476  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {Aro*ctober,^!m' 
Association  ot  America;  Geo.  H.  Klock,  representing  the  U.S. 
Navy  ;  and  Prof.  Joseph  P.  Remington,  who  replied  to  the  delegates. 
Vice-President  P.  C.  Candidus  was  called  to  the  chair  while  the 
presidential  address  was  delivered.  This  address  was  pleasing  in  a 
rhetorical  sense  and  in  other  ways  left  little  to  be  desired.  Presi- 
dent Beal,  taking  as  his  theme  "  The  Mission  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,"  kept  well  within  practical  and  common- 
sense  lines,  at  the  same  time  interpreting  the  signs  of  the  times  in 
pharmacy  as  indicative  of  better  things  to  come,  or  "  that  we  are  in 
the  midst  of  changes  which,  when  accomplished,  mean  no  less  than 
a  revolution  in  the  ancient  order  of  things."  Among  the  subjects 
dwelt  upon  by  the  speaker  were  the  relation  of  the  pharmacist  to 
the  law,  and  the  pure  food  and  drug  laws.  Concerning  the  former 
he  said:  "  Not  the  least  important  duty  of  our  Association  is  to 
formulate  and,  as  far  as  possible,  to  disseminate  correct  ideas  con- 
cerning the  pharmacist  in  his  relation  to  the  law,  a  subject  that 
within  the  past  few  years  has  attained  an  importance  almost  vital  to 
the  existence  of  our  vocation."  In  regard  to  the  latter  subject,  he 
said  :  "  With  the  purpose  and  intent  of  these  laws  every  honest 
man  must  be  in  sympathy ;  against  the  practical  effect  of  some  of 
them  every  intelligent  man  who  is  acquainted  with  the  facts  must 
protest."  In  concluding  this  portion  of  the  address  the  President 
made  the  following  recommendation: 
In  view,  therefore,  of  the  great  and  constantly  increasing  importance  of  this 
subject  to  the  practice  of  pharmacy,  I  recommend  that  the  President  be 
instructed  to  appoint,  or  that  the  Association  or  its  Council  select,  a  commit- 
tee of  discreet  and  competent  persons  to  take  into  consideration  the  legal 
definition  of  adulteration,  especially  as  applied  to  the  use  of  preservatives,  and 
to  report  their  conclusions  at  the  next  annual  meeting  of  this  Association  ; 
this  report,  when  approved,  to  be  made  the  subject  of  a  communication  to  the 
general  public  and  to  the  Governors  of  the  various  States,  in  order  that  the 
average  citizen  may  have  the  opportunity  of  learning  the  facts  concerning  the 
use  of  preservatives. 
The  address,  which  contained  several  other  recommendations^ 
was  referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of  Edward  Kremers,  Henry 
Kraemer  and  R.  G.  Eccles. 
The  minutes  of  Council  were  read  by  its  secretary,  H.  M.  Whelp- 
ley,  and  adopted. 
Chairman  H.  P.  Hynson,  of  the  Committee  on  Exhibits,  reported 
