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Officers — The  officers  of  this  branch  shall  be  a  president,  two  vice-presidents 
and  a  secretary-treasurer. 
Executive  Committee—  The  officers  of  this  branch  shall  constitute  an  execu- 
tive committee  to  transact  all  necessary  business  connected  with  the  regular 
meetings  of  this  branch. 
Meetings — The  meetings  of  this  branch  shall  be  held  monthly,  from  October 
to  May  inclusive. 
Quorum— Five  members  of  this  branch  shall  constitute  a  quorum. 
Dues — Every  active  member  of  this  branch  shall  annually  contribute  the 
sum  of  one  dollar. 
Elections — The  officers  shall  be  elected,  by  ballot,  at  the  March  meeting,  and 
shall  serve  one  year,  or,  until  their  successors  shall  have  been  elected. 
Presiding  Officer — In  the  absence  of  the  president  or  vice-presidents  at  any 
stated  meeting,  the  members  present  shall  elect  a  presiding  officer,  pro  tempore. 
Order  of  Business — (1)  Reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  stated  meeting  ; 
(2)  Introduction  of  new  members  ;  (3)  Nominations  and  elections;  (4)  Un- 
finished or  referred  business ;  (5)  New  business ;  (6)  Scientific  business. 
Adjournment. 
Rules  of  Order — On  all  points  not  specifically  mentioned  in  the  rules  govern- 
ing this  section,  the  by-laws  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  shall 
take  precedence  over  other  decisions  or  treatises  on  parliamentary  rules. 
The  election  of  officers  for  the  current  year  resulted  in  the  selec- 
tion of :  Prof.  Joseph  P.  Remington,  president ;  William  Mclntyre, 
first  vice-president ;  William  L.  Cliffe,  second  vice-president ;  M.  I. 
Wilbert,  secretary-treasurer. 
Following  the  election  of  officers  the  chairman  announced  that 
several  prominent  medical  men  had  honored  the  birth  of  this  local 
section  with  their  presence  and  suggested  that  some  of  them  at  least 
might  be  willing  to  express  their  opinions  on  the  timeliness  or  the 
necessity  of  a  movement  of  this  kind. 
In  answer  to  this  invitation,  Dr.  Solomon  Solis  Cohen,  and  Dr. 
Henry  Beates,  Jr.,  expressed  their  gratification  at  being  able  to  be 
present  at  this  the  initial  meeting  of  an  association  which  they 
thought  would  prove  to  be  an  important  factor  in  the  advancement 
of  scientific  pharmacy  and  incidentally  of  the  science  of  medicine. 
Dr.  Cohen  welcomed  the  foundation  of  this  local  branch  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  because,  to  him,  it  meant  not 
alone  the  assurance  of  a  more  active  pursuit  of  the  science  of  phar- 
macy, on  the  part  of  the  members  of  this  local  branch,  but  it  also 
meant,  to  the  medical  practitioner,  that  the  fact  that  a  pharmacist  is 
an  active  member  of  this  local  branch  will  be  a  guarantee  of  his 
trustworthiness  and  his  integrity. 
