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meeting  was  held  February  16th,  when  the  folio  win  g^officers  were  elected  for 
the  ensuing  year:  President,  W.  C.  Bolm;  Vice-Presidents,  Chas.  Ludeking,  and 
R.  H.  Smiley ;  Recording  Secretary,  H.  M.  Whelpley ;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
F.  F.  Witting;  Treasurer,  Chas.  Gietner;  Registrar,  Dr.  O.  E.  Treutler;  and 
0.  F.  Heitmeyer  and  Louis  Schurck,  members  of  the  Executive  Board.  A 
proposition,  made  by  the  president,  that  a  course  of  lectures  be  given  during 
the  winter  months,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Association,  was  referred  to  a 
committee  for  further  consideration. 
Arkansas  Pharmaceutical  Association. — The  third  annual  meeting  convened  in 
Little  Rock,  April  29th.  The  president,  John  B.  Bond,  in  the  chair.  The 
treasurer  reported  a  balance  on  hand  amounting  to  8151.20.  The  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  formulary  for  unofficinal  preparations  was  adopted ;  the  draft  of 
a  pharmacy  law  was  discussed  and  adopted ;  one  or  two  papers  were  read,  and 
the  following  officers  were  elected:  President,  Dr.  J.  B.  Bond,  Little  Rock; 
Vice-President,  Dr.  J.  R.  McDaniel,  Clark  County;  Secretary,  Dr.  J.  R.  Colburn, 
Little  Rock;  Treasurer,  E.  P.  Schaer,  Little  R  ick.  The  annual  meetings  of  this 
Association  are  held  simultaneous  with  those  of  the  State  Medical  Society. 
California  Pharmaceutical  Society. — At  the  meeting,  held  in  San  Francisco, 
February  11th,  Prof.  Behr  read  a  paper,  giving  his  observations  on  insect- 
ivorous plants ;  a  process  for  making  mercurial  ointment  was  shown  by  Mr. 
Sommer;  papers  on  ginger  ale  and  on  syrup  of  ferrous  iodide  were  read  by 
Val.  Schmidt;  on  the  analysis  of  an  antiferment  by  S.  A.  McDonnell;  on  Cali- 
fornia liquorice  root  by  F.  C.  Keil;  on  cantharidal  collodion  by  F.  A.  Grazer; 
and  on  pharmacy  laws  by  C  Troppmann. 
The  Connecticut  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  tenth  annual  meeting  in 
New  Haven,  February  2d  and  3d,  the  president,  J.  K.  Williams,  in  the  chair. 
The  treasurer,  G.  P.  Chandler,  reported  a  cash  balance  on  hand  amounting  to 
$1,123.74.  The  reports  of  the  various  standing  and  special  committees  were 
read;  also,  a  report  of  the  Commissioners  of  Pharmacy,  who,  during  the 
preceding  year,  had  issued  470  renewals  and  46  new  licenses,  among  the  latter, 
three  to  graduates  in  pharmacy.  The  president's  address  discussed  the  pharmacy 
act,  the  labor  performed  by  the  different  committees  and  officers,  various  trade 
interests,  the  sixth  pharmaceutical  congress,  the  metric  system,  and  other 
topics.  After  the  reading  of  several  papers,  the  following  officers  were  elected : 
President,  F.  M.  Wilson,  Willianiantic ;  Vice-Presidents,  C.  E.  Bristol,  Ansonia 
and  E.  A.  Tomlinson,  Plainville ;  Secretary,  F.  Wilcox,  Waterbury ;  Treasurer, 
G.  P.  Chandler,  Hartford.  A  number  of  committees  were  appointed,  and 
various  subjects  of  general  and  local  interest  discussed.  The  next  meeting 
will  be  held  at  Meriden.    J.  H.  Parker,  Local  Secretary. 
The  Georgia  Pharmaceutical  Association  convened  at  its  eleventh  annual 
meeting  in  Savannah,  April  13th  and  14th.  Reports  were  received  from  the 
officers  and  committees.  Several  papers  were  read  and  discussed ;  the  legisla- 
tion requiring  scarlet  colored  labels  for  morphine  was  considered,  and  a 
number  of  prizes  were  awarded  for  various  pharmaceutical  preparations  and 
chemicals,  made  by  the  members.  The  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  are: 
President,  J.  W.  Stanford,  Cuthbert ;  Vice-Presidents,  P.  C  Magnus,  Atlanta, 
F.  J.  Moses,  Augusta,  and  L.  C.  Strong,  Savannah ;  Treasurer,  T.  L.  Massenberg  ; 
Secretary,  H.  R.  Slack,  Jr.,  La  Grange.    Cum.br rland  Island  was  selected  as  the 
