358  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  {Amju°^'i26arm' 
early  as  possible  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Membership — Geo.  TV. 
Kennedy,  Pottsville,  Pa. 
It  is  confidently  expected  that  arrangements  will  be  perfected  so  as  to  afford 
ample  time  for  the  reading  and  discussion  of  papers,  and  all  members  are  urged 
to  forward  their  essays  as  early  as  possible  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee 
on  Papers  and  Queries — Prof.  J.  U.  Lloyd,  Cincinnati. 
Attention  is  also  directed  to  the  Centennial  Fund,  the  interest  of  which  is  to 
be  used  for  defraying  the  expenses  of  suitable  investigations  (see  Chapter  VII 
of  By-Laws  of  the  Council).  Member^  desiring  to  avail  themselves  of  this 
fund  will  please  make  application  to  one  of  the  members  of  the  committee, 
which  consists  of  the  President,  Joseph  Roberts,  Baltimore,  Md. ;  the  Chair- 
man of  the  Finance  Committee,  S.  A.  D.  Sheppard,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  the 
Permanent  Secretary,  J.  M.  Maisch,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
The  Committee  on  Arrangements,  of  which  the  Local  Secretary,  Mr.  Wm.  B. 
Blanding,  is  chairman,  is  endeavoring  to  provide  for  the  accommodation  and 
comfort  of  members  and  visitors,  while  traveling  to,  and  during  their  stay  at 
the  place  of  meeting.  Further  particulars  will  be  announced  in  a  circular  from 
the  Permanent  Secretary.  Joseph  Robekts,  President. 
Baltimore,  June  15,  1886. 
PHAKMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  ASD  ASSOCIATIONS. 
Alabama  Pharmaceutical  Association. — The  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Bir- 
mingham, May  11,  and  the  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  Mobile,  on  the  second 
Wednesday  of  May,  1887.  A.  L.  Stollenwerck,  Birmingham,  was  elected  Presi- 
dent; P.  C.  Candidus,  Secretary,  and  W.  F.  Punch,  Local  Secretary. 
The  East  Tennessee  Pharmaceutical  Association,  which  was  organized  last  year, 
met  in  Knoxville,  May  11th,  and  after  transacting  the  business  before  it,  ad- 
journed to  meet  in  1887,  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  October,  at  Cleveland.  Its 
officers  are:  G.  Albers,  Knoxville,  President;  M.  Block,  Chattanooga,  and 
E.  W.  Tedford,  Maryville,  Vice-Presidents,  and  J.  G.  Rawlings,  Chattanooga, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
The  Illinois  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  seventh  meeting  in  Rockford, 
June  8th  to  10th,  President  Patterson  in  the  chair.  '  Besides  the  President's 
address,  and  the  reports  of  the  officers  and  committees  and  of  the  Pharmacy 
Board,  a  number  of  papers  were  read,  among  them  one  on  "The  Value  of 
Botany  to  Pharmacists,"  by  Prof.  Bastin  ;  "  Pressed  Herbs,"  by  C.  B.  Allaire ; 
"Preservation  of  Alkaloidal  Solutions,"  by  Prof.  Stuart;  "Products  of  Orange 
Culture,  and  Medicated  Waters,"  by  L.  C.  Hogan.  The  new  officers  are :  Presi- 
dent, B.  F.  Gardner,  Atlanta ;  Vice-Presidents,  F.  A.  Druehl,  Chicago;  A.  Shum- 
way,  Lanark,  and  J.  S.  Green,  Morrison;  Treasurer,  G.  H.  Sohrbeck,  Moline; 
Secretary,  L.  C.  Hogan,  Englewood.  The  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  Decatur, 
the  date  to  be  fixed  by  the  Executive  Committee. 
The  Indiana  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  fifr h  meeting  at  Lafayette, 
June  8th  and  9th.  Besides  the  usual  addresses  and  official  reports,  a  num- 
ber of  papers  were  read,  various  questions  of  local  and  general  interest  were 
discussed,  and  a  visit  was  made  to  the  Purdue  University,  more  especially 
to  the  Department  of  Pharmacy.  The  officers  elected  are:  President,  Leo 
Eliel,  South  Bend;  Vice-Presidents,  Dav.  Hilt,  Lafayette;  N.  Jay,  StockwelL 
