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<  Am.  Jock.  Phakk. 
t     Aug.  1,  1873. 
the  right  to  vote,  personally  if  present,  or  by  proxy  if  absent.  The  officers 
were  re-elected  as  follows  :  Victor  Pasquier,  President ;  De  Bauque,  N.  Gille^ 
Van  Bastelair  and  Van  Pelt,  Vice-Presidents;  E.  Vande  Vyvere,  Secretary* 
and  Vanden  Heuvel,  Assistant  Secretary. 
(Editorial  Department. 
The  Twenty-First  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical. 
Association  will  convene  at  the  Virginia  Opera  House  (formerly  Virginia 
Hall),  in  the  city  of  Richmond,  on  Tuesday,  the  16th  day  of  September,  at  3 
o'clock  P.M.  The  following  arrangements  have  been  made  for  visiting  mem- 
bers :  those  from  the  Eastern  cities  will  leave  Baltimore  on  Monday,  the  15th 
of  September,  at  4  o'clock  P.M.,  by  the  York  river  line  of  steamers,  the  trains- 
leaving  New  York  at  9  A.M.  and  Philadelphia  at  12.15  M.,  making  close  con- 
nections. The  steamers  will  reach  West  Point  at  8.30  A.M.  on  Tuesday,  the 
party  arriving  in  Richmond  at  11  o'clock  the  same  morning.  A  reduction  of 
fare  from  Baltimore  has  been  secured  ;  but  the  members  are  requested  to  in„ 
form  Mr.  J.  F.  Hancock,  corner  of  Baltimore  and  Caroline  streets,  Baltimore, 
in  advance,  of  the  number  of  berths  required,  and  the  time  of  their  arrival  in 
that  city.  No  other  reduction  of  the  fare  could  be  secured  by  the  Permanent 
Secretary  for  the  Eastern  members. 
The  following  excursion  has  been  arranged  for  the  Western  members:  they 
will  leave  Cincinnati  on  Friday,  September  12th,  at  4  o'clock  P.M.,  for  Hunt- 
ington, by  steamer,  arriving  there  the  next  morning  at  9  o'clock;  thence  by 
rail  to  White  Sulphur  Springs,  where  they  will  spend  Sunday,  leaving  again 
M  onday  morning  and  arriving  at  Richmond  at  5  P.M.  the  same  day.  Fare 
from  Cincinnati  to  Richmond,  S17.  Members  and  their  families  going  by  this 
route,  are  requested  to  give  timely  information  to  Prof.  J.  F.  Judge,  corner  of 
Court  and  Cutter  streets,  Cincinnati.  They  will  be  passed  back  over  the  same 
route/ree  of  charge  upon  presenting  a  certificate  from  the  Secretary. 
The  headquarters  of  the  members  at  Richmond  will  be  at  the  44  Exchange- 
Hotel  and  Ballard  House,"  where  ample  accommodations  and  a  reduction  from 
the  regular  charges  have  been  secured. 
An  excursion  of  the  members  to  Petersburg,  Va.,  has  been  proposed  for  one 
afternoon,  and  a  visit  to  Mount  Vernon  after  the  final  adjournment  of  the 
Association.  Members  intending  to  participate  are  requested  to  inform  the 
Secretary,  after  their  arrival  in  Richmond,  of  the  number  of  tickets  required, 
when  the  expenses  of  each  trip  will  be  made  known. 
Goods  intended  for  exhibition  should  reach  Richmond  on  Monday,  and  be 
sent  free  of  charge,  directed  to  the  Association,  at  the  Virginia  Opera  House, 
notice  being  given  to  the  Secretary  stating  the  space  required. 
The  General  Index  to  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  we  are  glad' 
to  observe,  meets  with  that  appreciation  which  it  deserves  for  its  elaborateness* 
