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sented,  which  showed  that  there  had  been  over  900  notices  sent  out 
for  the  present  meeting.  The  treasurer's  report  was  presented  by 
Mr.  J.  L.  Lemberger,  of  Lebanon,  and  showed  a  total  of  430  mem- 
bers in  good  standing,  with  509  members  who  had  not  yet  been 
heard  from,  most  of  whom  only  owed  for  the  current  year,  however. 
The  treasurer's  report  also  showed  that  the  association  has  a  cash 
balance  of  over  $1,500,  which  is  the  highest  ever  recorded. 
The  report  of  the  executive  committee  was  presented  by  the 
chairman,  Mr.  Griffiths,  of  Johnstown,  and  dealt  mainly  with  the 
subject  of  increasing  the  membership. 
The  reports  of  delegates  to  the  various  associations  were  then 
heard.  Mr.  La  Wall,  the  delegate  from  the  New  Jersey  Association, 
presented  the  greetings  from  that  association,  after  which  the  report 
of  the  Committee  on  Papers  and  Queries  was  presented  by  the 
chairman,  Mr.  La  Wall,  who  stated  that  about  thirty  papers  had 
been  secured,  many  of  which  were  of  great  scientific  value,  and  that 
he  desired  time  enough  to  present  them  in  their  entirety,  instead  of 
reading  most  of  them  by  title,  as  is  sometimes  done. 
Mr.  John  Wallace,  of  Newcastle,  presented  the  report  of  the  Leg- 
islative Committee,  which  showed  that  this  committee  had  been  in- 
strumental in  passing  the  Prerequisite  Law  and  the  Fruit  Syrup  Bill, 
and  had  exerted  its  influence  against  the  Patent  Medicine  Bill, 
which  had  been  introduced  into  the  House,  which  if  passed  would 
have  worked  great  hardships  upon  the  druggists,  but  which  they 
had  succeeded  in  having  referred  back  to  the  committee,  where  it 
remained. 
The  report  of  the  Pharmacy  Board  was  read  by  Secretary  Miller 
for  Mr.  Charles  T.  George,  the  Secretary  of  the  Board,  after  which 
Mr.  Charles  Leedom,  of  Philadelphia,  presented  the  report  on 
Trades  Interests,  a  long  report  containing  several  recommendations, 
and  which  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  President's  Address 
for  consideration. 
The  Entertainment  Committee  then  presented  an  outline  of  the 
program  which  had  been  arranged  for  the  pleasure  of  the  members. 
An  Auditing  Committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Blair,  Thomas  and 
Grohman,  was  then  appointed,  as  well  as  a  Nominating  Committee, 
of  Messrs.  Siegfried,  Utech,  Lee,  Horn  and  Gorgas. 
Mr.  D.  J.  Thomas,  of  Scranton,  then  presented  the  report  of  the 
Committee  on  Adulterations,  which  was  a  comprehensive  piece  ot 
