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sponse  to  this  request,  he  crossed  the  Atlantic,  in  order  that  he 
might  once  again  meet  the  many  friends  who  had  conferred  upon 
him  this  honor.  Unfortunately,  however,  he  was  even  then  in  such 
a  feeble  state  of  health  as  to  rdnder  necessary  his  almost. immediate 
return,  thus  compelling  him  to  forego  the  long-anticipated  pleasure 
of  delivering  his  address  in  person,  which  was  naturally  a  grievous 
disappointment,  both  to  himself  and  to  his  friends.  The  subject  he 
had  selected  for  his  discourse  was  "  A  Retrospect  of  the  Develop- 
ment of  American  Pharmacy  and  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association,"  which  was  published  in  the  "  Proceedings "  of  the 
Association  for  1902,  and  occupies  forty-five  closely  printed  pages. 
It  would  be  needless  here  to  refer  to  the  thoroughness  of  its  exposi- 
tion and  the  charm  of  its  diction. 
The  varied  and  exceptional  attainments  of  Dr.  Hoffmann  and  the 
service  rendered  by  him  in  pursuit  of  the  higher  aims  and  ideals  of 
pharmacy  have  been  widely  recognized,  and  he  was  the  recipient  of 
many  distinctions,  both  in  America  and  on  the  continent  of  Europe. 
Although  in  his  sterner  moods,  and  by  his  strong  dislike  of  the 
superficial,  as  also  by  his  determined  and  uncompromising  views  on 
many  subjects,  he  was  sometimes  misunderstood  or  even  harshly 
judged,  yet  those  who  were  privileged  to  know  him  most  intimately 
could  not  fail  to  have  been  impressed  by  his  many  noble  qualities, 
by  his  generous  nature,  his  kindness  of  heart,  and  by  the  encourage- 
ment and  inspiration  which  he  afforded  those  of  younger  years,  to 
whom  by  his  sympathies  he  was  attracted. 
In  the  attempt  which  has  been  made  to  delineate  some  of  the 
more  prominent  features  of  a  life  so  eventful  as  that  which  has  now 
closed,  the  writer  is  fully  conscious  of  the  fact  that  the  represen- 
tation he  has  given  is  a  very  inadequate  one  ;  but  the  work  and 
influence  of  the  man  will  endure,  however  ephemeral  and  incom- 
plete may  be  the  tribute  which  friendship  is  permitted  to  bestow. 
And  such  is  human  life  ;  so  gliding  on  ; 
It  glimmers  like  a  meteor,  and  is  gone. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETINGS. 
JANUARY  AND  FEBRUARY. 
The  regular  pharmaceutical  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College 
of  Pharmacy  was  held  in  the  museum  of  the  college  on  Tuesday 
