THE 
AMERICAN  JOURNAL  OF  PHARMACY. 
OCTOBER,    187  1. 
THE  NINETEENTH  ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  THE  AMERICAN 
PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  Association  convened  at  Polytechnic  Hall  in  the  city  of  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  on  the  afternoon  of  Tuesday,  September  12th,  at  8 
o'clock,  and  adjourned  again  on  Friday,  Sept.  15th,  after  having  held 
six  sessions. 
First  Session — Tuesday  Afternoon. 
The  Permanent  Secretary,  Professor  John  M.  Maisch,  called  the 
meeting  to  order,  stating  that  in  the  absence  of  all  the  elected  pre- 
siding officers  the  appointment  of  a  President  pro  tern,  became  neces- 
sary. The  President  and  two  Yice-presidents  were  prevented  from 
attendance  at  the  meeting  by  business  affairs,  while  the  third  Vice- 
president,  Eug.  L.  Massot,  died  since  the  last  meeting  at  Baltimore. 
Twenty-four  members  were  present  at  the  beginning  of  the  session. 
On  motion  of  Prof.  G.  F.  H.  Markoe,  of  Boston,  Prof.  J.  Faris 
Moore,  of  Baltimore,  was  elected  President  pro  tern. 
A  Committee  on  Credentials  was  appointed,  consisting  of  Messrs. 
Th.  Kalb,  of  St.  Louis,  Dr.E.  P.  Nichols,  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  and  Thos. 
Doliber  of  Boston. 
A  letter  being  read  by  the  Secretary,  signed  by  Mr.  W.  W.  Stod- 
dart,  accrediting  Mr.  Henry  B.  Brady,  the  present  President  of  the 
British  Pharmaceutical  Conference,  as  the  representative  of  that  As- 
sociation at  this  meeting,  the  credentials  were,  on  motion,  accepted, 
and  Mr.  Brady  invited  to  take  a  seat  as  a  member.  Having  been  in- 
troduced to  the  meeting  by  the  President,  Mr.  Brady  expressed  the 
fraternal  feeling  and  sympathy  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Conference, 
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