476  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {^ptember.wSS1' 
The  President  then  appointed  a  Committee  on  Time  and  Place  of  next 
meeting,  of  which  Professor  Remington  was  chairman.  The  session  then 
adjourned  until  the  following  morning.  In  the  evening  a  reception  was  given 
which  was  opened  by  a  musical  programme,  rendered  by  Steinwald's  orchestra, 
which  played  from  the  stage  of  the  hall.  Chairs  and  tables  were  placed  con- 
veniently through  the  hall,  and  refreshments  were  served  during  the  rendition 
of  the  musical  programme.  This  was  followed  by  informal  dancing.  The  re- 
ception was  a  successful  feature  of  the  social  portion  of  the  programme. 
SECOND  GENERAL  SESSION. 
The  second  general  session  was  held  at  10  a.m.  on  Tuesday  morning,  the 
President  in  the  chair.  Secretary  Caspari  read  the  minutes  of  the  first  general 
session,  which  were  adopted  as  read.  The  minutes  of  the  Council  were  then 
read  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Council,  Mr.  Kennedy.  The  Nominating  Com- 
mittee reported  the  following  ticket  as  the  choice  of  the  Committee  for  officers 
of  the  Association  for  the  ensuing  year  : 
President — Charles  E.  Dohme,  Baltimore,  Md. 
First  Vice-President — George  F.  Payne,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Second  Vice-President— James  H.  Beal,  Scio,  O. 
Third  Vice-President— Miss  Josie  Wanous,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Treasurer — S.  A.  D.  Sheppard,  Boston,  Mass. 
General  Secretary — Charles  Caspari,  Jr.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
Reporter  on  Progress  of  Pharmacy — C.  Lewis  Diehl,  Louisville,  Ky. 
Members  of  Council :  (a)  For  three  years,  H.  M.  Whitney,  Charles  A. 
Rapelye  and  Wm.  S.  Thompson,  {b)  To  fill  vacancies  caused  by  two  resig- 
nations, Thomas  F.  Main  and  John  Ingalls. 
The  report  was  received  and  the  officers  elected,  the  Secretary  being 
instructed  to  cast  an  affirmative  ballot.  Secretary  Caspari  then  announced 
that  he  had  received  the  credentials  of  delegates  from  a  number  of  State  and 
local  Associations,  Colleges  of  Pharmacy,  and  their  Alumni  Associations  and 
other  bodies.  On  motion  these  were  received  by  the  Association,  and  the 
usual  privileges  accorded  the  delegates. 
The  various  Special  Committees  gave  their  reports,  being  as  follows  :  Com- 
mittee on  Transportation,  C.  A.  Mayo  ;  Special  Auxiliary  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, H.  M.  Whelpley  ;  Committee  on  National  Formulary,  C.  Lewis  Diehl ; 
Committee  on  National  Department  of  Health,  Jos.  P.  Remington  ;  Com- 
mittee on  General  Prizes,  Frank  S.  Hereth,  recommended  that  the  first  prize 
be  awarded  to  Knox  and  Prescott  for  the  Caffein  compound  in  Kola ;  the 
second  prize  to  Dohme  and  Engelhardt  for  paper  on  Chemistry  of  Cascara 
Sagrada  ;  the  third  prize  to  Henry  Kraemer  for  paper  on  Examination  of 
Powdered  Vegetable  Drugs  ;  Committee  on  Ebert  Prize,  Albert  B.  Prescott, 
reported  that  this  prize  be  awarded  Virgil  Coblentz  for  his  paper  on  Gelsemic 
Acid  ;  Report  of  Chairman  of  Council,  having  charge  of  the  funds  of  the 
Association,  Wm.  S.  Thompson  ;  Committee  on  Pure  Food  and  Drug  Con- 
gress, reported  by  J.  H.  Redsecker  ;  Committee  on  Meeting  of  1900,  Wm.  C. 
Alpers.  F.  G.  Ryan,  Chairman  of  the  Special  Committee  on  Weights  and 
Measures,  reported  the  advances  made  in  the  use  of  the  metric  system 
in  the  various  parts  of  the  world,  and  offered  a  resolution  requesting 
medical  colleges  in  America  to  teach  their  students  the  metric  system  exclu- 
