  scientist  and  author,  and  in  commercial  pursuits  have  not  forgot- 
ten the  sweeter  and  gentler  side  of  human  nature,  and  depicted  them 
in  a  masterful  way  in  your  beautiful  novels. 
"  It  is  therefore  in  this  spirit  of  pride  and  friendship,  which  goes 
out  from  us  to  you,  that  we  have  decided  to  confer  upon  you  both 
the  honorary  membership  of  the  German  Apothecary  Society.  We 
want  to  emphasize  herewith  our  loyalty  for  American  pharmacy 
and  our  admiration  for  American  science.  We  want  to  have  it 
understood  that  we  are  American  in  heart  and  soul,  and  further, 
we  want  to  give  expression  to  our  personal  admiration  and  love  with 
which  our  hearts  go  forth  to  you  as  the  best  men  that  American 
pharmacy  has  produced.  And  finally,  speaking  in  a  broader  sense, 
we  wish  to  accentuate  the  bonds  of  friendship  that  exist  among 
scientific  men  of  the  two  nations,  Germany  and  the  United  States, 
that  broad  and  noble  friendship  which  alone  makes  for  higher 
civilization,  for  better  knowledge,  for  better  understanding  of  all 
that  is  grand  and  ennobling  in  either  country  and  that  brings  the  two 
great  nations  closer  and  closer  together  in  a  common  purpose.  It  is 
in  this  spirit  that  I  hand  you  these  diplomas,  and  I  know  that  you 
will  accept  them  in  the  same  way." 
Addresses  were  also  made  by  Mr.  Felix  Hirseman,  an  ex-presi- 
dent of  the  Verein,  who  reviewed  the  history  of  pharmacy  in  New 
York  during  the  past  60  years ;  Mr.  Carl  Hauser,  the  well-known 
humorist,  had  for  his  theme,  "  Sixty  Years  as  the  Customer  of  the 
Apothecary."  The  newly-elected  honorary  members  also  were  called 
upon  to  respond. 
The  programme  was  gotten  up  in  pamphlet  form,  containing 
songs  written  for  the  occasion  and  excellent  caricatures  of  some  of 
the  members  and  guests.  The  officers  of  the  New  Yorker  Deutscher- 
Apotheker-Verein  at  present  are :  president,  George  Klinan ;  honor- 
ary president,  Gustav  Ramsperger ;  vice-presidents.  Dr.  C.  F.  Klip- 
pert  and  Paul  F.  Gebicke ;  permanent  secretary.  Otto  P.  Gilbert; 
corresponding  secretary,  E.  A.  Boetzel ;  treasurer,  Robert  S.  Leh- 
jnan;  recorder,  George  Leinecker  ;  librarian,  George  C.  P.  Stolz^n- 
