476  Editorial 
Aside  from  the  attraction  which  St.  Louis  possessed  for  many  of  the  visiting 
members,  the  success  is  in  a  great  measure  due  to  the  exertions  of  the  pharma- 
cists and  druggists  of  St.  Louis,  who  labored  assiduously  through  their  Com- 
mittees on  ways  and  means,  on  arrangements,  on  hall,  on  railroads  and  hotels? 
on  reception  and  on  banquet. 
On  the  evening  of  Sept.  12th,  the  local  members  and  friends  of  the  Associa- 
tion, with  their  ladies,  met  the  visiting  members  and  ladies  in  the  spacious  par- 
lors of  the  Southern  Hotel,  where  a  general  introduction  took  place.  After 
partaking  of  a  handsome  collation,  the  company  engaged  in  friendly  conversa. 
tion,  and  dispersed  at  a  late  hour. 
The  afternoon  of  Wednesday,  the  13th,  was  especially  devoted  to  the  ladies 
of  the  visiting  members,  who  were  conducted  by  several  ladies  and  gentlemen 
of  St.  Louis  to  the  most  prominent  points  of  interest  in  the  city  and  suburbs. 
The  evening  of  the  14th  assembled  all  the  members  present,  their  ladies  and 
many  invited  guests,  again  in  the  parlors  of  the  Southern  Hotel,  where  a  band 
greeted  them  with  choice  music.  The  dining-hall  had  been  handsomely  deco- 
rated with  flags,  and  the  tables  to  which  the  company  sat  down  to  an  excellent 
supper,  were  elegantly  ornamented.  Toasts  were  offered  to  "The  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,"  Pennsylvania,  the  Keystone  State  of  the  Union,' 
*'The  State  of  New  York,"  "The  State  of  Massachusetts,"  "The  State  of 
Maryland,"  "The  State  of  Ohio,"  "The  State  of  Illinois  and  the  City  of 
Chicago,"  "  Our  Sister  Societies,"  "  The  Press,"  which  were  acknowledged  and 
responded  to  by  Messrs.  Maisch,  Procter,  Wright,  Markoe,  Moore,  Judge, 
Sargent,  H.  B.  Brady  and  J.  S.  Slade.  Speeches  were  made  by  other  gentle- 
men until  the  entertainment  came  to  a  close. 
After  the  meeting  had  adjourned  on  Friday,  the  visiting  members  were  con- 
ducted to  the  extensive  vaults  of  the  American  Wine  Company,  to  Lafayette 
and  Tower  Grove  Parks,  and  to  Shaw's  Botanical  Gardens.  Returning  from 
this  excursion,  most  of  the  visitors  left  the  same  evening  for  their  homes,  or 
joined  a  party  for  a  visit  to  the  Mammoth  Cave. 
Exhibition  at  the  Meeting  or  the  Association.— Through  the  untiring 
efforts  of  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Crawford,  the  Local  Secretary  for  the  past  year,  a  large 
number  of  drugs,  chemicals,  &c.,  had  been  placed  on  exhibition,  which  took 
place  in  the  spacious  lecture-hall  of  the  polytechnic  building.  The  entire 
arrangement  reflects  credit  on  the  good  taste  of  the  Manager.  The  exhibitors 
were  quite  numerous,  most  sections  of  the  United  States  being  represented, 
likewise  England  and  Germany.  A  noticeable  feature  was  the  display  of  crude 
drugs,  which  were  in  greater  number  than  at  previous  meetings.  We  have  not 
space  enough  to  even  mention  all  articles  on  exhibition,  and  shall  have  to  con- 
tent ourselves  with  recording  the  character  of  the  articles  exhibited  by  the 
various  firms. 
Drugs. — J.  L.  Lemberger,  of  Lebanon,  Pa. :  an  interesting  collection  of  wild 
cherry  bark,  in  pieces  and  in  powder,  gathered  in  each  month  of  the  year. 
B.  0.  &  G.  0.  Wilson,  of  Boston  :  indigenous  herbs  and  flowers,  in  an  excel- 
lent state  of  preservation,  loose  and  pressed. 
