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that  twenty-eight  firms  had  made  displays,  and  that  the  proceeds 
from  this  source  would  be  approximately  $1,000. 
The  following  Committee  on  Time  and  Place  of  Next  Meeting  was 
announced :  A.  E.  Ebert,  F.  E.  Stewart,  C.  G.  Merrell,  Caswell  A. 
Mayo  and  F.  C.  Godbold. 
SECOND  GENERAL  SESSION. 
After  the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  first  session  the  report  of 
the  Nominating  Committee  was  presented  by  its  secretary,  C.  S.  N. 
Hallberg,  whereupon  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the 
ensuing  year: 
President,  Joseph  L.  Lemberger,  Lebanon,  Pa. ;  First  Vice-Presi- 
dent, Charles  Holzhauer,  Newark,  N.  J. ;  Second  Vice-President, 
Charles  A.  Rapelye,  Hartford,  Conn. ;  Third  Vice-President,  F.  C. 
Godbold,  New  Orleans,  La.;  Treasurer,  S.  A.  D.  Sheppard,  Boston; 
General  Secretary,  Charles  Caspari,  Jr.,  Baltimore ;  Reporter  on  the 
Progress  of  Pharmacy,  C.  Lewis  Diehl,  Louisville,  Ky. ;  Members  of 
Council,  James  H.  Beal,  Albert  M.  Roehrig  and  Wm.  Mittelbach. 
At  the  final  session  Edward  Kremers  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy 
on  the  Council  made  by  the  election  of  Mr.  Lemberger  to  the 
presidency. 
During  the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  Council  the  Secretary  stated 
that  the  Association  then  had  1,776  members,  the  largest  member- 
ship in  its  history.  The  work  of  Wm.  Mittelbach,  chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Membership,  was  praised,  and  a  special  vote  of 
thanks  tendered  him  by  the  Association  for  his  services. 
The  Treasurer,  S.  A.  D.  Sheppard,  presented  a  report  covering 
the  period  from  July  I,  1904,  to  July  I,  1905,  to  the  effect  that  the 
money  handled  by  the  Association  during  this  period  was  $12,702.17, 
and  that  the  balance  to  its  credit  was  $4,095.18. 
The  Secretary,  Charles  Caspari,  Jr.,  read  an  itemized  financial 
report  for  the  year. 
The  Committee  on  National  Formulary  presented  through  its 
chairman,  C.  Lewis  Diehl,  a  report  which  was  received  and  referred 
to  the  Section  on  Practical  Pharmacy  and  Dispensing. 
The  Committee  on  President's  Address  reported  through  the 
chairman,  Edward  Kremers,  and  the  following  recommendations 
were  approved  by  the  Association : 
