AjaSarryPih9or-}  William  Procter,  Jr.  19 
of  his  work,  his  ability,  responsibility  and  the  results  of  his  many 
years  of  uninterrupted  labor  in  the  promotion  of  pharmacy,  he  was 
the  acknowledged  superior  of  all  American  pharmacists,  and  enjoyed 
both  a  national  and  international  reputation  for  his  achievements. 
I  claim,  therefore,  that  his  memory  is  worthy  of  our  highest  con- 
sideration, and  that  a  monument  to  Prof.  William  Procter,  Jr.,  the 
father  of  American  pharmacy,  should  be  erected  at  the  national 
capital,  and  that  a  portion  of  the  Smithsonian  grounds  should  be 
requested  as  the  most  suitable  site. 
At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Maryland  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion in  1903,  the  following  resolution  was  adopted: 
Resolved,  That  the  Maryland  Pharmaceutical  Association  favors 
the  erection  of  a  bronze  statue  of  William  Procter,  Jr.,  the  father  of 
American  pharmacy,  in  the  Smithsonian  grounds  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  as  the  most  fitting  testimonial  of  that  illustrious  pharmacist, 
under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  necessary. 
A  committee  on  the  Procter  monument,  of  the  same  association, 
made  a  report,  and  a  similar  resolution  was  unanimously  passed 
at  its  meeting  this  year.  Maryland  is  on  record  favoring  the  monu- 
ment. At  the  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
in  Kansas  City  this  year,  I  had  the  honor  to  read  a  paper  favoring 
this  movement. 
And  at  the  last  general  session  I  offered  the  following,  which  was 
adopted  without  a  dissenting  voice : 
Whereas,  The  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  from  its 
inception  has  enrolled  as  members  the  most  reputable  and  accom- 
plished pharmacists  and  druggists  of  America,  who,  by  the  charac- 
ter of  their  annual  contributions,  have  made  it  an  ideal  organiza- 
tion ;  and 
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  William  Proc- 
ter, Jr.,  Monument  Fund,  whose  business  it  shall  be  to  solicit  sub- 
scriptions for  a  memorial  monument. 
Resolved,  That  when  a  sufficient  amount  shall  be  collected  by 
subscriptions,  this  Association  shall  authorize  and  have  erected  in 
