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Whereas,  One  of  its  founders,  the  late  Prof.  William  Procter,  Jr., 
became  its  most  distinguished  and  honored  member,  through  his 
untiring  energy,  ability,  and  valued  services  to  the  close  of  his  life. 
Therefore,  be  it  Resolved,  That  a  Committee  of  five  be  appointed 
by  the  President,  said  committee  to  be  known  as  the  Committee  on 
the  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  Monument  Fund,  whose  business  it  shall  be 
to  solicit  subscriptions  for  a  memorial  monument. 
Resolved,  That  when  a  sufficient  amount  shall  be  collected  by 
subscriptions,  this  Association  shall  authorize  and  have  erected  in 
the  Smithsonian  Grounds  in  Washington,  D.C.,  a  bronze  monument, 
commemorative  of  the  late  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  "The  Father  of 
American  Pharmacy." 
Resolved,  That  the  committee  be  authorized  to  invite  the  co-opera- 
tion of  the  various  State  Pharmaceutical  Associations,  and  all  other 
bodies  and  individuals  in  sympathy  with  the  undertaking,  and  that 
credit  be  given  to  each  subscriber. 
Resolved,  That  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  shall  be 
the  custodian  of  all  funds  collected,  and  shall  disburse  the  same  for 
the  object  herein  named,  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may 
be  adopted. 
Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  was  the  ninth  and  youngest  child  of  Isaac  and 
Rebecca  Procter.  He  was  born  in  the  City  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  on 
the  3d  of  May,  1817.  His  paternal  ancestor  had  come  from  Eng- 
land in  1793,  and  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  in  Baltimore. 
He  died  from  yellow  fever,  three  years  after  the  birth  of  William. 
When  the  estate  was  settled,  there  was  very  little  money  left  for  his 
widow  to  support  and  educate  her  children.  William,  however, 
possessed  industrious  and  studious  habits  with  accurate  observation 
and  good  memory,  and  from  his  early  youth  he  economized  his 
leisure  hours  in  the  pursuit  of  knowledge.  At  the  age  of  14  he 
engaged  himself  to  Henry  M.  Zollickoffer,  a  reputable  pharmacist 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  under  whose  influences,  and  aided  by  the  solici- 
tude and  directions  of  an  educated  and  good  mother,  his  intuitive 
mind  sought  associations  that  developed  a  strong  character  for 
usefulness. 
In  1837  ne  was  graduated  from  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Phar- 
macy, but  remained  with  Mr.  Zollickoffer  as  assistant  and  clerk  until 
1844,  when  he  purchased  the  property  at  the  S.  W.  corner  of  Ninth 
